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Appliance Ratings and 13A plug tops

statter
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?


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Peter
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    davezawadi:

    I used to have an MK safetyplug on my 180A stick welder, perhaps a 10 kW appliance with a solid fuse fitted. It never overheated despite some fairly heavy and extended use. Products today are just plain useless, but made to BS EN standards of course. 




    Though plugs are not made to a BS EN standard. They are made to a pure BS which has not been approved by a majority (for which read 'compromised') at CENELEC.

    Alasdair

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    davezawadi:

    I used to have an MK safetyplug on my 180A stick welder, perhaps a 10 kW appliance with a solid fuse fitted. It never overheated despite some fairly heavy and extended use. Products today are just plain useless, but made to BS EN standards of course. 




    Though plugs are not made to a BS EN standard. They are made to a pure BS which has not been approved by a majority (for which read 'compromised') at CENELEC.

    Alasdair

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