property

  1. S

    No earth from cable head to semi detached property

    Hi all. I have been rewiring a property and almost ready to hand over back to client. It's now been found that the ze is 18 ohms. Electricity supplier has been informed and they want to arrange running new cable from next door to give me earth. What can I do in the meantime. I think I shouldn't...
  2. S

    2 x 4kw arrays on 2 x MPAN's on 2 x buildings but one owner

    I know this has been posted about before but I am not 100% sure reading the posts. 2 meters registered to one address. One meter in house and one in a building some way away with independent supplies. Outbuilding has direct connection to the power lines over pole. Looks like only single phase...
  3. K

    Cut out fuse

    Hi, I've been to a property with an old style 3036 cut out, and have contacted the DNO to update this under maintenance. They are saying they that they will charge between £500-700 to update with a 60 amp cut out. Seems extreme to me. Has anyone else heard of DNO charging this amount for what...
  4. K

    Cost for EICR reports

    Hi all, I was just wondering what the going rates where for EICR reports in London, as not sure if my pricing is realistic. What do people charge for 1 bed and 3 bed properties? Is it best only to charge per circuit? I am currently trying to win some work from local estate agents and...
  5. B

    Wind Load Calcs

    Has anyone out there got a simple spreadsheet to calculate wind loads on PV and ST panels. MCS are picking up on this more and more and I'm struggling to find something suitable.
  6. B

    ADVICE - Is rewire needed on 2 bedroom property ???

    Hi Just purchased a 2 bedroom property and it has an old 4 way CU with 3 circuits. Mains, lights, boiler, it also has no RCD and wire fuses. Think cable is rubber red/black.. I am a sparky in heavy industry and have rewired many houses over the years but WAY out of date wit regs. I plan on...
  7. infinity

    FIT for my rented property?

    I want ti install 4KW on my house next week. Trouble is i rent the house out, how can i claim the FIT if i dont live there?
  8. S

    RCDs in Rental Properties

    One of my regular Customers: a landlord, has had a letter today from his LA, stating that he must have RCDs in all his Rental houses. Very limited information received, but I am waiting for a copy of said letter. What I am wondering is is there a legal requirement to have RCDs installed into...
  9. W

    Main Bonding to another property.

    Hi. A brief history of myself: Self employed tradesman since 1982 ( Decorating, Joinery, Plumbing ). Done lots of minor works over the years. Did 2382 last year. Looking to register with NIC EIC. I'm doing a PIR on my son's ground floor flat with a view to fitting new CU. This is what I have...
  10. W

    pricing a property maintenance contract..any tips or help please

    I have to return a quote for the following maintenance contract and would like some help/pointers/ideas on rough costing allowances, they would also like a call out fee and per hour after charge, for when lamps need replacing, kids smash the light fittings etc. Im based in Essex, my usual...
  11. The Solar King

    Ground Mount Transfer of DC cable to Property

    Its good to asking a tech question rather than talk about FITs! I have been to look at a job on where the panels will be ground mounted using Renusol Consoles. The array will be 10 to 12 metres from the property. The owner has asked for the inverter to be located in the garage. The fun bit is...
  12. G

    damn DNOs and not seeing to their responsibilities

    evening all.... Been at a house today .....couldn`t get a Ze.....Zs ok funnily enough.....turns out that the property was using a shared earth....pulled from next door.....quite common for the houses on that row....anyway,....so we couldn`t get a Ze....as only 199V between line-earth...turns out...
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