Please Recommend a Good EHU that does not Kink.

Ozzy Pete · Feb 26, 2023

Our first cable was a 2.5 mm and an absolute nightmare to pack away especially in cold weather. Bought a 1.5 mm which is rated at 16 amps which is much more than most sites supply anyway.
This one works perfectly for us as a 2 kw heater is the most we use it for. It’s not like it’s going to glow if you overloaded it.
The times we have tripped the sites fuse by having a kettle and toaster going at the same time. Anyone want a hardly used 2.5 mm cable?

sidepod · Feb 26, 2023

Without wanting to be a bobble hat about it, it’s not about the rating of the cable it’s about the resistance of it (R1+R2 - or Live +earth in a loop). It’s all to do with the trip speed of the breaker. The R1R2 of a 1.5 will be too high to comply with a 16A breaker. No need to worry as it’s unlikely ever to be a problem. Just pointing it out.

Jester · Feb 27, 2023

This is what I use,
Positives, easy to wind never any kinking in cold weather, LED power indicator,
Negatives heavy and expensive.
Mastervolt. They also do 15 meter.