Connect the oven and the washing machine
Can I connect to 1 cable with a cross-section of 2.5 mm.sq. (automatic 25 A) oven and washing machine?
Can I connect to 1 cable with a cross-section of 2.5 mm.sq. (automatic 25 A) oven and washing machine?
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You can, if you do not turn them on at the same time.
1. The cross-section of the cable is selected according to the load. You need to know the power of electrical appliances, which are indicated on the tags of electrical appliances and in their passports.
2. On a copper cable VVG (GOST) with a cross section of 3 * 2.5 mm, a maximum load of 4.6 kW can be connected, this is 21 Amps. Accordingly, the machine is selected not 20A, but 20A. By placing the machine at 25 amperes, you risk spoiling the insulation of the cable core 2.5 mm, this cable section can protect the machine that is designed for it, namely 16 or 20 amperes. The thermal release, which stands on the machine 25 amps selected to protect the wire to 4 mm of copper. By installing it on a 2.5 mm cable, the 2.5 mm cable insulation will begin to melt earlier, but the machine will not work due to overload.