We have a boiling water tap to be installed shortly. Our only available socket is the unswitched socket where the washing machine plugs into which is fed from a grid switch above the counter (20a)
CAN THE CURRENT SINGLE SOCKET BE SWAPPED FOR A DOUBLE?
The manuals of each appliance say the
washing machine is 2050watts
boiling tap is 1600watts
According to the online calculators the amps for each one would be approx
Washing machine - 8.9 amps
Boiling tap - 6.9 amps
Totaling 15.8 amps
I presume these figures are the maximum it would use such as when the washing machine is performing its hottest wash or perhaps fastest spin cycle.
The boiling tap does not constantly heat up but only when water is drawn off which can take up to 10 minutes if fully emptied. The standby power consumption though is only 10 watts which it sits at most of the time.
Can anybody shed any light?
Thanks
CAN THE CURRENT SINGLE SOCKET BE SWAPPED FOR A DOUBLE?
The manuals of each appliance say the
washing machine is 2050watts
boiling tap is 1600watts
According to the online calculators the amps for each one would be approx
Washing machine - 8.9 amps
Boiling tap - 6.9 amps
Totaling 15.8 amps
I presume these figures are the maximum it would use such as when the washing machine is performing its hottest wash or perhaps fastest spin cycle.
The boiling tap does not constantly heat up but only when water is drawn off which can take up to 10 minutes if fully emptied. The standby power consumption though is only 10 watts which it sits at most of the time.
Can anybody shed any light?
Thanks