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My house Torreta 111 has very low electrical power
Can't put on washing and cooker at same time
electry will trip any one know the cost of upgrade.
michale
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2021 4:45pm
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Ask your supplier!
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2021 5:03pm
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We have a similar situation (but perhaps not as bad as yours).
We have a "potencia" of 3.4 kw, so we have to be careful which appliances we run concurrently.
Our house is around 30 years old, and we need a re-wire before the potencia can be increased, including a new armoured cable from the meter (in the street) to our consumer unit.
The rewire will cost around £5500.
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2021 5:25pm
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As long as the power is whitin +/- 10 % of the nominal tension, i.e. not below 204V and not above 247 V there's nothing you can do but to buy a tension stabilizer. If not within the limits, claim from your provider.
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2021 10:08am
killjoy wrote on Thu Mar 11, 2021 5:25pm:
As long as the power is whitin +/- 10 % of the nominal tension, i.e. not below 204V and not above 247 V there's nothing you can do but to buy a tension stabilizer. If not within the limits, claim from your provider.
Great answer kiljoy, however, most people will only understand the full stop at the end of your post.
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Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2021 2:59pm
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Iberdrolla charged me €60 for a supply upgrade and I didnt notice any difference except increased basic charges on my bill!!!!......opt 4 evening tarriff and do washing p.m.
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2021 3:56pm
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We opted for the 8 hour tariff and found it did save us money. Our Bill's are about 65e a time
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2021 9:52pm
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Brendan1945 wrote on Thu Mar 11, 2021 1:11pm:
My house Torreta 111 has very low electrical power
Can't put on washing and cooker at same time
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electry will trip any one know the cost of upgrade.
michale
Hi Brendan and welcome to the forum!
In order to upgrade the "potencia" of your electrical supply, you need to obtain a new 'boletin' from an approved electrician. I'd recommend Tony (and Elaine) of:
We've used their services several times and have been very happy with the quality and price.
Kind regards,
Kim
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2021 10:28am
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killjoy wrote on Thu Mar 11, 2021 5:25pm:
As long as the power is whitin +/- 10 % of the nominal tension, i.e. not below 204V and not above 247 V there's nothing you can do but to buy a tension stabilizer. If not within the limits, claim from your provider.
This is interesting.
Our 3.4kw potencia cannot support our pool pump, our oven and our washing machine operating concurrently.
How would a stabilizer help ?
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2021 11:14am
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Kelvin1960 wrote on Sat Mar 13, 2021 10:28am:
This is interesting.
Our 3.4kw potencia cannot support our pool pump, our oven and our washing machine operating concurrently.
Read more...
How would a stabilizer help ?
Hi Kelvin,
We have 5.75 kw potencia - it used to support all those things, until we replaced our regular hob for an induction type 😳
Kind regards,
Kim
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