Industrial 3 phase pressure washer - earth leakage.

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  • skatingsparks
    Silver Member

    • Mar 2008
    • 375

    #1

    Industrial 3 phase pressure washer - earth leakage.

    I'm having a "brain fart" moment..

    I have 2 pretty big industrial 3 phase jet washer - one 63 amps and one 88 amps per phase (different companies/buildings)

    Basically a giant water heater (with numerous heater elements) and a pump.

    Water heater so needs earth leakage - both units 3 phase and earth balance load so no neutral.

    Basic understanding of earth leakage is that it references to neutral - picks up imbalance between current in and current out on neutral.

    The 88 amp unit I ran a 25mm SWA to an IP rated 4 pole isolator (so there is neutral in the cable) from there in 4 core Ho7 with the earth leakage at the DB.

    The 63amp there is an existing supply which is a 63 amp redundant welding socket but no neutral at that point. I can still put the Earth leaked at the DB end.

    I saw the 88 amp unit does have 220v inside derived from a transformer in the unit which I also saw the neutral side was connected to the earth of the unit.

    Are there any specific considerations for these to situations.

    Balanced loads on 3 phase earth leakage with no neutral going to the unit?

    Thanks
  • GCE
    Platinum Member

    • Jun 2017
    • 1473

    #2
    I had a similar question with cold storage containers which were 3 phase compressors and no neutral
    The socket outlets were 4 pin
    The ELU will not trip - on questioning suppliers we found that there is a earth leakage unit designed for str 3 phase no neutral

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