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Dave wrote:

Rewireable or cartridge? If the former has he rewired it with the
right wire?


Rewireable and he mentioned a blue fuse holder and 15 Amp wire, which
all fits together.


Ah, well blue would tally with 15A, however that explains why it blew so
easily.

His 3kW kettlw, fan heater fridge etc could easily add up to a 30A total
load which would not be a problem on a typical power circuit protected
with a 30A fuse (RED dots). However on a 15A rewireable fuse, a 30A load
will probably cause it to blow in under 4 mins.


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John.

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