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  1. Baker1988

    Urgent help with domestic supply in my house

    Hello i was wondering if any one could help me i am doing my level 3 at college and have a bit of knowlege but not loads the problem is i woke up this morning and my electric wasnt working i checked the meter and every thing seems fine then i checked the db and it had power too it if i turn all...
  2. J

    Outside building supply

    Hello All I am currently constructing a cattery 70 metres from our house I will be running (if all on ) 5kw of heat lamps I will also have a 32a ring main and of course lighting My plan is to run 16mm swa from a henley block split from our house cu The house is a TT earth (with incoming...
  3. M

    230v between live and earth on the incoming supply cable insulation

    NEUTRAL EARTH FAULT I would just like to correct my message title for me mucking up :13: A guy I work with was sent to change a mains board the other week. He isolated the supply and proved it was dead, He started stripping the board out and got a zap! He checking and noticed he got 230v...
  4. R

    MR DNO Palava

    Hi guys, I am carrying out a full install to one(top) of two flats from a converted house. Originally the house had only one incoming service head (single phase)to the property, but the new landlord decided to contact the DNO about upgrading the incoming service possibly from a 3 phase to one...
  5. S

    Best way to extend an incoming supply

    I am starting a rewire of a 4 bed maissonette next week. The meter and original c/u is by the front entrance, but the client wants it moved up to the first floor, which will then be near his front door. I want to keep the supply C.S.A at 25 mm, and obviously I will be incorporating a switched...
  6. G

    no incoming earth

    Hi all have been to a house today in hildenborough kent to look at a Consumer unit change and there appears to be no earth supplied . installation is labelled PME system but there is no earth connection supplied by the distributor. there is a 4mm cable connected to the incoming water supply,and...
  7. H

    incoming 3 phase

    hi everyone 3 phase mains coming into building split 1 phase for each of thee 3 flats. now 2 flats are converted into one and rewired my question is do i still use 2 phases for 2 fuse board to balance the load or do i use 1 phase and leave another one unused any thoughts well appreciated
  8. J

    no incoming earth on the supply cable,been told to put an earth electrode in.

    hi there i went to a job the other day,and found there was no incoming earth on the main supply cable,i was told by the supply company,to install an earth electrode,the incoming supply system is a t.n.s.type,would this electrode then make this a t.t. system,if so would i have to upgrade the...
  9. E

    PV Installation on building that is remote from incoming DNO supply

    Hi, just wondering if anyone can help me with this? If panels are fitted onto building that is not the main incoming supply location. i.e. Farm house has the incoming supply and meter. Remote building (barn) is having the PV array installed onto it. If the distribution cable that runs from...
  10. P

    10mm to incoming water supply

    If there is concrete floor and the first sight of the rising main is behind the kitchen sink the other side of the house how does everyone get around puting in there earth cable? Are we restricted to zones running cable the cable, can it go outside instead of replastering and put it in a...
  11. O

    Incoming mains board in own flat in London worthy of antiques roadshow!

    Hello all. Never seen a cable service head like the one in the flat I've just moved into (AEI - from the 1960s?). It's 3 phase (60amp fuses), but only feeds two flats (mine and the guy downstairs). Have cleaned the filthy contacts on the live cable head fuse for my flat, and also cleaned...
  12. P

    Forms during Installation

    I am just in the process of getting ready for assesment. I was wondering if anyone has any advise on forms they are using or pre-made for checks during installation and commissioning. This includes forms for proving the incoming inspection was completed and the process inspection during...
  13. J

    How close can incoming gas pipe/meter be to electric supply/meter

    I need to arrange for electric and gas tobe reconnected in a property. The incoming supply gas pipe is next to (as in 2-3cm) to the incoming electric. Is there a requirement for separation? As this is an existing property is it ok to reinstall in the same place, or will one need moving?
  14. G

    Incoming Isolator??

    Hi, Can anyone suggest where I can get info on a mains incoming isolator? It has to be a changeover type to allow for a backup generator to kick in if the mains fails. I am looking for manufacturers or any type of info. Cheers,
  15. N

    Incoming Mains moved?

    Need some advice, Can I move the incoming mains and meter (which is fixed to a wooden board) one meter to the side without getting the local leckie board to come out and charge me 900 quid? All the seals on the meter would remain intact as the wooden board would simply be re attached to the...
  16. P

    No incoming earth to property

    I am doing a lot of periodic testing at the moment and I have come across 3 or 4 properties which have no incoming earth. Is it the responsibility of the service provider to now provide an earth or should I just put in an earth electrode. I know previously they never had to provide an earth...
  17. Pip

    How can you Earth Bond plastic incoming mains water pipe?

    Hi People, Looked at a job today which requires adjustments to the CU and noticed there is 16mm from CU to MET which is cool, 10mm from MET to Gas main incoming, and bonding between all pipes coming in and out of the boiler linked off the GAS main bonding. When I pointed out that there...
  18. 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...
  19. marksparky

    no incoming services = no main protective bonding?

    hi folks been asked to wire 3 garages with provision for lights plugs car ramp roller door etc there is no water as yet but have been asked to leave supply in each unit for possible future toilet cubicle if whoever rents them wants to build 1 nor is there gas or structural steel so there is no...
  20. L

    Mains Bonding???

    I recently was testing a flat and found that the 6mm Mains earth to water was not accessable but the valve for incoming is so may be able to test from board to incoming for a result but do Elecsa officials want to actually c the bonding position as its one of the assessments for elecsa??I...

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