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Forum: The Trailer Park
Jan 9th 2024, 9:35 pm
Replies: 2,257
Views: 206,377
Posted By Pulaski

Re: Home and garden projects

OK, in Hungary you're on 230v, so all the amps quoted previously are roughly halved e.g. your 1,800w heater draws 7.8A, whereas in North America it would draw 15A, and your 32A main breaker will...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jan 8th 2024, 8:48 pm
Replies: 2,257
Views: 206,377
Posted By Pulaski

Re: Home and garden projects

The rated power (watts) is how much an appliance draws, so current (amps) x voltage. However microwave ovens are relatively inefficient at turning the input energy into "cooking effort" -the...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jan 8th 2024, 3:31 pm
Replies: 2,257
Views: 206,377
Posted By Pulaski

Re: Home and garden projects

Yes, a kettle would frequently put you over 32A total power draw. 32A on 120v is basically two "maximum" (1,800w) appliances, such as a kettle, heater, or many power tools - my hammer drill, angle...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jan 8th 2024, 3:10 pm
Replies: 2,257
Views: 206,377
Posted By Pulaski

Re: Home and garden projects

I agree with Ddsrph - with a 32A main breaker, you are going to bump up against that limit frequently, and if your "everything else" includes a standard 30" stove (cooker), them I am extremely...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jan 8th 2024, 12:41 am
Replies: 2,257
Views: 206,377
Posted By Pulaski

Re: Home and garden projects

Thank you for the recommendation, I will have to look into that.

100A service is still relatively common, but pretty much necessitates the use of gas for the stove and water heater, and in...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jan 7th 2024, 7:22 pm
Replies: 2,257
Views: 206,377
Posted By Pulaski

Re: Home and garden projects

That's what I'm thinking - that something new or seasonal is pushing power consumption over the limit for the main breaker. It could also be something new with relatively steady, year-round usage,...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jan 7th 2024, 6:26 pm
Replies: 2,257
Views: 206,377
Posted By Pulaski

Re: Home and garden projects

I would dispute that assertion - it is common for the sum of the nominal value of the individual breakers to exceed the nominal value of the main breaker by a considerable margin. Our main breaker is...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Dec 31st 2023, 1:06 am
Replies: 2,257
Views: 206,377
Posted By Pulaski

Re: Home and garden projects

Until recently the way British houses are plumbed, is that mains cold water feeds a tap (faucet) in the kitchen, but then feeds only an unpressured cistern (tank) in the attic, and the water supply...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Dec 30th 2023, 4:31 pm
Replies: 2,257
Views: 206,377
Posted By Pulaski

Re: Home and garden projects

I am not familiar with a pump for an individual shower - IME a pump is either for the entire system, or, the pump is integrated into the shower.

Can you post a picture of this remote pump, if...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Dec 29th 2023, 9:51 pm
Replies: 2,257
Views: 206,377
Posted By Pulaski

Re: Home and garden projects

As a result of this specific discussion, I have decided that when we build, or do a major renovation/ rewire, I will have a switch on each side of the bed linked to a two-way switch by the door, so...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Dec 23rd 2023, 9:53 pm
Replies: 2,257
Views: 206,377
Posted By Pulaski

Re: Home and garden projects

It's quite common in the US to have a light switch by a bedroom door that is connected to a socket near the bed, so you can have a bedside lamp that you can turn on when you go to bed, and you can...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Dec 20th 2023, 8:23 pm
Replies: 2,257
Views: 206,377
Posted By Pulaski

Re: Home and garden projects

Agreed. If I am ever discussing DIY with anyone, people who are usually confounded with the size and complexity and or the difficulty of the projects I take on, I usually tell them I would far sooner...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Dec 20th 2023, 5:11 pm
Replies: 2,257
Views: 206,377
Posted By Pulaski

Re: Home and garden projects

And if a cable or pipe is threaded through a hole in a stud, and you drill into that hole, the cable or pipe doesn't have any room to move out of the way. :eek:
Forum: The Trailer Park
Oct 10th 2023, 4:28 pm
Replies: 2,257
Views: 206,377
Posted By Pulaski

Re: Home and garden projects

Looks nice, and it's great that it matches the gazebo pillars too. :thumbup:

I have several projects planned, but still need to put the finishing touches to the plinth that the AC sits on (maybe...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jul 26th 2023, 10:34 pm
Replies: 2,257
Views: 206,377
Posted By Pulaski

Re: Home and garden projects

Perfect, and I can see why that would spur you to get help with the final step when you were so close to finished. :)
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jul 26th 2023, 10:28 pm
Replies: 2,257
Views: 206,377
Posted By Pulaski

Re: Home and garden projects

Very nice! Looks great. :)
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jul 26th 2023, 2:00 pm
Replies: 2,257
Views: 206,377
Posted By Pulaski

Re: Home and garden projects

I find it rewarding to complete projects myself, but sometimes it just makes sense to pay someone to do it for you - and I am sure you're looking forward to having the whole project completed and...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jul 21st 2023, 12:54 pm
Replies: 2,257
Views: 206,377
Posted By Pulaski

Re: Home and garden projects

You have put massively more effort into researching cabinet door hinges than I ever have, and I think that your biggest problem may be that your existing hinges are Ikea branded, and they're either a...
Forum: The Trailer Park
May 31st 2023, 10:58 pm
Replies: 2,257
Views: 206,377
Posted By Pulaski

Re: Home and garden projects

Wow, it's looking very nice! :thumbup: ..... I'm not sure I would have the patience to hand-mix 125+ bags of concrete. I have mixed concrete in the past, and will probably do so again from time...
Forum: The Trailer Park
May 18th 2023, 2:13 pm
Replies: 2,257
Views: 206,377
Posted By Pulaski

Re: Home and garden projects

Marmalade is very good on toast, :nod: but it's not Marmite. :(
Forum: The Trailer Park
May 18th 2023, 1:59 pm
Replies: 2,257
Views: 206,377
Posted By Pulaski

Re: Home and garden projects

Apparently you're the one who doesn't believe. :unsure:
Forum: The Trailer Park
May 18th 2023, 1:05 pm
Replies: 2,257
Views: 206,377
Posted By Pulaski

Re: Home and garden projects

Only if it has Marmite on it. :)
Forum: The Trailer Park
May 15th 2023, 5:28 pm
Replies: 2,257
Views: 206,377
Posted By Pulaski

Re: Home and garden projects

Ooooh! A clamp meter! :thumbsup: I've always wanted one of those, but honestly other than curiosity I don't think I really need one. I might be able to use one to measure current draw/ cost of...
Forum: The Trailer Park
May 1st 2023, 10:34 pm
Replies: 2,257
Views: 206,377
Posted By Pulaski

Re: Home and garden projects

You're still welcome. :)
Forum: The Trailer Park
May 1st 2023, 8:52 pm
Replies: 2,257
Views: 206,377
Posted By Pulaski

Re: Home and garden projects

I'd say having a socket/ connection tester is never a bad idea, and I have been meaning to get one myself, as it would be a good thing to check, whether renting or a home owner.

I doubt you would...
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