Been asked to install 3 X sockets 1 X light 1 X PIR light into a summer house. The building is 45 mtrs away from the house and I'm unable to wire back to the board. My plan is to take a fused spur of the ring and use a 4mm SWA to feed the summerhouse. In summerhouse I intend to install a 2 way...
Ok guys im wiring a house atm and was wondering if this set up met regulations ?i have a meter cubicle installed at the side of my garage were nie supply enters ,from there i have a set of 16mm double insulated tails feeding a set of iscos inside of garage located beside garage db ,from there i...
Been asked to quote for a mates mum for a job after my holiday! and my niceic assessment (29th!!)
Basically she is getting one of them large wooden cabins at end of her garden and she wants a quote for the electrics to be installed..
In the house she currently has a 5way 3871 straight board...
Up until now every installation I've worked on has involved the C.U being within 3m of the supply.
The job I'm working on at the moment is a domestic rewire that has had the supply moved to a box on the outside of the property, and the new C.U will be in a utility room about 4 - 5m away from...
I am developing a prototype garden workshop design that has an off-grid power supply. The current setup is 300Wp PV, MPPT charge controller with 20A rated discharge current, 266Ah (C100) deep cycle battery and a 3000W (6000W peak) modified sine wave DC 12V to AC 220V inverter. This setup happily...
Hi all .First post .
I'm an electrician working for a solar company company.
We have a commercial solar install starting tomorrow.
The array is split into three lots of 33kw . I can't be certain on very more details than that for the time being.
It will have 3 single phase...
Hi all,
Firstly let me introduce myself, im sam a fully qualified electrician and business owner. Today came the day where is was slightly stunned to a question one of my customers asked so here goes..
My customer has just received planning permission to turn a house into two flats (not seen...
Hi Guys,
I am helping out a friend at the moment i dont often get involved in industrial stuff so looking for some advice.
At the moment there is a 60ftx30ft thats used as a workshop currently its a 3 phase 100 amp supply - it gets minimal use as the workshop is more used as a store these days...
Hi everyone and I hope you can help. Several years ago a new road was being built and the electricity board asked to connect to my mothers supply to feed a neighbours house 3 hundred yards away. The pole and transformer is on her land with the mains cable going underground to her meter. It's...
Hi all, first time on here and was hoping for some sound advice, I am a qualified electrician but took a 2 year gap out to venture in different area's but now I'm back (a little rusty round the edges) , I've been called to a job where an electrical supply sub main cable has been run from the...
Hi all from a newbie
Could one of you kind people have a quick look at what I'm planning to do with regards to wiring up my summerhouse. This is gonna be a bit long winded and I'll try to include as much info as poss for your goodselves to give you the full picture
I have a PME supply into...
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I,ve got a curious one for yee.
went to view a job this evening, the client wants a fuse board upgrade.. yeah ok no pobs!!!!
the other thing is he wants a CLEAN power supply to his music system. reckons current drawn by other appliances on the circuit causes noise on the sound system.
I...
I have a customer who has 2 supplies, due to the property (4-bedroom house) originally having been 2 separate houses (1-bed, 3-bed), now joined with internal doorway downstairs. Both properties have old Wylex fuse boards (5 ways in use in each), intent is to replace both of these with one modern...
Recently went to a job that another lad on our firm had started to give him a hand.
A 3 phase supply has been installed to a steel container ( 16 mm2 4 core SWA , and separate 16mm2 earth ). The container is to temporarily house medical gas/ vacuum pumps that supply various wards on our local...
The present situation. Main Supply service head 3 phase + N 100amp located and terminates within basement of shop premises.
this service presently supplies 1 consumer unit via electric meter serving shop only, mounted in the basement.
The upper three floors presently have no electricity as they...
Customer has a 25mm sub main fed into DP isolator (as pictured) then 16mm T&E out of the top to feed 2nd consumer unit about 20m away. 2nd consumer unit has 8 circuits. (1 32A Ring, 2 socket radials, 1 lights, Shower (pump fed no heater), Immersion heater, 2 Ovens). Diversity & cable rating...
I'm getting a massive garden shed and I'm going to run a huge supply cable to it because I'll need loads of power out there.
I'm going to do two things;
1) Something I've thought about doing for years, build a Micro Brewery and make my own beer, gallons of it.
2) I'm constructing a time...
Hi,
please help,
ive got a garage unit in the garage, there are lights and socket outlets in there connected to the garage unit,
there is no supply coming from the house to the garage.
Could you please advise me on what size armoured cable to use, and what size mcb in the main fuse board in...
Hi all, I was hoping to ask a couple of questions and take advantage of your collective knowledge and recommendations.
If this is in the wrong forum please move.
I’ve recently moved into a new house, as part of the sale the vendor had the old fuse board replaced with a new consumer unit...
I need to run in a supply for a 3.52kw 3 phase motor 70m from DB i worked out that 1.5 swa in free air would just about be sufficient so thought i would use 2.5mm 4 core
length of Run 70m
P= 3.52kw
v=400
I = P/V = 8.8A
Table 4D4A USING INSTALLATION METHOD E
1.5MM can take 19A
Table 4D4B...
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