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I’m an industrial electrician, so when it comes to DB regs and such my experience on them is a little limited.
I need 2 x 16A 3 phase supply and 4 x 230v 3 pin sockets which is intend to do as a ring however, the nearest supply is approx 120m away! Running this through a cable calculator...
Hi everyone I’m looking for an abb inverter
It’s for a bandsaw
Model number is ACS150-03E-08A8
I need it yesterday if anyone has one around I can sort out courier etc
I always turn off main switch before removing cover or doing any work in a DB, but when should incoming supply be isolated ?
When placing a clamp-on ammeter around an incoming phase conductor in a 3 phase board a spark to board casing occurred. Later found to be pre-existing damage to insulation...
I have a single phase stainless steel pasteuriser that has two control boxes attached to it. One box houses the control for the electronics and motor for the mixing paddle. The other box houses the supply to the water jacket immersion heater. The immersion heater is 1.5kw single phase and is...
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Long time member and not a regular user here. I do pop in here when the odd unknown pop's up and unable to locate an electrical dilemma and cannot find a person that has the expected knowledge and can explain and help, as yet unable to find information even from respected persons.
Let...
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I'm having a new boiler fitted in a new location. I need to provide power for the boiler which I'm looking to do myself.
Boiler: Ideal Logic Max 35KW Combi
I've researched the electric supply requirements from the manufacture (image below)
My consumer unit has a spare Contactum 7106B 6A...
Hi all, any recommendations for neat and complaint ways to "house" a new supply -- the main electrical fuse, cut out, meter etc that on our house is inside the house near the front door. It's currently inside a cupboard that needs to come down, but am assuming I can't just cover with any...
Hi I have a question hoping I can get some help. I wanted to know if there is a 400V 3 phase supply (A/A/A) terminated on the primary side of a TMD breaker can you take 2 phases from the secondary side of the breaker (A/A) to create a 400V supply only excluding E/N and use to power up your...
Got an EV (Nissan Townstar EV) in my house, has a Zappi EV charger installed (by myself) and notified via ENA form to Scottish Power energy networks
Now at the outset my house is older and they could not identify the cable size and cut out fuse size
During the intial call I was told that SPEN...
The earthing arrangement where the hot tub will be installed is formed in the TN-C-S system.
I want to install the sub-main distribution circuit from the main house consumer unit to the outside of the building to have a power source for the final circuits: hot tub, sockets and lights.
The supply...
Hi guys. I was a commissiong technician before I retired. Hardware and software industrial automation. Miss the work but not the endless travel/ airports hotels etc. Those that know, know what I mean.
I retired to Thailand 220 - 240 volt single phase 50 hertz supply here. Im used to 3 phase or...
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I have two gen 1 x 5kw hybrid inverter, with batteries. My question is can I connect the two backup out put via 2 isolators and 2 rcbo then combine them into one input in to a 100amp auto switch in the main cupboard outside so if grid goes down I would have 5 kw backup to...
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Our Enphase solar system needs to have the AC supply shut down via the fire alarm contactors local input output unit that has NO & NC volt free contacts.
Is there a kit i can buy or should i just buy a DB with a 4 pole contactor etc? how would you do this
Bevause its an enpahse...
Hi I have a job at work, an ev charger keeps stopping functioning, the company that looks after it has been out and said its not there problem, the supply voltage is 205v ac, (I still need to check this) but is there a step up transformer out there that that can increase the voltage to 240v...
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The service cable is on the outside of my wall in the porch. What’s the best way to cover it with complying with current regulations? Would it just be a case of capping it and blocking it out?
Many thanks
Incoming supply on our job comes into the building and then the tails from which go into a switched isolator with 200A fuses fitted.
No idea what size the incoming fuses are or incoming conductor sizes. Would have to contact the DNO but not sure whether they would give that info to anyone or...
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I’ve just put an offer on a house without thinking too much of the electrics. It currently has 2 electric showers and an electric oven.
If we buy it I’d like 2 x 16A commando sockets installed in the garage so I can run my air compressor (2.2kW) and MIG welder. I calculated that the...
Hi all, quick question - I have to replace a lateral supply cable where the existing one runs through the ceiling of the basement flat and up through the floor into a communal hallway to an old Ryefield, feeding 5 properties. The issue is that the building is listed and I'm being told that...
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Looking for some advice please.
Keep having issues with flickering lights, some devices such as dehumidifier "stuttering" because power supply appears to be poor.
All the internal wiring in my property has been checked in the past and any issues fixed e.g. new RCD consumer unit, earth...
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