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Got a Dewalt DW745 for general woodworking/carpentry use to replace the cheapy screwfix special that lasted a year and on startup this new saw instantly trips the B16 breaker most of the time. If the saw starts then it'll keep running.
The shed is on a 40A MCB from the house CU, running to a 2 way CU inside the shed and the sockets are on the B16. Saw is rated at 1850 watts which would be ~8A, but even with nothing else on it still trips the 16A breaker most of the time.
Must be the inrush current causing the breaker to trip, so how can I get around it?
Options I can think of are;
Try a C16 or D16 breaker in the shed CU
Swap to a 4 way CU and have the saw on a dedicated circuit with appropriate breaker
Any others?
Out of my comfort zone doing either of those but I'd like to know what options there are to have a think as which is best.
The shed is on a 40A MCB from the house CU, running to a 2 way CU inside the shed and the sockets are on the B16. Saw is rated at 1850 watts which would be ~8A, but even with nothing else on it still trips the 16A breaker most of the time.
Must be the inrush current causing the breaker to trip, so how can I get around it?
Options I can think of are;
Try a C16 or D16 breaker in the shed CU
Swap to a 4 way CU and have the saw on a dedicated circuit with appropriate breaker
Any others?
Out of my comfort zone doing either of those but I'd like to know what options there are to have a think as which is best.