Help from the sparks in the group

[Barry Burgess]

I have a 3Hp extractor motor. I do not have a 16amp plug in my garage. As a quick and dirty I wired the female 16amp plug to a 13amp plug and tried to use it this way until I can extend the circuit board as there is no space available.It blew the 13amp fuse.
Is there any way I can use the 16amp until I get the bigger distribution board??
Thanks
Barry

 

[OLD]

If you can find a way of reducing the initial current on start up it will run ok on 13amps but it uses 9-10 amps so not much left for other equipment, better to upgrade the feed system to cater for all your expected current requirements.

 

[Newbie_Neil]

Hi all

Please note that UKW recommends that you use a qualified electrician.

For the sake of the safety of our members, any suggestions that do not appear to be good practice will be deleted.

Thanks
Neil

 

[Barry Burgess]

Hi all

Please note that UKW recommends that you use a qualified electrician.

Neil

Neil I was not trying to do anything illegal but I have to wait 10 days for the sparks to come and have a look then give me a time to do the work.
Barry

 

[Newbie_Neil]

Hi Barry

Neil I was not trying to do anything illegal.....

That was the furthest thing from my mind.

The reason that I posted into this thread was that I had to delete two posts that might have been suggesting unsafe practice.

Cheers
Neil

 

[Anonymous]

I have a 3Hp extractor motor. I do not have a 16amp plug in my garage. As a quick and dirty I wired the female 16amp plug to a 13amp plug and tried to use it this way until I can extend the circuit board as there is no space available.It blew the 13amp fuse.
Is there any way I can use the 16amp until I get the bigger distribution board??
Thanks
Barry

Simple answer is NO.

I am an electrical engineer and my advice is the same as Neil's, wait for the qualified electrician.

 

[Barry Burgess]

Thanks to all who responded to me via PM - the help was great. especial thanks to Nick W - very good lateral thinking - it works great and my sparks arrived and gave it 10 out of 10 - he will fit and the bits by friday - a result .
Thanks
Barry