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There is no advantage of every appliance having its own circuit. The modern household has many appliances and to make a separate circuit for each one would be a waste of money. This is the reason that the electrical code requires split receptacles above the kitchen counters. On the average only one or two appliances would be operating at any one given time.
That said, the higher amp draw appliances have to have their own circuits. These types of appliances have an amp draw of close to what the circuit can produce. These types of circuits have breakers and wires sized to the amperage load draw of the appliance.
Examples of high amperage draw appliances are clothes dryer, oven, range, hot water tank, refrigerator, freezer, microwave oven, furnace and base board heating. All of the small hand appliances can share a circuit without overloading that particular circuit.
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What will happen to an appliance if the fuse rating is less than the current an appliance needed?
The appliance will not work because the fuse will blow every time.
Can you use a 32V 15A fuse if the appliance calls for a 125V 15A fuse?
No
This device will burn out before an appliance is ruined?
A fuse
Why is it dangerous to use the wrong fuse in an appliance?
it can shock you
What is the fuse rating of 600watt appliance on a 220 volt supply?
The fuse rating should be 5 amps
What will happen to an appliance if the fuse rating is less than the current an appliance needed?
The appliance will not work because the fuse will blow every time.
How does a fuse wire save an appliance from high electric current?
A fuse link will melt and interrupt the flow of current to the appliance before it can get high enough to damage the appliance or wiring.
Can you use a 32V 15A fuse if the appliance calls for a 125V 15A fuse?
No
What are the uses FUSE?
They are a safety feature in the case of an energy surge - without the fuse damage could be dome to the appliance, with the fuse if their is a surge of electricity it burns out the fuse so can't travel all the way to the appliance damaging it.
This device will burn out before an appliance is ruined?
A fuse
Why is it dangerous to use the wrong fuse in an appliance?
it can shock you
What is the fuse rating of 600watt appliance on a 220 volt supply?
The fuse rating should be 5 amps
A fuse should be conected between?
A fuse should be connected in the live wire, before reaching the appliance.
The fuse 13 A in a plug is intended to?
This is intended to protect the flex of a plug. A fuse is a little wire that all of the electricity coming into the appliance flows through. If something goes wrong and the current is higher than it should be, this fuse will overheat and burn out, thus breaking the wire and cutting the flow of electricity. If there was no fuse, the circuit would not be broken, this could overheat the plug and it could possibly catch fire. The 13A means that that fuse is set to 13 Amps of current, If it gets anything over that, the fuse will blow. Depending on the appliance the number will vary. 13A fuses are mostly used in the flexes of an appliance that have a high voltage, such as heating appliances like kettles fan heaters. When choosing a fuse for a plug you must choose a fuse that is higher than the current that the appliance has as current is higher when things are first switched on. If you choose a fuse that is too low for the appliance, the fuse will keep blowing out. Never choose a fuse that is too high for an appliance as this will not blow out if the current is too high.
What are the functions of an electric fuse in a an electric appliance?
To prevent an overload or short from causing the wiring in the circuit supplying power to the appliance from overheating and possibly catching on fire. The fuse is there to protect the wiring and not what is plugged into that circuit.
Why must not you replace a fuse in a plug with an iron nail even the appliance still work?
A fuse is specifically rated to a certain amount of power. When this is exceeded the fuse 'melts' and will not allow the power limit to be over extended. A nail will allow the appliance to work but offers no protection.
Why is the fuse of an appliance always on the live side?
See Discuss Question below.
