My source of electricity

A request for More350Power who likes to know the power system to a domestic house in New Zealand.

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[deahera]

I did not expect to see these things in NZ, here in Italy we have only one digital counter that receives the current from the outside and which is combined with a switch life-saving, very simple and easy. We use the two-phase current at 220 and usually have a contract with the company for a power of 3000W (16A). I can not understand why you are not enough 100A for a home.I understand the various fuses, switches and control instruments, but the electrical system is hurt, too in bulk.

[RODALCO2007]

@deahera We use electric cooking 8 kW. electric heaters 4 x 2.4 kW , electric hotwater heating 3 kW. Then all other appliances.

Ok they are not on all the time but significant power is sometimes drawn from the system. Howater is controlled from the POCO via the relay with the blue led.

I have a maximum demand meter as check meter and in winter that goes up easily to 10 to 12 kW over 15 min. period.

[RODALCO2007]

@deahera The panel in the beginning is the main panel with one digital urility meter.

The second panel is a sub board for the rear part of the house, on which I installed a couple of check meters for certain power circuits like heating and cooking. Our house is 224m². I am aware that Australia subsidizes solar heating. Not in NZ unfortunately.

[zordmaker]

3Phase 80A/Phase here.

three phase in Aus is very common. Even new houses today have 3 phase to the board although quite often only one phase is connected.

When I was in NZ I was amazed at how much 3 phase they had in rural areas, far more than us. Also the size of the pole subs was very small - 25kVa and 50kVa was common, rarely find anything smaller than 100kVa here

[RODALCO2007]

@zordmaker Rural 25 and 50 kVA is very common

In suburbia most TX's are 100 and 200 kVA padmounted units.

[Wahnsinnsr1nd]

at home in germany you would be disconnected



[RODALCO2007]

@Wahnsinnsr1nd Glad I don't live there

[ytmachx]

That's very interesting service equipment. The drop looks like our tv or telephone. I guess it is some type of SEA cable. I'm guessing, you are aware, what we have here in the U.S. is almost entirely metal service equipment with molded case circuit breakers of the plug on or bolt on type. Overhead drops are aluminum #6, #4,or 2 gauge individual conductors twisted "triplex" for residential services. We also have 3 phase. Mine is 200A 120/240v with a stinger leg.

[deahera]

RODALCO2007- Certainly the powerful equipment that you have needed a lot of energy and your houses are larger, a typically house that we have is 100sqm and seeking to cure the insulation. My brother in law, into Melbourne, has installed solar panels (I think with a government contribution), that helps a lot. Hope you can resolve your problems. Greetings..

[deahera]

RODALCO2007-I imagined that was the problem, do not use at all the gas and you need a higher consumption of electricity. We use gas for heating, for cooking and domestic hot water, just enough 3kW, almost all of what we have, it is obvious that we don't use all together otherwise if there are problems is increased to 3.5Kw, but you can still ask for more. The normal consumption for the washing machine is 2Kw, the oven (for those who likes electric) is about 2.5kw .

[deahera]

favret94- You right about the phases, I messed up when I wrote. It's true that we have the monophase, then have 3 wires: phase, neutral and ground. With regard to life-saving it's like I said, not worth the case of the old and not standards, I live in a new condominium and in a local we have all counters with their switch (which is not life-saving), then we have a life-saving for the apartment and other one for garage and basement. I assure you that the lifesaving works at my house. Grazie..

[favret94]

@deahera I live in Italy too, and i have to correct you on some points, first, the switch in the meter won' t save your life, don' t dare to trust it, I' ve seen cables melting with the switch in the meter steady on...

Second, we usually have one phase and one neutral in our homes.

But yes, i still cannot understand why in other counrties is needed so much currtent, maybe for heating?