Hello everyone
I'm picking up some remedial works from an EICR fail in a commercial property.
Its a 3 phase supply with old steel conduits , trunking & coupled metal equipment, that provides the earth to the various locations.
At present the earthing is insufficient, every earth in the...
I want to use the armour as my CPC but need to check it complies. The cable will be run from a SP Distribution panel to CU.
As per Selection and Erection Guidance Note 1 table D10a I can see a 10mm XLPE SWA requires a 31.1mm csa to comply, but only has 26mm on 2-core.
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Afternoon guys
Got a job my builder wants me to do in nice block of flats up town
solid concrete ceilings/walls/floors unfortunately!
lighting is just staying as is- but them want extra sockets added and a new 5amp socket circuit for lights
the existing sockets are wired in single in tube in...
OK, lets have a decent discussion about this as I'm sure there will be a number of opinions!
Have done an EICR on a 40 + year old flat. The lighting circuit is wired in singles and utilises the steel conduit as the CPC. Out of the 6 lights and using my R2 wander lead, only 2 have an acceptable...
Hi just thought I'd throw this out here for a bit of light entertainment after the @Marvo thread (phew!)
So brother in law asked me to look at EICR which returned unsatisfactory. I have not looked at the installation to ascertain as to Class 1 or 2 fittings in the premises are installed. The...
The Ghost
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Evening,
Just joined upto this forum after a search online for some info, hopefully someone can help me?
I have taken over a job from another contractor who has run in a 50mm 4 core swa from a substation to a TP&N DB roughly 100m away.
My concern is that it appears they have not run a separate...
I've tried to find a solution on here to this exact scenario but had no such luck.
Could somebody please advise on where I should place the earth wire on a plastic back box with no earth terminal when adding a new metal face plate? The face plate has an earth terminal on it and was probably...
DKenny
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Hi everyone,
I am currently installing an additional 4 way CU which is to serve a new extension on the customers house. They have also asked me to alter one of their existing 2 way stairs lighting so that they can have an intermediate switch incorporated (a switch at either end of the upstairs...
This one might get the old grey matter going!
400A supply 260m run on ladder fed from BS88 fuses to sub main distribution board.
Did a cable calc using our Trimble software (was Amtech) and looked at the option of using an integral earth or a separate earth so I could use a conventional 4c...
hello guys
Client has bought fitting from online, metal cable cap at top with single twin flex dropping down to an e27 pendant with metal casing and no earth.
I'm saying client can't use them what's your thoughts?
Looking through our periodic certificate that was completed by a 3rd party, I've got a few queries that hopefully someone on here can clarify.
We've got a Schneider Prisma switchboard (S3/MSP 3.1) fed from 11kV/400V Transformer.
- What is meant by MW for cpc size of 2/TP and 13/TP?
- Is there...
I have a EICR coming up where I am sure there is no CPC in the lighting circuit, the property is rented and I am sure all the outlets are class 2. Where do i stand?
Should the circuits be rewired?
C2 or C3?
Thanks
marcuscrackus
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Does it matter which method (method 1 or method 2) you use when testing for continuity of the circuit protective conductors? Or is each method dependent upon which the type of circuit you are testing on ring or radial?
I have been told that test method 1 is used for lighting and radial...
PLW
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Is the continuity test for circuit protective conductors, the same test for ring and radial circuits or is there a different test for each type of circuit?
Also what is the difference between testing for cpc continuity and testing for continuity for ring final circuit conductors?
PLW
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Is the continuity test for circuit protective conductors, the same test for ring and radial circuits or is there a different test for each type of circuit?
Also what is the difference between testing for cpc continuity and testing for continuity for ring final circuit conductors?
PLW
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Hi I am training to become an electrician. I have a problem to solve to work out the size of the CPC. My calculations say I would use 6mm and 1mm CPC. This can't be right, can it?
Please refer to attached document for details.
Hi,
I am a little confused and hoping for some help.
I am a qualified JIB gold card spark and work with a friend (also qualified spark) as sole traders, we have subcontracted to company's for the last say 5 years doing commercial electrical and fire alarm installations.
Now we are looking...
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