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There’s is currently a 3 core 6mm swa installed/40amp breaker, the garden room has its own consumer unit with a 32amp ring circuit and 6amp lighting.
The ring circuit has a 1kw heater and a computer/ printer so not a lot of load and the lights are led -total 60w.
They now want a 32amp hot tub supply.
do I need to install a new 3 core 10mm? Or would 3 core 6mm just be ok?
thanks
 
No mention of an RCD anywhere or what type of supply its on, TNS, TNCS, TT, length of cable run, a lot of details missing......
 

There’s is currently a 3 core 6mm swa installed/40amp breaker, the garden room has its own consumer unit with a 32amp ring circuit and 6amp lighting.
The ring circuit has a 1kw heater and a computer/ printer so not a lot of load and the lights are led -total 60w.
They now want a 32amp hot tub supply.
do I need to install a new 3 core 10mm? Or would 3 core 6mm just be ok?
thanks
Any cable calcs ?
 
If you assumed 40A as there is no diversity allowed for the hot tub, and you have little control over what else gets plugged into a 32A ring along with 4.4ish for the heater, then over 30m 6mm swa is OK but not great, 10mm is preferable for an energy conscious solution
 

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