Soft start for electric heaters

[Nickfromwales]

51 minutes ago, andyscotland said:

hopefully not followed by the electrician's sucking breath through teeth 🤣

No mate, that’s exclusively reserved for us plumbers   

[Temp]

Thanks for all the replies. Been a bit busy elsewhere this week.

 

Looks like swapping the RCBOs to C20s is working so soft starts might not be needed.

 

The building and it's normal usage pattern wouldn't be suitable for a heat pump. It's a solid wall uninsulated church hall that gets about 3-4 hours use a week depending on bookings. I'm not a fan of IR heaters but in this case they seem to be a good option. There is also an original fireplace that gets used frequently for the longer sessions. Great to huddle around after poker night.

 

The wiring all looks pretty neat and tidy with modern CU etc. 

 

I think the electrician might be giving mates rates so he's good but fits the hall in when he can.

Edited January 22 by Temp

[Onoff]

On 21/01/2025 at 16:45, Nickfromwales said:

plumbers

 

Sh!t travels downhill, pay day's Thursday are apparently the only two things a plumber needs to know according to my pipe fitter / welder mate. Gets very upset if you call him a plumber. 

 

Edit: VERY upset.

Edited January 22 by Onoff

[SteamyTea]

50 minutes ago, Onoff said:

Sh!t travels downhill, pay day's Thursday are apparently the only two things a plumber needs to know according to my pipe fitter / welder mate

All the scum rises to the top though.

[Nickfromwales]

5 hours ago, Onoff said:

 

Sh!t travels downhill, pay day's Thursday are apparently the only two things a plumber needs to know according to my pipe fitter / welder mate. Gets very upset if you call him a plumber. 

 

Edit: VERY upset.

Excuse me, there's WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY more to it than that.

 

I'll go google it now, gimme 5...