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  1. T

    Advice on cable for EV Charge Point Cable

    Just taken deilvery of an Electric Car (Mini Electric) and so doing some research into installing a charge point. Supply is a standard Single Phase and I have appointments booked with my supplier and DNO to upgrade meter tails and cutout fuse respectively. I'll get a spark to do all the...
  2. Z

    All neutrals connected at one point - two rcds.

    Hi guys. Fuseboard looks fine, but all neutrals are connected at one point outside the fuseboard. That way both rcds trip on fault on any of the circuirs.How would yiu code that? P.s. also no glanding and cables rubbing on the sharp edges of CU? Thanks
  3. H

    What’s the point of earth loop if your rcd performs ?

    Hi guys was having a conversation as a apprentice I’m still not sure and was wondering why earth fault loop impedance is important if you’ve proved your earth because the rcd trips proving your rcd performs ? Can anyone tell me thanks so what my question is in short what’s the point of it if...
  4. C

    Are all EV charge point installers this bad?

    So I am a fully qualified spark with my own company, however I also have a few properties I rent out. One of my tenants asked if they can have an EV charge point put on the house paid for by his company, being the good landlord I said of course no problem just let me know when they are there so...
  5. M

    Replacing a Fire Alarm MCP (manual call point)

    Hi All, I have been tasked (as island resident hotel handy-man - for my sins) to replace a Emergi-lite MCP (no other details availabe) with aKAC 'MCP1' but the wiring is less than obvious, even with the MCP1's wiring leaflet. I have attached pics of each unit's innards as well as the relevant...
  6. ms2857

    installing an EV CHARGING POINTS

    Hi all and thanks for letting me join your forum. I am an old school electrician who has now retired. So I need some advice, please. I have just moved into a new build house. It has a 6mm swa cable that terminates in a waterproof box at the side of the house, which then feeds the garage. it s on...
  7. A

    Any Point in Domestic Installer course or any electrical training at 41 in 2022?

    As the title says. I'm really battling with figuring out the best route to electrical training (College level 2/3 v's DI), and to be honest - even though I'm really keen, I'm starting to get a bit disillusioned with the whole thing. I'm in a technical job currently and 41 so apprenticeship is...
  8. cliffed

    Power point in external glasshouse

    Client wants 2g socket in greenhouse, obviously IP rated,will be supplied from Rcd, the greenhouse consists of metal frame work on the ground. Does this require MPBC
  9. I

    1st vs 2nd point of disconnect in an older house with 3 wire service (2 hot and 1 neutral/ground)

    TLDR: In a 3 wire service are the ground and the neutral always bonded, in all subpanels? House made in 1970 has the meter and a 150 amps breaker outside the house, on the east wall. There are two hot wires and one neutral, which is clearly bonded/grounded with the enclosure. Through the attic...
  10. M

    UK Earth bonding requirement for water pipe (metal entry point, switch to plastic after 300mm)

    Good morning everyone. I’m looking at getting an EV charger installed at my home and the company is requesting that I earth bond my water supply piping. The main water pipe entering the property is metal, then there is the stop cock, and after about 100mm it turns into a plastic pipe (total...
    • mbat22
    • Thread
    • after bonding earth entry pipe plastic point regulations requirement switch water
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  11. G

    Car charge point testing

    Hi, To those who are already installing EV charge points, do you test as you would any other radial circuit, or do you have a specific EV point tester or EVSE adaptor for your MFT? what additional testing do these provide, and is using them in order to meet manufacturers instructions as I don't...
  12. SJD

    Armoured Pod Point energy clamp cable?

    I have a customer who is having Pod Point install one of their chargers at a car port, some distance from the house. SWA (10mm2) for the supply will be run to a small consumer unit at the car port, with the Pod Point installed adjacent. A 2-core cable is also required to connect the Pod Point...
  13. Algarve Sparky

    Earthing / zero point question

    Not sure how popular the solar forum is but not getting any answers to a question so having another go here, cheers guys. So despite living working in a country blessed with 300 days of sunshine I have not got my head around this solar thing, there is very few companies here who know what...
  14. L

    UK ProjectEV charge point testing

    Hi All Last week I invested in a new Megger MFT1741+ with the EV charge point adapter as I was installing a ProjectEV charge point on Thursday of last week. Completed the install and just needed to carry out the live testing at the charge point, Zs done no issue, next comes the charge point...
  15. D

    Earth bonding for EV Charging point

    Good morning I’m looking for a bit of help please. We are looking to get an electric vehicle charger installed at our house but the company have requested information and photographs of evidence showing that our pipework is earth bonded. Our house was built in the 1960s and there was no earth...
  16. L

    Low voltage to GU10 cost per point ?

    Customer has leads . SO its test , remove transformers .Hook up fly leads etc . Nothing to high and not bad access etc . What price per point do you think ? (30 in total )
  17. D

    The point of being qualified?

    Hello all. Been a sparky since I left school (which is rather a long time ago). 17th Edition, and currently not planning to bother with the 18th. You get to a point in life where hoop jumping becomes tiresome! My point is this. I occasionally work for a local security company as a sub...
  18. K

    Electrician to install EV charging point.

    Hi, I'm looking to install an electrical vehicle charging point for my house. Can a local electrician do this for me or do a need a more specialist electrician? When I do google search for my area I get a lot of companies come up which seem to specialise at just fitting EV charging points. Thanks
  19. needanotherjob

    Is it worth it or even possible to set up as an EV charge point installer?

    Looking for some candid advice. Covid has left my industry in tatters, I'm an Airline pilot. I still have a job, just, but for how much longer? I'm keen to get ahead of being skint and jobless and retrain/refresh my knowledge etc. Before pilot, I spent some time fitting kitchens and...
  20. B

    UK Anybody know what a good standard TT connection point should look like? Is this dangerous?

    Would this TT connection point be at the stage where it needs repair? Under UKPN control.
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