Hi, I'm due to install a 3.6Kw system on a property with an existing 6Kw Wind turbine.
I have applied for it with the DNO because it already has the 6Kw wind turbine.
The installation is 3 Phase and I intend to connect the PV system to a different phase to the wind turbine.
Has anybody had...
Just bought a megger 1720 for the company , today was the second day of using to test a domestic property for some reason the auto continuity test has stopped working, I've checked to see if i could get an insulation reading with the leads shorted , the reading bounces all over the place.
I've...
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I am an approved niceic contractor mainly doing commercial/industrial work with the odd domestic. I am thinking of doing the photovoltaic course with the niceic, only because its the only one ive really looked at on there website! Basically want to know if i do the course at about...
Some of you may not know that 'Main Electrical Training' went bust at the beginning of August. All outstanding students were left in the dark and advised to seek credit card refunds if applicable.
PASS have, as a goodwill gesture, committed to assisting these students to complete obtaining...
Hi,
i'm currently making a site survey form for solar pv installations. Was hoping someone may already have one so i can compare and see if i have missed any information required. As we all the know the site survey is key.
cheers
Hi there was wondering if a PAT with barcode scanner is any use on items that already have barcodes.
Does it depend on what tester was used in previous tests carried out by another company??
well lets see if i can get banned from another forum!!
DIYNOT (completed)
Electricians Forums (complete) but reinstated
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I've been asked at college- when installing additional lights to a house, whether it is necessary to install a seperate circuit when the existing lighting circuit already contains 10 lighting outlets. I know as a rule of thumb it's 10 lighting outlets per circuit, but what...
iv got contactors,timers and stats to fit to panel heater circuits today and tomorrow BUT unknown to guy who surveyed( had a look and counterd heaters) there is a system inplace already its dimplex panelheaters with controler modules which are removable and a wall mounted timer stat which...
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Hi ! my name is John White , please be gentle, I am a newbie not only to this sight but also to this Industry. I live in Leigh nr Wigan / Bolton and work as a Mobile Dj however I am just starting a new business In - Service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment, but prefer PAT Testing...
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in the fuse box I hava fuse for 40 amps and an "heavy" wire going to the cooker.
However my cooker is 13 amps!
Normally I would have changed the 40 amps fuse from the box but the plug of the cooker is fused, with a 13 amps fuse.
So I guess that is enough to prevent the cooker from...
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I have a 6kw double oven to fit and install the new circuit to supply it.
No problem with cable, ccu and switch etc for the circuit.
However, the consumer unit appears already to be overloaded. No spare mcbs and two showers running from it.
Firstly - what is the best way to connect the...
Hello everyone,
I am fitting an IP66 outside RCD double socket. Do you know if I can run cable straight from the socket inside or do i need to fit a fused swich next to the inside socket and run it from that? Cheers
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Found this whilst browsing for a Tester for my Level 3...
'Fluke 1652B tester, brand new never been used, I brought the tester in Febuary after completing a weeks Part P course, but I still dont feel confidant enough to install electrics...'
Makes me feel much better after shelling out the...
Hi all,
I am a new member who is considering looking at setting up a part-time electrical inspection company that would come under 'part-p'. Having read some of the threads on here I think most of my questions have been answered.
Many years ago I did an ONC/HNC in electrical and electronic...
Hi, i've just joing the forum and hopefully the community!
But theres a few things i need to clear up...
When i left school i worked as a mechanical Engineering apprentice, this apprenticship was electrically biased, so i had involvement with Conduit Installations, but not loads!, i was made...
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