Hiya,
I'm planning a rewire for a Kitchen / Diner. I've read that it's a good idea to have kitchen appliances on the non RCD side of the CU, to stop your fridge defrosting when something blows.
My question is what's the best way to handle this with a combined Kitchen / Diner?
My idea is to have a circuit running from the non RCD side of the CU supplying only the kitchen appliances, and connecting to the appliances via FCU's.
All the other sockets in the kitchen / diner would be running of the normal ground floor ring main from the RCD side of the CU.
Is this a good plan? If so, what rating of MCB would people advise? I'm only planning on running the fridge, freezer, washer and dryer off this circuit. Would a 20A MCB be overkill?
Ross
I'm planning a rewire for a Kitchen / Diner. I've read that it's a good idea to have kitchen appliances on the non RCD side of the CU, to stop your fridge defrosting when something blows.
My question is what's the best way to handle this with a combined Kitchen / Diner?
My idea is to have a circuit running from the non RCD side of the CU supplying only the kitchen appliances, and connecting to the appliances via FCU's.
All the other sockets in the kitchen / diner would be running of the normal ground floor ring main from the RCD side of the CU.
Is this a good plan? If so, what rating of MCB would people advise? I'm only planning on running the fridge, freezer, washer and dryer off this circuit. Would a 20A MCB be overkill?
Ross