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    Can i hardwire two 16amp aplliances into a hardwire point on a 6mm cable?

    Is this ok? 32amp breaker with a 6mm wire leading to fused cooker switch. This then leads with 6mm cable to hardwire point. Can i hardwire 2 x 16 amp appliances to this hardwire point. This hardwire point is all i have for these these appliances. Should I use a double hardwire point or will...
  2. R

    EV charge point 6mm cable??? Help!

    Help please! I need a Tesla Gen 2 EV charger fitted in my garage which is 22m from the consumer unit. My electrician is proposing to route a 6mm cable through pre-existing plastic conduit which has a cable in already and through a void in concrete walls to a sub-consumer unit at the charge...
  3. L

    About data point . Can this work

    One client asking me to replace two one gang existing RJ45 data socket . One of them have to replaced with 4 gang and another one gang replace with 2 gang. its two different office and before its was just one computer on both office . Now client wants to connect 4 different computers in one...
  4. S

    Convert 6mm cooker connection point to 13a fuse spur for oven

    Hi So converting a 6mm cooker connection point into a 13a unswitched fuse spur with the load being a 2.5mm pre wired cable from a oven . is this suitable? thanks sid
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    Lessons learnt on pod point car chargers and solar

    We just had a callback from a PV/Battery job because the car charger was working for 30s then turning red and stopping charging. We had disconnected it for a week, but it was reconnected and had power, maybe it needed resetting somehow. No the thing had somehow detected there was solar power...
  6. Z

    All neutrals connected at one point - two rcds.

    Hi guys. Fuseboard looks fine, but all neutrals are connected at one point outside the fuseboard. That way both rcds trip on fault on any of the circuirs.How would yiu code that? P.s. also no glanding and cables rubbing on the sharp edges of CU? Thanks
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    Are all EV charge point installers this bad?

    So I am a fully qualified spark with my own company, however I also have a few properties I rent out. One of my tenants asked if they can have an EV charge point put on the house paid for by his company, being the good landlord I said of course no problem just let me know when they are there so...
  8. ms2857

    installing an EV CHARGING POINTS

    Hi all and thanks for letting me join your forum. I am an old school electrician who has now retired. So I need some advice, please. I have just moved into a new build house. It has a 6mm swa cable that terminates in a waterproof box at the side of the house, which then feeds the garage. it s on...
  9. cliffed

    Power point in external glasshouse

    Client wants 2g socket in greenhouse, obviously IP rated,will be supplied from Rcd, the greenhouse consists of metal frame work on the ground. Does this require MPBC
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    USA 1st vs 2nd point of disconnect in an older house with 3 wire service (2 hot and 1 neutral/ground)

    TLDR: In a 3 wire service are the ground and the neutral always bonded, in all subpanels? House made in 1970 has the meter and a 150 amps breaker outside the house, on the east wall. There are two hot wires and one neutral, which is clearly bonded/grounded with the enclosure. Through the attic...
  11. B

    EV charge point ENA form v3.4

    Hi all, just a quick question, does anybody out there know if there is an editable version of the ENA form below. EVCP & HP Connections Form v3.4 Or is it a case of fill in by hand and scan? Thanks.
  12. M

    V2L power supply to house using power point

    Hi guys, Trying to find out if I can supply power to my house by plugging a V2L capable EV like the Hyundai Ionic 5 into a 15A power outlet after the mains power has been shut off?
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    Car charge point testing

    Hi, To those who are already installing EV charge points, do you test as you would any other radial circuit, or do you have a specific EV point tester or EVSE adaptor for your MFT? what additional testing do these provide, and is using them in order to meet manufacturers instructions as I don't...
  14. SJD

    Armoured Pod Point energy clamp cable?

    I have a customer who is having Pod Point install one of their chargers at a car port, some distance from the house. SWA (10mm2) for the supply will be run to a small consumer unit at the car port, with the Pod Point installed adjacent. A 2-core cable is also required to connect the Pod Point...
  15. Algarve Sparky

    Earthing / zero point question

    Not sure how popular the solar forum is but not getting any answers to a question so having another go here, cheers guys. So despite living working in a country blessed with 300 days of sunshine I have not got my head around this solar thing, there is very few companies here who know what...
  16. L

    UK ProjectEV charge point testing

    Hi All Last week I invested in a new Megger MFT1741+ with the EV charge point adapter as I was installing a ProjectEV charge point on Thursday of last week. Completed the install and just needed to carry out the live testing at the charge point, Zs done no issue, next comes the charge point...
  17. D

    Earth bonding for EV Charging point

    Good morning I’m looking for a bit of help please. We are looking to get an electric vehicle charger installed at our house but the company have requested information and photographs of evidence showing that our pipework is earth bonded. Our house was built in the 1960s and there was no earth...
  18. L

    Low voltage to GU10 cost per point ?

    Customer has leads . SO its test , remove transformers .Hook up fly leads etc . Nothing to high and not bad access etc . What price per point do you think ? (30 in total )
  19. D

    The point of being qualified?

    Hello all. Been a sparky since I left school (which is rather a long time ago). 17th Edition, and currently not planning to bother with the 18th. You get to a point in life where hoop jumping becomes tiresome! My point is this. I occasionally work for a local security company as a sub...
  20. K

    Electrician to install EV charging point.

    Hi, I'm looking to install an electrical vehicle charging point for my house. Can a local electrician do this for me or do a need a more specialist electrician? When I do google search for my area I get a lot of companies come up which seem to specialise at just fitting EV charging points. Thanks

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