Originally Posted by ddsrph (Post 13234958)

Just curious what country are you in? The name hob must be referring to the upper burner portion of stove but can’t relate it any familar terms.

Originally Posted by Finknottle (Post 13234962)

Sorry, Hungary, yes hob relates to the upper portion, the 4 rings on top.

Originally Posted by Finknottle (Post 13234962)

Sorry, Hungary, yes hob relates to the upper portion, the 4 rings on top.

Originally Posted by Pulaski (Post 13234977)

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 support roughly 4 "maximum power" appliances, not 2.

Originally Posted by Finknottle (Post 13235026)

Is it possible that the main circuit breaker itself is faulty?

Originally Posted by Finknottle (Post 13235718)

All came to a head this weekend, it's constant trios. Called out the electricity supplier yesterday - they replaced the main circuit breaker, having decided there was no problem inside the apartment. All good - so far!

Many thanks for the assistance given.

Originally Posted by Lion in Winter (Post 13236530)

This isn't exactly a project, but - those little balls you get to put into your shower head that supposedly reduce water deposit or something. Do they actually do any good, and do they impede water flow and thereby the water pressure that comes out of the shower head?

Originally Posted by robin1234 (Post 13236733)

I’d never heard of this, so I looked it up. Seems to be a huge thing, in the UK.

https://showery.co.uk/blogs/news/wha...hower-head-for

I’m a bit puzzled though, because in a shower, water passes through the shower head in a fraction of a second. Surely that’s much too fast to precipitate the limescale out of the water and make the water you’re washing in soft rather than hard?'

The other thing that puzzles me is why the British don’t seem to apply whole-house water softening solutions, as are common in the US. As an example, our flats were newly built in 2014. When I walked around ours, at the time of completion of the purchase, with the site manager, I asked him about the water hardness, and he just said that people have to live with it - even though it has long term effects on your pipes and water heater etc.

Originally Posted by Lion in Winter (Post 13236747)

This one is older - the conversion from a maltings was done in '98, but still no updates. The water is incredibly packed with minerals and leaves heavy deposit everywhere. So far, I haven't put the balls back in and I can't say I've noticed any difference.

Originally Posted by robin1234 (Post 13236751)

We have a plain, cheap shower head that came with the flat. I hadn’t really looked at it particularly closely, but when I arrived in November last year I realised just how furred up it was, to the extent that half of the spray holes were blocked. So I filled a small Pyrex container with spirit vinegar, and unscrewed the shower head and immersed it in it for six or eight hours, it came out totally clean inside and out. I might buy one of those better shower heads with pinholes and little balls, but I’m still sceptical (and skeptical) as to whether they’ll do anything. Our water pressure is pretty good.