equipment

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    Thermostats in equipment.

    Hi I understand there’s more to it then just the kw rating of equipment and loses and the price of units but… For example if a resistive load heater or immersion heater is rated at 3kw power and the kWh price is 0.50 p as an example the cost to run would be £1.50 per hour but roughly how much...
  2. kropaske

    Who's equipment is this: BNO or DNO

    So this is 1st floor maisonnette with concrete floor, 16mm2 single insulated tails coming from dual cut out on ground floor, through steel conduit, which is used as earth with some old clamps and bare wires. Tails terminates in another cutout as per pics and then arrangement is as usual. System...
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    Single phase and 3 phase supply to same equipment

    I have a single phase stainless steel pasteuriser that has two control boxes attached to it. One box houses the control for the electronics and motor for the mixing paddle. The other box houses the supply to the water jacket immersion heater. The immersion heater is 1.5kw single phase and is...
  4. J

    Where to sell electrical equipment, tools & cables

    My Dad was a self employed electrician for 50 odd years. He sadly passed away in November and we have so much electrical & pluming stuff we don't know what to do with it. There's all types of cables, some still boxed or unused reels, and loads of tools, switches - you name it he had it. Any...
  5. rfinch23

    Advice on what to buy

    Hi, I live in a rural location and so the TV signal is not great. I would like some advice on what equipment I should be looking at without spending to much. It needs to feed 8 TV’s. I believe the following will be required. Coax Small but good Aerial A Masthead Amplifier Remove indoor Splitter...
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    USA Non service Equipment

    I was looking at a customer's panel located in his apartment (multifamily dwelling) and noticed that it had 3 wire feeder and the grounding and grounded busbars were tied together. It had a main breaker located outside. This seemed to be the common setup within the complex when they were built...
  7. Risteard

    Welding equipment - DNO permission?

    Does anyone know whether it's still the case that if a customer wishes to have a supply installed for a welder in their home that they need specific permission from the DNO? Struggling to find an answer on Google.
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    Auxiliary Equipment over-draws from pickup, shuts off radio/heater etc.

    So I run a small group of 2017 Ram 1500 4x4 pickups, that have an electrically powered hydraulic pump installed on them for a hydraulic probe system. The pumps are similar to this: 4-Way DC Power Unit - Electric Controls -...
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    Unexplained Equipment and diagram for dish network

    I have unexplained equipment and diagram for three separate connected f81 connectors. Each f81 connector is connected to single receiver to single switch connected two Satellite dishes when theres three receivers. These f81 connectors are located 4 inches away from a single drilled hole when...
  10. sythai

    Tesla equipment advice..?

    Hi Guys On my list is sorting this right old mess out, along with a DB upgrade. Question is anything I need to aware about with this Tesla set up, guessing some sort battery set up 🤔 (not come across one yet) So I dont blow myself up and/ or mess up any of it up💥💥 Thanks Sy
  11. newfutile

    High leakage equipment?

    I have been asked to remove a 3 ph rcd from a vehicle entry gate, because they state it has an inverter power supply that can leak up to 160 ma . this does not seem correct to me and i wonder of the implications of having no rcd if this leakage is to earth on touchable large metal gates. any...
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    Electrician Jobs Electrical Equipment Testing (PAT) Technician needed

    Ideally based around Beds, MK, Oxford area. Looking for someone who has attention to detail, experience and willingness to train in other skills (EM Lighting, FE maintenance, Thermal imaging). 3 month probation period, all equipment supplied. Travel allowance included as use of your own vehicle...
  13. C

    Lower your equipment costs

    Have been in the electrical supplying business for a while and have decided to take on another venture and leave this one behind :(. Currently we have over $200,000 in commercial lighting equipment that ranges from motion sensors, retrofit troffer kits, fluorescent and led lighting...
  14. S

    Testing Equipment For Sale

    due to recent upgrades i have items for sale Fluke 1652c mft ( in very good condition ) £350 kewtech pest tester (BNIB ) £300 kewtech kt72 pat tester ( BNIB )
  15. Spaceland2077

    What kind of light equipment must be used for everyday super intense commercial entertaining project?

    Hello dear lighting professionals. I have a dream, but don't know how to make it come true...? I'm building an eminent commercial sci-fi entertainment program for teens. There is Portal that looks like a shuttle with walls, ceiling and floor being implemented with a huge number of lights, which...
  16. J

    Turning on equipment with a fault

    I posted something a while back regarding our responsibility for when we find a fault on a system such as poor ZS or failed IR been having a discussion at work with the maintenance supervisor who has stated if he has given me written instructions to re energise these circuits I am then in the...
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    What equipment has lasted the longest?

    Hilti TE5 110V SDS Has outlasted everything, must be 20 years old and loads of use The trafo must be 40 yrs but they don't give much trouble My clow ladders are heading in that direction too, seem to be built to last forever
  18. M

    What's your most important items of equipment for electrical work ?

    18v Sds Voltstick IR tester
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    UK SWA feed to garage for brewing equipment

    Short Version Is it permissible to have 2 feeds to 2 separate consumer units in a detached garage? Is it permissible to run SWA underground through a duct/conduit or must it be direct in ground? What diameter SWA would I require for a 10m run, buried and clipped to wall, feeding 3 x 16a...
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    DB to be located away from DNO equipment

    Evening and happy Friday! Does anyone regularly use or know of a suitable way to relocate a DB from its original position (adjacent to main fuse) if there is nowhere within 3m of the main fuse inside the building where a fused isolator can be fitted? Main fuse is in an external meter cabinet...

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