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Two high-power appliances on a single 40A RCD
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I have an electric shower installed on a 40A RCD, in a room adjacent to my kitchen. The shower is only used in an emergency - i.e. when our gas boiler is unable to provide hot water to our main bathroom. I would like to take a spur from this 40A connection to use for a new double oven, which is rated at 32A. Can anyone advise on a safe and legal way to do this, ensuring that only one of the two appliances can be connected at any one time?
A little context....I live in a townhouse, The consumer unit is on the ground floor, at the front of the house. The kitchen and shower room are on the 1st floor, at the back of the house. Running a new circuit would involve pulling up floorboards and almost certainly some cutting into walls and subsequent redecoration. Hard to see it costing less than £1000. The oven that we want to install cost £400 (which is the whole reason for the job).
A little context....I live in a townhouse, The consumer unit is on the ground floor, at the front of the house. The kitchen and shower room are on the 1st floor, at the back of the house. Running a new circuit would involve pulling up floorboards and almost certainly some cutting into walls and subsequent redecoration. Hard to see it costing less than £1000. The oven that we want to install cost £400 (which is the whole reason for the job).
