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Shower circuit design.

Why would an electrician install a 10 mm twin and earth circuit protected by a B32 MCB for a 8.5 kW shower?

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  • davezawadi (David Stone): 
     

    Why worry, it is not dangerous, and the breaker will almost certainly never trip. It may seem to be an odd design, but perhaps a 40A breaker was not available, and close fusing of this kind is not a problem in principle.  Study fig 3A4 carefully, a B32 will carry 37A for at least 10,000 seconds, which is quite a long shower. If it was a fuse it would never blow. 

    Just because something works ……………………………….

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  • davezawadi (David Stone): 
     

    Why worry, it is not dangerous, and the breaker will almost certainly never trip. It may seem to be an odd design, but perhaps a 40A breaker was not available, and close fusing of this kind is not a problem in principle.  Study fig 3A4 carefully, a B32 will carry 37A for at least 10,000 seconds, which is quite a long shower. If it was a fuse it would never blow. 

    Just because something works ……………………………….

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