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I have a contract starting soon to test temporary supplies on a construction site.
The supplies are provided by mobile dbs with comando plugs and the supply is 110V.
Would the testing be done with a PAT tester or physically testing inside the db?
Would all circuits be 100% test...
Been to see a job where a customer wants various lighting in a medium sized garden. Wall lights spot lights, decking lights, pateo lights socket along wall. Jacuzzi supply! I could wire from internal switch to outside adaptable box and take swa/hi tuff from here to lighting points and spur...
This gets a bit complicated so bear with me. Basically i have 2 rural tt supplies. One is to a large farm shed with PV solar 3.6 kw on the roof and is not used much.
the other is a large house and pub combined which has a shared supply transformer with a nearby bungalow. I m not concerned...
I'm sure most people here know that shaver sockets have an isolating transformer inside. This means that should a person come into contact with the live conductor and earth, the risk of electrical shock is greatly reduced because the secondary side has no reference to earth.
My question is a...
:banghead:Hi all
Just a question on isolation on a control panel which has contactor and overload set up for a small pump.
When the main isolator is off parts of the auxilary side of the overload was found to be still live from another source.
Would this be covered by BS7671 or are there...
I wonder if someone can answer a question for me . We have to install a new dis-board in a property that already has a landlords distribution equipment installed . The landlords distribution equipment has its own service head and earthing arrangement . We wish to install a new supply taken from...
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I am just starting a new job with 8flats and communal car park
job is in south gate london and supplier is asking for a200 amp isolator and 12 way ryefield
meters are to be housed in intake room with swa distributed to each flat
Will I need to install switch fuses for each supply...
Hello all,
Ths is my first post and I would appeciate any advice on a new job I have started.
I have an initial installation of 12 new build flats over 4 floors on a site in Plymouth. This is new to me as I have only ever done houses before.
The incoming 3 phase supply is a 95mm 4 core...
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Have been doing some work in a large building complex, the original building has a TNS supply but the large extension to the building has a seperate PME supply.
At present there are no main protective bonding conductors to water/gas/oil and these services are common to both old and...
Hi,
I have a question about dedicated sprinkler supplies if anyone has any experience with them.
Here is the set up.
DNO's Three phase heavy duty cut out with 200A fuses. 95mm2 XLPE single core tails in galv trunking to the incomer on a 200A MCCB panel board.
A sprinkler system is to be...
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I'm currently tendering on two separate projects which are two blocks of 6x 1 bed flats
I am fully redesigning due to all of them eventually being sold separately sold and metered
ill give you an overview of the two projects and my thoughts of the distribution aspects any thoughts in...
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Im after some advice on an installation im doing some work on. The installation has 2 supplies into the same building. The supplies are side by side and both TPN, one 300A and the other 200A. They are TNCS and supplied from the same tx although im unsure if its PME or just TNCS as there...
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in the process of wiring 4 flats for a customer(new build). Have wired flats in past and if I needed five supplies, uk power network would install 5 supply's with cut outs, I'd normally come from these to a fused switch and then off to each flat with a suitable swa cable. Uk power networks...
Dear all
This may be a stupid question so have flame proof trousers on
I'm doing a refurb at the moment
No gas at the property so hot water is electric
Plumber is putting in a new dual immersion tank and the property has economy 7
I was going to run two supplies to the tank . One to the...
Just wondered if any of you sold electrical materials ie- tie wraps, insulation tape, cable etc etc.
I know we all sell to our customers has part of a job we are doing at any given time but I mean more like on websites and ebay etc.
With me being mainly industrial I do already have several...
Hi all,
I've tested several radial circuits and only getting 0.00 ohms on the r+r2 test (zero'd leads)
2 of the radials only supplies one socket each and are approx. 3 metres in total length. (zs 0.25 and 0.21)
Another radial only supplies one socket and is appox. 5m in length. (zs 0.35)
The...
Hopefully the children have all gone to bed and there can be serious discussion of this.
The rules on sustainability and registration of supply will have quite a number of implications. It may also deter some of those I have had heresay of.
There have already been bad experiences with the...
Gents(and ladies), I am undertaking a larger and larger amount of temporary building site supplies from generators, and from the mains also. If anyone can point me towards any relevant documents regarding design/ installation and especially testing, anything that will enhance my knowledge, teach...
I have a church with living quarters they used to be two seperate properties. Two dno tn-s supplied into either end of each building.! There is one boiler to do the lot, one water supply one gas supply. The boiler is supplied via one dno but main bonded via the other dno supply.! Any thoughts if...
Hi, Guys,when measuring PFC-PSCC on 3 phase supplies,I know that you test between live conductors L1-L2, L1-L3, L2-L3 and then all 3 to Neutral and note lowest reading obtained. Then all 3 phases ( is that right term for C&G? ) to earth. Then neutral to earth and lowest reading obtained recorded...
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