Good afternoon - we're considering adding an additional breaker to our "main service panel" which is where the meter is located. That panel has 6 slots (I guess 12) with 5 double breakers currently. One breaker is 90 amps which feeds our interior panel which has lights, cook top, A/C condensing...
Hello mates. i have an MK CU to replace. As you may know, the main switch in MKs is on the left hand side.
There's no way to replace the meter tails. Is there another manufacturer that has a left-hand main switch CU, or a flexible position option?
Thanks muchly!
I was called in a block of office saying they have a problem with the main incomer. During the night nit all nights randomly the main switch in the switch gear is tripping. At night the offices are closed only the survers are running. Has anyone encountered this problem? Or what test you suggest?
From another thread:
I'm thinking about this and it's got me all confuzzled.
Don't fuses protect anything downstream ie my laptop's charger has a fuse that protects the charger cable, the socket has a breaker that protects its wiring, the boards wiring has a main fuse that protects it from...
I live in las vegas nevada. I'm installing a sub panel outside that will be a 125 amps.I want to run the right wire from my sub panel to my main panel.My question is do I have to put a 125 Amp circuit breaker in the main panel and run the wiring to that. Or can I run the wiring from the sub...
When doing an EIC for an additional circuit (which only covers that circuit), does the 'main switch/switch-fuse/circuit-breaker/RCD' section refer to:
a) the MCB you're adding for the new circuit
b) the existing main switch (whatever it is) for that board
c) [if the DB the circuit is added to is...
Hello,
I am a homeowner and have a solar project coming up. I intend to install a 9kw solar system but I am not sure if I have to upgrade my main panel or not.
I have a 200A main panel with only 3 breaker slots, 1 is 100A double pole breaker feeding the sub panel located inside the home, the...
Hey guys, thinking of relocating my sub board in my unit to a new location. Does the cable from the main switch Board to the sub board need to be a continuous run or am I able to put a junction box and extend the main cable to its new location?
Hi all, I have been on a site repairing damage caused by travellers collecting copper for the last week. We have found and replaced cabling to get the site up and running. Power has been on for a few days but today the 11KV ring main unit tripped. This feeds a transformer attached to the main...
I'm sure this has been asked before, but I just want to confirm:
Currently I have a spur leaving a socket in the bedroom, into a 13A Switched FCU and running up to power a double socket in the loft.
I now want to locate a socket in the old boiler cupboard/airing cupboard to power a tumble...
Hi Everyone,
I have a faulty smart meter, its broken since I moved in and I am putting all my effort to fix this, I am a tenant though.
A technician from the supplier visited the property, inspected the meter and he said that he needs to access to main fuse box to replace the meter. We have...
Hi all,
just looking for guidance on how you would code a 2.5mm main earthing conductor on a property with 10mm line conductor.
Basically on a massenette the one below has the incoming supply, and the one above I'm working in is looped supply off it the one below, 10mm tails in conduit with...
Hello All
Can I say to start with I am not an electrician but used to be a heating engineer (yes I can hear the groans). I have wired the installation myself using the correct wiring and isolators, racking and trunking and it is not grid tied it is purely off grid with a separate input for a...
Hi guys.
I was on EICR yesterday, where i found that the main earthing conductor is with very small csa- no more than 2.5cm2.
Also they run the wire directly behind the CU, where it is twisted with 10mm2 and continues to the MET inside the board.
Ze at the board is 0.28 ohms and seems to be ok...
What would of stopped this happening?
Job I did this morning.
SWA supply for outbuilding had sliced basic insulation at the gland due to poor wire stripping. Another outgoing SWA feed for an external GYM was actually back feeding water into the consumer unit as it was uphill and had some head...
Hi, I have a general question about main panel locations. The house is 120' long so I was contemplating running 2x 200amp panels located on the exterior of the house as marked in the attached photo. The main service and meter is on a pole outside. I had planned on running a trench from the main...
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