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  1. jibjob

    Multiple wires in MCB, what's the best way to record on PIR?

    Anyone have any advice on entering test results for multiple wires from the same MCB. It's a 32a MCB with a ring final and a further 3 wires stuffed into it, all of them radials. I'm not sure of the best way to express this on the cert without it looking a bit cluttered and probably all the more...
  2. D

    3 phase Meter Arrangement

    Hi, I have been asked to 'get the installation ready' for the electricity supplier to come and fit seperate meters. Currently:- The building is broken up into 5 seperate dwellings There is a 3 phase supply running straight up through a Ryefield dist board. The 3 phase and N Supply cable has...
  3. SolarCity

    Different pitches - seperate inverters/MPPT?

    Has anyone installed a system on a roof with two seperate pitches, yet the same orientation? I'm presuming this would require either two inverters or a dual MPP tracker inverter. If so, I wonder how different a pitch would need to be before it became a concern. We are designing a system for...
  4. D

    appliances in kitchen having seperate switching eg by fused spur

    Hi guys, can anyone point to the building reg about appliances in the kitchen having a seperate switching, e.g washing machine under a worktop- socket under the worktop supplied from fused spur above. Thanks.
  5. S

    PV System on seperate Garage CSU.

    I Have finished my First Installation and I have used a Separate Garage enclosure with a 100ma 100Amp RCD Going into the Henley Block and a 16a MCB. I Was advised to use a 100ma RCD because of the size of the installation (3.91Kw) Now I am wondering if i should have used a 30ma The Inverter is a...
  6. M

    Seperate meter help please

    We quoted one of our customers a 9.66kWp system. We planned for it to be a single phase system. We have since found out that there are 2 seperate metering points we can access in the one building. The customer wants to know if there's any easy way we can feed both the metering points? I know we...
  7. M

    Seperate cooker hob fault

    I just recieved yet another phone call from a previous customer who has a seperate cooker hob and every 6 months or i have to replace hob due to this tripping one 30ma rcd from a split 17th edition board. I cant put it on a non rcd protected way due to a socket outlet in the cooker switch. My...
  8. SolarCity

    Seperate strings with single MPP tracker inverters

    A pretty fundamental question I have here.... I was under the impression that the effects of shading could be negated slightly by using seperate strings, even on inverters with single MPP trackers. However, speaking to a rep earlier, he told me that seperating the strings would have zero...
  9. U

    underfloor heating!

    ok, in a bit of a debate with myself here?!! looked a t big extension on a bungalow, guy wants underfloor heating, already speccced it himself...................if thats what he wants to do, anyway, it looks like he wants two, one in the kitchen(2kw) and one in the downstairs showeroom, all part...
  10. S

    trunking as earth

    Am I right in thinking trunking(4") shouldn't be used as the only form of earthing? as I am seperating the supply meters for 2 floors in an commercial building and there is no earth going up to the first floor supply not even connected to swa armourings.
  11. J

    RCD Protection

    If you go to extend a ring main and the board is all covered by a single RCD do you need to update to minimize danger in a event of a fault, e.g move circuit to seperate board (well quoted to move light circuit to seperate board) because i lost out due to cost of doing this and the other company...
  12. johnboy6083

    terminating seperate earths

    Hi ladies and gentlemen. Ive just finished working on a power station, and whilst there, i found myself making off the main supplies to the dist boards. Along with the SWA, they had run seperate earths. all the other boards had been terminated by taking the earth to the banjo, and then on...
  13. D

    No seperate earth In ring

    Hi come across a ring wired in 2.5 singles in metal conduit the problem is there is no seperate earth, there is a fly lead how would I do the R2 test R1+R2 What would I write on the report. The installation is over 20 years old no rcd protection. Good Zs Reading
  14. R

    oven circuit or not?

    Customer has handed me a quote and a 6mm oven circuit has been priced for. She only intends on putting a single oven in. the hob is a seperate gas item. Am i ok to tap into the kitchen ring to power this. Mine at home as a 13a plug top. Or would it be better to put a seprate 6mm feed and...
  15. S

    Three seperate T&E cables for lighting in kitchen?

    Hi all I would really appreciate advice on where to connect the cables in my ceiling rose pendant set. I have always had no problem changing a light fitting/ceiling rose in other rooms around the flat as only one neutrel and one live wire to connect. In my kitchen it's the first time I need to...
  16. mattyevz

    Best way sub board supply

    Hi peeps, I usually stick to domestics but have been asked to do abit of commercial so bear with me.Just woundering what would be the best way to do this. Its a shop im working on .upstairs is going to be a new consumer unit 17th rcd 2x20 radials skts and 1x 6 lighting circuit all trunking.i...
  17. S

    Fluctuating voltage!

    Hi I hope this makes sense. Went to look at a job a few days ago, did a quick test on the incomer of a 3 phase supply TNC-S system (seperate from the main consumer board) got a Ze of 0.19, all good, went to test the seperate consumer board & got a Ze of 0.33 & a Zs at a few RCBO protected...
  18. R

    earth stakes for seperate buildings

    Have been asked to quote for a supply out to a small garden room and then on to a greenhouse. Obviously am going to put small consumer unit in garden room to supply sockets but do I need another one in the greenhouse and as these are 2 separate buildings from the house do they need separate...
  19. T

    Venting 2 seperate things down 1 100mm duct??

    Does anyone know if theres a building reg that states ventalation NEEDS to have only one duct to each appliance?? I know that you can get Y or TEE 100mm splitters for ducting and also inline backdraft shutters so ventalation only travels one way.. Do you know if this is acceptable with a...
  20. F

    Seperate CPC

    Guys involved in large project where there will be a few sub mains running ,from 50mm /300mm etc electrical engineer running the job reckons the armour is good enough earth and no seperate earth required. Your thoughts Gents please.

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