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ianphilip007

hi guys

ive got myself a little confused here when trying to calculate a max demand figure for the installation below.

60amp TNCS supply to a bungalow.

1x 30A Ring Main
1x 30A cooker unit(with socket)
1x 40A Shower (8.5kw)
2x 20A Radials
1x 5A Lights (7x100w)

using table 1B app 1 OSG

ring main (30a) no diversity = 30A
cooker unit(30a) 10A+30%(fl)+5A =24A
shower(40a) no diversity = 36.9A
radial(20a) 40% = 8A
radial(20a) 40% = 8A
lights 66% =3.04A

using these figures it comes out at 109.9Amps what am i forgeting as this cant be right can it? do i have to apply diversity again ?

when i use my usual method of adding up the MCB's and then multiplying by 0.4

40+30+30+20+20+5 x 0.4 = 58 Amps

which is what id expect. any help would be appreciated.
 
the only thing i can think of is that i need to multiply the 109.9 x 0.4 (rule of thumb) but OSG does not mention this. im confused as i expected both methods to produce similar figures.
 

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