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@Drive Wayne was it max 5000 watts usage on a 10amp supply maybe i should have asked this question first
Yes, usage over a 24hr period, or less if you are only 1 night. My 1600 watts induction hob, plus the fridge, tripped the supply.
5 kW refers to power - so max energy (in joules) per second. Thus 5000J/s. However 5 kWh is a measure of total energy transfer ( what is commonly referred to as a « unit » of electricity. 1600W shouldn’t trip a 10A supply. Is this referring to a metered EHU where you are limited to 5kWh per day?
As you say! 1600w is about 7A, so the fridge in addition starting up could have caused the trip. Metered EHU, 5kWh per day.
I dont know why I bothered hooking up, but it was 'free' so I did.
I dont know why I bothered hooking up, but it was 'free' so I did.
Having thunk about it now, my inverter pulls 3+ amps, so the induction hob + the inverter was enough to trip things up. (Hadn't accounted for the inverter, but never been faced with such a very limited supply) And the post was reversed wiring. But I was impressed with the App based system to reset the EHU.
Watts =Volts x Amps
240v x 10Amps would be 2400watts.
Using quick maths..
So I would normally assume that if I saw a ehu post with a 10A breaker then I could only draw 2,400 Watts maximum.
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5kw at 240v would pull around 21amps
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So maybe it's as above and it's actually five kilowatt hour.... A lot of places are moving over to either pay as you use or pay as you go metering for hookup.?
Instead of just blind pay for the 24-hour slot and uses much as you like.?
Ohms Law
