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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?
Thank you for the photograph. I feel obliged to make a couple of observations (with all due respect):
(1) It is not a large property, so a shower for emergency use seems a little lacking in credibility;
(2) There isn't a lot of room for a double oven. I also note what appears to be a stack of at least three microwaves. ?
Oh dear it seems that a picture is not always worth a thousand words :0(
I'm not entirely sure how your inferences were derived regarding the size of the property, or the "credibility" of a shower for emergency use - I'm not entirely sure what was meant by that?....
But to clarify:
The property is a 3-storey townhouse. I'm not sure what your definition of "large" is, but my guess is that the average UK homeowner would not describe it as "small"
The photo shows a small corner of a reasonably-sized kitchen (approximately 12 square metres)
There is plenty of space for a double oven to replace the existing single oven (I don't see much value in another photo to illustrate this particular point)
The property has three bathrooms - one on each floor. The photo shows the kitchen on the middle floor. The adjoining bathroom is used as a WC, but also has the electric shower in question, which was installed 10 years ago, specifically as a backup in the event of a boiler failure. The associated power supply was installed at the same time.
Those are indeed three microwave ovens - well spotted.
I'm not entirely sure how/whether any of this is relevant, but I guess more information is usually better than less....
Thank you for the photograph. I feel obliged to make a couple of observations (with all due respect):
(1) It is not a large property, so a shower for emergency use seems a little lacking in credibility;
(2) There isn't a lot of room for a double oven. I also note what appears to be a stack of at least three microwaves. ?
Oh dear it seems that a picture is not always worth a thousand words :0(
I'm not entirely sure how your inferences were derived regarding the size of the property, or the "credibility" of a shower for emergency use - I'm not entirely sure what was meant by that?....
But to clarify:
The property is a 3-storey townhouse. I'm not sure what your definition of "large" is, but my guess is that the average UK homeowner would not describe it as "small"
The photo shows a small corner of a reasonably-sized kitchen (approximately 12 square metres)
There is plenty of space for a double oven to replace the existing single oven (I don't see much value in another photo to illustrate this particular point)
The property has three bathrooms - one on each floor. The photo shows the kitchen on the middle floor. The adjoining bathroom is used as a WC, but also has the electric shower in question, which was installed 10 years ago, specifically as a backup in the event of a boiler failure. The associated power supply was installed at the same time.
Those are indeed three microwave ovens - well spotted.
I'm not entirely sure how/whether any of this is relevant, but I guess more information is usually better than less....
