My Dad is installing a Danfoss RMT 240 volt room thermostat to control
a Danfoss HS3-3 point mid-position motorized valve. Would 3 core and
earth 1mm cable have sufficient current carrying capacity for this
application?

Thank you for your help.

"Louise Campos" wrote in message
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My Dad is installing a Danfoss RMT 240 volt room thermostat to control
a Danfoss HS3-3 point mid-position motorized valve. Would 3 core and
earth 1mm cable have sufficient current carrying capacity for this
application?

Thank you for your help.

Well as 1mm 3 core and earth is rated at 12 amps I would say yes.

Trevor Smith


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In article ,
Louise Campos wrote:
My Dad is installing a Danfoss RMT 240 volt room thermostat to control
a Danfoss HS3-3 point mid-position motorized valve. Would 3 core and
earth 1mm cable have sufficient current carrying capacity for this
application?

Yup. The motor in the valve only takes a fraction of an amp, and 1mm is
rated at 12 amps.

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Louise Campos wrote:
My Dad is installing a Danfoss RMT 240 volt room thermostat to control
a Danfoss HS3-3 point mid-position motorized valve. Would 3 core and
earth 1mm cable have sufficient current carrying capacity for this
application?

Thank you for your help.

Yup, it'll be more than enough. It's physical robustness is more significant
than its current-carrying capacity in this context.

Rick

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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

In article ,
Louise Campos wrote:
My Dad is installing a Danfoss RMT 240 volt room thermostat to
control a Danfoss HS3-3 point mid-position motorized valve. Would 3
core and earth 1mm cable have sufficient current carrying capacity
for this application?

Yup. The motor in the valve only takes a fraction of an amp, and 1mm
is rated at 12 amps.

Yes, but don't lose sight of the fact that - in a Y-plan system - the 3-port
valve switches the boiler and pump on in some modes, and the current for
that *also* goes through the room stat - so it's not *just* switching the
valve.

Even so, 1mm cable should be ok.

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In article ,
Set Square wrote:
Yup. The motor in the valve only takes a fraction of an amp, and 1mm
is rated at 12 amps.

Yes, but don't lose sight of the fact that - in a Y-plan system - the
3-port valve switches the boiler and pump on in some modes, and the
current for that *also* goes through the room stat - so it's not *just*
switching the valve.

We're still talking small currents. A 5 amp fuse is fine for most systems.

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