flats

  1. T

    Block of Flats Newbuild

    Evening all I have been asked to quote to wire up a newbuild small block of Flats consiting of 4 two bedroom flats (bathroom, shower room, Kitching/lounge, 2 bedrooms). The client wants the meters for the flats and one for the communial area to all be in a cupboard the the entrance hall. I was...
  2. G

    Main Equipotential Bonding in flats

    am testing a block of flats at the moment, was an old house converted into flats, each flat consists of 3 consumer units which are fed off one main consumer unit in each of the kitchens in each flat. Does each flat require a bond to the main incoming water of that flat. Their is only one supply...
  3. S

    Supply Flats

    Currently doing flats and main contractor asked if i could run in split concentric cable from communal stairwell cupboard to 7 flats. Ready for dno to connect at both ends.Cable will be going up cable tray then through wall to meter in each flat. Firstly should the DNO be doing this? Secondly...
  4. M

    I am Pricing a Block of Flats

    I have been asked to feed the Flats Consumer unit with 25mm 2 Core concentric cablefrom a Ryefield 18 way Board mounted at the Mains incomer. Does this comply with the 17th regs regarding mechanical protection. I must admit to using a 3 core swa in the past not concentric because of the...
  5. P

    Installing Solar PV between CU and Meter?

    Hello, I have a social housing customer who wants to install the PV between the incoming single meter and the tenants consumer unit. Does anyone know if this is possible? Cheers
  6. D

    Trouble finding main fuse!!!

    Just stated out and having installed a few CU's with success i went to a flat today and couldn't find the main fuse. Hoping to find it with the meter it wasn't there. This was next to the old fuse box under a panel. Any ideas??? No doubt you will but many of the old installs baffle me! Thanks
  7. L

    smoke alarm question

    hi there can anybody help me out ? im doing a rewire in a property what was one 2 storey house and is now being made into two flats upstairs and down stairs my problem is what do i do with the smoke alarms do i put one in the hallway and kitchen upstairs linked together from the upstairs fuse...
  8. S

    Communal flats, smoke alarms

    Hi all, I need help... I have spoken with fire officer today regarding smoke detection in 3 storey flats.... The flats have a smoke and heat in each of them... The supply authority haven't brought their service in yet but I'm assuming they will be bringing 3 phase into building.... FO has...
  9. L

    Correct steps for Ze test on block of flats

    If I were to conduct a Ze test for the stairway lighting of a block of flats would this be the correct sequence of events: 1)turn off each breaker 2)turn off main isolator and lock off 3)remove main earthing terminal 4)put croc clip on main earthing terminal with one lead of tester 5)use...
  10. K

    Size of Submains

    Got some one bedroom flats to wire & install Submains. Usually would install 25mm 3 core SWA (just to cover myself) but prices are tight.Flats only have lighting, sockets and cooker as heating supplied with Gas boiler. Question is:- Would 16mm 3 core SWA be ok
  11. C

    flats fire alarms

    due to start some new build flats, do flats (3 of) need to have interlinking alarms or can they be treated as individual propertys?
  12. brixtonia

    Repositioning meters for new conversion of shops into flats

    I am converting 2 small old shops with living quarters above into 3 flats but have come up against a bit of a problem in relation to the relocation of the electric head. The building is currently 2 shops each with flats above. Each has its own supply. Permission has been granted for...
  13. D

    Periodic for Rented Flats

    Hi All, I have been approached by a friend to carry out a Periodic inspection for some flats he rents out. I am not registered with NIC, Elecsa ect at the moment however I am qualified and competant to do so (I have 2391-10). Where do I stand with this as periodics are not notifiable? or will...
  14. S

    LV Incoming mains calculations for 66 Flats

    I have been asked to calculate the size of HV transformer needed for a resort of 66 small 1 bed flats, they will be 2nd homes in the sun. Each room has a maximum load of 50Amps 66 rooms X 50 Amps = 3,300 Amps Not everyone will use every electrical appliance all the time, so we can reduce...
  15. R

    New meter installation question (please help!)

    Hi guys I need some help regarding connecting meters to 3 new flats above a shop. Basically the shop has a three phase supply (there used to be a three phase meter in the shop but it was downgraded to a single phase meter) and I was initially told by the electrician that did the rewiring in the...
  16. S

    How many flats from a 60A meter

    Oh my word. I was called out today because of a power cut, or so I thought. When I got to the block of flats it was true. No electricity. After delving into the reason I was a bit taken aback to find that the entire block (16 flats ) plus common parts were running via 1 x 60A meter. All the...
  17. J

    new build pricing

    hi all, ive just been given a set off plans to 24 flats for pricing.now ive only really been out on my own for a couple of months and never had to price anything like this. any advice? was thinking per point but what would you think is about right? obviously want the job but without being...
  18. R

    Smokes in flats (to continue the smokes saga)

    If you put smokes in flats, should you interconnect the sensors between flats, or just in the flats themselves. Also, if you're putting a heat in the kebab shop downstairs, for example, should you interconnect this with the smokes in the flats? Anyone, any ideas?? Ta.
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