We had a new supply installed this week. DNO installed new cut out and fuse externally. Meter operator sent his engineer to move the meter in the new position and he refused to after making a big fuss about how my electrician decided to do internally the new installation. He said that the...
Hey all! Just joined the forum today. I'll have a few questions as soon as I figure out what/how to ask. Planning some home decorating with my wife and got a few electrical projects on my mind. Please welcome me with open arms and don't bash too hard, but I can take it if needed. Thanks!
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I'm looking for some help on a query I have.
I'm currently involved with a new build with the plan to fit Solar in the very near future, which I have never installed before or had any experience.
The plan is to fit a 3.4kw system and i wanted to put in the cable ready from where the...
Hi. Recently had a career change and have been studying for the past two months having recently past my Level 2 2365.
I had come across this forum a few times during my time at college and it was immensely helpful so thank you.
Cheers, Ele
Now that SPD's must be fitted regardless, how does this stand from a sub-main perspective?
Went to look at a job and they want a supply to a pre wired Shepherds hut 50M away with no SPD as it has been sat unconnected for a couple of years.
The main incoming is entering an old barn that has a...
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I'm new to this forum and just wanted to say hi. I'm in Chicopee, MA, USA for reference. I am not an electrician currently and will likely never be a professional working electrician again. I did my time in high school as an electrical student in vocational, two work study jobs in...
Cooker circuit has B40 MCB in the CU for the cooker, confirmed wired to the cooker outlet throughout, via a cooker switch & socket with a 10mm cable.
Issue is new cooker has a 1.5mm cable (fitted by manufacturer see image). It is 3.22KW rated load, and 16A fuse rating. The cooker connection too...
Hi hopefully i learn alot while here. Ive been mostly doing car electrical stuffs but have advanced to pcb repairs while doing some house electrics. I contently read and am open to all advice.
My best phrase in life is "If someone else can do it why cant I"
My most recent success has been...
I have a fairly recently installed consumer unit with an RCD, between it and the garden there is another, much older (25yrs?) RCB (big Wylex thing)
from which a couple of power points are provided on the wall of my fish ponds. Before the consumer unit was fitted I could run the pond pump
from...
Replaced our old 240v hot tub with a new one, which also uses 240v for motors, heater, etc, and 120v for low amp LEDs and touch screen control panel.
Right now there are just three 6 ga wires at the subpanel near the hot tub. 6 ga Black, Red and green. The old tub only needed the two hot...
Replacing 15 year old FAR Italian manifolds (2 downstairs, 1 up) with new Warmup units. However, old actuators have 4 core and new only have 2 core. Can someone please explain what the additional 2 cores are used for in the old actuators and how to modify the wiring for the new, and perhaps if...
Hi. I’m wanting to fit a new ceiling light in our hallway. Can someone please advise what I need to do or buy as there are more wires in the old fitting (part of a relay circuit?) than there are places to wire them into in the new fitting. Thanks in advance.
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I have just installed a new Solis S6-GR1P3.6K-M-DC Inverter - this replaced a 10 year old+ Sungrow inverter that failed/out of warranty!
None of the wiring set up has changed other than a new AC plug for the Solis inverter. I have a 16-panel 4kw system.
It seems, when the inverter...
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I am in the process of training to be an electrician and have a question. When filling out a EIC for a new circuit am I required to test all the other circuits in the board as part of the schedule of test results or only circuits I have installed/altered when completing?
If just my new...
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I’m new to the forum, I’m currently completing the level 3 2365 G&G with just the Design unit to finish. I’ve scoured the forum for a couple of months for info but I may have some questions for those who have completed it already 👍
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