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How far can 4 mm² run on a 25 A circuit?

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Worked to AS/NZS 3000:2018. Tables checked 26 Sept 2026.

Roa teitei rawa o te huarahi

41m

Te roa o te ara o te loop hapa
67m
Tirotiro whakahaere
Heke voltage
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A drawn result card from the Maximum Circuit Length tool: maximum route length 41 m.

A 4 mm² copper circuit on a 25 A curve C breaker can run 41 m at its full load. Voltage drop sets that length: at 41 m the drop reaches the 5 % limit of AS/NZS 3000:2018 Cl 3.6.2.

The case

The circuit is single‑phase at 230 V with a 2.5 mm² earth and a design current of 25 A at a power factor of 1. AS/NZS 3000:2018 Table B1 gives a fault loop length of 67 m for this cable and device.

What changes the answer

The length scales with the load. With 20 A of design current on the same breaker, the run can reach 51.25 m. The fault loop length does not change with the load. It depends on the cable and the breaker.

See also: What size cable for a 25 A circuit? and Voltage drop basics.

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Kaikawe active
4 mm²
Iahiko hoahoa
25 A
Taputapu whakamarutanga
Pōwhiri momo C
Kaikawe whenua
2.5 mm²
Insulation
PVC
Ngā wāhanga
Wāhanga kotahi
Power factor
1
Reiti taputapu
25 A
Rohe heke voltage
5 %
Voltage wāhanga ā-ingoa
230 V
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