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    Flat supply wiring and fuse protection.

    Any ideas on this one? I am doing a survey/eicr on an intake serving 9 flats belonging to a local housing authority. The cables are early 70's 16mm/6mm T&E run through the building structure. I have assumed the maximum draw is around 30A per flat and checking the Ze values and distance it...
  2. W

    Single meter for 3 flats

    I have a property that has been converted into 3 flats. Currently the tenants have to share a single prepayment meter and some concerns over effectively sharing the costs have arisen. It will be very costly to have a 3 phase power line installed for 3 separate meters, however as each flat has...
  3. C

    appartments in flats earthing question

    i am working on my first block of flats new build. i have earthed the main gas to the main distrabution board but all the water is coming in in plastic and is plastic throughout. do i have to earth all appartment distrabution boards to the gas aswell or not as the gas is already earthed? i will...
  4. E

    problem with 60 amp fuse

    I changed two fuse boards in a house that is converted into 6 flats, these 2 boards control the communal lighting, which work on PIR sensors, so are never left on for long, they also control the fire alarm, emergency lights and the immersion heaters, one on each board. So in each fuse board we...
  5. S

    EPC on communal area in a block of flats

    Hi, Anyone have any idea on this one. Have a customer that lives in a block of flats, they're all owned and want to install a PV system on the roof. Have said best to tie it into the communal areas electricity meter etc but bit stumped on the EPC. There is no heating in the communal areas...
  6. F

    mains supply to flats

    had a customer enquirey to change card meters in some flats each flat is fed with 10mm twin and earth and each flat has its own earth stake on fuse fusebox side of flat,each flat has a 30ma rcd inbetween incoming supply cable and fusebox. however there is no earth stake for the incoming supplies...
  7. S

    4kw on block of flats - EPC Exempt???

    We are quoting for a 4kw system on a block of flats, going into the landlord's supply so the residents will not benefit. There is no heating in the communal areas, just lighting for the stairs - any ideas on EPC??
  8. M

    External Fuses - Advice Appreciated!

    Hi, I've just registered & this is my first post so please forgive me if I've posted in the wrong place! My name's John & I'd really appreciate some advice as I've come to a bit of a dead end so far. I have a basement flat in Edinburgh & have some concerns over some external fuses that are...
  9. E

    10 mm supply to flats

    Ive been asked to do a periodic inspection on a couple of properties and when i opened consumer unit covers i found they had both been supplied with what looks like 10mm armoured. I compared cable size to 10mm t ande for the shower and it looked the same size. I opened the isolator swtich next...
  10. P

    EPC & Flats

    I'm not sure if this has been discussed before but can't find anything on the posts. Does anyone know if (say) individual flats in a house have EPC's and the landlord wants to fit panels to the roof to feed his 'Landlord's supply', what EPC does the building get rated at? All flats have the...
  11. W

    pricing a property maintenance contract..any tips or help please

    I have to return a quote for the following maintenance contract and would like some help/pointers/ideas on rough costing allowances, they would also like a call out fee and per hour after charge, for when lamps need replacing, kids smash the light fittings etc. Im based in Essex, my usual...
  12. L

    Splitting semi detached house into 2 flats

    Hi guys I am converting an existing semi detached house into 2 flats. The house once converted will have a 1 bedroom flat at ground floor and a duplex 2 bed on the 1st and 2nd floors. There will be a small 5 sqm communal area as you come into the house with the doors to each flat off this...
  13. D

    Splitting supply for two flats, sub main question!

    There are two flats in a converted terraced house and at present there is one CU for both flats. I am rewiring the upstairs flat and then disconnecting/blanking of the original wiring. I plan to leave the downstairs wiring as is but remark up etc. Upstairs I have calculated as 16mm T/E feed...
  14. J

    divide 3 phase+n into 6 flats and a landlord

    i want to know if anyone divide 3 phase+n into 6 flats and a landlord? i wanted to use 125a 3p+n isolater and a 200a 4 pole busbar chamber. from there to meter tails. my client wants to use edf energy. uk power networks already brought the power. i just dont want to spend a grand then edf would...
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    lights on timerswitch you push in block of flats

    a dude has just rang me and says the lights are staying on continuosly... i think could just be jammed... anything you'd like to advise me before i go have a look... i have never looked at these before and i said probably just need replaced.. he sqid if thats what it takes
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    Testing block of flats

    Hello, Couple of questions, firstly does each flat require it's own dedicated earth to the main incoming on the ground floor of the property, zs readings are fine with the 10mm 3 core SWA that has been used. (never certed a block of flats before, jus wanted to be 100%) And, there is a...
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    Fire alarms in hotel flats

    Installed a addressable GST fire system in a hotel, the hotel has 50 flats on the rear of the premises that also require fire protection. Can I just put interconnected part 6 system in each flat (not connected to my part 1 system in hotel) and just have my part1 in the corridors with break...
  18. S

    3 Phase Dist Board change in flats

    I have been asked by one of my clients to change his 12 way 3 phase cartridge fuse dist board which covers the communal circuits throughout 4 storey block of flats. The majority of the wiring is pvc/pvc twe buried in wall less than 50mm deep. Protection is by rubber type capping. There is...
  19. D

    Meter Tails - two houses converted into 8 flats

    I am just coming up to my first year as a qualified Electrician after changing careers from a Fraud Analyst and this site has answered many of the questions that I have had for which I am very thankfull. Today I was asked to look at a 2 house / 8 flat conversion that was about 75% complete...
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    PIR question regarding 3 phase supply / 3 flats

    Just a quick question regarding filling out the PIR for the following scenario I did a PIR on Saturday, the building is split into 3 flats, the whole building has a 3 phase supply, each flat is on a different phase with all meters in the main lobby, the building owner(free holder) also lives...

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