15 apartments

[sedgy34]

so i went to some apartments (refurbed) to have a look at installing solar on the building roof and noticed at the mains there is no kmfs for the distribution circuit feeding each DB and runs vary from 15 meters to 40 meters, its pretty tight in there and the domestic installer sparky didnt know you have to protect the cables over 3 meters. I asked him have a look in the regs or speak your nic guy he says i dont know who he is and ive been with them 8 years. You could also tell he as lost interest as hes been on it 6 months on his own.
so there is for each 25mm tails to 100a main dp switch coming out in 16mm tails to adaptable box through crimped onto 16mm armoured going outside in a trench length of run 15 to 40 meters, to DB.

your thoughts please

 

[somersetsparks]

KMF's it is then!,
Or you could replace those dappy boxes with wylex metalclad switchfuses with 60A fuses in. Much easier then b*st*rd KMF's!

 

[sedgy34]

KMF's it is then!,
Or you could replace those dappy boxes with wylex metalclad switchfuses with 60A fuses in. Much easier then b*st*rd KMF's!

i did mention i was only there to have a look at installing 4 x4kw solar systems
the domestic installer has done the works on the apartments whilst i popped my head in the mains cuboard to see if there was any room for some inverters. thought i would take a sneaky pic

 

[somersetsparks]

i did mention i was only there to have a look at installing 4 x4kw solar systems
the domestic installer has done the works on the apartments whilst i popped my head in the mains cuboard to see if there was any room for some inverters.thought i would take a sneaky pic

Sorry didn't read properly! :sunny:

 

[Guest55]

i did mention i was only there to have a look at installing 4 x4kw solar systems
the domestic installer has done the works on the apartments whilst i popped my head in the mains cuboard to see if there was any room for some inverters.View attachment 13482thought i would take a sneaky pic

Wiring looks nice and tidy to the meters at the bottom of pic then i scroll up.........
WTF ? lol
Maybe a nice piece of 4 inch tray might help and what the hells going with the earthing thats flapping around in the wind ?
Looks like someones out of their depth to me lol.

 

[sedgy34]

hes a niceic domestic installer, i said some tray would have looked the part.

 

[mackers]

was the " sparky " blindfolded when he did that? god help the trade if thats the standard of work!

 

[lamb]

You could use rear entry redspot fuse holders mounted to the lids of those adap. boxes to fuse the live down to the installad rating of the armoured's, then the installation becomes compliant.

 

[sedgy34]

Ha lol he had he Cheak to say its not his best and he's done better

 

[StuSpiers]

tray would have been best.

But even just a little bit of effort with his clipping would have made it look 10 times better.

No pride in his work.