New to electrics 5500w 25Amp

[lsearson]

hi all

Im very new to electrics and im wanting to get updated with my knowledge so to cut a long story short, here goes..

I rencently got given a Miele washing machine which was used in a commercial building, and i want to install this machine in my kitchen at home, but have been told by the person who gave it to me it works on a different power system.

so i checked the data sheet on the washing machine and it states as below
~230v 50Hz
5500W
25 Amp

the machine currently has the power lead but with no plug or anything on the end.

so is there anybody that could tell me what i need to do to be able to get this machine working easily

many thanks

 

[plugwash]

i'd say wire it like a cooker cuircuit

ie

32A breaker in CU
6mm T&E
cooker control unit in accessible location
6mm T&E
cooker outlet plate
existing flex to washer

remember to label the cooker control unit with what its actually connected to

 

[Lectrician]

Cooker control unit - IE a simple 30amp double pole switch

 

[plugwash]

most of them have a handy socket too

 

[lsearson]

thanks plugwash for the speedy reply,

im with you most of the way
T&E i assume is the twin and earth cabling,
cooker control unit im with you on that one.

but im stuck on 32A breaker in CU what is that

also can i use this as a spur or would it need to be on the ring

thanx

im nearly there now thanx again guys

 

[Adam_151]

its not a spur or a ring, its a separate radial circuit

the breaker is the circuit breaker in the consumer unit (fuse box)

 

[felix]

To clarify all this, you need a new (or currently unused) 30 amp fuse or 32 amp breaker in the consumer unit, a 6mm cable that goes to nothing except the cooker control unit, the control unit itself (with or without extra socket) and, finally, a cooker outlet box. That last item is just a heavy duty junction box where you connect your machine.

An afterthought: What wires do you have in that machine cable? If they're red/yellow/blue it's three phase and you've had it!

 

[plugwash]

i would have expected a mention of 380V/400V/415V on the rating plate if it was 3 phase

anyway 3 phase flex is ususally brown/black/black/blue/green+yellow

 

[breezer]

just a thought, is his washing machine really worth it? its going to cost you a fortune in electricity, probably needs to be securly fixed to the floor (may need to be an isolated floor)

still its not my decision

 

[lsearson]

hi felix

your've scared me now the wire from the machine are red, blue yellow so as your've said its 3 phrase what does that mean and why have i had it

let us know

thanx again

 

[breezer]

you have "had it" because the average house does not have a 3 phase supply.

does it say anywhere on the m/c that it is 3 phase

 

[Igorian]

Lucky he hasn't tried to wire it up yet, and surprised that no-one queried that earlier.

 

[breezer]

Lucky he hasn't tried to wire it up yet, and surprised that no-one queried that earlier.

no one did because if you read his first post he does mention it says

so i checked the data sheet on the washing machine and it states as below
~230v 50Hz
5500W
25 Amp

but he never mentioned the cable colours, why they are getting rid of it, what it was mounted on.

As i also did mention most "industrial" washing m/c are bolted to the floor, and in some cases a "isolated floor" has to be used

 

[lsearson]

hi,

im lucky i havent wired it up yet, so if houses dont have 3 phase is there anyway i could have 3 phase installed at home, and if not could i not some how put an industrial plug on the machine and plug it in to one of the yellow transformers and run it that way

thanx

 

[Igorian]

no one did because if you read his first post he does mention it says

The clue is here, if you read the original post

rencently got given a Miele washing machine which was used in a commercial building, and i want to install this machine in my kitchen at home, but have been told by the person who gave it to me it works on a different power system.

I just think to read that and then suggest he can wire it up like a cooker is a little irresponsible.

I await a beasting