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  1. P

    house cu rcd tripping when testing garage cu rcd altough on non rcd side of split boa

    Hi i have just finished wiring in a garage consumer unit. I have no sockets or lighting on the board yet i have only wired into the cu in the house. I have wired it using 3 core 6mm swa. I have earthed the wire armour through a gland into a mtal junction box and then run a seperate 6mm from the...
    • paps1976
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    • aus electricians' talk garage house rcd rcd tripping split testing tripping when
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Australia
  2. prospark

    Split con cable for sub main?

    Hi folks, interested in opinions for the use of split concentric cable BS7870 for use as sub main to garage or loft conversion within a domestic property. Also were can i find a guide to current ratings as they dont appear in the regs tables or my basic cable calc many thanks steve
  3. A

    Fitting dual split/supply Crabtree CU for all circuits and eco7 .. two EIC's or one?

    Hello and good evening everyone. I am changing the consumer unit in the flat which I am renting for Napit to come and inspect to complete my registration. I am fitting a dual split/supply Crabtree CU with RCBO's for all circuits and a separate mains switch for eco7 also with RCBO's all...
  4. D

    West/South uneven split system

    I've recently had a 3.6 Kw system commissioned involving a 7 panel 230W string on a west facing roof and an adjacent 9 panel string with the same panel type on a south facing roof. The system has been installed with a Deihl 3800s inverter and the two strings have been connected from what I...
  5. C

    East west split

    Has anyone had any problems with east /f west/f systems? Went back to an install lastweek only generated 6.5kw in 5 days (4.0kw system)With pv1 3.6 not good! Customer going mental!
  6. D

    split a single string pv array in to 2 using a splitter

    I am a solar installer and i have been told that i can use a mc4 splitter to connect 1 string in to both connections on inverter as they had done this before to spread the load surly this can not be right. as a splitter is used for 2 strings going in to 1 not the other way around
  7. jibjob

    Split Load Board with 100ma RCD

    Hi Guys, During a visit to a rented property on behalf of a local agent it was noted that the RCD in the split load board was 100mA. The property is a 1st floor flat, PME and the protected circuits are cooker & sockets. It's a Proteus board with a beast of an RCD that swallows up 4 ways...
    • jibjob
    • Thread
    • 100ma aus board electricians' talk load rcd split
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Australia
  8. B

    3kw split array with an aurora 3000 - is it working correctly ?

    I have just had installed a Aurora power one split invertor and have 6 250W Solarworld panels facing east, plus 6 facing west. How do I know if both sides are working correctly ? I have no manual on the Aurora but from the panel readout I assume that PIN 1 is for one set of panels and PIN 2 is...
    • ballme1
    • Thread
    • array aurora correctly electrical work electricians' talk panels reading split wires working
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: Solar PV Forum | Solar Panels Forum
  9. T

    Split main

    Question I have been called out to a job that has a number of 3 phase boards supplied by neutral blocks so there is no main switch to isolate all the boards does anybody know the regulation number to which this contravenes please any help would be great thanks
  10. S

    fault finding on ring splitting technique

    Hi all can anyone explain how to carry out fault finding on a ring main using the splitting the ring technique. Other than splitting a socket and testing each way do you have to do anything in the consumer unit, ie do you leave the wires in the circuit breakers and bus bars or do you split...
  11. D

    ring main fault

    hi my customer wants me to change her fuseboard for a 17th edition at her home.i went today to pretest the circuits and found that there was no neutral continuity on the kitchen ring and no earth continuity on the upstairs ring.My client has just had the whole house decorated and the decorators...
    • danluke1640
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    • aus electricians' talk fault main radials ring ring main socket sockets split
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Australia
  12. M

    Global optitrac, on or off for east/west split??

    Hi, im after some advice on an east/west split with a 4000tl please. I would assume it wise to turn on the optitrac feature due to the consistant shading issues an e/w system on a pitched roof would have? Has anyone ever compared yields with it on/off? All advice most welcome as this will be my...
  13. D

    3kw split array with an aurora 3000 for 9400 is that reasonable?

    Im getting a system installed with what should be a split 3kw ( 12 suntech 250's) with what should be an aurora 3000 inverter. one half is south east the other is west. It includes scaffolding ect. Does this sound ok? and is there anything i need to be careful about for the install. Im not that...
  14. C

    dual aspect split array with sunny boy 3800v? located in the attic????

    We are having to rush a decision on which of two quotes to give the go ahead to - both who can fit us in for install by end of november. Unfortunately our preferred installer (most reputable) couldn't fit us in. The chap we've so far given our deposit to (with a 14 day cool -off available)...
  15. G

    Split Phase metering (one meter or two)

    Installing 10kw on a split phase / 2 phase / 480v / single phase, 3 wire (or whatever you want to call it) supply. system is made up of 2 x 5kw arrays with two single phase inverters. Do you meter each inverter separate or can you use one three phase meter and just not use one of the poles?
  16. E

    Limited Circuits

    Guys I'm changing a fuseboard next week, it has 2 power circuits one cooker and one lighting circuit,it hardly seems worthwhile putting a split rcd board in will one rcd covering all the circuits satisfy the 17th?
  17. edexlab

    Adding non Rcd protected circuit to split consumer unit

    I've a possible job coming up where I'd need to add a circuit to a domestic property which has several spare ways both protected by 30mA rcd's the circuit I will be installing can't go on a 30mA rcd and will be surface ,usually in conduit/trunking and so I'll get a split load kit for it and add...
    • edexlab
    • Thread
    • adding aus circuit consumer consumer unit electricians' talk protected rcd split unit
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Australia
  18. A

    RCD tripping split board

    Looking some advice / guidance, new installation recently finished, got sent to the house today where the owner informed me that the power was intermittently tripping, hadn't to much time to check everything but one thing I noticed was if I put any load on the kitchen ring the rcd on the other...
  19. S

    Split system (3 + 3) which inverter(s)???

    We have won a job installing a split system with three Suntech 250's at -10 degrees from due south and another three at +80 degrees from due south. My initial choice was to use Enecsys Micro inverters but due to these not being available until mid October and the customer wanting the system...
  20. P

    connection of pv system onto split phase supply.

    Hi, Has anyone had any experience connecting PV onto a split phase supply? Should I be balancing single phase inverters to supply each phase? 3 phase inverters are a no go? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Paul
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