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    spring versus summer system results

    Many system owners have probably seen changes in the performance of their systems between spring and summer. The days are longer and the sun is higher in the sky but it's also warmer and the sky is a bit hazier. I have been able to collect various pieces of data on my system and have graphed...
  2. N

    Protection for wooden summer house

    Evening all, Just got a few ideas for a job I'm doing to run past you's. Been asked to wire up a wooden summer house and I priced and got the job but just had an after thought as he said he was planning to use plywood to board it instead of plasterboard. Should I instead of 30mA be installing...
  3. W

    big new summer house - tiny little cable

    I'm refurbishing a large house and part of the refurb is a huge summer house at the end of a long garden The summer house is to have all electric heating and lighting and a small kitchen area, estimated MD of around 50a at least Unfortunately the foreign workers who have built the cabin are...
  4. bigspark17

    hot tub in a large summer house

    got a hot tub to conect in a summer house 10m from a house. customer has put a 3c swa 6mm in a duct ready. i was going to 100ma rcd/ 32 amp mcb inside the house which is tncs. then at the summer house put a 4way board 30ma rcd main switch with hot tub, lights, outside socket coming off this db ...
  5. P

    Summer house power supply 50 metres away

    Hi there just wanting a bit of advice here, been asked to put a power supply to summer hoiuse down bottom of the garden which is approx 50 metres away i was thinking of using 6 mm armour cable from a mini rcd fuse board beside old consumer unit as this is a old wired wylex board althiough...
  6. M

    Summer suitable workwear?

    So I've been sweating like a pig in people's houses these past few days and it's made me wonder, what do other electrician's wear in this heat?? Are there any breathable polo shirts available for the stickier days?
  7. R

    Internal wiring in a summer house

    Hi All I have been asked to quote to wire up a summer house , I am a little concerned about movement of the wood structre throughout the different seasons of the year. If I use mini trunking between the sockets it may snake when the wood moves. Do people think it would be better in 20mm...
  8. A

    Help with summer house supply

    Hi all I've agreed to help a relative supply power to his summer house and wanted to run my plan by you and ask for any advice you might have. I'll give you as much detail as possible - some might even be irrelevant. -My uncle requires three double sockets in the summer house with a view to...
  9. H

    Low system output during indian summer?

    Hi Guys, Anyone else noticing systems not reaching very high power outputs during the last week of sunny weather? Any if so any idea why? I'm an installer, not a system designer, so maybe there is an obvious answer to this that I am missing? We commissioned 12 systems on thurs and fri last...
  10. C

    Feeding a summer house

    Bit of help if you wouldnt mind guys. I need to run a 40m cable to a summer house in a customers garden. The summer house will only have two sockets and only be used for maybe plugging in a lamp. The best way to feed it will obviously be straight from the consumer unit. However, he has an...
  11. U

    Short courses to do over the summer? 2392 & 2391 or compex?

    Hi people just after some advice please! Ok im now coming to the end of my c&g2330 level 2. Im intending to do the level 3 come september. Im just thinking about some good short term courses to do in the mean time to help bolster the cv/get more money! To give u a bit of history about myself im...
  12. L

    Outdoor Lighting and Summer House Supply

    Hi All, I'm installing outdoor lighting and electrical supply to a summer house at the bottom of a 100ft garden. The overall load is going to be as follows: 10 low energy decking lights (up to 50 foot away from summer house / 40-70 foot from house), running from a 12V transformer. 6...
  13. T

    Installing a circuit to a Summer House. (Glorified Shed)

    Hi, Im just looking for a little advice on what to install, i have a summer house in the bottom of the garden which i want to run power too. Im going to installing a new distrubution board and installing a new circuit running up the garden to the summer house im going to use armour core...
  14. S

    Garage and summer house supply (tt or not)

    Proposed plan to supply from 32mcb on main csu in 4mm t/e approx 15m to outside wall into adaptable box -then 4mm 3 core swa to Garage approx 10m. Inside garage - new csu rcd protected 16A x1 and 6A x1. From 6A run 1.5 t/e to garage light and switch. From 16A run 2.5 t/e to 2g socket in garage...
  15. S

    Summer house supply.

    Can I spur from a RCD protected ring main socket in the house to supply an RCD 2 way board in the summer house, and would it need to be fused at the socket to a spur in the main house? Thanks Alan.
  16. M

    40m External shed / summer house electric supply help required

    Hi All, sorry to post a simple question but I'm struggling to get a local electrician to help / advise. Background: I'm wanting to run a power supply to my new garden room which is approx. 40 metres from a potential power supply in my garage. The garage has a typical basic dres RCD fuse type...
  17. I

    power supply to summer house

    hi chaps a guy just asked me to quote for power supply to summer house in is garden 6mm swa 2x ip rated boxs switched fuse spur 2twin sockets 1 light fitting 1.5mm twin and earth 2.5mm twin an earth the parts came in at 109quid the most expensive part was the external swtich fuse spur i was goin...

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