Hello
I looked last year for portable heating and not surprisingly there was little above 2.5kW rating. All the old 3kW stuff has long gone.
I was surprised however to find a wide range of steam irons rated at 3000W and even 3100W. (that's almost 13.5A at 230V). I realise of course that irons are likely to be much more intermittent than heating and that 13.5A is very unlikely to blow a 13A fuse but it cant be good practice to overload plug/ socket like this. A decent ironing session can still be hours …… OFC at 240v its under 13A but 230v has been the standard for ages now. In my experience many socket/ plug combinations are marginal approaching their rating so deliberate overloading will only make matters worse over time. I would have thought that these appliances wouldn't qualify for CE marking and couldn't be sold legally? Does anyone know if there is a BS or EN for small appliances?
Thanks
Peter
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