Washing Machine And Dryer Electrical Connection
I have a double socket in the correct position to enable me to plug my washing machine and tumble dryer in. The socket is a fused spur off a double socket at worktop height, the spur is below the worktop. My problem is that I have a feeling that any future tenant with use the dryer and the washer at the same time and blow the fuse. The house is under 10 years old and I would have hoped that two fused spurs would be available for each appliance. Any ideas how to overcome this problem to make safe without major hassle....plugging in my dryer at worktop height looks untidy.
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Single fused spur double socket likely to overload with washing machine and tumble dryer together
- The problem
- A washing machine and tumble dryer were intended to plug into a double socket fed from a single fused spur below the worktop. The concern was that a future tenant might run both appliances at the same time and blow the fuse.
- Likely cause
- The accepted reply states that using both appliances together would definitely seriously overload the socket/fused spur arrangement.
- What fixed it
- Recommended action was to change the outlet arrangement so the appliances are not both supplied from the same fused spur: convert the existing point to a single socket and have a separate single socket installed for the other appliance. Exact electrical work carried out was not confirmed.
- Checks to try
- Existing supply described as a double socket on a fused spur from a worktop-height double socket
- Risk identified if washing machine and tumble dryer are used at the same time
Safety: Further diagnosis should be carried out by a suitably qualified appliance engineer.
1 Answer
Hello, yes using them both at the same time would definitely seriously overload the socket. The only thing I can think of is to convert it to a single socket and have a separate singe socket installed. It's surprising because they've been installing separate sockets under the worktops for years with a switch above the worktop to turn it on and off and labelled "dishwasher" "washing machine"...
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