3 phase in domestic

[fire]

saw a house today that needs rewire, it has a 3 phase supply, whats best to do use it or ask the distributor to change it to a single phase with 100A cut out?

 

[ezzzekiel]

leave as it is and just use one phase (is it def using all 3 phases or just a 3phase head?

 

[daniel hill]

is there a 3 phase meter or a single phase

 

[fire]

there is three phase meter with three cut outs one for each phase.

 

[derek preece]

Some of the houses I've worked on require 3 phases, i.e. 6 floor london town houses with indoor swimming pools and car lifts to the basement and anything else you could think of; I assume you are not talking about rewiring one of these.

 

[Andyfm]

Just finished a job where domestic three phase came in handy - had to install 2 x electric boilers 10kw each - one each on its own phase then rest of house on the other - only problem it wasn`t true 3 phase it was 3 x 240v so we didn`t save by balancing the load

 

[ian.settle1]

saw a house today that needs rewire, it has a 3 phase supply, whats best to do use it or ask the distributor to change it to a single phase with 100A cut out?

How big is the house?

 

[fire]

house is not that being i think around 5 bed which i think single phase could be enough.
if i do use 3 phase do i have to put one of those grey industrial/commercial consumer unit?

 

[telectrix]

if you are going to use 3 phase then its logical to use a 3 phase board. you can't terminate 3 phase tails into a single phase box.

 

[johnboy6083]

it sounds to me that you have no experience in 3 phase systems. if so, leave well alone, or get it converted to 1ph

 

[mselect]

it sounds to me that you have no experience in 3 phase systems. if so, leave well alone, or get it converted to 1ph

This is probably the best solution!

 

[ScottR]

This is probably the best solution!

I'm sure this job has been done by now!

 

[DPG]

I'm sure this job has been done by now!

Ha ha, December 2010. I s'pose he may be a slow worker. Daz