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  1. W

    Survey of Solar Energy for dissertation student! PLEASE HELP!

    Hi, My name is Will Sargeant and I am a 3rd year geography student at the University of Birmingham. I am completing a dissertation on Solar Energy, and am looking to post a survey on the subject, for completion by forum users. Please advise me if this will be possible Many thanks, Will...
  2. J

    Moving electricity meter on same (wooden) board as the main breaker?

    Hi We need to move our electricity meter so its out of the way of some new stairs. The stairs will clear the main breaker however the meter needs to be moved also the backing board will need to be cut shorter. Two questions: Would I need to get Western Power to shorten the backing board for...
  3. Carnegstar

    SSE Electricity supply work i seen

    Heres a picture i took on my phone at the beggining of this year on a job, what does everyone think? Their orange cables supply three flats and a common close meter. We took one week to install metal trunking for these to run along up the stairs, to prevent damage or tampering :disappointed:
  4. C

    Electricity from ceiling

    Imagine the scene.... A small private college, somewhere in London. For most, but not all of the year, 4 double tables sit together in a cluster in the middle of the classroom (but are liable to be moved around). 8 teenage students are using laptops. They want to be able to plug laptops in to...
    • cmbcmb
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    • ceiling electric electrical electricity
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  5. D

    moving electricity metre

    hi we are in the process of replacing our kitchen and are thinking that we may be better to move the metre rather than having it in the back of a cupboard. the metre is on the inside of an outside wall so surely would only have to replace the cables and relocate outside in a suitable box? can i...
    • davegt3
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    • electric electrical electricity metre moving
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  6. R

    accessibility to electricity meters and cut out fuses

    A factory wants to install machinary which will completely block access to the main cut out fuses and meters I know BS7671 covers accessibility, however I just wondered if there were any other regs out there that this would violate. Thanks
  7. 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...
  8. G

    3 phase electricity

    wonder if anyone can help. ive just purchased a 9bedroom house, and have approved planning for 5 flats, the house was commercial before (a womans refuge) there is a 3 phase board there but unfortunatley only a single phase supply. as i am going to require 4 new supplies in total, im wondering if...
    • guitarman
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    • 3 phase electric electrical electricity phase
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  9. S

    Understand Electricity with Simple Theory and Diagram

    Just visit at "www[.]williamson-labs[.]com" for Understand science with Simple Theory and Diagram. Really , this is also very nice
  10. amlu

    recommend me some reading about electricity supplier gear

    hi, I would like to know some more about the DNO stuff that is buried under the streets. cable sizes, how do they connect them, what kind of switchgear is used etc. some good website? or a book to get for cheap on fleabay?
    • amlu
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    • electric electrical electricity gear reading recommend supplier
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  11. T

    stealing electricity

    started doing domestic call outs for a company and the first house I went to was stealing electric for god knowes how long. They had simply bypassed the meter taking two tails from the main fuse straight to their board. Does this happen alot with these top up card meters because i was told that...
    • Tom Robinson
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    • electric electrical electricity
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  12. S

    A question about reading electricity meters?

    Hi friends, I am in a rental property and the main electricity meter supplies two properties. An additional meter reads the consumption for the second property. However the main meter has on it 500Imp/KWH but the meter for the second property has on it 1000Imp/KWH. I am assuming I can't just...
    • Steven Brooks
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    • electric electrical electricity meters question reading
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  13. S

    How electricity meters work?

    Hello all, Can anybody tell me how an electricity meter works? And also what would happen if instead of using the ground wire that comes from the pole you used as ground a wire driven to the ground in the house? Thanks in advance, Steven
    • Steven Brooks
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    • electric electrical electrical work electricity meters
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  14. The Solar King

    Another Take on PV Water Heating

    The following is from a blog by Stuart Elmes, Chief Executive of Viridian Solar How a Feed in Tariff Loophole is Leaking Carbon Dioxide The current design of the Feed in Tariff has created a "perverse incentive" to increase financial benefits at the expense of the environment. The...
  15. V

    Electricity meter problem...

    I am brand new to this forum and, not being electrically-minded,, I hope that you will bear with me. We have a big and worrying problem regarding an electricity meter and I am hoping that someone here can give us some good advice. Apologies in advance for the long and rambling story but I...
    • veggieman
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    • electric electrical electricity meter problem
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  16. G

    Immersion Heater - Constantly on and using electricity?

    Hey everyone, I'm a first time user and needed some information about immersion heaters. I have an immersion heater tank in my bathroom (fairly big) which supplies the whole flat and has two heating elements going in to it. They are both wired into switches with indicator lights on them, the...
    • GAZROG
    • Thread
    • electric electrical electricity heater immersion using
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Central Heating Systems
  17. R

    ac electricity

    hi i wanted to know in alternating current how does the current travel in a hvac system because in a house it goes through say outlet then reverses back in the neutral how does that happen in a hvac system
  18. U

    New electricity Supplies

    Has anybody any experience of using a utilities company other than the DNO to install new electricity supplies to premises as a customer is wanting to get competitive quotes for some new supplies
  19. S

    Off Grid solar - EPC and FIT advice please

    We are quoting our first small off grid solar project which I am really keen to get. A couple of questions though... I understand the client can claim the generation part of the FIT, but what is the current rate for off grid? Is an EPC needed? There is no mains supply obviously, and no heating...
  20. U

    Breaker keeps Tripping

    My Electricity breaker keeps tripping about 8 times a day:mad: It also happens in the middle of the night when we are sleeping, happens when we are out so times when we are not using electricity. Usually just a case of flicking up the breaker switch however this morning the switch wouldn't stay...
    • united4ever
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    • breaker electricity keeps switch times tripping
    • Replies: 32
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum

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