Kitchen breaker can't handle load

long_b

When I put dishwasher, washing machine a d kettle on at the same time this yoke trips

Can I replace it with one that will handle more current?

2011

long_b wrote: »

When I put dishwasher, washing machine a d kettle on at the same time this yoke trips

Can I replace it with one that will handle more current?

Perhaps I could be replaced, an assessment would have to be carried out first.
If it was my house I would prefer to reduce the load on that circuit.

It would be best to get a registered electrical contractor to look at it.

EHP

long_b wrote:

Can I replace it with one that will handle more current?

More than likely you can't you would have to add in a new circuit

2011 wrote:

It would be best to get a registered electrical contractor to look at it.

Agree, If any work is being done in the fuse board you legally have to get a registered electrician to complete the work.

Sparks365

2011 wrote: »

Perhaps I could be replaced, an assessment would have to be carried out first.
If it was my house I would prefer to reduce the load on that circuit.

It would be best to get a registered electrical contractor to look at it.

Good advise,
The only other chance you would have is if it was a ring circuit fused at 20amps. this could be upgraded to 32amps. but like said here best get a registered electrician to have a look

Bscan86

Worth investigating if there are more than 1 circuits on the mcb. Sometimes 2 circuits could be joined together.

long_b

Now every time someone turns the lights or cooker on or off the kitchen TV screen goes black for a second.
Would this be related?

aido79

long_b wrote: »

When I put dishwasher, washing machine a d kettle on at the same time this yoke trips

Can I replace it with one that will handle more current?

The "yoke" can only handle 4600 watts. Depending on the wattages of the appliances you would be very close to the maximum using the dishwasher, washing machine and kettle at the same time so the "yoke" is just doing it's job.

Simple solution...don't use the dishwasher, washing machine and kettle at the same time.

Expensive solution...upgrade cable and "yoke".

In regards to your TV..do you have LED lights and what type of oven do you have? Does the oven only affect the TV when the lights are already on?

long_b

aido79 wrote: »

The "yoke" can only handle 4600 watts. Depending on the wattages of the appliances you would be very close to the maximum using the dishwasher, washing machine and kettle at the same time so the "yoke" is just doing it's job.

Simple solution...don't use the dishwasher, washing machine and kettle at the same time.

Expensive solution...upgrade cable and "yoke".

In regards to your TV..do you have LED lights and what type of oven do you have? Does the oven only affect the TV when the lights are already on?

Thanks for the reply aido
The TV flickers when regular CFL lights are turned on.
I'll check the oven interaction shortly

aido79

long_b wrote: »

Thanks for the reply aido
The TV flickers when regular CFL lights are turned on.
I'll check the oven interaction shortly

Do you know the wattage and brand of the CFL's?

DublinDilbert

Turn off the breaker that's tripping and see if any of the other sockets in the kitchen have power. It could be that there's two circuits feeding the kitchen, but you have everything plugged into one. Sometimes moving the kettle to a different plug/counter can help eliminate this problem!

2011

+1

long_b

Haven't had it trip I'm a while as we're avoiding using them all at the same time.
The annoying thing now is the TV. Also that the extension is new and the electrician seems to have under specified the thing

Thanks for your help all