Hi i been looking at starting a pat test business, there is a course i can do that follows the iet 4th edition and certificate test at completion , if i want to do tests in places such as care homes and other businesses , will these ask for a qualified electrician or a city of guilds qualified...
How many feet can 10-gauge Romex run (inlet box to service panel) and still properly support 30-amp inverter generator? Do I also take into account the 25-ft of 30-amp wire (3-pronged locking) that connects the generator to the inlet box?
Hi Guys, anybody in the bacup area willing to give me a price for setup of texecom premier elite 48, 2 expanders full and 1 expander with 2 periphials, I have Wintex software on my desktop. struggling to understand the terminology, also there are no EOL resistors as I have linked out tamps where...
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I bought a house that has a garage that was converted to an office by the previous homeowner, and it is separate from the main house. I suspect that they did some of the work themselves. The office has two baseboard electric heaters, and also an electric heater that blows hot air. Somehow...
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Thanks in advance for some extra eyes.... In our house the bathroom ceiling height has been reduced to fit in some spots.
We've recently moved in and during replacing the GU10s with LED bulbs discovered this state of affairs.
They've extended the feeds from the old ceiling rose and switch...
Converting a Toyota coaster bus to a motorhome DIY
Bus runs on 24v. Has 2x12v batteries on a 24v configuration for starting the engine, radio, etc.
I bough two 12v 130ah lithium ion batteries that claim to have a built in battery management system and would like to charge them as the bus...
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I've recently ventured into hiring products and providing services for events/weddings etc. We've been at it for a couple of years now and it's going well.
I currently just use a MASTERPLUG LDCT2513BQ/4-XD 13A 4-GANG 25M CABLE REEL 240V extension cable to plug in 2 x 1000w 13amp coil...
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We have a setup of 2 strings in series of Viridian panels, at present these go to the inverter which has dual mppt inputs so the strings are independent.
The strings are slightly different, 7 x 250w clearline mono and 7 x 270w clearline poly.
I have been looking at the settings in the Solis...
Hi I have 6 lights running of a pir currently but Want 3 of them to be able to run off a switch as well. Can any one advise on the best way to do so?? Thanks
hello, I am new here. Please can anyone advise me, can anybody rig up 110v power from a generator supply to a portacabin or should the person be trained, 17th edition or NIC registration or similar. I am leaning towards a quLifed tradesman.
Thanks in advance.
Hello, i have a sunny mini central 7000hv and i would like to use it in offgrid mode.
I live on a boat not connected to grid and i'm not an installer, so i would like to ask for some sunny solar installer here, even a outdated sma grid code, (as i will not connect anything to my inverter, it...
Not posted for a while so thought id pop on and see what opinions/advice people had the following situation.
Ive recently taken on a quite a large two storey extension consisting of kitche/diner and utility room downstairs and a bedroom and bathroom upstairs.
The existing setup is a 100a TT...
I’ve just done a large job where I fitted a double stack board (23 ways) and by the time I’d finished we only had two spare ways left in the board. So I thought that I’d free up one more by moving the lighting circuit for the loft on to the lobby lighting circuit at the CCU so both circuits are...
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I'm about to start proceedings for creating a limited company. I've not had any real experience nor have any real knowledge of this area and have a couple of questions.
1. When invoicing another company for work carried out, would you deduct say 20% of the total amount and place it in...
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I'm setting up a split dual-battery charging system that appears sound to me, but i haven't seen it done before, and my main concern is how the alternator will react, and thus whether the source of the S wire should be changed....
The original vehicle is a Toyota LandCruiser, 1HZ motor...
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I'm not an electrician, I have no relevant qualifications but I do have experience with Solar PV (loosely) having had a system installed for some year and various other PV related items.
So I'm in the process of setting up my shed with some off grid power, for no reason...
Hi if any one could help me with this one
i would like to know how
In the setting to setup to allow rsd to remote connect into the system
where to I need to go to do this
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looked at a rewire of a 4storey property today (lower,ground,1st,2nd)
they is a 100a 3ph head on lower floor- and there is 2x seperate SP c/u (think there use to be 2x flats)
but is now going to be one house
best option?... to install something like a 8way 3ph amd3 dis board by the head on...
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In my lounge, I have 3 single gang switches which control a ring of GU10 downlights. I would like to substitute one the switches for a smart home switch, so that I can turn the lights on and off using a phone app. The model I am interested in is the wifiplug glass +. The literature states...
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When we were in College we setup up a lab using a Bench PSU, a Mini Consumer Unit and some lights etc...
It wasn't the best setup but it gave us an idea into the principles of wiring up circuits etc...
From the picture here you can see that the leads they gave us were not the best but it...
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