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I'm just about to move into a new apartment in the Philippines. I know the electrical code here will be different here to that in the UK, but if you could tell me if it's safe, or whether we're all going to burn to a cinder, that would be a great help!
I've attached the load schedule. I'm told the wire size in the last column corresponds to sq. mm. So the cooker uses 2x 8.0 mm[SUP]2[/SUP] wires for example.
Things that concern me:
The supply here (when it works) is: 230 V @ 60 Hz.
Feedback welcome!
Cheers,
GDI
I've attached the load schedule. I'm told the wire size in the last column corresponds to sq. mm. So the cooker uses 2x 8.0 mm[SUP]2[/SUP] wires for example.
Things that concern me:
- The building manager is recommending 6 kW multi-point water heaters for our bathrooms (the first bathroom's heater also supplies the kitchen with hot water), but there are only a 20 A fuses supplying these. When I pointed this out, he said that everyone else is installing 6 kW heaters and there haven't been any complaints yet!
- We want to put a 2.5 HP airconditioning unit in the Lliving / Dining room, and 2.0 HP units in the 2 bedrooms. The AC supplier tells us that our wiring is borderline, but they will install if we insist. The cable run length is about 15 - 20m.
- The cooker we intend to get is around 9.5 kW max (if we have all the elements on full bore, plus oven), but it's only on a 40 Amp fuse, which seems a bit tight to me. Also: Is the cable size suitable for this? Cooker is very close to panel - I would guess that the cable run length is no more than 3m, but can't tell for sure.
- Their KVA column is a lot lower than some of my appliances will be pulling at full bore, not accounting for power factor.
- The fact that all connections use 2 wires may indicate that nothing is grounded - could this be possible or am I misreading the table? (Most outlets I see around here are not grounded and it drives me nuts).
The supply here (when it works) is: 230 V @ 60 Hz.
Feedback welcome!
Cheers,
GDI