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Can a 1KW immersion heater be connected to the power socket ring main

Posted by Chris Shaw, on
Can a 1KW immersion heater be connected to the power socket ring main or does it have to have it's own separate supply?

Les Ward

Hi Chris, a 1kW immersion heater is quite unusual except for marine and increasingly solar PV applications. If you are sure it is this rating then you can connect it to a ring circuit via a 13Amp fused switched connector. Standard 3kW immersion heaters should always have their own dedicated circuit.

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