electricity

  1. gijno

    415v electricity box outside of my flat

    Hello, I live in a building of flats. On my floor there is one 415v electricity box (here the pic: SAVE-20190801-194948 - https://ibb.co/Njzjj9k) I'm wondering if it is dangerous, mainly from a health point of view. Can it cause headaches or any other discomfort? Thanks.
  2. M

    People who should not be left anywhere near electricity......

    Im an electrician in a factory. This morning a Labourer ran over a 32A 3 phase trailing socket with a genie!! Then picks up the cable with now 5 cores sticking out and no socket, shouts Might need your help. At which point I shout at him to put the cable down, as I may be still live, so he...
  3. B

    Wet hands and electricity

    Just came across this on a clients premises in a W/C. Surely this cannot be legal?
  4. S

    How much electricity does a camper use

    I live in Memphis,TN. My son has a 2016 32 ft bumper pull camper that he lives in full time and it's hooked up to a dedicated 30 amp circuit at my house. The camper is not under any shade. It is full equipped and has a 6 gallon electric water heater and a 13500 btu air conditioner. He also has a...
  5. N

    Testing Electricity Meters

    I have been asked by the owner of a caravan site to go round and check all the meters onsite to make sure they are working properly. Has anybody been asked to do this before? What is the best way to test them? I was thinking to plug something in which has a big load and watch the numbers going...
  6. King Mustard

    Does keeping an electric shower on use much electricity?

    My partner and I recently started renting a house. The house comes with a Triton Enrich electric shower. There's the usual pull cord connected to a box with a red light in the bathroom that turns power to the shower on or off. However, does keeping it on 24/7 use much electricity? My...
  7. M

    Electricity meters E10 to E7

    Hi all, please help ! Sorry if posted in the wrong section but I am new to this forum....At the moment we are on an economy 10 complex meter that has two MPAN numbers for our electricity, what I would like to know is how hard would it be to change over to an economy 7 meter . I have been told we...
  8. T

    Unskilled labour working on mains electricity

    Morning All. I wonder if i can ask for an opinion on an issue please.I work in a maintenance position for a fairly large global company who have site in the UK.I became aware that our management have been using our in house data engineers to carry out electrical installations on some of these...
  9. M

    Understanding the electricity supply to my house (pole, underground cable, meter box, etc...)

    Partly cos I like to know everything... Partly because I'm a geek... And partly because we're going to have some electrical work done on the house which has made me curious.... I'd like to know more about the feed to my house... The power lines come to us through the garden and reach a pole...
    • Max Rasa
    • Thread
    • box cable electricity house meter pole supply supply to underground understanding
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  10. S

    Save 50% on your electricity bill...?

    Just seen this device being advertised... www . powerfactorsaver . com What do you think to it? Could it work?
  11. D

    Help needed on electricity meter

    hi My housemate uses too much electricity- constant heater etc- I want to separate our electricity readings. What can I do pls? P.S. I’ve looked at smart meters on individual sockets however he’s got lots of sockets in his room and would find a way around them.
    • Deleted member 114336
    • Thread
    • electricity meter needed
    • Replies: 50
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  12. P

    Adding electricity to a garage from a main consumer unit in the house

    Hello Im looking at adding electricity to my garage. The armoured cable is already in place but its just connected to a 16amp Circuit breaker in the house CU and then just a plug socket in the the garage. I understand thats not right so I was planning 1. Placing a 2 gang CU with 40A 30mA...
  13. D

    What is electricity ?

    Just for my own curiosity I was wondering what members actually think electricity is and how does it flow etc... I was a little bored and decided to clock some educational youtube videos on the basics but I'm just dumbfounded how much misinformation is out there and this is the same stuff...
  14. B

    what is electricity rating for

    Hello I have seen electricity meter that show rating of 5-30Amp why it is not less than <5Amp
  15. M

    Electricity Meter Certification

    Hi, First time poster, not sure if this post is in the correct section? I am trying to sort out a meter for a friend who has an equestrian business. He has an old three phase supply but no three phase equipment. EON are metering an average of 80kwh per day which I am disputing. The meter is...
  16. P

    FCUs - Electricity needed for 2 Digital showers

    i have recently had one bathroom redone. A spur was taken from a plug in the airing cupboard and put into a switched FCU with a 3 amp fuse as per Mira digital installation. The second bathroom is now being done with another same digital shower next door to the other one. I am assuming I cannot...
  17. O

    Metering electricity usage

    Good afternoon, I hope I am asking this in the correct place and apologies if not. Firstly I am not a sparky but I have a question that will be straight forward for you guys on here. I am going to be renting a small premises and the feed for my unit is coming from a 415v distribution in the...
  18. A

    Getting Electricity in Garage

    Hi there I am new to this forum, so apologies for my simplicity! I live in a flat and would like to have electricity in my garage. The garage isnt directly adjacent to my flat (its a couple flats along). Inside the garage there is some wiring, lights, mains plugs etc, but they havent worked...
  19. littlespark

    "Electricity - Thats witchcraft!"

    I like little jobs like this. Old school friend texts me, "could you fit a couple of metal switches for me please" He's quite handy with DIY, and old cars, but says himself he's no electrician. "Its witchcraft!" Good to see a do-it-yourself-er NOT attempting electrical work when they're not...
  20. Andy-1960

    How to install electricity in you garage... We live and learn!

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