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  1. M

    Amendment 3 and smart meters

    Hi Folks, As amendment 3 has been introduced in part to contain potential electrical fires from supposed 'dodgy' Connections in the CU by electricians by enclosing in metal, does anyone know if smart meters will also fall into this category? as we all know the meter operators as a rule do not...
  2. Paul.M

    Fault finding. This one has me beat!

    Call out today for a nice customer, loads of shops that I look after but this fault was in his own home. Details:- 4 Bedroom detached on a single phase supply. Kitchen has been fitted a few months ago and "Kevin the kitchen fitter" also did the electrics! No earth sleeving on any of the...
  3. Davehaywire

    Moving to a house 3 meters from a 11kv sub station

    hi we are looking at a buying a house that has a small 11kv substation within 3m from the edge of the house, it is walled off and gated. my main concern is emf s given off in and around the house and garden, distribution cables running under the house. has anyone any knowledge of measuring emf s...
  4. S

    why has house got two meters?

    Been to look at a fuseboard upgrade. The house has a 3-phase cutout. One phase isn’t used, and the other two phases feed a single phase meter each. The house therefore has two single phase meters, each feeding an old wooden Wylex board. One meter/board does lights, garage and a few...
  5. H

    Kewtech KT61 tester RCD

    Hi I am currently learning inspect and test, a friend gave me a meter to play with, a kewtech KT61, now the problems is that i cant find any reference to a 5x rcd test, however i have seen reference to someone with one of these meters on this forum that says he did a 5x test with it, there's...
  6. Pete999

    Klein (again)

    During a moments reflection after last weeks visit to CEF to have a look at the Klein stand. They had several multimeters on show, not MFTs just the normal type Volts, Ohms etc, and before you have a go, yes I forgot to ask the Klein Rep, mind you he probably wouldn't know what I should have...
  7. Q

    consumer unit 8 meters from meter

    Hi guys The existing CU has to be repositioned, tails would need to be too long. The distance is approx 7-8 meters. The house will be rewired but that I would consider to be a 'standard' job' The job will be quoted for and done by a registered sparky but there is no access to the premisses...
  8. Worcester

    One 'Property' two Meters / MPAN's

    One of our clients has a house with annex, both have their own electricity meter, when they bought it 6 months ago, it had one EPC for the whole property. We can get the Annex to a D rating for an EPC the house stands little chance, without a major investment - that will happen, however it...
  9. O

    Test Meters

    Gentlemen I am soon to start a new job and will be 4 on 4 off shifts giving me so extra time to do "additional hours" a friend I used to know works for himself and has said he can get me a few extra data ind, commercial type stuff. Is there anywhere you can rent meters from as it prob won't...
  10. A

    fluke test meter boxes

    I've noticed that these have some kind of a black seal around the lip, and was wondering if anyone owns one and does it stop moisture getting in when you leave test gear in the van overnight. I've started bringing my metrel in at night as its only the standard fabric bag that it came with.
  11. W

    New smart meters

    So any one heard when they are now rolling these things out now?? thought it was feb 2014 but it seems to have gone quiet and was thy going to include an isolator within the meter in the end?
  12. T

    tv and satellite meters

    hi, What is the best meters to find signal for digital tv and for sky dish set up. Thanks
  13. jason121

    MCS letter Generation meter

    What will happen to the companies that have left the trade ? MCS has asked that all FIT Licensees send through a list of the addresses that have an incorrectly installed generation meters. The Certification Body will be expected to investigate these cases as non-conformity by the installation...
  14. D

    MCS meter moves

    this morning i had an email from the NICEIC to say that 3 of my solar installations did not conform due to the energy meter being in the wrong place. when i asked for the evidence of this they said the information had come from Gemserv. i then contacted Gemserv and asked them to send me the...
  15. L

    Smart Meters - Rights and Radiation

    Hi guys, I seem to get asked a lot about Smart Meters recently by customers, do they have to have them? Do they actually save electricity etc etc. Been doing some research and they look pretty bad, below is a link to an article that explains a lot about the radiation levels and the right to...
  16. P

    multi meters

    Does anybody know which is the best all round multi meter for domestic testing. Looking at seaward at the moment, not sure!
  17. S

    3 phase metering

    Evening Gents, I have been tasked at work to install a 3 phase meter measuring power usage in a commercial kitchen area.My question is - Is there are a product out there which can be permanently clamped around a three phase cable which provides a digital display and will...
  18. J

    3 phase supply

    I need to get a 3 phase 400v supply over to a unit with around 32amp per phase. The total length of the run is 108 meter fro source to consumer unit. From the consumer unit there is already an existing 4 core 35mm SWA cable running 50 meters And from the supply side there is a 4 core 20mm SWA...
  19. K

    Volt drop at the other end of a SUB main.

    Hello people Just so i get this right i thought i would post my maths here for people to comment on. Garden lights on a sub main. Sub main is 20meters from the main CU on a 6mm armoured cable. the last light is 50 meters from the sub main. meaning end to end 70 odd meters. So my maths are...
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    testing meters for sale

    Kewtech and robin test equipment for sale working order will need calabrating for certificate Notts pm at [email protected] kt35 , kt41 &kt45 kts1610 multifunction,kmp3050 &1610 earth tester

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