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[andyd55]

looks tip top mate, nice work

 

[Rampantchilli]

Thanks

 

[sparkless]

very neat, nice work

 

[ash_s3]

I'd be proud of that, looks very tidy

 

[proigrac]

this is a great thing, thanks for sharing

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i want to thank you again!

 

[Engineer54]

A nice CU install. Only comment i can make is, a bit of heat shrink wouldn't of gone amiss on those neutral crimped tail ends.

 

[Rampantchilli]

A nice CU install. Only comment i can make is, a bit of heat shrink wouldn't of gone amiss on those neutral crimped tail ends.

Thanks, but I don't understand the value of adding heat shrink in this instance

 

[ash_s3]

A nice CU install. Only comment i can make is, a bit of heat shrink wouldn't of gone amiss on those neutral crimped tail ends.

Thats how they come from MK mate.

 

[Jonny66]

Neater than I could do, but.......... I would be a little disappointed with such a neat install if I had to test the ring finals.......as conductors not identified as to which leg of the ring they are, so I would have to pull the conductors out to revel some sheathing (couldnt be arsed to test it twice) and ruin the overall look..sorry....I also hate cable ties in this instance......

 

[Banjo]

 

[jonni770]

fire alarm and emergency light

Dose anyone kniw the best way of connecting my emergency lights to fire alarm panal.
I know basucly what to do i just wanna be sure im using a sita addressable and have a couple of volt free relays on the panel to use 2 nc and 2 no.?

 

[onions1066]

Re: fire alarm and emergency light

Dose anyone kniw the best way of connecting my emergency lights to fire alarm panal.
I know basucly what to do i just wanna be sure im using a sita addressable and have a couple of volt free relays on the panel to use 2 nc and 2 no.?

Emergency lights to the fire alarm panel? What for? I might be missing something here because it is late.

 

[Engineer54]

Thanks, but I don't understand the value of adding heat shrink in this instance

Thats how they come from MK mate.

So neither of you can see the value of adding heat-shrink insulation to those bare crimped connections that protrude into the CU??


I'll say no more then!! lol!!

 

[jonni770]

So when panrel goes into fire emergency lights sutomatic turn on

 

[jonni770]

Some of my installs

 

[Engineer54]

The dado trunking looks nice, but you have at least one double socket that's been mounted upside down ..lol!!!

 

[wade88]

The dado trunking looks nice, but you have at least one double socket that's been mounted upside down ..lol!!!

I imagine they are alternating in orientation to allow for better cable manipulation inside the dado. I also imagine you probably knew that and now i look like a plum...

 

[Aaron Milkins]

Hey this is some of my recent work im still in my time so any advice would be good cheers,

A CCTV Control room- ran all the cabling for the monitors all the power, mounted all 52 monitors etc



Mains room in a basement of 16 new flats -






Ran in 2no SWA for UPS in a server room -

 

[decolad69]

Was it not possible to run the armour up the corner of the wall ? Just think it would look neater :28:

 

[Aaron Milkins]

no i couldn't as there was a rsj going through for the door way next door, next time im on the job ill take a picture of all the swa's dressed in

 

[jonni770]

The dado trunking looks nice, but you have at least one double socket that's been mounted upside down ..lol!!!

If u look propetly the dado runs ln the floor... this is for an internet cafe sockets alternate 1-16 1 one way 2 the othet way ect this was the specific request of IT engineer.

 

[Engineer54]

If u look propetly the dado runs ln the floor... this is for an internet cafe sockets alternate 1-16 1 one way 2 the othet way ect this was the specific request of IT engineer.

To be honest i didn't notice!! lol!! Maybe because, PVC Dado trunking wouldn't be the containment of choice for a floor installation. Prone to all sorts of damage, especially in a internet cafe' situation.

 

[jonni770]

Fire alarm i installed.

 

[Bobster]

Is it just me or are all of the conduit runs not straight.



edit: swear filter won't let me say pi55ed

 

[Knobhead]

I did resist being curlish and mentioning that.

Must be getting soft in my dotage.

 

[Kev2632]

Today's consumer unit i did

 

[Kev2632]

Today's consumer unit i did, thoughts and opinions would be nice

 

[Jimsparky]

Is it just me or are all of the conduit runs not straight.



edit: swear filter won't let me say pi55ed

And not a saddle in sight ?

 

[Bobster]

There are saddles. I think he's put them too close together, that's why they arn't level.

 

[onions1066]

View attachment 16730 Today's consumer unit i did, eyve thoughts and opinions would be nice

your cables look like they've been mating with a zebra

 

[Kev2632]

your cables look like they've been mating with a zebra

Meaning?

 

[Kev2632]

Ooops ya will be on about my black markings on e live cores haha? Apart from that, what's your opinions on my board? :/

 

[onions1066]

Doesn't look too bad with what you had to work with, I prefer to leave a little more length on the cables, I prefer the tails from the bottom looped into main switch so it is impossible for them to be pulled out no matter how much downward force you put on them .

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And yes I meant the black marks

 

[HandySparks]

Ooops ya will be on about my black markings on e live cores haha? Apart from that, what's your opinions on my board? :/

Neat enough. Maybe leave a bit more free length where possible (I know it sometimes isn't). How did you achieve the specified IP rating where you brought your tails in at the top? My preference is to avoid bringing cables in through the top surface or, if necessary, add a piece of trunking above to preclude finger access to the top surface of the CU enclosure.

I'll have to remember about the black stripes if I want to mark up cores for when my sheath markings are out of sight. Quite a neat idea. I notice that you changed your mind over the positioning of CBs 2 and 3.


Edit: Just noticed what lookes like a big rectangular hole in the bottom face. How did you cover this to stop finger access?

Edit 2: There don't appear to be enough CPC terminations for the number of final circuits?

 

[sythai]

Before and after shots of kitchen we recently finished..... check out the 'rather large' LED lite tile, looks pretty funky

 

[dan86]

Before and after shots of kitchen we recently finished..... check out the 'rather large' LED lite tile, looks pretty funky
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wow. nice place! and yes, the LED tile looks smart!

 

[dim_bulb]

Blimey looks great I would put those kind of pictures on your website

 

[Amp David]

View attachment 16730 Today's consumer unit i did, thoughts and opinions would be nice

Get the Henry out and put him to work!

 

[sythai]

Blimey looks great I would put those kind of pictures on your website

Just trying to suss it out now :computer:

 

[firespark]

sythai, The end result looks fantastic! Defiantly one to be proud of and use for advertisement!

 

[firespark]

A small fire alarm panel changeover we completed a couple of years back.
The room where the panel is located is not waterproof by any means. Usually when it rains outside, it rains inside too. (including above the panel)
Needless to say, the site will not weatherproof the building as they plan to pull it down in a few years, but they have to have a fire alarm system as it covers more than just this area.

Before:


Panels designed and built in the office prior to taking to site:


Last stages of install and commissioning: (prior to the arrival or replacement interface units and a glass windowed door for the right hand side box)

 

[tazz]

Nice Mx setup, and good solution to the water problem, out of interest, are the din loop controllers switching plant, as there is a lot of them. Or are they being using as zone monitors into an existing old conventional system.

 

[timbobelfast]

mmmmm, looks very similar to an Intrinsically safe barrier type set up there.

 

[Megavolt]

Wow sythai that looks great. Where did you get tiles from

 

[firespark]

The box on the left has a mixture of Din rail I/O's and Zone Monitors.
The zone monitors are used to pick up all of the old non addressable zones.
The I/O's are used to signal a fire condition for each zone and general fault back to the security control room via an old network alarm module located nearby.

In the box on the right above the MX panel is an advanced sounder booster card with 2x 4 way sounder circuit controllers.

 

[firespark]

That's a really nice install Sythai, defiantly one to be proud of and use as advertisement.
Out of interest, what light switches and LED drives did you use?

 

[sythai]

That's a really nice install Sythai, defiantly one to be proud of and use as advertisement.
Out of interest, what light switches and LED drives did you use?

Many thanks.... majority of it was controlled by a Lutron Grafik Eye system, various different drivers all sourced/ spec'd by the customer

Wow sythai that looks great. Where did you get tiles from

Thank you..... It was from a company called Lite Tile (if you look on their website they also have a picture uploaded of the same job)

Illuminated kitchen splashbacks | LED Architectural Lighting | Glass Splashbacks | LiteTile

 

[Harwoodandy]

Before and after shots of kitchen we recently finished..... check out the 'rather large' LED lite tile, looks pretty funky
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Looks very slick indeed - just out of curiosity, what do they do for socket outlets - are they on one of those stick thingies that pop up?

 

[Harwoodandy]

Ooops ya will be on about my black markings on e live cores haha? Apart from that, what's your opinions on my board? :/

Is this the finished job Kev?
Would have liked to have seen a picture with the cover on and including the MET etc.

 

[sythai]

Looks very slick indeed - just out of curiosity, what do they do for socket outlets - are they on one of those stick thingies that pop up?

Good question is a bit sparse I know what you mean.... in the tumble unit at the end (far left of lite tile) there are 2 x doubles in there and 1 x double under the island