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    UK Am2 Breaker Selection

    Hi I havent done my AM2 yet so how can you help me?
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    Tonight’s announcement 23rd march

    well ive got a few domestic jobs on and some people are without power in the kitchens so surely thats essential
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    UK Three phase testing PFC

    sorry thats my grammar it should of said after ive done my zs test i recconect the main earth, croc on to the neutral (crodile clip
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    UK Three phase testing PFC

    your answer makes the most sense too me. In the regs it does say its simpler to double it as its lower on the side of caution anyway. i dont have a cat 4 meter so i have no option. After ive done my Zs test i recconect the main earth croc onto the neutral test l1, l2, l3 select highest reading...
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    UK Three phase testing PFC

    sorry i forgot to mention assume that i dont have a tester that is capable of testing between phases
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    UK Three phase testing PFC

    am i correct in thinking for determining the PFC, you can do a PEFC test aand PSCC test and which ever one is highest you can double and choose to be your PFC also is it true for 3 phase that PSCC Is usually always higher? Ive seen some people croc on to the earth and croc onto the neutral and...
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    UK Am2 Breaker Selection

    No, B, C, D does not denote domestic, commercial, industrial, it denotes the tripping curve or how much inrush the MCB can tolerate be for tripping. Your right but then from my hands on experience i know that i use b types in houses (6 amps on my smoke circuits, give me a good example of you...
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    UK Am2 Breaker Selection

    I know this because its what we use when we wire smoke circuits. a quick google says an average CO Detector uses 1 amp ish. 1.5mm cable is rated for 14.5a in my blue book nice bit of headroom there since that CO that uses 1amp ish is no where near that its acceptable to use a 6amp breaker...
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    UK Am2 Breaker Selection

    yeah i got a cheeky photo of the board its got a spur with a 3 amp fuse, its not a smoke its a hard wired CO Detector. Also it wont let me onto dans account and Im guessing it would be a 6 amp b type for that circuit
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    UK Am2 Breaker Selection

    Are you 100% sure on that? In the candidate checklist i went through the second thing on the composite installation was selection of protective devices, so how are you proving you know how to do that if they just tell you on a wiring diagram?
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    UK Am2 Breaker Selection

    Hi I want too do my AM2 In the future. I want too know the breaker selection for the circuits in the AM2, an acceptable answer (for me.) will be from a recent am2 Passee (successful candidates only.). The circuits are as Follows:- D.O.L Starter, with motor. Carbon Monoxide Detector Ring Final...

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