Hello,
I'm not an electrician, hence my question.
I live in a block of flats from the late 70s, I have 3 16A automatic fuses in the apartment (a washing machine and a gas-electric hob with a maximum power of 3000W are connected to this circuit); 10A (all kitchen appliances use this circuit); 6A (lighting). Recently, I was doing a renovation in the kitchen and I found out that my oven and dishwasher are connected to a circuit with a 10A fuse. The dishwasher has a power of 1900W, while the oven has a maximum power of 2800W. I think the 10A fuse is a bit too weak. I've already used the oven and everything was fine, nothing broke, maybe it didn't reach the max. power, but I'm a little afraid, because it seems to me that I should replace this fuse with 16 A. And my question is this - Can I have 2 fuses of 16 A in the apartment and this one 6 A? I have the main fuse in the hallway and it's 25A.
I know that I cannot use the dishwasher and the oven at the same time, so as not to load the circuit, as well as the washing machine and both heating points on the hob.
I should add that the wires in the apartment are copper with a cross-section of 2.5 mm
Thank you for your return.
I'm not an electrician, hence my question.
I live in a block of flats from the late 70s, I have 3 16A automatic fuses in the apartment (a washing machine and a gas-electric hob with a maximum power of 3000W are connected to this circuit); 10A (all kitchen appliances use this circuit); 6A (lighting). Recently, I was doing a renovation in the kitchen and I found out that my oven and dishwasher are connected to a circuit with a 10A fuse. The dishwasher has a power of 1900W, while the oven has a maximum power of 2800W. I think the 10A fuse is a bit too weak. I've already used the oven and everything was fine, nothing broke, maybe it didn't reach the max. power, but I'm a little afraid, because it seems to me that I should replace this fuse with 16 A. And my question is this - Can I have 2 fuses of 16 A in the apartment and this one 6 A? I have the main fuse in the hallway and it's 25A.
I know that I cannot use the dishwasher and the oven at the same time, so as not to load the circuit, as well as the washing machine and both heating points on the hob.
I should add that the wires in the apartment are copper with a cross-section of 2.5 mm
Thank you for your return.