Recent content by saint elmo

the original shower installed is 9.5kw i have never used it (new house) my thoughts too that it would be tripping a lot ive looked into this type of thing and some  breakers wont always trip buty ive never used it to know exactly the 2.5 mm cable is just for comparison so you can determine the...

yea i had to recheck the cable as the photo looked like more im just concerned that the amps needed for the shower is too high(in theory) for the cable installed but it must have been like that for years so in practice it is ok

there is 7 strandsin total if its 6mm then that is probably the reason the cable and connector block have melted then no?

im from the uk i got that calculator from an app i found i also used https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Technical/Charts/VoltageDrop.html but that doesnt say anything about cpc size can you suggest a better one for the UK?

hi im redoing the bathroom and the 9.5kw shower is on cable pictured which has burnt at the connector block at some point its on a B32 MCB im not sure what size this cable is? the diameter of the individual conductors is between 4-5mm the width of the overall cable is about 14mm measuring...