16 Amp industrial sockets

[turningtim]

Can I replace a 13A double outlet with one 16A 2P+E round "industrial" one or run 2x 16A off one radial curcuit on a 32A MCB

All in a garage attached to the house all, on 2.5 T&E no more than 15m from CU. Its all in metal conduit and nicely fitted so the less cutting and moving the better

 

[Spark123]

No. A 16A ceeform plug is not fused therefore the connected equipments flex is relying on the MCB/fuse back at the board to protect the cable.
A 2.5mm radial shouldn't be on a 32A protective device anyway.

I like to see blue ceeforms on their own 16A breakers but you are allowed to have more than one blue ceeform socket on a 20A radial.

 

[turningtim]

many thanks, there's one already on a 32A MCB, dont know why before my time, so if I swap that out for a 20A and add a second that should be OK or can I live with the 32A - I assume not if its the cable to the machine thats at "risk" that way

 

[Spark123]

A 16A ceeform should not be fed from a 32A MCB. If you have multiple sockets on a 2.5mm cable then the cable isn't protected properly.
I can't comment on wether a 20A MCB will be OK as I don't know what you are plugging in! It might be a 16A MCB will be fine.

 

[Steve]

that was ur 10,000'th post spark!! welcome to the club lol

 

[turningtim]

3hp compressor and 3hp bench saw which might both be on at the same time

 

[Spark123]

Not sure on what they pull at startup, what is the current rating on their plates?