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BusterK:
If we're going with the 60A supplies it may lead to the circuit cable being oversized for the shower's terminals if we have to use 16mm instead of 10mm. I can't see omitting overload protection due to shower not being able to draw more than 39A being accepted so would need to size the cable for the OCPD.
So as a future proofing exercise putting in
60A capable/sized supplies, but Protected at 40A
60A cables to a local Isolator (40A min)
40A cabling from the local (to the shower) isolator to the shower ...
would mean that if the showers were ever up-graded,
minimal re-work would be required to bring the whole circuit to 60A without going back to the board.
(would a competent installer re-use underated cables - esp when they inspect the local isolator)
PLUS
the specifier gets the comfort of knowing they are not running their major portion of the cables to the max 'today'
Doesn't that end up being win-win ?
the installation can always have notes on why it was done that way (future proofing), if needed.
or does that transgress some rule that you can't over specify a design (or clearly visible portions of it)
BusterK:
If we're going with the 60A supplies it may lead to the circuit cable being oversized for the shower's terminals if we have to use 16mm instead of 10mm. I can't see omitting overload protection due to shower not being able to draw more than 39A being accepted so would need to size the cable for the OCPD.
So as a future proofing exercise putting in
60A capable/sized supplies, but Protected at 40A
60A cables to a local Isolator (40A min)
40A cabling from the local (to the shower) isolator to the shower ...
would mean that if the showers were ever up-graded,
minimal re-work would be required to bring the whole circuit to 60A without going back to the board.
(would a competent installer re-use underated cables - esp when they inspect the local isolator)
PLUS
the specifier gets the comfort of knowing they are not running their major portion of the cables to the max 'today'
Doesn't that end up being win-win ?
the installation can always have notes on why it was done that way (future proofing), if needed.
or does that transgress some rule that you can't over specify a design (or clearly visible portions of it)
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