incomer

  1. K

    N-E joined at the incomer of your house

    I was just wondering with the N-E being joined at the incomer, if i was to go downstream of a circuit which was "NOT" Rcd protected and tested between Neutral and Earth that would appear as a dead short between N-E is that correct? but if i was to go downstream of a RCD protected it wont be...
    • Kev2632
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    • electricians' talk house incomer joined
    • Replies: 56
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  2. J

    13.8 KV incomer and bus-tie major failure

    good day guys, I badly in need of your comments with regards to electrical protection system. The issue took a place when we tried to run a motor with rated power of 600 KW, 13.8 KV and rated current of 30 Amps. This motor fed from ABB switchgear with tow incomers and normally closed bus tie...
  3. D

    Dont mess with the incomer!

    Started my first job for a new builder today (nice guy). I was wiring some lights in a conservatory while he was behind me attacking the concrete floor with a hammer and chisel. BANG!!! wtf?!! Poor guy is now on the other side of the room, straight through a sheet of platerboard, right hand...
    • Dave 85
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    • electricians' talk incomer
    • Replies: 46
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  4. leespeed

    main earth from incomer

    a 16mm earth cable bonded onto the main feed of a tns system with a bonding clamp .obviously this needs rectifiying by the (supplier) no m.e.t. from incomer,,would they retifiy it
  5. O

    Types of installation

    Does anybody out there recognise this type of installation. I have never come across anything like it before. I was doing some work on a flat yesterday that had a few problems. The incoming water pipe was not bonded and the earthing cable on the gas pipe was not attached. The installer had...
    • olsonn
    • Thread
    • attach aus cable circuit electricians' talk incomer installation lengths types
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Australia
  6. Jay Sparks

    Old cast iron incomer

    Hi, I am gonna fit a new ccu in my cousins house, so I went round there to do the useual pre tests before I started. Noticed the incomer was a tn-s in a cast iron box. The seals were missing, so I took a look inside and there was a 100A fuse bolted at both ends in the line conductor. Now I...
    • Jay Sparks
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    • aus electricians' talk incomer iron old
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Australia
  7. C

    Adding a RCD incomer to a cartridge fuse board?

    Hello guys this is my first post as I'm only recently qualified (but doing the job for 4 years) . But my question is as my title suggests. Is it acceptable to add 80A 30mA incoming RCD before a cartridge fuse board but the wiring is still in compliance (pvc/pvc, csa's etc). They don't want to...
    • cfdave
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    • adding aus board cartridge cartridge fuse electricians' talk fuse fuse board incomer rcd
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Australia
  8. G

    new washing machine trips 3 phase rcd incomer

    Hi Chaps, Got called to an interesting one today, customer has bought a new miele washing machine for a farm building. It is a straight swap for an older machine, trouble is during its cycle it trips the 3 phase rcd 30ma incomer. The socket it is connected to is fed from a single phase breaker...
    • graham1
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    • 3 phase aus electricians' talk incomer machine new phase rcd trips washing
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Australia
  9. P

    Additions or alterations re bs951 clamp used to supply earth on incomer

    Hi All, Just quickly what are your views on this?
    • peterb2428
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    • alterations aus bs951 clamp earth electricians' talk incomer lamp lighting lights supply used
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Australia
  10. C

    Is this 2 phase incomer?

    Is this a 2 phase supply in this picture? The two 25mm tails connect into a 3 phase switch fuse unit into just 2 of the fuses. SWA is run from this unit to a seperate building housing a water heater for an outdoor swimming pool. The heater is on a 3 pole circuit breaker with the swa connected to...
  11. applemac

    rcd incomer

    hi guys i need some help.. my board at home has a 80amp 30ma rcd incomer without a incomer dp switch. about 10 used circuits ans about 4 spare. i get some tripping problems so i want to change the rcd as its hard to reset sometimes and crap quality q- can i use any brand rcd or do i have to...
  12. D

    mcb as incomer

    is it ok to use a DP mcb rated to bs60898 or en60947-2 as an incomer on a 110v dist board or would i need an additional isolating switch thanks
  13. P

    Incomer upgrade on PME

    Will be starting a job soon after my assessment which will involve a two storey extension and an office area, also attached garage needing basic power. Went to look today and discuss requirements. The incomer is PME with a combined lead from service head to meter, this looks like it may be 6...
    • Penance
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    • aus electricians' talk incomer pme upgrade
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Australia
  14. J

    runniing single core tails in trunking

    hi all just reading through and i have come across a post. it was about running single core 16mm tails to 5X CUs only 2way 5 sockets and 1 lighting point per CU. as if one trips it wont take the other 4 rooms out with it. i know you have to put an isloator on any tails lengh over 3m but...
    • james king
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    • aus core electricians' talk incomer install point single single core tails trunking
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Australia
  15. C

    How deep for main incomer?

    Evening all.. A friend of a friend has had a very lucky escape. Whilst attempting to put up a new fence, he smashed a fence post straight through his main incomer apparently. He says it was no more than 200mm in the ground, and to add insult to a very near serious injury or worse, they have...
    • cardinal
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    • aus electricians' talk incomer main
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: Australia
  16. A

    CU Change - No main earthing on water main. Polypipe incomer

    Hi, Have completed consumer unit change. However there is no main bonding on incoming water and doesnt look like there ever has been. Have managed to locate incoming water supply and it is 20mm polypipe, the rest of the house is mainly run in copper. Im assuming it is my responsibility to get an...
  17. D

    Identification of incomer

    Hi guys Now i'd be down for ramming a rod in the ground and calling it a TT unless anyone could advise differently not come across these before :)
  18. S

    Fluctuating voltage!

    Hi I hope this makes sense. Went to look at a job a few days ago, did a quick test on the incomer of a 3 phase supply TNC-S system (seperate from the main consumer board) got a Ze of 0.19, all good, went to test the seperate consumer board & got a Ze of 0.33 & a Zs at a few RCBO protected...
    • sparks72
    • Thread
    • aus earth electricians' talk fluctuating incomer property seperate voltage volts
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Australia
  19. S

    Main Incomer problem legal ?

    Hi guys New to site, need a problem solved. Had a call a few months ago to a large house. Lady wanted to install a electric kiln in her garage. Details were full load 51 amps, with a 60 amp fuse. I looked at incoming supply head and it was 100amps. Done a load test with all appliances on etc...
    • stillsparking
    • Thread
    • aus electricians' talk incomer legal main problem
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Australia
  20. L

    Help fuse wire

    Old main incomming fuse, pot with 100a fuse wire, what is it as far as a EIC is concerned? bs??
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