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Electric Heater

goldenboy1818

Hi guys, on a house and they would like a outdoor patio heater fitted. It's only a small 1.5kw heater so we can add a spur off the kitchen/lounge ring. However in the manual it states it may need a type c mcb due to in rush current. Is this definitely needed ? Its currently on a hager type b 32 amp rcbo. Thanks

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    In theory you could use a dedicated circuit and a10-amp MCB, but it may trip a B10 whereas it would not trip a C10.

    As Andy J says it won’t trip a B32, presumably there’s a 13-amp fuse in an SFCU, that’s more than double the running current so I would not expect there to be an issue with that.

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    In theory you could use a dedicated circuit and a10-amp MCB, but it may trip a B10 whereas it would not trip a C10.

    As Andy J says it won’t trip a B32, presumably there’s a 13-amp fuse in an SFCU, that’s more than double the running current so I would not expect there to be an issue with that.

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