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  1. J

    Kipor Sinemaster generator earth

    I have the above 3.0 kVA generator to power a caravan and I am unsure about the earthing requirements. After reading the manual and the HSE guidance I am of the opinion that it is a floating earth and an external earth rod is not necessary. If anyone knows any different or has any advice, it...
    • Josh940
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    • earth generator ground section terminal welcome
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  2. B

    Laying cable over ground to garage

    Hello All, I'm building a detached garage about 70' from the house and want to run power to it (for welders and air compressors). However, my garden is full of trees, shrubs and bushes - there is no suitable route for a buried cable that won't severely disturb the roots (I have dug a number of...
  3. A

    Determining Live, Neutral, and Ground wires

    I would like to verify some information I was taught today by an experienced electrician. I asked him:"If I have three wires which I don't know which is which -- and the colors of the wires don't help -- how can I identify what's what?" To identify live: which wire lights the tester. Now with...
  4. SolarCity

    Protecting ground mounted PV equipment from lightning strikes

    We were called to a job today where all three SolarMax 15mt inverters have failed. No display on the inverter and it was around the time of a severe electric storm. We are to replace the three inverters but I wanted to offer him some protection. Does anyone have any idea what kind of measures...
  5. S

    Drive over ground lights bonding question?

    I am required to provide power to a shed, a pond (with pump) and some outside lights. The lights are class 1 and are the drive over type. The current earthing arrangement is PME. This installation is in a garden with kids and animals present. I have decided to install a CU in the shed and TT...
  6. S

    DNO upgrade

    how easy / difficult is it to get DNO to upgrade from 60A to 100A main cut out im in swansea so swalec (i think)
  7. Andy78

    TT rod installation guidance.

    Can anyone link me to any official guidance on the installation methods for earth rods in a domestic TT system. Basically I am looking for something which would state that bashing a single skinny rod into the ground under the floorboards in a domestic property is not a suitable method of...
  8. N

    Cu in basement and separate cu upstairs ground floor?

    Hello I am currently rewiring an old house which has tails in basement from meter going into a 60A fused isolator which feeds all the existing circuits from a fusebox in an inconvenient location, to be made redundant. I need to send power to both a consumer unit in the basement, and a separate...
  9. D

    ground cable for power windows

    hey guys sorry for the noob questions. im trying to convert my manual windows to power by using this guide. DIY: Power windows in a 96-00 civic DX i have done everything except for grounding the cables and connecting a power source. I am currently stuck at grounding the cables. Do i cut the...
    • dangitnghia
    • Thread
    • cable cables ground grounding power switch wind windows
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Auto Electrician Forum
  10. M

    Need Schuco ground mount system

    We need to extend a Schuco MSE210 ground mount system and this product is discontinued. Anybody got any old stock they want to sell or any ideas before we get it fabricated ourselves. Thanks
  11. H

    Problem: Mains Ground Lights and a lot of them!

    Hi Guys, Right a customer has 48 mains voltage ground lights (YES 48!!!) all recessed into the side of a path around the house, and in concrete! I have been to job twice before to solve faults, all have been water inside units, but something long term needs to be done to solve these, as I've...
    • hursty
    • Thread
    • ground lighting lights mains problem
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  12. S

    Lighting Strike - Ground Potential Rise - Cable Damage

    Hi all Called to a neighbour whod had almost direct hit lighting strike, I know this because I witnessed it and the same strike turned my desktop PC and bband modem into charcoal briquettes/paperweights. It also took out her telephone and bband permanently. All her electrics had tripped but...
    • SpannerSpark
    • Thread
    • cable damage ground lighting potential
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  13. jason121

    Ground Mount

    Does anyone know were I can hire a vibrating post driver ?? thanks
  14. F

    Minimum ground needed for Ground Source Heat to work?

    Hi, This is my first posting here so apologies for any transgressions, upsets, etc. I'm going to renovate a house and it's got a fairly large garden. I want to install a Ground Source Heat Pump/system but I've no idea of the minimum size/shape I need to make it work. Can anyone answer my...
    • fixit9660
    • Thread
    • doing electrical work ground heat hours minimum needed number source worcester
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Solar Thermal Advice Forum
  15. S

    Experience of 250kW installations

    has anyone designed and installed 250kW ground mount array? If so, would you mind if i picked your brains via pm/email? PM me if you're willing.
  16. H

    Trip readings too high on ground fault relay with Toroid sensor......Help?

    Hi there, Have been carrying out testing on some 3 phase sub-DB's that have outgoing supplies to 3-phase DB's for accommodation blocks. My problem is to do with readings I'm getting on a ground fault relay which has been set to 300mA. Basically, the incoming cable to the Sub DB ( 4-core 25mm...
  17. F

    +3v out of the ground wire??

    Hi there An oddity, here. My horses and goats were dodging the water trough, which has a floating deicer. Long story short, turned out the ground was putting out a little current. A tech guy from the deicer manufacturer said it could be a poor ground [this is in the barn, whose panel runs off a...
  18. S

    Ground mount systems

    Can anyone recommend a good ground mount system for a 50kW install? Either single or double row of panels, pile driven ideally and the array area is very flat as it used to be a paddock. Looking at the Tric system Wagner do but thought that you guys would have some good recommendations.
  19. R

    solar pv Ground faults

    Hi.. I have just installed a 30kwp solar pv system. When doing the dc testing i noticed that there was a ground fault. Voltage between positive & earth and negative & earth on 1 string. This should be easily rectified but the inverter is not picking up a ground fault? Its an sma 15000tl. Also...
  20. J

    earth ground spike

    hi i have just been to look at an installation that needs a ground spike. i have never done one before , apart from the spike do i need to do anything else to make the board comply. Do i need to change the rcd? thx

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