I just bought a piece of property and am bringing a 400 amp service, to a service rack in between two RV pads. What I am wondering is the best way to build my service coming out of the meter base. My current priority is a temp power pedestal for the two RV pads, but I also want to split power...
I'm looking for advice on what you think would be the best cost effective solution. I intend to pay an electrician to do all connections but would like to have in mind the best solution before I bring them in. The cealing is plasterboard and the wall is blocks for switch 1 and switch A...
Looking to change the small consumer unit in my garage with a Hager Split Load Consumer Unit Complete with: 2x 100A Type a RCDs x 100A DP main switch. Reason I will have an EV charger fitted later in the year. One side of the split for the garage and the other side for the EV charger at a later...
Hello, my name is Bruce. I'm a store owner trying to understand the wiring involved to install my split system. I have some electrical experience nothing professional. I observed and learned as much as possible when my building was built.
Panel: 3 phase with wild leg
Outdoor unit...
Hi, looking at installing a sub main down to a field to supply caravan hook up points. the supplier has stated they are installing 2 x 100 amp split phase 180 degrees apart. not worked on 460v/480v split phase - my question is how do i go about sizing the neutral. i plan to run a steel wire...
Customer has a large metal caravan with three phase supply feeding 3 metal Consumer units with split load RCD outlets contained within - all circuits originate form a RCD. The Boards are then fed from a TP isolate a few feet away, the earth is disconnected on eth SWA and a rod installed near...
Working on an electrical drawing and wondering if I can split a single 12/3 wire (blue&red together) into three 12/2 wires (2 blue & 1 red separated) using pigtails at an outlet so that the wires can travel in three separate directions as in fig 1? The wires attach in pigtails as represented in...
I want to install this set-up on my terrace (the plug goes into a dry closet). E.g the outlets are permanently installed, but the plug for them I'll just disconnect when not in use.
The wire is 1,5m2, and will only be used for phone charges and lightning so having both outlets on one wire is...
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I need to get an EICR report done on my dad's rental flat. However, there is a possible complication due to the fact it does not have it's own independent electrical supply.
The third floor of his house was split into a separate flat in the 80s - due to the high cost of getting a new supply...
I'm not even sure if I can properly explain this one. When the shower is switched on the RCD (1) on the other side of the board trips. The shower continues to work fine and when they come out they reset the RCD until the next person needs a shower.
When the hoover is switched on and plugged...
Ok I'm not a practising sparky but I'm not a clueless diy'er either. Please don't start dissecting me..
We have got a couple of barn conversions to holiday lets happening at the moment. One is a single barn that has been designed so it can be let out as one single house or two mini house. Two...
Just installed my mini split I’m almost sure I wired it correctly. It’s going from an outside panel to my disconnect box to my mini split.
These are the items I’m using. Could it be a compatibility issue?? This seems like it might be the only explanations besides a defective mini split.
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My first post so hello! I’ve just put in a Hager 10 way split load CU at my in-laws and a new main isolator switch. They previously had an old rewireable fuse board, supply is via a 60A fuse and TT earth arrangement. No issues previously that I’m aware of.
I didn’t get time to do any...
Hello all,
I have discussed my power install before as i am sure a lot of you will remember as it is quite different to a normal setup.
I have a split phase / Bi Phase system, 2 phases coming into the workshop from a center tapped transformer. 240v phase to neutral and 480 phase to phase.
I have...
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Hi there, a new DIY member here based in Hong Kong, where getting reliable electricians can sometimes be a challenge!
I've been finishing off a rennovation project and one of the last jobs is to attach a 20amp isolator switch for an indoor split AC unit (Panasonic).
The...
Hi all and everyone,
Newb poster to the site here, So hope I’m not asking a question that’s already been answered.
Went to a job this week to survey for a consumer unit upgrade, and The current consumer unit (board) And all the fixed wiring were installed at the same time. (So says the...
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Would appreciate some thoughts.
Called to a friend's house earlier in week. No cooker or sockets.
She said that the cooker had tripped a couple of times when she tried to set up the electronic timer either before or during use. Timer needs to be live to allow electric oven to...
So I am building an extension in my shop to run some 30 amp appliances and I just wanted to split the outlet and make a Y like this product
Would I just use a junction box and then take some wire nuts and connect the 3 + together then the 3 - and finally the 3 grounds? Then just wire up the...
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