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  1. R

    Outbuilding Flat Conversion

    Hi there, I've searched the internet for a while now but haven't been able to find a similar scenario to my own. I am currently converting an outbuilding into a self-contained flat which will be powered solely from electricity and will have no gas supply. The outbuilding is about 20/30m away...
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    • address building conversion outbuilding supply
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  2. S

    Transportable Building EICR coding/reg question

    Hi all, Just carried out an EICR on a transpotable classroom. Trying to decipher a reg to see if something is compliant. 717.411.1 States automatic disconnection of supply shall be provided by RCD not exceeding 30mA, now does this refer to the site supply (which cannot be certain due to...
  3. Michaelwgroves

    Multiple Occupancy Buildings

    Hi, UKPN are installing a new 200A 3PN supply. Their incoming cable is 95mm. As per the Multiple Occupancy Building recommendation G87 they will only supply the cut out. I now need to supply an isolator and Ryefield (or equivalent). Looking at table 4D1A 70mm cable will cover me for free air...
  4. S

    EICR for Transportable/Mobile Building

    Hi guys, Firstly, hello :seeya:, new to the forum. Have been asked recently to carry out an EICR for a couple of mobile classrooms so knowing that they're a special location, spent a while trawling the forums for previous threads on the subject but not much information to be had. Did suss...
  5. Dan

    Strong Q1 from electrical and building services firms

    Covers January-March 2016, a period well in advance of the EU referendum Read the full news article
  6. A

    Comparing heating usage Propane vs Elec

    Hi there, I do hope this is the right place to post this! I basically want to compare energy consumption in heating between two buildings. Building A has a purely electrical heating system and I can get how many kWh are consumed in one month. Building B has a gas boiler which uses 47kg...
  7. R

    Socket height in outbuilding

    Morning all, Just a quick one today. Do sockets heights in an outbuilding have to be 450mm from floor level. It is a new outbuilding. Customer wants the sockets at 300mm from floor.
  8. bonjovi

    never seen before building earthed via trunking

    hello all in my considerable yrs ive never come across a building earthed via trunking all circuits lights power earth taken back to nearest trunking and terminated no earths at board even main earths for 5x different panels back to trunking is this legal in todays regs ?
  9. I

    Part P Building Regs addition of socket

    Hi Forum Struggling to get my head round interrupting the Building regulations The building regulations 4(3) require that on completion of work in an existing building, the building should comply with the current building regulations, or if it did not comply before the work began, be no worse...
  10. C

    PV on outbuilding

    Hopefully someone with PV experience might point me in the right direction. I have a job where the customer has gone ahead and installed a cable to supply power to a shed which is going to be fitted with LED lights and sockets for light power tools. They are also fitting 7kW PV system. Is there...
  11. P

    Outbuilding appliances

    Hi all, Currently replacing all wiring and the CU in an outbuilding with a new Metal Clad fully wired with SWA. There is currently a tumble dryer and fridge freezer plugged into the same double socket which forms part of a 3 socket ring circuit. My plan was to use a spare way on the CU to have...
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    • appliances building circuit dryer freezer outbuilding socket
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  12. P

    Cable Selection for an External Sub Building

    Hi all, I'm currently doing a load of landscape gardening and while I've got all the earth up I want to run an armoured SWA cable to an external building. Someone already put something in as a spur from main room ring mail in the house - not ideal and the wall switch for it gets hot under load...
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    • armoured building cable ducting electrician external
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  13. Dan

    Building services sector backs new health survey

    Industry bodies give support to new BESA, ECA, and CBH survey Read the full news article
  14. S

    Fire Panel for HMO building

    Hi, This is the first time I'm posting a question so I hope its in the correct forum. I'm required to fit a fire panel system in a two story Victorian house which has 6 rooms and a kitchen. Does anyone know if I should use a 2 zone system and split it between the two floors or an 8 zone...
  15. M

    cat s60 phone with thermal camera!!

    been told it comes out in may https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7yfUXIJP8k would be a pretty cool thing too ad to your testing gear. opinions?
  16. Dan

    Leading industry associations join forces for 2016 Building Services Summit

    ECA links up with BCIA and BESA for November event on efficiency of buildings Read the full news article
  17. E

    small building site temp distribution

    I am setting up some temps on a small site consisting of approx 3 110 transformers 2 portacabins offices sitting on top of each other, a portacabin toilet and a portacabin drying room. The supply is a 3 phase DB. Im thinking use 1 phase for the trannys, 1 phase for the offices and the other...
  18. drzsta

    Building own shed?

    Hi all, I want a 18x10 shed/workshop to keep the bike and general stuff in however the sheds on the market are either overpriced or clad in wafer-thin timber. Anybody built their own and how did you go about it? Cheers :smile:
  19. C

    Building a bespoke brewery control panel

    Not sure if this is the right place to post this. Please advise if not. A client I have done some work for runs a brewery supply company, mainly dealing in vessels, pumps etc, and has asked me to build a control panel to run elements and pumps off PIDs and SSRs as he has a customer that...
  20. A

    Outdoor Building Power

    It's been a while since doing any form of installation so I thought I may ask here for clarification especially with new regs...... Detached shed/building approx. 50m from house CU. Need to run 13A sockets and lights in it. TN-CS/TNS supply Is it best to... A) Take from MCB, then SWA down to...

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