Thanks to all for the responses and comments.
On reflection I have decided that to satisfy our needs I will probably now install one of these instead.
Although it is about twice the price, it appears to offer some benefits over the original choice - namely
- Will give a better water flow as...
Thanks for the comments guys.
First - my mistake - the unit we are looking at is not the one I linked, it's this smaller one. Its 3.7KW not 4.5KW.
The fuse on the kitchen circuit is 32A, and I think the cable is 4mm.
I also had this information (which may or may not be relevant) regarding...
As our hot water tank is so far from the kitchen sink, for convenience we are considering having one of these water heaters installed under the sink.
I would do the plumbing, but I had two local electrical contractors in to quote for the electrical connection.
One says that it needs a rather...