Two high-power appliances on a single 40A RCD

cfcman:

Chris Pearson:

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....

cfcman:

Chris Pearson:

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....