Aldi welding set £34.99

joebob

Turbo fan cooled arc welder on sale from tomorrow,Does anyone know if you can use it from your house plug points or do you need some sort of booster or something like that.

zax47

It plugs in to a normal 13A socket.

joebob

Got my welding set on instructions it says must be connected to a 30 amp fused spur, what are these and how much?

keystone

You don't buy one you pay an electrician to install one.

Cheers

aboard_epsilon

You spur off your mains with one of these, the 32 amp mcb in the consumer unit will protect it ..
but you're probably better off putting in a dedicated circuit with a new mcb in the consumer unit.

socket


Then you need one of these on your cable to the machine
plug


They are called commando plugs they are available in 32 amp and 16 amp .


cant understand aldi selling something like this that isn't average joey/ proof friendly

all the best.mark

keystone

and its going to be a really good quality product for 35 quid!

Cheers

System

how serious is the op about welding?? not sure i would trust a 35quid welder for anything!
being cheap doesn't mean it's value for money, especially with tools

joebob

Only wanted it for abit of DIY but looks like £35 plus another £50-60 for electrics.

Gloomendoom

I've used arc welders plugged into a 13A socket. They do work. If you turn up the power too much the fuse blows... so don't!

zax47

My Clarke MIG welder from Machine Mart plugs into a standard BS1363 13A 3 pin mains socket - many do.

Jackinbox99

My ARC welder plugs straight into a 13a mains socket and works fine. Only time i had problems was when i used a cheapie extention lead which kept tripping with the power the welder draws.

Do you have a cooker socket in the house? maybe worth using that if you have problems with a 13a socket.

With regards to the price, you really cant go very far wrong with an arc welder. Mine cost me 6quid from an auction and works a treat. Ive used it for no end of jobs, including building and welding massive security gates up from scratch.

Had it been a mig welder for 35quid then id be very worried!

Does it come with the wires and masks? If so, those alone very often cost more than 35quid!!!