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Failed to connect to MySQL: (1203) User howardkn already has more than 'max_user_connections' active connectionsPath: ...!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "Carlos E.R." Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,alt.os.linux.mint Subject: Re: smart plugs??? Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 20:55:29 +0100 Lines: 63 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net Yazx3l/V33JPrDPZNhynqAikIQCrIGJmubCd8BlhySJQj8R0Z3 X-Orig-Path: Telcontar.valinor!not-for-mail Cancel-Lock: sha1:VIc3EnBkYg8mZS0CMxQMt5Zlg08= sha256:YGWWKouqWZQ8Etmdw8yQ/px1WJSEgaW1njLrTlVX0ZQ= User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: es-ES, en-CA In-Reply-To: Bytes: 3545 On 2025-01-18 14:46, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > On 18/01/2025 13:13, Carlos E.R. wrote: >> On 2025-01-18 12:02, The Natural Philosopher wrote: >>> On 18/01/2025 08:55, Mike Scott wrote: >>>> On 18/01/2025 02:21, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: >>>>> On Fri, 17 Jan 2025 16:48:03 +0000, Mike Scott wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> ... I'm looking at probably 3kW at 240V to run a heater. >>>>>> >>>>>> The power level is just a bit outside my comfort zone for home >>>>>> construction ... >>>>> >>>>> I should say it is. It’s well beyond the rating for a typical >>>>> household >>>>> outlet. Whatever it is, I imagine you’re going to need professional >>>>> electrician help to set it up. >>>> >>>> Your comment puzzles me.... standard UK outlets are 13A 240V, using >>>> a ring main rated at 30A total. 3kW is a standard "3 bar" electric >>>> heater. >>>> >>>> >>> He is probably Murrican or European. Murricans need to go to 220V to >>> get that sort of power and in Spain its illegal. >> >> What is illegal? >> > Appliances that draw more than 1.5kW from memory. > > Oh. No. They have changed it On "modern" houses sockets are rated for 16A, being schuko type like maybe the entire EU. You may be confused because I have mentioned in conversations that my entire (old) house is limited to 10A (actually 15 because design flaw of the meter-limiter), because it is an old installation that doesn't have a modern certification. On a certified house you may easily have 10 KW, sometimes 15. More if you contract the three phases. > > "All electrical equipment has an assigned electrical power (small or > large) that is expressed in Watts (W) or kilowatts (kW). If we use > several devices simultaneously, the electrical power of each adds up, > until we reach a point where we can no longer use more equipment at a > time so that this sum exceeds the electrical power we have contracted. > This is the maximum power that can be consumed simultaneously. > > When the maximum power is exceeded, the new digital meters disconnect > the service and the home runs out of electricity supply. The most > economical and efficient way to use electric energy is to have a low > contracted power, as this will optimise the use of the equipment and > reduce the fixed cost of the electricity bill." > > -- Cheers, Carlos.