@Sarah977 @Jessica-and-Henry0 @Helen3 @Pete28
Having been an electrical contractor does give me certain knowledge in this field but, that still doesn't help!
From time to time during the winter months I have had the power service in the listing cottage trip out!
It is annoying but I felt there was nothing I could do about it. The authorities will not allow me to run a supply service larger than 45Amps to the cottage.
Guests don't care how much electricity they use, if the appliance is there, use it.
The shower hot water heater is electric....1 x 3.6 Kw heating element.
The wall panel heater, up to...........................1 Kw
The main air conditioner & air filter.............2.6 Kw input.
The benchtop hotplate...................................2.4 Kws
The hair dryer.....................................................2 Kws
The electric kettle.............................................1.2 Kws
Without itemising lighting, electric blankets, microwave, TV, charging facilities that means my total load in that cottage could conceiveably be 13.5 Kws at any time. Almost as much as the average house consumption!
Multiply 13.5 by 4.25 (being the ratio of Kws to Amps) that equals a possible 57.3 amps.....bingo, the 45 Amp supply breaker trips!!
The one advantage we have here over you in the US is our grid power supply is 240 volt so it is a bit more forgiving than 110v!
During winter months I have to instruct guests that the service is generous but not capable of meeting the requirements of everything in the cottage at the one time.
If they are using the central air conditioning, don't use the wall panel as well.
Time any cooking so that it doesn't coincide with shower time.
Nobody has complained about it but it is annoying and something I do have to constantly keep in mind......
Any you should see the meter just about fly off the wall when guests are in there on a cold winter evening!
Cheers.....Rob