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I have a diy project. I need lighting a 280x20 metal building with wall packs. It will be 14 fixtures 50watt each. I would like to know if I can wire it this way:
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I need some advice, I do mainitance on a condo building that has 100 parking stalls in the basement. They want put outlet for every vechicle for possible future EV charging for now and future use.
So I guess I could run a 20amp 120v receptacle for each bay, that would be a level 1 charger...
Getting around to bedroom lighting, what I would like to achieve is:
Circuit 1: pendant light (centre of main ceiling)
Circuit 2: LED tape and LED downlights (in dropped ceiling with tape in coving and downlights in the dropped ceiling)
Circuit 3: bedside light left
Circuit 4: bedside light...
I am wiring 2 outlets in the ceiling to control 2 plug-in florescent shop lights in my garage. The 3 ways are at each side of the garage at the 2 entry doors. The way I have it wired right now, both lights come on at either switch but turn off if either is unplugged. I would like both outlets...
I have a question on wiring to make sure I am doing it correctly. I plan on adding a new GFCI/AFCI 20 amp circuit breaker to my box and run the wires to the first 2 outlets in a 2 gang box I am installing. I am also installing 2 other 2 outlet boxes. This is in a finished garage. I know how...
HI all, I've had 3 x additional gas supplies installed in a building. Can i use one 10mm bonding cable and link these new supplies (keeping the cable continuous by stripping the sheath and clamping into earth straps) or do i have to run 3 new earth cables? Also can i use a staple gun (metal...
I want to do the following:
There are 2 separate supply circuits in the flat. One is Normal tariff which is available all the time. The other is Economy 7 tariff which is only available between midnight and 7am.
I want to wire a socket so that when Economy 7 is available it draws power...
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I am installing 24 No 2.2Kw 3Ph motors that will drive cooling fans. The plant room for the install is not what you would call spacious so trying to keep everything as tight as possible within reason.
The motors are all controlled through an automated system which feeds back to an...
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Hope someone could help with below situation or recommend a good forum to ask about or find information on as I read a lot on the forums and watched many videos but it just got very confusing.
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We acquired 7 sets of led sugar canes, each set has 40 Red leds and is powered by 2 AA...
I have two questions regarding lighting circuits. The first in is , is it bad practice to put two lighting circuits on on breaker?
The second is similar but can you ‘spur’ of a ceiling rose which is mid run of the circuit as many times as you want considering VD and maximum current draw/Zs...
Looking for some advice and insight on best practices here. I have an attached garage 25 feet away from my main 200amp service panel in my home.
I want to use a mig welder, a 3HP table saw, and a 2HP belt grinder in my garage.
I have plenty of room in my panel to add a circuit for each, but to...
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Thanks for your help in advance. I am working on a project to wire a number of low voltage charging units on one circuit.
The power will be supplied will be 20amp mains power through 2.5mm cable, each charger is 42V and I wanted to wire them about 2 foot apart. My question is how do I do...
Hi does anybody know of single / double PVC back boxes that have multiple 20mm knockouts like metal clad? Or are plain with no knockouts ?
The ones with one 20mm and trunking knockouts don't really work as when cutting the 20mm hole the trunking entry normally splits even when bracing it.
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This is my first time posting something on this forum. I'm busy putting together a design for some LED lights that are going to be mounted on some columns along a pathway. The supply will run twenty odd metres to an enclosure on the outside of the building that will encase the...
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Maybe someone can help with this. I am building a terrarium that needs a simple humidifier.
I have a switch that can turn on my humidifier no problem according to the humidity in the terrarium (InkBird IC 200). However, I would also love to be able to run the same humidifier...
Had a bit of a brain freeze. Got to go and do an inspection on a property with 2 consumer units, the 2nd fed from the first on a 50A MCB.
Let's say theoretically I get 0.2 for the Ze on the main board, then 0.3 for the Zdb at the second board and 0.2 for R1+R2 on a ring final on a 32A MCB.
Is...
I have a 2.5mm supply in a loft and from this i have it going to a FCU which I then have my lighting mains for a switch coming from the load side of FCU , I then go from the FCU to 4 different sockets and then last in line I have to connect to another FCU for the bathroom heater downstairs , is...
Hi . Im running some conduit , a long horizontal with metal clad boxes , with vertical runs to a term box for light fittings and a couple of smoke alarms . Was going to use 4 way boxes dropping down to the sockets and up to the light s. Is it acceptable to run them through the metal clad boxes...
I'm refurbishing my own workshops and fitting a new central three phase compressor and three phase dust extractor.
Both these appliances will be controlled by remote START/STOP switches, next to multiple compressed air and vacuum points, which may be in different buildings.
For future-proofing...
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