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    Meter room for new block of flats

    For a new block of flats I am considering locating the meters in a meter room. Our suppliers now fit 100A cutouts after each meter. From each meter cupboard I want to run 25mm SWA (or the braided 25mm cable, watever this is called) to the consumer unit inside each flat. Now the cable entering...
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    DNO connection team

    What is difficult about this, one building formally a pub,hotel, restaurant, with a 3 phase supply, the property at some time in the past ceased being a hotel but remained a pub restaurant, the rooms were converted in to 2 flats and supplied with one phase each from the existing 3 phases, a...
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    Converting residential home to flats - newbie

    Hi All, Any advice on my newbie question is appreciated. I'm looking to convert a disused residential home to 12 bedsit type rooms. Each will have an electric shower, electric oven/hob, small fridge plus the usual electrical appliances. There is also a communal area with washers and driers as...
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    EICR coding

    Hi guys, Just want some advice on codings for an EICR I am doing at communal area in block of flats.all the flats including landlord electric meters and communal consumer unit on wooden board in basement.wooden board is rotten due to dump.which code shall i use?
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    Earth bonding to gas and water mains from communal fuse board in a block of flats

    Hello Gents. I'm new to this forum so please bear with me if I do not make my question very clear. i am testing a communal DB for a block of flats. There is no earth bonding to the water and gas main coming into the building before it branches off to individual supplies , meters and the each...
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    Red fuse carriers

    Enclosed is a picture of a mains incoming supply to a block of flats as you probably already know. Now ignoring the odvoius faults (no blank plates) i am assuming that the red fuse carriers should infact be replaced with actual fuses??!! Out of shot is the landlords dis. board of which i was...
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    Rcbo's tripping times

    I am testing a new build installation of 90 flats all the flats have 1 16a Rcbo when I test the tripping times I get a higher reading at 5x than 1x on all 90 flats they r all wylex can anyone help me on this matter
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    install in flats

    Hi just a bit of advise requires just had the submain cables upgraded to 16mm cable the electricians have wired them all into a standard consumer unit with one 100 amp main switch and then rcbos to the flats x5 does this sound right he has struggled to get them into this consumer and I'm...
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    Gas bonding new flats

    Hello all will be doing new block shortly, now I know you can do within 500 of meter, or at first point of entry to property. They are running the gas through the screed & then up into flat next to water main there will be a gas isolation valve at this point & will then split for boiler & a...
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    New build pricing

    Gents majority of my work is house bash however I've got the opportunity to tender for 8 new build flats, 1x 2 bed, 7 x 1 bed & communal area, just wondering what prices people charge labour only for new build? Work is within the m25 belt Appreciate there are bundles of variations however...
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    Supplies to new build 8 flats

    Hello all I am just starting a new job with 8flats and communal car park job is in south gate london and supplier is asking for a200 amp isolator and 12 way ryefield meters are to be housed in intake room with swa distributed to each flat Will I need to install switch fuses for each supply...
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    Three phase supplying a domestic flat.

    Hi guys, i had a look at a building in the west end of london which is spilt into 10 flats this weekend to do some upgrading works to the landlord area. i noticed that there was originally 6 flats and the landlord must of added an addition 4 flats on top. Called 10 9 8 7. ( obviously). The...
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    1960's flats earthing arrangement

    Hi, I recently went to look at a rewire on a 1960's concrete construction flat on the 13th floor of a tower block in Hull. The set up at the moment is an archaic wired fuse board with lots of (badly done) additions to the wiring. The customer would like to rip it all out and bring it up to...
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    RHI / MCS 4 ASHPs - 4 flats - 4 submeters and 1 main meter (MPAN)

    Hi, I was wondering if anyone has come across this type of situation. I have had an inquiry from a client with a converted house which is now 4 flats all have had individual ASHPs installed, but each flat is on a sub-meter from the original MPAN meter. I understand that the MPAN is recorded...
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    EICR help please 6 flats in one house - shared CU's ????

    I have been asked to carry out an EICR on a property which is 3 floors and has been split over the years as follows. Ground floor apartment, 3 studios to first floor , 2 studios to attic conversion The property was originally one house, then converted into two flats then what it is now. In the...
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    Fluke 1651B low current loop test problems

    Hi all, Recently, when needing to test earth fault loop impedance on a circuit with a RCBO/RCD my tester just reads >2000 for evert test, even when I know the R1+R2 and Ze are fine and when added together would be well within limits. Is there something I can do to fix this or is it time for a...
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    segregation of safety circuits

    Hi there, Just wondering if someone can shed some light on a situation that I have not come up against before. I am working in a synagogue and they also on the site have two domestic flats and the synagogue and two flats are being done up and I have been asked to install a cooker and hob circuit...
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    Flats Gas Meter Bond

    Hi All Divided opinion over here so thought we would get a bit of advice. Block of 30 flats recently had gas meters inspected and during a visit the National Grid issued the landlord with a letter saying that none of the external meters had any bond within 600mm as per regs. Now I would have...
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    Supplies for 12 new build flats. Advice request.

    Hello all, Ths is my first post and I would appeciate any advice on a new job I have started. I have an initial installation of 12 new build flats over 4 floors on a site in Plymouth. This is new to me as I have only ever done houses before. The incoming 3 phase supply is a 95mm 4 core...
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    Please Help Christmas mony at stake MATV System for a block of 40 flats

    Hey guys, I have a major problem. I have just run in 40 submains and re powered the communal's in a pre-existing block of flats. The company I'm doing the work for will not pay me until the communal TV system is up and running. That's got nothing to with me. Sadly, they thinks it does. They are...

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