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Went to quote for wiring controls for a commercial heating setup today,heating engineers will be fitting 2 new zone valves and split the existing setup which was all 1 zone,the place is a bingo hall and cinema above,straightforward to get a cable to the downstairs but problem is getting...
Just looking for some advise on export control. We have a single phase supply and looking to install a 50kw solar PV system but the DNO are restricting what we can export. This leaves us in a predicament and they have suggested we use an EMMA unit with export control made by coolpower or upgrade...
We are in the middle of doing a commercial project, and have 5 Mastervolt TL Inverters that weigh about 60KG each. Ideally these should be wall mounted.
However, as it goes in the construction business, our requirements have been ignored, and the space that was required for us has not been...
Morning chaps,
Had a query come in about the different ways VO4Home & Vphase work. VO4home works on reducing the voltage by a set amount at installation whereas vPhase reduces whatever comes in to 220V.
vPhase's website says "There is an (additional) risk with set reduction commercial...
Solar cup cakes are the bees knees, great comfort food and a great way to explain the benefits of solar energy BUT it's peeing down and my argument tomorrow about making the cup cakes free using good British sunshine is going to be lown out of the water!
Any inventive solutions?????
I recorded a Ze on a TN-S supply as 4.2ohms. Consumer unit is an all insulation Wylex twin RCD unit.
I spoke to the landlord of the property which was currently empty (now occupied) and told him he needs to contact the DNO with regards to the high Ze.
They came to site and this was the result...
Need to provide a 3 phase supply from an MCCB board to a changeover panel. The MCCB board and changeover panel are side by side connected by 3 x 50mm brass bushes. The brass bushes have around 13inches (In old money) vertical between them.
Now we can only get 2 wires through each hole (120mm...
I have been asked to install some fluorescent lights in the following custom built enclosures. The 2 images on the left show the potential enclosures, the image on the right shows the cave they will be installed in.
The enclosures are to be made from 18mm ply. with a 6mm acrylic cover over the...
Does anyone know the best solution on how to dim 4 x 7w dimmable downlights? Ive been looking at low load dimmers but they look pretty rubbish amongst the flat plate ive installed in the rest of the house. I'm hearing things about load resistors and would like some info on these if anyone has...
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I am currently in the process of designing lighting installation for a church hall, and am trying to come up with an economical and practical solution to fulfil these requirements
Client wants dimmerable energy efficient solution, with surface mounted / track lighting.
Current lighting...
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I need to run some cabling for an external socket in a garden. The cabling will be run around the walls and will not be buried.
The cable will need to pass throught an 18" solid wall and there will be a number of turns before the final destincation.
What do you think is the best...
I wondered if I could ask for some advice - I have a ceiling lamp fitting comprising 4 gu10 type 35w halogen spotlights. Some time ago I swopped the bulbs for LED versions which worked fine, but I decided to put the originals back for the darker mornings. When I took the led bulbs out, I...
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I've come across a competitive quote that includes Solar Edge products - Solar Inverters, Power Optimizers and PV Monitoring | SolarEdge and it all seems very good. Serious improvements and features are claimed, overcoming many 'inherent problems' caused by adjacent roofs not pointing...
Dear all,
I've been quoting several jobs on Solarcentury soalr slates, but I have a problem...with this product I need to leave quite a lot of space around the PV, and in some cases I just really wish I could find an alternative solution...any hints?
Do you know of any other solar slates which...
So, I'd like to quote for a couple of IN Roof systems based around Sanyo HIT panels, however, it appears that neither of our 'usual' mounting system suppliers, Schletter and Schuco, have a solution which will work with these panels; I'm told the Sanyo panel is too thin to work with the Schuco...
As per title, has anyone managed to get everything they need (excluding materials) into some sort of clever storage solution?
I have just ordered one of these:
To add to my growing collection of storage bins, carriers etc. I currently have 2 Veto Pro pac bags in the van, 1 Facom tote, 4...
Took a little plaster off whilst taking some trimming down. More trunking will cover the majority of the gap. But anyone got a suggestion for filling the rest? Skim or fill?
We've just been to look at a large warehouse job (possibly 40-50kW)that we're very keen on winning. Unfortunately, the roof is made up of corrugated cement sheets and we haven't had to tackle this kind of thing before. We were thinking along the lines of using hangar bolts but weren't sure if...
I'm looking to setup a lighting DB in the following way.
I want to have two switch controlled contacters controlling 13 MCB fed lighting circuits each.
I also want an emergency test contactor to be incorporated into the board.
This will control the feed to all the circuits.
I'm sure I...
Hi Guys
Done a small job for a local heating engineer this morning just a simple FCU to the ring to supply the combi.
Potential problem is this:
The house suffered a powersurge last year and all credit on the meters was lost, the homeowner called out an electrician who also noticed the house...
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