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Immersion on plug-in timer?
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It's quite likely not to be a ring. And the electrician may be a good idea.
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An electrician may refuse to wire to a ring final, regulations advise over 2 kW should be a dedicated circuit. But it is permitted under some precautions.
The 2kW thing is GUIDANCE. It is not a regulation.
I've seen 3KW fires that would be plugged into the mains for far longer than my immersion would be on. As I said there would only ever be a few hundred watts drawn on that circuit most of the time, so a maximum of 3.5KW when the immersion was on for maybe 30 minutes each day. No way would the circuit be overloaded.
How do you know? You haven’t told us anything about the characteristics of the circuit!
Is it a ring final circuit or is it a radial,?
how many amps is the protective device for the circuit?
Is the circuit RCD-protected?
I purchased some 4 socket extention leads in Auchan Calais some 8-10 years ago, I struggled to find French style. In Croatia just slighty more recently it was all German/Italian/2,5A versions.
2019 a friend travelled France & Germany for nearly 4 weeks and reckons he encountered a multitude of different versions in some of the 'out of the way' areas.
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Yes it says one way to comply with 433.1.5 can generally be achieved by. A 13 amp load at the centre of a ring final is unlikely to cause a problem. Near the CU however it may. Using the loop impedance tester easy enough to work out how close to centre or ends of the circuit, but most DIY people don't have one. And it only really applies to ring finals.
In real terms the washer/drier is more likely to cause a problem to the immersion heater when the immersion heater is on 24/7, as it only switches on to re-heat after water is used, the timer is more likely to cause a problem.
However I have the installation of a timer on my own immersion heater on my to do list, set to come on once a week after the boiler has switched off, would ensure once a week the 55ºC to stop legionnaires is exceeded, as the immersion is thermostatically controlled at the tank, but boiler only at the boiler. Easier summer option to wiring in tank thermostat.
However unless one multi-rate electric or using it like I intend, a timer will not really help, water heats up and cools down so slowly, no real point.
Croatia uses Schuko sockets. Italian are different, 3 pins in line.
I’m not sure when the French adopted Belgium style sockets, but these days they are the standard.
I’m sure in ‘out of the way’ areas old standards can be found in the same way BS546 can be found in the UK.
It sounds like it is on the socket circuit ring final. Properly done it would be on its own radial circuit.
But we have to work with what you have.
I would agree with the recomnendation in post #11
But we have to work with what you have.
I would agree with the recomnendation in post #11
Of course - except the last socket.
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