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    Large Domestic Field Installation

    I have decided to install a large PV system in my paddock next to my garden. I am aiming at 9.99kWp to make the best of FIT break points. Around 50 to 55 panels, by the rough sums I have done. All in one long row of about 45m, mounted at 30/40 degrees and facing due South. Will hopefully net...
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    large shop with an rcd at the origin

    ......Set at 500ma. Now this supplies several dist boards serving quite a few circuits. My question is do I install individual rcds set at 30ma at every board or to reduce incovenience when a circuit trips do I put all circuits on rcbo's( think of the expense of over 100 circuits). A lot of...
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    Large load UFH

    Doing a kitchen job at the moment and as is the norm electric under tile heating has been specified throughout the tiled areas. Being a big area the load (about 4kW) is greater then the stat can handle so i'm going to have to fit a relay or contactor in line with the load. Firstly, does anyone...
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    SMEG large oven not heating

    Hi I wonder if anyone could shed some light on the cause of my SMEG DO4 SS-5 not heating up. The fan, internal light and clock are all on but just no heat. I have read that it maybe the , Thermostat, Cut- Out switch or heating element. I have the double oven and it is the large clock...
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    Main Feed for 3 phase unit. What size cable would be best?

    I went looking at a job yesterday. It is going to be a commercial office block with 3 large offices with around 25 d/sockets in each. There is a large sub main in an adjacent building about 40 metres away. It is all going to separately metered . I am just aking your opinions on what size...
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    First job large install...help!

    I'm going to quote a job on Sat and although I have done the course and got the t shirt, I am nervous about the quote as it is a big install for my first job, a baptism of fire on a farm barn roof. If you could help me with any info about quoting for this type of install rather than a small...
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    Estimating labour and materials on large new build contracts

    Hi All My companys turnover has rapidy increased over the last 6 years and we have steadily grown from 2 ( buisness partners) to 25 sparks. We have been trading as a labour only subbie using the Lukins installation times guide and Excel to tender and win various contracts. The company we are...
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    PIR pricing large school

    Hi all, Ive been asked to quote for PIR on a large school around 1000 circuits and been built 4 yrs only so this is first test. I presume original test sheets are available and access will be school holidays. Keen to do job to keep in with the firm in charge but know they have a quote of...
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    Individual PV installations vs. one large installation

    I have a question regarding the Feed-in tariff: We have looked at a potential project in an industrial estate on a total of five roofs with an overall capacity of 124 kWp. If the project is treated as one installation, the FiT would be 29.3 p. If each roof gets its own meter, is it possible...
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    Very LArge Cooker and Diversity

    Being looking at sizing Cable for a new Cooker . It is a Beast with a manufacturesrs spec of 17.4 KW. Was applying diversity to this ie 10amps plus 30% etc ( no 5 amp). Just got me thinking that after the diversity the answer is 29.7 Amps down from 75.6amps. Was diversity designed to allow...
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    Estimated output/SAP for large systems

    Does anyone know what the rules are regarding the estimated output? We're pricing a reasonably big job at the moment and saw a competitors kWh/kWp figures and none of them matched the figures you would obtain from using the actual proper SAP tables. Are there any guidelines you can follow. eg...
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    Inspecting a large Agricultural Installation

    Hello All We've been asked to test quite a large Corn Starage/Drying plant. The installation was put in in 1979 and has never been tested since. We have all the blueprint drawings, but cables are not marked at each end (i.e control panel and isolator). When I've been round other sites...
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    Bang! Large flash / bang at voltmeter tips.

    Hi all, Just had quite a fright & must say I'm pretty annoyed with myself. I've just tested the ends of a wire to check if it was live (using a fluke voltmeter) and had a massive flash and bang at the points of the probes). I'm annoyed because I should have isolated the circuit and...
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    Large earthing strap

    Hi Does anyone here know where I can obtain a large earthing strap for bonding a gas pipe feeding a laundry which has a diameter of around 100mm. I have rung round all my suppliers but none of them can help me, and I have so far spent about 2 hours googling but still have not managed to...
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    LARGE tool tote bag

    Hi I am after a large tool bag 18"+ at least. I really like the stanley fat max xl, but before i spend £50 on a brand new i was just looking to see if some1 here had a used one for sale or something similar. THanks
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    Large underfloor heating system

    Hi all! Ive been asked to quote for a largeish electric underfloor heating job. The guy hasnt decided on the floor finish yet, it will depend on cost of system to some extent so have to give a few options to begin with. This is just for one room Ok the room is 9m x 5.5m = 49.5square metres...
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    Installation rates for large SWA / GSWB cable installs.

    Evening people. I have recently been tasked with producing a Schedule of Rates for large cable installations. I have got cable prices / gland prices and labour costs but what I am missing is a formula to put it all together. Does anybody know if there are any "Industry Standards" available...
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    Large Barn Earthing Metalwork

    The building is supplied with a 6mm swa and only includes 4 double sockets and 8 lights. The steelwork has to be earthed but in what size? Never wired a building like this before ie with the steelwork. Anything else I need to know about regs wise? :confused:
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    Commercial PIR on a LARGE site.

    Right, i've been asked to organise a commercial PIR on a Large site which i do a lot of Maintenance electrical work. I haven had to deal with this side of things on such a large scale before and although easy enough to break down into smaller sections for testing & recording purposes my main...
  20. sythai

    large grommet..... maybe ?

    Evening all.... Just seeing if anyone has got any suggestions... Got a first fix to do and part of it is the containment for the hdmi leads from TV on wall down to unit below.... going in behind the wall... if that makes sense. Was going to stick a short length of 2" waste pipe in with a...
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