Hi forum,
Firstly apologies if the wrong terminology is used, I will clarify if needed.
Can I install a normal 3 pin plug where a fused spur once was, for a pool heater? detail below:
I have a redundant 13A fused spur which was previously used for an old electric heater*. I have recently bought one of these above ground pools and invested in a 2.8kW pool heater to take the edge off a cold pool.
Originally I had planned to use a regular indoor socket (no extension lead) to plug the pool heater into, but then I thought why not make use of the fused spur. My very limited understanding is that the fuse spur would have been installed to support the load required for the space heater in the first place so why not use this for pool heating.
I don't want to "hard wire" the pool pump into the spur, as the pool and pump will only be used during the summer, and I could then use the 3 pin socket to plug my 1.5kw panel heater into during the winter (for space heating).
Is this wise? possible? easy? not recommended? Is it as simple as removing the fused spur plate and installing a 3 pin socket?
All the above takes place in my garage, which has its own consumer unit and each fused spur used for heating has its own breaker. (It passed an electrical safety test last year when we had the bathroom done). Its all been fully plaster boarded and insulated.
*I believe the old space heater was 3kW, I cannot be sure as the original has been thrown away, although there is an identical one on another fused spur in the same garage, it has no model number or serial number that I can find. I have only been able to find what looks like the same heater through an extensive google search, which was rated as a 3KW heater. (The old one does heat the place up very very quickly).
Any guidance is appreciated. Just want to be as safe as possible yet avoid any unnecessary work.
Firstly apologies if the wrong terminology is used, I will clarify if needed.
Can I install a normal 3 pin plug where a fused spur once was, for a pool heater? detail below:
I have a redundant 13A fused spur which was previously used for an old electric heater*. I have recently bought one of these above ground pools and invested in a 2.8kW pool heater to take the edge off a cold pool.
Originally I had planned to use a regular indoor socket (no extension lead) to plug the pool heater into, but then I thought why not make use of the fused spur. My very limited understanding is that the fuse spur would have been installed to support the load required for the space heater in the first place so why not use this for pool heating.
I don't want to "hard wire" the pool pump into the spur, as the pool and pump will only be used during the summer, and I could then use the 3 pin socket to plug my 1.5kw panel heater into during the winter (for space heating).
Is this wise? possible? easy? not recommended? Is it as simple as removing the fused spur plate and installing a 3 pin socket?
All the above takes place in my garage, which has its own consumer unit and each fused spur used for heating has its own breaker. (It passed an electrical safety test last year when we had the bathroom done). Its all been fully plaster boarded and insulated.
*I believe the old space heater was 3kW, I cannot be sure as the original has been thrown away, although there is an identical one on another fused spur in the same garage, it has no model number or serial number that I can find. I have only been able to find what looks like the same heater through an extensive google search, which was rated as a 3KW heater. (The old one does heat the place up very very quickly).
Any guidance is appreciated. Just want to be as safe as possible yet avoid any unnecessary work.
