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  1. Writer

    Rewiring a 5-Bedroom House with Powerwall 3 Integration

    Hi everyone, I’m working on a full rewire for a 5-bedroom house with a loft, first floor, and ground floor, along with an attached garage. Renovation is currently underway, and i’ve been instructed to install two consumer units (CUs): First CU in the loft to serve the loft and first floor...
  2. R

    New fuse box for house renovation Australia

    Hi Guys, This is my first question in this forum. I.have renovated a 60s built house in Australia, I have an electrician mate helping me add a new single phase fuse box in the meter cabinet, I have purchased a 64ampain 2 pole switch, 2 x 20amp RCBOs for 2 power circuits and 1 x 16amp breaker...
  3. littlespark

    My kid’s moving out! House buying.

    Just gauging the collective intelligence here on perils and pitfalls of renovating a possible house my middle daughter (19yp) wants to buy with her own money. She pays the bills, daddy does all the donkey work. The market around here is slow at this time, so there’s not a huge choice of...
  4. J

    Board to summer house

    Hi guys, so I’ve just installed a new board into a summer house. I was wondering do i just do a eic for the install and an eic for the new board? Or do I have to test eicr the whole of the old board?
  5. P

    Can I Put a house plug on a 120v 60hz 0.55amp microwave fan and motor?

    I have a microwave oven that I tore apart before taking metal to scrap. I safely discharged the capacitor first, then took out the interior parts. The blower fan looks really nice with the above mentioned motor on it. I'd like to use it for another project by attaching a standard U.S. plug to...
  6. rileym2024

    Can i run Twin & Earth outside under the edge of my house?

    I want to get power into my shed. I was wondering if i could run the twin and earth under the edge(lip) of my house and then bury it along my garden and then into my shed so the cable would only be exposed about 10m or so. Please let me know. Many thanks.
  7. C

    UK Add new outlets in house with original fuse box

    My house was built in 1968 and still has the original fuse box with wired fuses. I want an electrician to add to the existing ring main a new spur for a combi boiler and a new dual 13A outlet. Is it correct that in order to comply with the current regs the fuse box will have to be replaced by...
  8. mainline

    My day 5: build a gsm monitor/alarm for a pump house

    Will leave it run for a few weeks before tidying it up.
  9. mainline

    My day 3: build a gsm monitor/alarm for a pump house

    Seems to be working ok, as in texting and calling. The mains relay's I have used are getting too hot, seems that the led resistor is of the wrong value so are dissipating too much heat. Have started to do it another way for the mains monitoring.
  10. mainline

    My day one: build a gsm monitor/alarm for a pump house

    This week's mission is to build a gsm monitor/alarm for a pump house. It needs to monitor 3 mains circuits, 2 borehole controllers and 2 tank levels.
  11. DIYpowered

    Ground connection in house

    Hello, I live in Mauritius (mostly British standard) and I am trying to understand what the electrician did at my home and i think he misunderstood what i wanted him to do. I just need some advice to better comprehend the situation and what i should ask the electrician to do next time to fix...
  12. Magw1tch

    Ring spotlight on old house help

    Hi all, I’ve purchased a Ring Spotlight camera and decided to remove the old spotlight that’s currently installed on the house we recently purchased. After taking down the old spotlight, I found four wires: black, brown, unsheathed earth, and grey. However, the Ring only has the usual three...
  13. K

    One House and 2 Consumer units needed by LL, need help with circuits

    Hi I have a job where customer has two families one families lives upstairs and one family will live downstairs. As the property is going through refurbishing and rewiring is needed but LL has asked me to install two consumer units so basically divide supply using henly blocks and supply the up...
    • King84
    • Thread
    • circuits consumer consumer units help house need help needed units
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  14. S

    Wiring inside house wall

    I removed my baseboard electrical heaters (1981 installed) due to finishing off the room. When I had a new AC ductwork installed they changed the wires for some reason?(1988) so the wires to the heates are live but they removed the heater control from wall. Now, years later I am wondering what I...
  15. T

    WT Henley Series 8 house service cutout

    Hi there, I was wondering if anyone could advise me on the WT Henley Series 8 house service cutout. I have one of these installed at my house and it has 3 live fuses. I am looking to turn my house into 3 separate flats all with their own electric meter. My current WT Henley Series 8 house...
  16. M

    House rewire or not to take the job

    I have been asked to change cu from old fuse board which has 6 fuses. Only 4 fuses are used. The first fuse feeds cooker circuit. This is not used only wiring to kitchen box. The customer has no electrical cooker. The second fuse 30 A feeds connection box. All the socks in the house come to this...
  17. J

    Safely heating a very small well house

    I'm in Raleigh, North Carolina and have a well for my house's water supply. For some reason, pitless adapters, which allow all piping to be run from the well to the house below frost line, are not allowed so I have piping emerging from the top of my well seal, which is exposed to the ambient...
  18. J

    Spur off 32a house socket form garage for 20a supply.

    Hi, if getting back to the CU is not an option, instead of spurring off a socket via a Sfs putting the rating down to 13a. Could you spur off the socket and take it down to 20a or 16a instead via a submain to allow for that extra kW if needed. If the cable size was sufficient for the length. For...
  19. Trevreg

    Correct earthing method for house?

    See attached photo of my new 3 phase supply at my house. Tails supply a Schneider 3ph board. Sparky is in two minds about the correct earthing method as the powergrid haven't supplied an earth. What's the correct method?
  20. gergex

    Losing power to whole house, not tripping circuit breaker?

    Hi, recently moved into 30 year old home. We were renovating it for a few months and didn't notice this issue. 3-4 times over last month the power has gone out to the entire home, without flipping any circuits. When we've been home for it (twice) it has only lasted a few seconds. I'm yet to ask...
    • gergex
    • Thread
    • ausie elec breaker circuit circuit breaker house power power to tripping whole
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Australia
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