Is this safe / wired properly?

[Naturegroup]

I'm about to embark on a DIY project and want to make sure it is wired safely, while I've been following a guide on youtube I wanted to double-check here just to be sure as it involves 240v 10.5 amps and I don't have much electrical experience if any

 

[kerching]

Errrrrm


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[Naturegroup]

sorry I tried to upload an Imgur picture

 

[Andy™]

good luck getting 4mm into a 13a plug...

 

[Naturegroup]

i have a 16 amp abb plug to 13 amp g plug adapter i can use

 

[Andy™]

okay, thanks, I did wonder if that would be a problem, is there any alternative?

er... 1.5mm. maybe 2.5 but even that's sometimes awkward

 

[Geoff1946]

Why is it specified as 4mm anyway? Is it a very long run?

 

[Naturegroup]

Why is it specified as 4mm anyway? Is it a very long run?

The guide I was following was for a 14.5 amp element, and I might want to upgrade to that in the future

 

[BorisJ]

You can’t put 14.5 amps through a 13amp plug.

 

[Naturegroup]

You can’t put 14.5 amps through a 13amp plug.

Yea sorry I know I mean if I wanted to upgrade it I’d have to put it on a 20 amp circuit, but for now I’m just keeping it at 10.5 amps so I can run it from a normal socket

 

[johnb2713]

I would add a fuse / mcb between the SSR and the switch just to protect the control side of it.

 

[Naturegroup]

I would add a fuse / mcb between the SSR and the switch just to protect the control side of it.

So just for clarity sake I’d put a fuse here?

 

[johnb2713]

Yes

 

[Naturegroup]

Yes

slightly confused as to what amp fuse I should use for this bit, would anything below the 10 amps that the 1.5mm wire is rated for work?

 

[roys]

Not much load on the control circuit, a rule of thumb for us at work was control circuits used to be on 2A fuses, of course this was only a generalisation and situations did alter that.
So depending on what type of fuse carrier you have and expected load, but around about 2A is going to be fairly close.