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  1. M

    B type breakers with in line UPS

    Hi I'm hoping that someone can help. I am adapting some circuits which are supplied via an in line ups. At present, the ups supplies a 72 way db and the final circuits are supplied from the DB. This is a laboratory research environment and it is expensive (about £20k a time) when they...
  2. G

    Appliance supplied with Euro adapter

    Good afternoon Folks I recently started PAT testing for a local charity shop, At the weekend i came across a pair of strainers supplied with a europlug adapter If the plug had been the type where the euro lead had a screw and the europlug was secure i probably would have though no more...
  3. A

    4 submains with one common CPC

    I have a query. 4 distribution boards, each fed by 25mm2 double insulated tails (approx 30m away) in a roof void. Only 1 16mm2 earthing conductor for all 4 submains. The earthing conductor is then connected at the first board and looped to the other three boards. Is this acceptable? I thought BS...
    • atm84
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    • common conductor cpc earthing mains separate supplied tails
    • Replies: 40
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  4. K

    Testing unit supplied from inverter

    Hello all, I’ve been asked a question which is puzzling afew people, so I’m trying to get a definitive answer. An organisation who I do some testing for is fittinginverters in vehicles so that laptops can be used. The inverters are wired intothe vehicles 12v system and a cable is plugged into...
  5. E

    Ring supplied from two circuit breakers

    Hello guys, hope someone can help me with this. i was carrying out a small job on a ring main (re-fix a socket to a wall nothing major), and noticed that the ring was being supplied from more than one circuit breaker a long with the other ring main in the flat. Obviously i rectified the job as...
  6. R

    Multiple 3 phase motors fed via a JB supplied with a 27 core SWA

    Looking into a site today, just changing an isolator, i found multiple motors are supplied via a 27 core SWA cable. The motors are only 1-3kw and are supplied as follows... Main panel ---(27core SWA)----JB----(7core SWA)----Motor The 7 core includes an isolator signal for control purposes. I...
  7. A

    outside lights that are supplied with flex already

    Why do manufacturers supply there ground lights with flex, with no way of connecting an armoured gland to the bottom, I'm on about the garden uplights on a spike, and following is running flexible plastic conduit a fair way of protecting the (will get burried) cables also with an RCD Many...
  8. J

    Dual supplied new installation (PIR Form)

    Hi We have recently supplied a new installation for a customer of ours in an extended industrial unit. It was gutted and installed from scratch. There is a transformer in the main sub room that feeds some really old switch-gear with a main incoming switch with 4 outgoing cubicles. We have used...
  9. J

    lighting supplied via 13A plug and scokets

    Hi All, Come across some high level lighting that is supplied via 13A plug and sockets on trunking. It's wired in 1.5 singles with a 15A 3036 and each light has a 3A fuse in the plug. Although the protective device is over-rated, is the plug and socket arrangement acceptable? The sockets are...
  10. B

    EICR code

    Hi Guys had to do an EICR today for a job on which the installer hadn't certified. Everything was okay but I didn't know what code to give for the following; the immersion was supplied via off peak supply on its own circuit but the top element was supplied via the ring main? I remember...
  11. D

    House supplied via out building

    I'm working on a property with a tncs supply which has the dno cut out in an outbuilding about 20 metres away from the house. They have had a boiler installed in said outbuilding which is connected from the main house via some swa for electrical controls and insulated pvc pipe for the...
    • darren
    • Thread
    • building house out outbuilding sockets supplied
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  12. T

    Bosch l box

    Hi Where's the best supplier for a bosch l box for my 14.4v li ion that firm just supplied but no case... Or you guys might know of a better solution? First time ever I have had a drill that didn't come with a case
  13. S

    Shower supplied via 2.5 T&E

    Unbelievable!!! Last week, bathroom refurb, the shower was removed an 8.5kw mira, it had been supplied from the pullcord in 2.5mm t&e, there was no thermal damage to the cable. The customer says it was there when they moved in, 8 years ago. I cannot believe it has not caught fire & there was no...
  14. W

    Megger 1720 or 1730

    Hi all, well after passing my 2391 I'm looking at buying a Megger MFT 1720 or 1730. I can't decided which one to get. I like the idea of downloading results with the 1730 but is it really worth the extra money or should I just go for the 1720. What's people thoughts or experience with either...
  15. TomTrundle

    2 CU supplied separately in single converted dwelling

    Hello All Noticed on a job today ... Domestic house which had been converted from two separate dwellings knocked into one. It still has 2 x CU's and 2 x Meters. about 4 metres apart. I've got a bad feeling ...... 2 x supplies ... 415volts! I've not come across this before and I'm not sure...
  16. S

    TT Supplied garage circuit

    Went to look at a job this morning - additional socket in free standing garage. The supply is fed from FCU in kitchen via a 2 core Hituff cable. There is a separate earth (10mm) that appears to be TT'd at the garage, but without digging it up - i can't verify the termination. The Zs is 19.5...
  17. S

    Farmhouse supplied from farm buildings

    Hello, The normal PME etc query i see on the forum relates to the farm buildings supplied from the house where the house runs on PME and the farm on TT with local earth rods. In this case, the supply is terminated to the the farm which has a PME supply, should the farm CU & final loads be...
    • stuartsjg
    • Thread
    • building buildings farm house supplied
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  18. S

    Cooker and Hob Coming off same 40a circuit

    Hi guys, Went to fit a new oven for a friend of mine where the old one was connected to a cooker connection unit which also supplied to induction electric hob. This is fed by a cooker switch in 6mm on a 40a mcb. Now the oven is supplied with a kettle lead and says its 1.5mm on the cable, i...
    • sl1210
    • Thread
    • cable circuit coming connection cooker hob supplied
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  19. B

    Radio teleswitch info?

    hello just wondered how radio teleswitches worked? is the signal supposed to come out at exactly the same time every night? the reason i ask is because last night i never heard the usual clunk, so i tested the storage heaters and there was nothing and the night meter wasn't on but the daytime...
  20. B

    trailer wiring from portable generator

    hi everyone i am a time served electrician and i have been asked to fit a consumer unit with 2 double sockets/ 1 internal light and 2 external lights in a 12x6 box trailer it will be supplied from a portable generator and supplied into the trailer via an apliance inlet i have an issue that it...
    • brightspark26
    • Thread
    • consumer generator issue portable supplied trailer wiring
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum

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