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