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    UK Hypervolt/EV Charger showing falling voltage ?

    Hi all Looking for some wisdom I installed a Hypervolt charger (the most recent model which is no longer available for direct purchase fr Hypervolt) It’s on a smart octopus setup Works perfectly fine on scheduled charge But when doing an Octopus ‘bump charge’ , Hypervolt says voltage falls...
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    UK Three phase supply into single phase board

    Hi I popped round to quote for ‘ finishing ‘ a solar install started by a company rhyming with Bird of Polar . The house has a three phase supply, but it looks like someone has taken the three live tails into board not designed for three phase (albeit with a three pole switch). They’ve only...
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    UK What would you do?

    I was asked to see why a set of sockets weren’t working in the house (which appear to be a ring circuit based on breakers) There was no power on either leg in any of the sockets. Cables appear to run down from loft, which is totally inaccessible unless you are a small child in any of the rooms...
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    UK Earthing back to neighbours in terrace?

    Been asked to do some rewiring, and have said needs upgrade of consumer unit really Main question is regarding earthing - Zs reads at 0.45 ohms (which suggests at TNS) But cannot see where earth cable goes to from old fuseboard. There is no earth to fuse carrier or cable to fuse carrier in...
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    Live incomer is earth cable wrapped in brown tape?

    Hi I wonder if anyone has any useful thoughts on this. Client wants me to redo consumer unit but doesn’t want disruption to fabric of building. I’ve attached pic - looks like original wiring was a 16mm earth to the live incomer . The meter box is >20m away. I guess cable is cable but 16mm...
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    Is this two different

    I’m probably being really stupid here but what is going on here .
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    UK What do you think happened here?

    So was asked to do some electrical work at this house (power and lights to shed)... but I like to see what I’m working with first... and this looks like a can I might not want to open first - every other house I’m the area is TNCS I live just down the road and I’m TNCS So I think there is a...
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    UK MCB screw won’t undo - what would you do?

    Curious what you would do Screw holding ring final circuits live wires in MCB wont unscrew , it’s literally a ground out circle from what was originally a Philips head screw Therefore couldn’t do end to end continuity I did end to end from socket instead, MCB probably needs to be changed...
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    Hi, just joined the forum

    Hi all literally just joined this forum. Working in Hampshire - mostly domestic but an approved contractor hopefully will get lots of useful insight here Sarah

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