Power lead question

[ChilliMayne]

Your right Paulg you need a 16amp.

Thats why i'm replacing the entire cable with a 16 amp rating at a cost of €31 to me!!
not at all happy
SPEIDEL advised me to cut the cable provided and fit a 3 pin UK plug!!!!!
honestly after the amount of money I already forked out!! not good enough.
They knew where I lived and should have supplied the appropriate cabling.
An AC power cord with an earth pin compatible to UK sockets

Not good enough

[niels]

Your right Paulg you need a 16amp.

Thats why i'm replacing the entire cable with a 16 amp rating at a cost of €31 to me!!
not at all happy
SPEIDEL advised me to cut the cable provided and fit a 3 pin UK plug!!!!!
honestly after the amount of money I already forked out!! not good enough.
They knew where I lived and should have supplied the appropriate cabling.
An AC power cord with an earth pin compatible to UK sockets

Not good enough

Can't you simply add a better plug that is rated for 16A? The supplied cord is 2.5mm², so that is suitable. This would prevent you from shelling out 30 €.

- Niels

[ChilliMayne]

I could yeah, but, Id rather not have to customise that cable given.

[royco]

ChilliMayne, don't waste your money. I had the same issue and for 2EUR changed the plug for a 16amp local one. I also made up a 3m extension lead using 25amp cable (I know; overkill) using the heaviest
plugs I could find. End of problem

Royco

[Fritzkellerbrau]

Same here as Royco. Cut the cord just below the German plug and fitted 16amp plug plus 25 amp home made extension with similar male / female plugs. KIS.

[ChilliMayne]

thanks for the inputs again lads.
I spent the money however and now have a new power cord with a 13amp 3 pin plug, no adaptor necessary.

I still feel Speidel should have provided me and everybody else with the precise cabling without the need for customising.

[HopSong]

I partly understand your pain. But, here in the US, we have a variety of 220v plugs. However, for household receptacles, I believe there are three that are common. The one for the clothes dryer is a three blade, but sometimes it is four. The stove is typically a three blade.. but different from the dryer 3 blade. Speidel would be guessing what plug to put on the end. I don't know what is typical in households in other countries.

[ChilliMayne]

In Ireland it's one type and one type only and with Germany being a short flight away, there aint no guess work involved

[malzrohr]

You bought this thing in Ireland or ordered it at Speidel and had it shipped from Germany?

[ChilliMayne]

Bought from their agent in Ireland and they got it shipped over from Germany

[dlb]

Have many people utilized step up or down transformers (http://tinyurl.com/ldzv54u) ? I have a new 4 prong dryer plg (the new North American standard dryer plug) Or do people just do the cut and splice to the new cord ? Seriously considering the 20L model but want to get this right ... thanks. BTW - new to this forum ... great group of guys and gals !!!!

[HopSong]

I have a gas dryer.. so, I'm going to convert the electric 220v dryer plug to a "more friendly" setup. Nesto has one in a different post that shows what he did. I have all the parts ready to go. Now, all I need is my BM. Supposed to ship Monday from Deutschland.

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[ChilliMayne]

New cable arrived with a 13amp fuse and it works perfectly with no excessive heat.
So with the correct cable needed ( 3 pin plug) no need to cut the cord or up the ampage.
Proves my point and no excessive heat after the brew day

[sbstrd]

Adding to this thread. This diagram is purely for information purposes only. All work should be done by a licensed electrician.

[LMoerkens]

to answer DLB, I am using a LiteFuse 3000 and in that case you don't have to change the plug, it accepts the European plug. This way you avoid to have a dedicated 220 circuit where you want it or to have to unplug the dryer or whatever you have to use to get 220 in the US.