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PrinceofDarkness
Anyone would think that those appliances were on the go continuously, what with the talk of the service fuse rating and all.
The plain fact is that most so-called heavy-current appliances don't consume such a heavy load for most of their programmed cycle apart from the heating cycle - and that they're rarely on together for significant periods.
The only advantage of using a radial circuit, or two, would be to lessen the occasional RCD nuisance tripping from an otherwise conventional and quite adequate 32A ring-circuit.
Integrated appliances should not be fed from socket outlets behind the unit, because those appliances aren't readily portable. They should be supplied from an adjacent cabinet (where possible).
Kitchen loads haven't changed significantly since the 1980's. If anything the 'load' has lessened in 'modern times'.
Lucia.
The plain fact is that most so-called heavy-current appliances don't consume such a heavy load for most of their programmed cycle apart from the heating cycle - and that they're rarely on together for significant periods.
The only advantage of using a radial circuit, or two, would be to lessen the occasional RCD nuisance tripping from an otherwise conventional and quite adequate 32A ring-circuit.
Integrated appliances should not be fed from socket outlets behind the unit, because those appliances aren't readily portable. They should be supplied from an adjacent cabinet (where possible).
Kitchen loads haven't changed significantly since the 1980's. If anything the 'load' has lessened in 'modern times'.
Lucia.
