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Just after abit of advice got a supply to run to a garden shed for family friend, he wants x2 lights and x3 sockets its a run of 35 metres.
I was thinking of running a 2.5mm 3 core SWA clipped and underground (i have completed volt drop calcs and 2.5 is sufficient) from a non RCD...
hi -i have hired an electrician to carry out some work to provide various outlets etc in a new kitchen. i have a couple of queries in regard to what he is doing which i wanted to run past other electricians for the benefit of second opinion.
A switched fuse connection unit is being put in just...
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customer currently has a supply fused at 30A via 4mm SWA to their garage. they want a new garage cu fitted. they currently have two radial socket circuits 1 feeds a single outside socket (fused at 16) and the other feeds 2 internal double sockets (fused at 20). the 2 lighting...
What is your experience with getting three phase supply installed for a residential single family home?
This is for a new house in London; therefore a new connection to the supply in the road has to be installed anyway. The DNO is UK Power Networks.
The reasons why three phase supply is...
We're about to move house and the people moving into our house want to install a kiln. They have asked us to tell them the total amps to our house, or whether our supply is standard single phase or industrial three phase.
Apparently, we should be able to tell by looking at the supply board...
The setup is a detached garage with mains incoming though the wall, goes into main switch and fuse unit. Out comes a wall socket line, and a lighting line.
The lights stopped working. On fiddling with the switch, it would buzz a bit and you could hold it in a position where the fluorescent...
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i have to get a supply to a log cabin and have the following arrangment :
TN-S supply in house
House CU MCB's no RCD
supply to garage CU via 16amp MCB (2.5 t/e) / garage CU has 63a 30ma RCD
approx 35mtr to garage and 50mtr to house in cabin approx 6 sockets maybe an electric heater...
Hi, I`m hoping someone can advise me the best way to provide a power supply to a (large) shed at my self build project.
I should state that it is in Scotland (i.e. no part P) and Building Control have granted warrant for the build, and will inspect the electrics eventually, however BCO doesnt...
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Was doing a quote for an upstairs maisonette(TT), and as I walked past the property, I noticed the supply cable that had spanned from a supply pole was not secured to the building properly.
On reaching the building, it was loose and parts of it were hanging down and...
I need to put a power supply to an electric oven and an electric hob in a domestic kitchen (separate items, hob is located above the oven). I have done the calculations, and decided to run the supply in 10mm t and e. My questions are 1, can both appliances be wired through a single 45a wall...
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I recently bought for a nice price a 24VDC Siemens power supply (4AV3202-2EB00-0A) that I intent to use to build a stabilized power supply.
The PS is basically rectified and filtered and has 3 transformers. Several primary voltages are possible.
I want to connect it to the...
hi all,i am helping a friend get a supply to his shed,he wants two double sockets and two strip lights.from the main board to the outhouse is a socket which is protected by a 30A breaker and we are thinking of putting a switched fused spur off that socket and running the shed sockets from...
Hello All,
I realise that this seems to be a topic that comes up but after looking at other threads, I don't seem to be able to find a definitive answer.
I am looking to supply power to a friends garage for one of my jobs for the NICEIC. The garage needs power for two double sockets and one...
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My parents recently bought a house and I've been having a quick look at the electrics. I've recently taken and passed my 17th ed, Part P and 2392 so fear not.
One of things i'm looking at is the supply to the shed. This is provided from a 13amp SFCU off the ring main. The shed is...
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I wonder if I may ask for advice. I do not wish to be ripped off by EDf! I am in the process of buying some land to start a small farm. At present there are no services to the fields but the chap we are buying from is keeping some land to which he has all services. The main...
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I looked at a job yesterday for a couple who have just moved. They are talking about doing a few things in the near future, Inc a supply to the shed which I'm going to do in a couple of weeks time.
When having a look at the fuseboard, there's a supply to a cess pit, and there's also...
Hi everyone, just wonderd roughly how much the electricity board would charge to move there meter and tails from one room to another? The property has a tt supply and theres no means of isolating the incoming. Suggestions please?
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just a few questions on a supply to outbuilding a friends asked me to do. I'm hoping to use this an one of my elecsa assessment jobs.
as you can see from attached pics is a 6mm 3 swa buried fed from a 20a mcb. rcd boards with 2x 20a radials and 1x 6a light circuits with 2x ncf's...
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