electrical regs arent the law though.
Couple of queries .. electrics problems
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As long as you extend the burnt cables using a 30A connector block (assuming the MCB protecting the circuit is not more than 32A?) then you'll be doing nothing wrong.
You sound like you know what you're doing (or at least what you need confirmation of doing), and a strip of connector for like 70p from Wilkos is a lot cheaper than getting a sparks in to do the same job.
Just make sure the FCU fuse is appropriate for the appliance. A dishwasher will proberly be 13A anyway, but it annoys me so much when I see 13A fuses stuffed inside every FCU in a new build, and then appliances rated at 5A with their plugs cut off and wired into a flying lead plate.
You sound like you know what you're doing (or at least what you need confirmation of doing), and a strip of connector for like 70p from Wilkos is a lot cheaper than getting a sparks in to do the same job.
Just make sure the FCU fuse is appropriate for the appliance. A dishwasher will proberly be 13A anyway, but it annoys me so much when I see 13A fuses stuffed inside every FCU in a new build, and then appliances rated at 5A with their plugs cut off and wired into a flying lead plate.
Because ...?No, do NOT do this. This is VERY BAD ADVICE.
Just checked and the specs of the dishwasher, shows energy consumption is 0.97KWH , 970 Watts which would be around 4A, so a 5A fuse would have been sufficient here
This switch/fuse has been there for a long time when we had our old dishwasher (15 year old Miele job) which was replaced recently with this more energy friendly Bosh Logixx
This switch/fuse has been there for a long time when we had our old dishwasher (15 year old Miele job) which was replaced recently with this more energy friendly Bosh Logixx
Note the 'h' - kilowatt hours. 0.97kwh is probably the energy used for 1 wash cycle.
The appliance won't be 970 watts.
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Is that green debris around the burnt wire verdigris ? If so it suggests to me a possibility of damp around the switch which may be why the switch failed.
Reasonable provision shall be made in the design and installation of electrical installations in order to protect persons operating, maintaining or altering the installations from fire or injury.Its hard to comprehend how you could possibly break any laws by cutting back a cable wrongly.
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