Two White Goods Blowing New Double 13A Wall Socket

[mestizomad]

Hi there,

I have a slight issue whilst installed tow White Goods in the kitchen (the dishwasher and the washing machine). Originally we had just a single socket and i know that you cant really put two high amperage white goods onto an extension lead or adapter.

So i went about swapping the single wall socket for a double, which i have done a tonne of times before. The new double socket is 13A rated and has been properly and neatly wired up. However when i plug both the dishwasher and washing machine in at the same time, the circuit box blows.

I can plug in one machine at a time on either of the two sockets, and that's fine, but not both at same time.

The only thing that i can think of now, is that maybe the original cable that leads to this socket as not a high enough amperage cable?

Would anyone have any other ideas?

Thanks for your help

Marcus

 

[HandySparks]

...the circuit box blows....

Would you like to be a bit more specific? What does this 'circuit box' look like? Is a fuse? Circuit breaker? If so, what is its rating?

And what does the circuit do? i.e. kitchen sockets, whole house sockets?

 

[Octopus]

What is the rating of the MCB protecting the circuit?

Are you a Spark or a DIYer?

Do you have any test equipment?

 

[SirKit Breaker]

If you are a DIY'er admit it and repost in the DIY section, you will get slaughtered in the general forum, not that you should, but you will.

Cheers……………Howard

 

[jackhammerJIM]

if you cant figure out what the problem is should you be attempting the task in the first place ?

 

[GLENNSPARK]

kill the power...then check behind that outlet you have put on...

look for a neutral-earth fault....

 

[Pete999]

Overloading the socket circuit

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Overloading the socket circuit

aye....
just re-read the O/P...says working OK with one appliance connected...

 

[snowhead]

It was a single 13a on a 16a or 20a MCB (with appropriate cable) now it's a double 13a still on a 16 or 20 ??

 

[telectrix]

a 16A should handle the 2 appliances if they are the usual 2kw each. but what else is on the circuit? crystal ball time , lads, and ladettes.

 

[Pete999]

I'm missing something where does it say it's 16amp circuit?

 

[Octopus]

I'm missing something where does it say it's 16amp circuit?

It doesn't, as usual we are pxssing in the wind as the OP has posted a rubbish thread and hasn't returned to add IMPORTANT details, which too often, are sadly lacking.

It could be a 6A circuit, previously used for a boiler, that would hold for a while!

 

[Pete999]

Yes sorry Murdoch, as the Moody Blues say it's just a guessing game

 

[mestizomad]

Hi there,

The circuit box is a modern Circuit Breaker type, i have no idea what else is on the same cable, so i have to assume that it is being overloaded further down the line or the cable is only setup for something like 6 or 10amp as suggested.

Of course i am DIYer, but the forum wouldn't let me post in the DIY section. There is definately no fault with the wiring on both plugs work fine for normal appliances, its' only when i plug in two large amperage devices at once that i get issues.

I havn't reposted in 8 hours because i don't spend my whole life on the internet.

I believe i asked a simple question of "whether maybe the amperage for the circuit is not high enough as it should be" and some people answered this and some people were just plain unhelpful.

I shall just back track the wire and look at the circuit box and work it out for myself, is most likely just that this circuit is not the right amperage as expected.