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  1. Pete999

    Surge Protection Devices (SPDs)

    I used to fit these as a matter of course on my of the installations I did overseas, and understand that you can now get them to fit into a C/U if I'm not mistaken. Mrs Pete999 has been whinging about getting one fitted, now I want to fit one for whole house protection, not sure of what to get...
  2. J

    Need help regarding surge protection

    Hi there, I have recently had an issue where there was a power cut in the village we found out that a pylon had blown. When the power came back on it caused a surge around two properties that we own in the village causing the circuit boards on our boiler to blow and the till and boiler in our...
  3. L

    2013 Grenfell Power Surge

    Just been doing a bit of reading about the Grenfell tragedy. There are a few articles that mention an series of "Power Surges" in 2013 and briefly put it down to "Faulty Electrics in the building". What type of fault would cause this type of thing to happen? I always thought surges were very...
  4. Pete999

    Pete's Videos George the surge protector guy

  5. G

    Surge Protection Device question

    I am busy doing some work with a local contractor to get some up to date hands on experience. whilst doing a EICR today i come across a CU with SPD in. The property is a recently built 5th floor flat about to be let on a new tenancy and meets the criteria for requiring a SPD. The whole set up is...
  6. TopDMC

    4 blown LED GU10s

    My daughter switched her bathroom lights on yesterday and the bathroom remained in darkness. I went over to have a look just now, assuming a fuse; but not the case. All four had blown together! Fittings are 4 x Aurora GU10 IP65 Fire Rated Bathroom LED Downlights Bulbs are FEIT...
  7. GMES

    Furse Surge Protection

    GMES submitted a new resource: Furse surge protection - Installation diagrams for various earthing systems Read more about this resource...
  8. A

    Surge Protection Device

    Can anyone tell me if its a requirement to install a surge protection device to a sub Distribution Board if it serves external equipment ie a roof mounted extract fan even though a SPD is located on the Main Panel? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  9. yellowvanman

    PA Testing surge protection extension lead

    Try not to do PA Testing but had to do it today! Was doing the above today after a cottage got flooded. Lead didn't appear to be wet, but failed the insulation test @ 0.7Mohms, this was at a test voltage of 250V. Re-tried it with my installation tester at 100V and 50V and got the same...
  10. V

    Callout Today on a TT Install tripping RCD

    I got called out this evening to a tripping RCD on a TT install after a lightening strike in the area. Its quite an old CU with mcb's and a standalone 100ma RCD on the tails between the supply and the 100A DP main switch on the board. The RCD would switch on but as soon as the CU main switch is...
  11. P

    How surge protectors work

    I'm moving to France and I've been reading up on putting French plugs on UK appliances and I noted that it is not uncommon for the live and neutrals to be switched on sockets. I also read that power surges are more frequent here and surge protectors are a good idea for sensitive equipment...
  12. vxwestie

    Domestic surge/lightning protection

    Please excuse me if this is a silly question, but it's a subject I don't have a great deal of knowledge on.... I'm currently in the process of a the second fix stage of a rather remote domestic new build in the middle of Bodmin moor. Like a lot of installs now it involves a air heat source unit...
  13. M

    surge protection

    morning all, i have been asked to provide surge protection for some electronic equipment in a commercial meat processing factory. all their electrical equipment is ip rated, and within enclosures, etc, so i was gonna install something in the roofspace above, and just run supply leads down to...
  14. A

    surge protection

    hi guys, is there no such device that is sold where you can wire your two mains tails into then out to the cu to offer surge protection..say you have a dodgy supply (i know very unlikely in UK) it will just trip out and protect your appliances from burning out from 280 or 300 volts in worst...
  15. M

    Automatic transfer switch surge protector blown!

    Hi all I installed an 80kVa diesel generator set with automatic transfer switch awhile ago. All supplied by customer. Generator is second hand at 50 hours work and it turns out the ATS is too. All has been working fine for the last 6 months or so but recently the generator has been struggling...
  16. O

    Lightning Surge Protection

    We recently had a lightning strike. The lightning conductor workedwell, as the fabric of our Church was unaffected, but it took out our interiorLighting Control System. We managed a temporary repair to get lights on,but it took us about 3 weeks to repair the system. I now am thinking of...
  17. D

    Surge Protection

    Guys, Looking at changing a board in a new house we are hoping goes through soon The owner has told me a couple of times they have had items blown up randomly by spikes DNO aware by sound of it but not acting all that fast on it. Anyway I've been looking into surge protection does any one...
  18. D

    surge protection

    hi can anyone help me with info on surge protection. a fire alarm panel supplied via a unswitched fused spur has now twice been affected by power surges causing the printed circuit board to fail Does anyone know of an unswitched spur incorporating surge protection regards john
  19. G

    3 phase surge protection

    I have a job coming up regarding the title, installing a surge protection unit to a main mccb panel, as far as I'm aware currently is that I will be using a spare way on the mccb panel to supply the surge unit, but that is as much information that I currently have, Anyone have similar...
  20. Poult12

    Surge Protection

    Found this a March 2014 Professional Electrician and Installer Mag. Might be of some help or good read.

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