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Piotr Kula
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By Euro plug you mean this?

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If yes then it is described in the CEE 7/16 Regulation and for safety is limited to 2.5Ampers for Class 2 Application. So it should not exceed 550Watts.(Up to a fridge) It is unpolorised, unearthed and not fused anywhere except in the main distribution board.

Allot of EU countries are starting to use the SHUKO plug CEE 7/4 Class 1 Appplications

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If you use these ones which are also unpolorised, but are earthed and fused in the plug, they are rated at 16A! So it should handle 3500Watts!( A big heater )

Cables as it comes is fairly strict and the same

Conductor Size Current Maximum power (Watts) @ 240volts. But these are really optimistic and I would subtract 500watts for safety.

1.0 mm2 - 10 amps - Up to 2400 Watts

1.25 mm2 - 13 amps - Up to 3120 Watts

1.5 mm2 - 15 amps - Up to 3600 Watts

2.5 mm2 - 20 amps - Up to 4800 Watts

4.0 mm2 - 25 amps - Up to 6000 Watts

So like this one

enter image description here

In general timers start of from 2000Watt resistive load (restive meaning something like a coil heater! so they are marking the worst case scenario) If its lights, pumps etc its more slacked. You can get 3500Watt too.

So to answer your question - Yes it will be ok to hook up the fan and lighting to most plugs - because you might as well used a junction plug and it would be the same..

To be safe- if you want to add more stuff later use a

2.5MM solid core cable

Schuko Plug-

if you cant - just wire it directly (remove the whole plug and join it indside the plug with a wall plate)

enter image description here Like this one- just let your wire come out from there and run it neatly using trunking, tacs or glue gun. Try to avoid putting plugs onto that line- like the other poster said- it is breaking regulations.. in most countries.

By Euro plug you mean this?

enter image description here

If yes then it is described in the CEE 7/16 Regulation and for safety is limited to 2.5Ampers for Class 2 Application. So it should not exceed 550Watts.(Up to a fridge) It is unpolorised, unearthed and not fused anywhere except in the main distribution board.

Allot of EU countries are starting to use the SHUKO plug CEE 7/4 Class 1 Appplications

enter image description here

If you use these ones which are also unpolorised, but are earthed and fused in the plug, they are rated at 16A! So it should handle 3500Watts!( A big heater )

Cables as it comes is fairly strict and the same

Conductor Size Current Maximum power (Watts)

1.0 mm2 - 10 amps - Up to 2400 Watts

1.25 mm2 - 13 amps - Up to 3120 Watts

1.5 mm2 - 15 amps - Up to 3600 Watts

2.5 mm2 - 20 amps - Up to 4800 Watts

4.0 mm2 - 25 amps - Up to 6000 Watts

So like this one

enter image description here

In general timers start of from 2000Watt resistive load (restive meaning something like a coil heater! so they are marking the worst case scenario) If its lights, pumps etc its more slacked. You can get 3500Watt too.

So to answer your question - Yes it will be ok to hook up the fan and lighting to most plugs - because you might as well used a junction plug and it would be the same..

To be safe- if you want to add more stuff later use a

2.5MM solid core cable

Schuko Plug-

if you cant - just wire it directly (remove the whole plug and join it indside the plug with a wall plate)

enter image description here Like this one- just let your wire come out from there and run it neatly using trunking, tacs or glue gun. Try to avoid putting plugs onto that line- like the other poster said- it is breaking regulations.. in most countries.

By Euro plug you mean this?

enter image description here

If yes then it is described in the CEE 7/16 Regulation and for safety is limited to 2.5Ampers for Class 2 Application. So it should not exceed 550Watts.(Up to a fridge) It is unpolorised, unearthed and not fused anywhere except in the main distribution board.

Allot of EU countries are starting to use the SHUKO plug CEE 7/4 Class 1 Appplications

enter image description here

If you use these ones which are also unpolorised, but are earthed and fused in the plug, they are rated at 16A! So it should handle 3500Watts!( A big heater )

Cables as it comes is fairly strict and the same

Conductor Size Current Maximum power (Watts) @ 240volts. But these are really optimistic and I would subtract 500watts for safety.

1.0 mm2 - 10 amps - Up to 2400 Watts

1.25 mm2 - 13 amps - Up to 3120 Watts

1.5 mm2 - 15 amps - Up to 3600 Watts

2.5 mm2 - 20 amps - Up to 4800 Watts

4.0 mm2 - 25 amps - Up to 6000 Watts

So like this one

enter image description here

In general timers start of from 2000Watt resistive load (restive meaning something like a coil heater! so they are marking the worst case scenario) If its lights, pumps etc its more slacked. You can get 3500Watt too.

So to answer your question - Yes it will be ok to hook up the fan and lighting to most plugs - because you might as well used a junction plug and it would be the same..

To be safe- if you want to add more stuff later use a

2.5MM solid core cable

Schuko Plug-

if you cant - just wire it directly (remove the whole plug and join it indside the plug with a wall plate)

enter image description here Like this one- just let your wire come out from there and run it neatly using trunking, tacs or glue gun. Try to avoid putting plugs onto that line- like the other poster said- it is breaking regulations.. in most countries.

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Piotr Kula
Piotr Kula
  • 5.9k
  • 21
  • 32

By Euro plug you mean this?

enter image description here

If yes then it is described in the CEE 7/16 Regulation and for safety is limited to 2.5Ampers for Class 2 Application. So it should not exceed 550Watts.(Up to a fridge) It is unpolorised, unearthed and not fused anywhere except in the main distribution board.

Allot of EU countries are starting to use the SHUKO plug CEE 7/4 Class 1 Appplications

enter image description here

If you use these ones which are also unpolorised, but are earthed and fused in the plug, they are rated at 16A! So it should handle 3500Watts!( A big heater )

Cables as it comes is fairly strict and the same

Conductor Size Current Maximum power (Watts)

1.0 mm2 - 10 amps - Up to 2400 Watts

1.25 mm2 - 13 amps - Up to 3120 Watts

1.5 mm2 - 15 amps - Up to 3600 Watts

2.5 mm2 - 20 amps - Up to 4800 Watts

4.0 mm2 - 25 amps - Up to 6000 Watts

So like this one

enter image description here

In general timers start of from 2000Watt resistive load (restive meaning something like a coil heater! so they are marking the worst case scenario) If its lights, pumps etc its more slacked. You can get 3500Watt too.

So to answer your question - Yes it will be ok to hook up the fan and lighting to most plugs - because you might as well used a junction plug and it would be the same..

To be safe- if you want to add more stuff later use a

2.5MM solid core cable

Schuko Plug-

if you cant - just wire it directly (remove the whole plug and join it indside the plug with a wall plate)

enter image description here Like this one- just let your wire come out from there and run it neatly using trunking, tacs or glue gun. Try to avoid putting plugs onto that line- like the other poster said- it is breaking regulations.. in most countries.