"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in
message m...
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: "Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:
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: In article ,
: Michael A. Terrell wrote:
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: There is no fixed number. It depends on the floor plan
of the house.
: The only dedicated outlets are for refrigerators, freezers,
dryers and
: electric stoves.
:
: Think I prefer our system where all of these can be used on
any outlet in
: the house. Although fixed heating would normally have an
individual radial
: circuit. As would water heating.
:
:
: A kitchen electric stove can take up to 50A 240V which is
more than
: your fragile rings can handle. Who is going to move a dryer
from room
: to room? The refrigerator or freezer can be plugged in
anywhere, but why
: would you want them anywhere but the kitchen?

In the UK, cookers *are* normally supplied by their own dedicated
supply, OTOH cheapskates like Plowman don't tend not specify
dedicated supplies to other high rated appliances such as washing
machines (that heat their water) or clothes dryers, nor will they
provide a dedicated supply to appliances that suffer other
problems if isolated, such as freezers.

:
:
: Other circuits can have multiple outlets in a chain.
: The maximum per circuit may depend on local code, but a
typical breaker
: panel is 20 slot and a few are empty for future use.
:
: Local code - and you expect those in the UK to understand it?
Why have
: different numbers according to what side of a line you live?
:
:
: Sigh. Water table, salt air, and hundreds of variables that
tighten
: the standard NEC. Some areas banned BX cable, because it
rusts. In
: some areas you have to use Schedule 80 gray PVC conduit instead
of
: steel. There are good reasons for most exemptions, and rules
in the
: NEC. Some limit the number of rooms per circuit, while others
limit the
: maximum number of outlets per circuit. There are differences
all over
: Europe, which is your side of the line.

Hahahaha, people like Plowman are as rabid about 'European'
electrical standards as they are about the US standards, "Little
Britains" through and through... :~(