Provision for a Kiln

[jimlin]

I'm about to fit a pottery kiln which is rated at 15Kw. It's on a 240 volt supply.
By my reckoning that give a current of 62.5 Amps.
There is a 63 amp type B MCB in the consumer unit.
There is also a 63 Amp switch on the wall fed by a 10mm square cable.
Will this be enough or do I need to fir a bigger MCB, witch and heavier cable.

 

[telectrix]

10mm clipped direct will just about make it. (65A).

 

[Stroppy]

So these things actually exist and people install them? I thought they only existed in college cable-calc exercises!! Can you post a picture? I want to see what one looks like.

 

[telectrix]

kiln, used for firing pottery. if there were no kilns, you'd have no mugs to swig your tea out of.

 

[jimlin]

Will do. I'm collecting it on Saturday so I'll take some snaps and let you have them.

 

[brman]

A lot of amateur potters have them in their sheds. My mother used to have a bit like this....
"http://*******.com/c4lxjgl" EDIT: sorry, search ebay for item no 150947097471
Although the one I've linked to appears to be an 8kW kiln running off a 13A plug..... :lol:

 

[Guest111]

kiln, used for firing pottery. if there were no kilns, you'd have no mugs to swig your tea out of.

true but you,d still have the mugs that wind you up.