**Show Us Your Installs!!!**

[Darkwood]

it was a extra work and i dont have to much time..plus I dont get that amount i asking for..

Fair do's ... as long as the customer gets the options up front its up to them to pick how you proceed but my comment was because it would have taken less than 15mins and probably a piece (offcut) out of any company stock and even a new piece wouldn't be that much to buy; Labour and materials - I would have been surprised if topping the quote with £20 quid wouldn't have covered it.

 

[guest119]

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The rcd kills the entire board?

Boydy

 

[sparks123]

The rcd kills the entire board?

Boydy

its two single board become a 17th edition board..

 

[sparks123]

second single board

 

[guest119]

So the installation does not have one main switch?
Maybe the DNO one will be the main switch?

Boydy

 

[Thefailsafe2012]

Nice mate

But straighten up those lives soldier!

 

[sparks123]

So the installation does not have one main switch?
Maybe the DNO one will be the main switch?

Boydy

the main switch its on the first single board..

 

[guest119]

So why not all in one suitable/sized db?

Boydy

 

[Darkwood]

A self build 2 tier board sounds the best option here rather than having 2 separate entities .... and what about circuits that require rcbo/mcb protection so they don't lose power with a fault on another circuit... Intruder Alarm comes to mind, fridge freezer, boiler not written in stone to have these separate but good design to and there is a regulation that requires you to avoid nuisance tripping causing further problems (a good reason high integrity boards should always be used to give spare unprotected busbar ways so you can utilise them for such circuits) A tripped RCD while your away for a night and the alarm drains its panel battery and set the external SAB unit off.... if they don't have an alarm you haven't left them any options for it in future if they get one....

Saw a company put a rcd covered board in a pub to do all the pub area ... a fault on the dish washer lost all the pubs power and the board had only been fitted 2weeks prior .. the company said it nothing to do with their board and was an external fault .....i kindly wrote a letter quoting the poor nature of design fitting this board and the regulations to back up my point, and because they had a contract with the brewery and did all their pubs i said i would be forwarding it to the brewery too...

They returned next day removed the rcd fitted rcbo's throughout lol and didn't charge for it.... lesson learnt i hope, although domestic hasn't got the same enforcement of these regulations as the consequences are not as dire.

 

[sparkdog]

Show us your installs? Certainly not!

 

[sparks123]

So why not all in one suitable/sized db?

Boydy

very narrow space and to many circuits..i cant fit single db ..its more easy to do on this way..

 

[sparks123]

They returned next day removed the rcd fitted rcbo's throughout lol and didn't charge for it.... lesson learnt i hope, although domestic hasn't got the same enforcement of these regulations as the consequences are not as dire.

to be honest i follow what architect asking for..because its domestic installation its not designed to have rcbo ..

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So why not all in one suitable/sized db?

Boydy

very narrow space and to many circuits..i cant fit single db ..its more easy to do on this way..

 

[Engineer54]

I can't understand why any commercial premises, ....and especially food and/or beverage outlets, such as Pub's, cafe's, restaurants and the like, would have a dual 17th edition CU/DB installed, it's just asking for trouble...

People going off about ''high integrity boards'', ...well you can't get much more high integrity than a RCBO CU/DB can you!! A damned sight easier to fault find on as well, if and when the occasion arises...

 

[Rockingit]

I can't understand why any commercial premises, ....and especially food and/or beverage outlets, such as Pub's, cafe's, restaurants and the like, would have a dual 17th edition CU/DB installed, it's just asking for trouble...

People going off about ''high integrity boards'', ...well you can't get much more high integrity than a RCBO CU/DB can you!! A damned sight easier to fault find on as well, if and when the occasion arises...

Absolutely. But that's where the word 'design' comes into play....it's not just simply formulaic that you do x,y,z. OK, the bulk of my work is domestic because that's whats defined geographically but I never just simply 'bung in a 12 way split' unless that is genuinely the best answer.

You use eyes, brain, experience and technical knowledge to produce the most applicable solution.

It would be a bit like a dressmaker only having one size mannequin, one type of material and the same pattern. They couldn't really lay claim to the title 'designer', could they?

 

[Bernard1991]

Solar installs and other

I used to do some work for a solar company installing connecting and powering up solar installations (pannels where installed by a builder but connected by myself)
I have also decided to throw in a few images of a 12v system I installed in a boat (lights tv socket solar charger speaker system and light on front of boat) it's totally 12v the battery is kept charged by a solar pannel and if your wondering about the blue light that's to identify the light switch as there's one for the lights one for the horn and one for the flood on the front
it took two days to install the switch/ fuse box and wire up the battery all the led strips the tv socket horns and relays powering the horn and flood the fairy lights Wernt installed by myself the guys wife thought they would look nice she told me

later I will add the generator circuit I designed built from scratch and tested as soon as it's fully completed

 

[Engineer54]

Absolutely. But that's where the word 'design' comes into play....it's not just simply formulaic that you do x,y,z. OK, the bulk of my work is domestic because that's whats defined geographically but I never just simply 'bung in a 12 way split' unless that is genuinely the best answer.

You use eyes, brain, experience and technical knowledge to produce the most applicable solution.

It would be a bit like a dressmaker only having one size mannequin, one type of material and the same pattern. They couldn't really lay claim to the title 'designer', could they?

I think it is much more to do with comparing costs between a cheap 17th CU and an all RCBO CU.
It wouldn't really surprise me at all if that's where most so-called ''designs'' start and finish these days!!

 

[vini]

For a cannibas farm. They wired the ring main directly to the live supply coming from the common stairwell bypassing the meter. They must have wired it live as well, as there was no access to the incoming fuse. Into a connector block with the 100A meter tails.

 

[onions1066]

View attachment 22003For a cannibas farm. They wired the ring main directly to the live supply coming from the common stairwell bypassing the meter. They must have wired it live as well, as there was no access to the incoming fuse. Into a connector block with the 100A meter tails.

This is posted in show us your installs? I think you need to work on your design and I think your finishing touches need a little tweaking but apart from that you've made a nice job.

 

[vini]

This is posted in show us your installs? I think you need to work on your design and I think your finishing touches need a little tweaking but apart from that you've made a nice job.

Ha ha. I'm sure I would be more if I did this sort of work - reducing electricity bills by 60%. Just don't tell Scottish Power.

 

[onions1066]

Nothing very interesting just a ground lighting job. But it was an absolute pain to do