2 phases in domestic bungalow??

[Toby Kuhnert]

Hi Guys, Popped over to a bungalow yesterday that a mate of mine has bought to renovate, asked me to have a look at electrics/what might need doing and I found this... 2 phases (red and yellow) in a bungalow with 2 bedrooms?? bit ott i'm thinking? lol. Although the DNO have only supplied a meter for red phase, leaving yellow phase fuse just sitting there. Has anyone seen more than one phase in such a small domestic building before?? It isn't a farm or anything that I see could require such a large supply... its in a small village in the middle of a few other bungalows...

 

[ayjay]

just use the existing phase

 

[Toby Kuhnert]

Just been back today, measured between red and yellow phase and found 422 volts ... presuming it is indeed there are 2 phases and it isn't split phase...

 

[Marvo]

It is too low to be 180deg split phase I think but the way to be sure would be to calculate the expected phase to phase voltage from the phase to neutral voltage.