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  1. pirate

    Defibrillator installation

    I would welcome your thoughts on this. I am installing a defib unit for the charity I do work for. it's not a complicated job, just a spur off a RFC, via an unswitched fcu. Basically, the MI says this cabinet(which includes a heater and fan) must be installed on a circuit with RCD protection and...
  2. J

    Gas installation pipe distance to CU

    The best position for a CU is in a cupboard that has a vertical copper gas installation pipe that would be about 25-80mm from a metal CU. This pipe supplies a boiler. Not a gas service pipe, or gas meter, just a copper gas pipe, with no joints, near the CU. 1) Is this OK by current regs as...
  3. K

    DIY pool pump installation (amps question)

    Good morning all! I think I have the right amps for a new inground pool pump but I need to ask a pro. I don't want to burn my house down ? The old hardwired pump I'm removing has worked great for years. Its amps are stated like this, "7.8 - 7.4/14.8." The new pump I want to replace it with has...
  4. Y

    Words of wisdom please re an installation condition report

    I hope someone on here can help me with this. My 25-year-old daughter is buying a house with her partner, they are just about to exchange and after a long delay, the vendor has finally provided an installation report dated 2015 carried out when they purchased the property. What concerns me...
  5. K

    Garden room installation

    Hi all, i am planning to install electrics to a garden room, cable length from CU is approx 45meters external,burried. Should i use 3 core SWA and rely on earth from there or treat it as a T-T earth installation and just run 2 core from C/U ? there will be 2KW heater and 4 2G sockets plus led...
  6. M

    Camper Van Installation Certificate

    If installing a new 230v AC electrical system in a camper van which has the option of being supplied from an inverter from leisure batteries within the van or from a hook up with a change over switch. What supply characteristics are recorded on the certificate The inverter side would be an IT...
  7. S

    Solar Panels Best option for central heating & hot water w solar PV installation

    Hello, I am looking at getting a solar PV installation (8 x 350W plus 4.6 kWh battery) and wondered how I might best take advantage of it when re-designing the central heating system, with the aim of reducing natural gas usage without spending more money on electricity from the grid. This is...
  8. P

    Electrical installation age

    Saw the recent IET article "Estimating the age of an electrical installation" which folk on here might find it offering a few handy points. This might work: https://tinyurl.com/9emh8e4r/ However, some folk on here will also know a few more dates/tricks to help identify things!
  9. C

    EICR failed. Old installation, lighting circuit on 1 mm2

    Hello everyone, An EICR failed due no RCD protection at all(only 3036 fuse), no bonding on gas and water, small csa earthing conductor. All will need to be bring to BS7671 standards. The lighting circuit is on 1 mm2, does it need to be increase to 1.5 mm2 to meet the standards(e.g. lighting...
  10. Dartlec

    Puzzling installation

    I do seem to pick only the weirdest properties to inspect... Victorian terraced house today - with up front RCD to a Wylex fuse board and main bonding all in place to current standards.... No cpc on lighting, but all pendants and plastic switches - so far so fairly standard. Then remove the...
  11. C

    Could someone help me with this solar farm installation questions please?

    Hello everyone, I am doing a dissertation about a solar farm dissertation and I have a couple of questions so I would appreciate if someone could clarify these questions to me. 1) What type of cables are used in a solar farm that is connected to the grid and how are they installed? 2) What type...
  12. T

    EIC particulars of installation referred to in certificate

    Hi All I need help with completing EIC. The section i cant quite grasp is where for asks for particulars of installation referred to in certificate. I am installing 2 new radial circuits but not sure what to fill in on form. Im working on a large job where the origin is fed from a 3000A ACB...
  13. Retroelectric

    Industrial Installation

    Hello all. What do you put down as the next test on a brand new industrial install? I know the recommended interval between EICR's is 3 years for Industrial and 5 years on domestic EICR's but with installs its normally a 10 year cert. What do you guys put as the next recommended test date on...
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