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  1. Retroelectric

    Lighting power supplies.

    Hi all. The power supplies have failed for some Christmas / Fairy lights that are used all year round. Do you know if you can get just a standard transformer or driver for these things? Obviously the button to make them flash and stuff won’t work or will only like for like plug types have to be...
  2. A

    can I plug in a Kohler standby 14kw to my 50amp receptacle

    can I plug in a Kohler standby 14kw to my 50amp receptacle which supplies both rails in a 200 amp box (already installed interlock system for my box) installation is more than the generator!
  3. dlt27

    2 supplies to property and the one trips the other out!!

    Hi, thanks for any advice. I’ve got a local farmer who has single phase to the farmhouse and 3 phase to the farm and dairy etc. The problem he’s got is when he turns the milking parlour on the house RCD trips. I am a bit stumped as to why and how to remedy. I was thinking when he switches the...
  4. A

    2 x 3.65kw oven cable / supplies

    Evening all! looking for some advice, I’ve been away from the industry for a while now and domestic work’s never been my area of expertise! I’m changing 2 ovens for new which are rated at 3.65KW. I have removed the old ovens and found the connections, tape and connector blocks very nice! I have...
  5. G

    2 x 32a supplies into my fusebox on boat.

    I'm a novice but willing to learn. Go easy on me! re above. I have upper and lower rooms. Should I run two socket circuits or one? Total double sockets I have is 20. Boat is 15m long, 4m wide.
  6. B

    Oven supplies ??

    Is it a general rule of thumb that any oven below 2.9 kw go on 1.5mm flex and 13amp plug top? Any thing above 3kw has to be hard wired ? Thanks in advance
  7. E

    EV Charger supplies

    Looking at installing 2x double EV charger units in an underground car park each unit requires 64A supplies, the nearest fuseboard is roughly 120m away What would be the best option, installing a local DB near the chargers and running 2x smaller SWA's to the units or installing 2x larger cables...
  8. Gavin John Hyde

    Who makes or supplies these downlights?

    Customer has asked for another two downlights in his bathroom to go over his and hers basins. Has the following as per the below image. Who makes them and who sells them? Anybody fitted them or bought any recently? I am finding it hard to find a supplier. Thanks
  9. B

    Shower circuit design supplies

    Hi all Question regarding shower circuit designs. How so many times I see 6mm t&e cables supplying shower circuits on a 40amp MCB ? So for example if you were carrying out a EICR and you noticed a 6mm t&e cable on a 40amp MCB, 8.5kw/9kw shower would you put this down as a C3 or would you not...
  10. S

    Help Required please

    Hi Guys I recently came across two single phase supplies down the same four core cable, supplied by two separate breakers is there a reg to back this up?
    • Sam2020
    • Thread
    • breakers cable help never phase please recently required separate single phase something supplied supplies
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  11. Z

    Coil relay switching 2 power supplies

    Hey, Total noob here so please be patient ? I have two power supplies mains 220v in a type of small cabin/house every day around 8am they cut of the good supply and leave it off for a few hours then turn it back in again. What I would love would be a contraption that switches between the...
  12. T

    Combing two incoming municipal electricity supplies

    I've an interesting problem. I've got an potential client. It is a commercial property that used to be two separate businesses each with a separate 60 Amp single phase electricity municipal electricity supplies to the same building. The one company has gone bust while the other one has grown...
  13. A

    UK 2armours supplies dist board

    Hi, wondering if anyone has seen this before. At a job today and the supply to the 3 phase dust board is 2x16mm armours. One has three phases in it the other armour has the neutral and earth. Bit rough I think is there any regs on this ? Any help would be great.
  14. A032701

    oven supplies 4mm or 6mm???

    I am often installing two 3.5kw ovens in one kitchen which amounts to 30amps. I cant see that there are any problems with supplying them both with a single 4mm on 32mcb, (installation method c) i have normally supplied it in 6mm but just wondering really. is it just bad practice, in case they...
  15. HappyHippyDad

    Working on electrics with 2 supplies.

    I have little knowledge of PV. When working on circuits supplied by a domestic CU, is it fine to just have the main switch off in the CU or should you be isolating the PV as well? The stickers all over the CU's in this example all say to disconnect both supplies.
  16. M

    Using low voltage lamps and Selv power supplies in domestic livghting

    Hi, I have a ceiling rose which doesn't have an earth wire and I want to connect a light fitting which requires an earth connection. It's not possible to rewire the ceiling rose at the moment so I am considering the possibility of using a low voltage (12 - 85 volt DC) E27 led lamp connected to a...
  17. C

    Main Earth Bonding (two supplies)

    Large house with x2 power supplies/ service heads. first supply 3 phase TN-S located in a pig of a place and is furthest away from the gas and water entry points and meter positions. Second supply is a single phase TN-S located only a few meters away from the water and gas entry points to the...
  18. S

    Three Phase Power Supplies

    Hi I'm new to the forum & currently still learning the trade, would someone please be able to clear this up for me as I keep getting conflicting information, my understanding of three phase power supplies is, if you have a standard system in place say TPN supply & 3 x main cut out's, fused at...
    • Spark2019
    • Thread
    • phase power supplies three three phase
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
  19. cliffed

    Temporary building supplies again

    just wondering how you guys,install temp electrics to portacabins Seen a lot of installs on sites & at schools where I don’t think it’s correct. Mainly earthing,& earthing conductors,or am I being over cautious,cheers.
  20. rolyberkin

    Temporary Builders Supplies

    Hi All Has anyone recently installed a temp supply for either UKPN or Western Power? Both for single property developments. I am interested in what structures are appropriate, cannot get hold of them until next week now.
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