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I have a new house and realise there is a socket on the ring to the boiler (20A). Is this a problem / do I need to have it moved to a 16A fuse?
It's not a ring.I have a new house and realise there is a socket on the ring to the boiler (20A).
No.Is this a problem /
Almost certainly not. Do you know what size cable it is, and whether it runs through any thermal insulation?do I need to have it moved to a 16A fuse?
.....supplying the boiler and any associated components pump, thermostat, programmer etc as applicable. This should have a 3A (or 5A occasionally) fuse in it to protect the boiler.
Maybe in those countries the gas regulations are different.WRONG. The fuse is to protect the cable between the FCU and the boiler. All reputable boilers have internal fuses for protection. If this was not the case how would boilers operate in other countries where FCUs are not available or compliant?
That clearly would be true if the views about 'safety', and about the required level of 'safety', were the same in the various countries concerned.Yes, but that's the same reasoning. Having regulations which are only possible because of local conditions and methods must mean that they are not really necessary.
I don't follow the logic.It is not necessary for our motorway speed limit to be 70mph, but it is.
Maybe the (first sentence of) the message I posted almost simultaneously with BAS will make the logic a little clearer?I don't follow the logic.
As I said, I don't follow the logic.That clearly would be true if the views about 'safety', and about the required level of 'safety', were the same in the various countries concerned.
... but they could be.Speed limits on similar roads in different countries are not necessarily the same.
You saidI don't follow the logic.
Having regulations which are only possible because of local conditions and methods must mean that they are not really necessary.
As you said, supposedly. It would be good to know for sure.That Britain has (supposed) Electrical and Gas regulations stating a 3A fuse must be used on boilers (I'm not sure it is a regulation rather than something just stated because it is - like extractor fans)
would be "be that as it may".is only possible because Britain has 3A fuses in plugs and FCUs.
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