supply

  1. cliffed

    MPBC to Gas Supply not required

    What’s your take on this….If the Gas pipe entering a property is plastic then no MPBC required. This seems to contradict this with the gas pipe to the meter is plastic then metallic to the internal
  2. newfutile

    Temporary supply TT earthing

    I have added a consumer unit and an earth stake to this so called temporary supply. This is a full rcbo board apart from the mcb to the spd. Would this need a upfront 300 ma or time delay rcd? As its a metal case I have a proper tails gland Ze=15.25 ohms with a earth fault current of almost 16...
  3. I

    High incoming supply voltage EV charger shutting down

    Hello, I have a EV charger that is reporting over voltage and is unable to charge. the charger will operate up to 253V The solar inverter reports voltages below 253V and when the solar is shutdown and isolated the incoming supply reports voltages in excess 248V consistently, peaking at 256V...
  4. S

    Staircase Timer on a UPS Supply

    Hi All, Thankyou in advance for your help I have a block of 5 stories with a staircase timer already installed in a 3 wire connection setup. I am trying to setup a UPS to supply the lights in the common areas so that it acts as an Emergency Lighting setup - when power fails the lights still...
  5. N

    Supply for 50 flats in 5 storey block of flats

    Hi all, I hope you could share your experience and advice regarding supply 50 flats in 5 storey block of flats. We get 3 x 430A supply. What would be the best option for distribution power to each flat? I was thinking of 3 ryefield boards on 4th, 2nd and ground floor, however it will require...
  6. newfutile

    Type of supply tncs or tt

    Ukpn have put a supply in for us to feed an outside cabinet, which will eventually supply foul water, sewage pump's. They have supplied an earth but they have refused a meter until we supply a TT earth and a 30 ma rcd. I have now done this and I measured 20 ohms between our earth and there's...
  7. timhoward

    Advice for moving a supply

    I'd appreciate the wisdom of the find minds here regarding this job. Yes, I've drifted into Wales again.... An extension is being planned as crudely depicted. The existing overhead supply is in the way. There's quite a lot of house around the corner to the left fed from the existing supply...
  8. I

    Advice needed on Immersion Heater moving from dual to single tariff supply

    Until last week I had a dual tariff electricity supply with a cheaper overnight tariff. This was good for the storage heating, but now the storage heaters are gone we've changed our electricity to a single electricity tariff. There are two consumer units with the off peak fuseboard supplying...
  9. S

    Connecting wall mount

    Ive bought a atf600 wall mount with transformer attached. Details on transformer are input 230v output 4.2v 600ma. Question is I have a unused fused spur where I want to put this could I connect it to the fused spur if so what fuse would I put in the spur. Many thanks
  10. D

    Can I supply 2 separate radials from 1 Fused Spur?

    Hello all. I have just bought my first house but it needs a bit of work. I am re-wiring it and I've found the conservatory ring has been spurred off a socket in the house. I am also getting really low insulation resistance readings between L & CPC on the conservatory ring. I've located the...
  11. R

    Supply Cable Location

    the electric supply cable to my property is fixed to an external wall and is with touching distance from an open window. Is there a minimum safety distance requirement or is this ok? Thanks for any advice
  12. M

    Need to upsize subpanel supply breaker

    I would like to ask advice on a breaker size. Back in 2001 I turned my garage into a woodworking shop with several 240v machines. To power them I put in a 100 amp subpanel supplied by an 80 foot run of 4 gauge romex (two hots, neutral and ground) from the main panel under the house to the...
  13. D

    Power Supply Fuse Help ?

    Hello everyone, I want to ask a question that I am sure will be easy for you, because I am not sure of the answer, but I am sure it is very easy for someone who is knowledgeable enough. Input 100-240V. 2.5 A - Output 24V. I have a 5A power supply, Should the fuse I need to connect before the...
  14. OnlQQker

    Terminating a 400A 3 phase supply

    Got to say they made a nice job of this, especially the glanding process
  15. C

    Looped supply through garage? Look ok?

    Hi Just bought this 1960s house, will be doing full rewire. Incoming supply splits and goes through hole in garage to next door. This is a looped supply? From what I've read this can restrict us getting an electric car charger in future, that I can speak to the dno about unlooping...
  16. L

    12V LED Power supply in a caravan as main power supply

    Hello, I am currently DIY upgrading a caravan with my girlfriend but need some advice. The (very old) 230VAC to 13.8VDC power supply broke down and needs to be replaced. It is rated with 10A output but I would like to replace it with a 12V one with at least 15A. The old supply was intended to...
  17. M

    Can I hardwire, or must I use Panasonic VL-SWD275 power supply?

    Purchased a Panasonic VL-SWD275 video intercom from Australia to replace my 2-wire intercom in the US. The Panasonic VL-SWD275 requires 220v and 24v DC at 6amps. I purchased and installed a Zerone AC 100-240V to DC 24V 6-9A Switching Electricity Supply Module 150W step-ups transformer into the...
  18. S

    AFDD for main supply?

    What would of stopped this happening? Job I did this morning. SWA supply for outbuilding had sliced basic insulation at the gland due to poor wire stripping. Another outgoing SWA feed for an external GYM was actually back feeding water into the consumer unit as it was uphill and had some head...
  19. L

    landord has FAILED to supply a EICR test to a tenant : what can they do now ?

    First EICR was a 10 min drive by and tenant told "unsafe" this was 9 months after the deadline .To date the landlord has refused to get anything done about bad wiring etc etc . What would be the best route to complain , Council etc??
  20. C

    IDENTIFY THE CAPACITY OF MY MAINS SUPPLY CUT-OUT FUSE (PLUS...)

    About 15 years ago, after having had a modern consumer unit fitted, and prompted by our electrician, I asked my then energy supplier (Tonik) if our 1968 60 Amp cut-out fuse could be upgraded to 100 Amps, and what additional work/expense would be needed. I did not know that my request had gone...

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