Mains Flex Size

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  • September 24, 2005 at 1:43 pm #12145
    Phidom
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    Just idle curiosity this time but most of you will have noticed that a few years ago Hotpoint started using thinner mains flex on their washing machines. I believe the standard size for these flexes was 1.5 square millimetres but these thinner ones must be only about 1 mm. Have they managed this by reducing the overall current requirement of the appliance or are they just ignoring the regs? 😕

    September 24, 2005 at 3:38 pm #148074
    Penguin45
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    Re: Mains Flex Size

    I was told that it’s because of the new “thinwall” sleeving – the wires are apparently the same cross section.

    Chris.

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