Hi all
We are doing wiring to 6 flats.DNO will provide 200 amps service head on ground floor.All Swas for flat submains come to the intake area on ground floor.
What is the best option for termibating those SWAs into individual switch fuses after Ryefield board or can i use MCCB panel.Do the...
I have three portacabins arriving on site.
Each cabin is pre-wired and has a 32A plug connected to the consumer unit.
They are 80m from the site distribution board.
I need some suggestions on the best and cheapest way to feed these.
The option I've come up with is run 3 lengths of 3 core swa and...
My industrial unit is supplied via solar power.
All the switchgear and mains supply etc. for the solar is in the unit next to mine to which I have no access unless the tenant is in.
The landlord has got the supply coming from the solar unit through a 40amp MCB into our main distribution panel...
what is everyone's opinion about fire alarm supply's to the main panel.
Im of the understanding that the mains is part of the integral fire alarm system, thus should be of a different colour for identification to the other building wiring normally red.
I have a colleague at work who disagrees...
Hi, Everyone and thanks for the welcome from Dan.
I had originally been asked to install a light in a small steel container, used as a tool store at a commercial premises. The container is situated outside, mounted on wooden sleepers on a concrete base. Its sandwiched between to large wooden...
I've been asked to quote for a supply to a 'Summer House', clients words not mine. Due to the lay out of the property, it's not practical to supply direct from the CU. There is a socket on a RFC, that can provide a supply via FCU.
Although their garden is quite small, the route for the swa will...
Hi, looking for some advice for supply to static permanent caravan at bottom of garden.
My House supply is TT. From what I can gather from previous thread s, is this acceptable.
House end, SWA terminated into plastic ad.box and l+n tails into non RCD side of cu, from suitably rated MCB. Armour...
Hi guys, some friends of mine are setting up a glamping business and have asked for some advice from me regarding the electrics
Farmhouse/farmshop fed from a 3phase supply.
They want to set up a showerblock roughly 120m away from the incommer. Now the problem they are wanting to use 2 electric...
My question is not quite in the title.
I've been asked to quote for the above. No extraneous conductive parts in garage, which I intend to supply from spare way in house domestic CU, swa to garage CU utilizing the earthing facility of TN-C-S.
However, one of the reasons they want the supply...
Hi
I need to put a 63A RCB 6 way weatherproof consumer unit ( Garage unit ) with 2x6A , 2x20A , 1x32A MCB's, in my workshop at my farm , now the supply to it, comes from the Main 83A 3 phase fuse box on the other side of the wall where I want to mount this unit , the length of cable would be...
Hi guys,
First time posting, so please bare with and thanks in advance for any help.
Working on a project (install in a couple of months) and the 'kit' I'm installing is a mix for DIN rail control equipment and AV kit. Usually no issue, AV Kit in a rack, DIN rail controllers, PSU's etc in the...
Hi all, :confused:
Ive been to look at a project with a customer this evening. He is looking to put a 100A SPN supply into a remote barn location. He has had Western power out to look at the options, they have advised him they can pull a supply off a overhead line to give him a SPN 100A head...
Hi all,
I am hoping for some guidance on the maximum dead calculations or a studio flatand also the block in general.
Background is I am working one a single studio flat in a block of 16, thelandlord is gradually going to redevelop the whole block and add an additionaltwo stories making a...
Been asked by a customer to quote for a 3 phase 100amp supply to his new build 5/6 bedroom house. His meter by the front gates 135-150m from house. Cable will be buried in ducts, i've done some working out myself (long time since i've had to do this). Using a 70 degree thermosetting cable its...
Alright team! Can somebody please point me in the right direction?
Looking to run a SWA cable to my shed from my garage in order to power 1 double socket and 2 LED lights. Shed is less than 10 meters from garage. I plan to run the SWA cable directly to the socket then from the socket to a fused...
Hi guys,
I'm going to put a cabin on my garden which is going to be made into a hair salon.
im starting to confuse myself on how to run the supply in to the cabin.
current arrangement in house is a dual RCD consumer unit (plastic)
TNCS supply.
in the cabin there will need to be power for maybe 3...
Just after some brief advice having never worked on a newbuild estate-
A friend has just bought a house (Bellway), the house is end terrace. The setup is this-
(Their House)(Next door)(First floor flat, with 3 garages underneath).
The three garages underneath the first floor flat are as...
I want to run a supply to a shed, the electrician's on holiday so I'm gonna lay the cable ready for him to terminate.
How do I do it?
Nah, just winding tel up :rofl:
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