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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?
This thread could have been an opportunity for learning but descended into derogatory and defensive attitudes. Engineers could have given reasoned argument, with relevant knowledge, regs and experience, to help enlighten electricians and others, but belittlement was given instead. As a moderator once cautioned, if a post isn't liked, just ignore it - and yes, I know I could ignore the thread, the point is however that hopefully, reasoned knowledge can be disseminated without the condemnation.
And electrical work is not a profession - thereby making us professionals. We are a trade, that may try to carry out work in a professional way but that does not make us professionals in the sense of Dr's, lawyers, architects, engineers, etc, so no grandisement of the trade please.
This thread could have been an opportunity for learning but descended into derogatory and defensive attitudes. Engineers could have given reasoned argument, with relevant knowledge, regs and experience, to help enlighten electricians and others, but belittlement was given instead. As a moderator once cautioned, if a post isn't liked, just ignore it - and yes, I know I could ignore the thread, the point is however that hopefully, reasoned knowledge can be disseminated without the condemnation.
And electrical work is not a profession - thereby making us professionals. We are a trade, that may try to carry out work in a professional way but that does not make us professionals in the sense of Dr's, lawyers, architects, engineers, etc, so no grandisement of the trade please.
