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    Run 16A off standard plug socket - is it possible?

    the machine needs plumbing into the mains water and a drain for the waste - the only place it can go is at a double socket (without running an extension), dont know if this makes a difference. i will check the fuses shortly (flat mates doing work, need the power)
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    Run 16A off standard plug socket - is it possible?

    How do i check which of these it is? i am in rented accommodation and cannot make any major changes.
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    Run 16A off standard plug socket - is it possible?

    Hi John, im using it in the home
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    Run 16A off standard plug socket - is it possible?

    the bottom of the two elements is larger than the top. it wont be the recovery so much as the initial heating that will be the problem.... but obviously this is not ideal
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    Run 16A off standard plug socket - is it possible?

    does this also mean disconnecting one of the terminals, and run using just one of the elements, means the machine will not work?
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    Run 16A off standard plug socket - is it possible?

    this is the wiring of the elements of an american machine
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    Run 16A off standard plug socket - is it possible?

    wow, that was quick work. ill have to take a look at some of the basics to fully understand this - my knowledge extends to as far as replacing a light switch atm. thanks for the advice on the thumbnails
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    Run 16A off standard plug socket - is it possible?

    Ha Ha, yes, thats my topic, just been posting a reply over there. yes, i sorted the solenoid, they sent the wrong part, but luckily the piston fitted into the old part. unfortunatly i do not have an electrical schematic and i feel Elektra would be very reluctant to send me one as they wouldnt...
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    Run 16A off standard plug socket - is it possible?

    Its an italian company, but made for the UK market i believe as their american versions are 110v rated. the wires connecting to the plug are standard brown/blue/yellow-green
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    Run 16A off standard plug socket - is it possible?

    Hi Coljack its an Elektra Sixties T3 commercial coffee machine. the entire electrics for the machine come out as one piece, (including the 2 control units which cost around £1000 a piece - so i really dont want to mess too much with them) however it may be possible to split the power at the...
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    Run 16A off standard plug socket - is it possible?

    Hello I’m currently restoring a coffee machine which has a rating of 16A (3.7 kW / 230v) and I was wondering if it was possible to run off a standard plug socket. I've seen adaptors for a 16A to 13A plug, but the problem is that this may just keep blowing the fuse if and when it reaches max...
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