circuit load

[wennners]

Hi all,

could you please provide me with some advise, In my house i have a small utility area, at present there is a 2.5 mm radial circuit that supplies 3 double plug socket,

connected to these sockets at present
is an outside pir spot lamp,
a fish pond pump and filter
An american style fridge freeze
And the Dish washer (wire is run through the wall from the kitchen)

what i want to do is remove the washer dryer from the kitchen and put a seperate washing machine and tumble drier in the utility room area.

would this be to much load for this circuit?

To turn the radial circuit into a ring main would be hard to do the only way to get to the fuse panel would be to run a wire above the false cealing in the kitchen not a pleasent job

Any advise would be greatly appreciated

 

[ricicle]

What size protective device is there on the circuit at the moment?
The maximum size you can have on a 2.5 radial is 20A but this is subject to it's install factors.
If the wash m/c and drier were on at the same time and the F/F's compressor kicked in as well there is a chance of an overload.

 

[ColJack]

2.5mm radial should not be fused higher than 20A.. so lets have a rough look at what you have loaded onto it..

PIR light ( 500W assuming? ) = 2A ( roughly )
Pond Pump ( no idea... ) lets assume it's not going to be more than 5A..
Fridge Freezer = around 10A ( guessing, never needed to know... )
dishwasher = 10A ( big heating element.. )

as your fridge freezer is only on intermitantly, as would be the PIR light, I'd say you're already at about it's limit..

if you add another 2 power hungry appliance to it then it will start to complain..

 

[wennners]

The Circuit is protected by a 16 amp fuse.

I guess i need to look at having the circuit changed to a ring main, thought as much. (or should i say feared as much)

 

[wennners]

Could i spur off the kitchen ring main for the washing machine and tumble drier.

 

[Spark123]

Possibly, but don't put both of them on a double socket hence don't use a single spur. Better to extend the ring around.
Will be notifiable under part p.