I am considering the options which may apply to the earthing arrangement for a supply to a wooden shed.
The property has a TN-C-S supply from which a 60A isolator feeds a 3-core 16mm2 swa sub main 13 metres to a detached garage. The property has a supplementary earth rod and the garage also has...
Hi I have a property and the mains supply is a TT system I need to put a temporary static caravan in the garden. The caravan will have a water supply to it and the cooker is gas. The caravan has its own CU rated at 40A with a 32A RCD. The distance is about 100m. My question is do I need a earth...
Hi all. New member looking for some advice.
I would like to add some lighting to my garden shed, possibly one or two LED batten type fixtures.
I currently have three garden wall lights, running from the kitchen circuit. Is it possible to just re-route one of these lights via some plastic...
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I've recently moved into a new property & have the following issue.
There's an outside light at the back & I can't find the on/off switch for it. There's power to it, as the light comes on if the sensor is tripped, but I want to change it to a normal floodlight & only have it on when I...
Hi All,
This is probably a very straightforward question, but I'm a bit confused about what I actually need to do this.
I have a device that came with a 12 pin connecting cable (unwired) that is used for data transfer and power. I can deal with the data cables, but the 3 wires for the power...
Hi I have been asked to help with a temporary supply to a takeaway shop that has no electric meter.
I am thinking of Hiring a 10KVa generator to provide the supply but have never dealt with a job like this before.
Would love some opinions and guidance right now, would be much appreciated...
Hi Guys could really do with some advice on this one. I've been asked to quote to put a new landlord supply into a block of flats. At present there is one board feeding three individual blocks all attached with lights and one socket in each. I've quoted like for like but someone at Electricity...
Hi ok here we go.
Friend has asked if can rewire his garage as he is turning it into a gym. I said ok no problem.
He the put the spanner in. Ok I want
1 circuit for a car charger. 7.4kw.
2 x 3kw heaters
1 x ring main for gym equipment. From what i can tell running machine is most power...
Hi,I want to install a twin socket to a shed.The shed is of wooden construction and approximately 6m from the garage.I can't go underground due to a tarmac drive,so will have to go overhead.
If i install a catenary wire between shed/garage,can i then use twin and earth between the socket in the...
I propose to use a redundant shower supply that terminates in the attic. This will be connected to swa 4mm 3 core cable and run 45m to a new shed with a separate consumer unit with rcd and 1 6a and 1 20a breaker. I'm not proposing to have any high consumption equipment in the shed.
My questions...
Hello,
I am an artist in Portland Oregon and I need to power an array of 3 watt cob leds (9-12vdc 260-280ma)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/311651957952
They need to be strung in strands of 8 (12 total strands) 96 total leds.
I would like to run them a little underpowered to reduce the heat and...
Hello all, after some advice please.
I have got a small job installing some 16a commando sockets in a farm workshop. The workshop has a 3ph sub DB on the wall which is fed from the main DB on the other side of the wall, about 25m away. The sub DB is supplied from two lots of 6mm2 twin in 25mm...
So I'm confused... this is a supply cupboard for 6 flats. My understanding is that the red cut outs are supposed to be links.. but some have a "80A FUSE" label on them.
Also, if they are links, where is the service fuse?
And if I assume they are 80A fuses, the 100A crabtree fuse above looks...
Hi all I have only recently qualified and would appreciate some advice re wiring PIR brick lights and surface mounted PIR lights on two electric gate posts on either side of sliding gate. My question is can I break into the incoming 230V supply to the gate controller if I use a fcu for lights...
I've installed a garage consumer unit sub-main to an outbuilding in 16mm 3 core armoured, the insulation tests all come back fine - +800Mohms on a 500 volt test but when I power up the installation I get 90 volts leaking to Earth from Neutral and i'm not sure why. The Garage RCD also doesn't...
Hi team.
A couple of questions for you.
Just to explain as well. I've just completed the level 2 & 3 diploma, and I'm now trying to work out in the big wide world.
All of this is in regards to a studio outbuilding. The outbuilding is located about 25 meters away from the house.
It is fed...
Hi all,
Seeking some general advice. I’m planning to split a property in 5 apartments with their own fuseboxes and supply meters.
However if i chose to revert the property back to run off one meter what would be the best way of doing this? I was thinking a main distribution box that supplies...
As above, place I work at as maintenance, had supply tripped off at the weekend. Not some stuff I’m fully conversant with, so just seeking views here.
3 phase DB supplying power and lighting for rooms, using RCBO’s. Panel has this as main switch;
The supply panel is this;
From what I can...
I went to some holiday cottages today, the main supply in was 3 phase however only 2 of the phases were used. The L1, L2 and Neutral cables were wired into a three phase meter, then coming out was L1 and Neutral, L2 and Neutral to create two single phase supplies which were divided off using...
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