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  1. S

    split load garage unit

    how do you interperet the regs regarding garage consumer unit and split load. do they fallunder same regs as for normal consumer unit as in split load setup as you cant seem to get a s plit load garage unit.
  2. gazzamikes

    RCBO's or two split loads?

    Evening everyone, In process for tendering for a job, 3 floors and cellar, presently 14 rooms, going to be extended to have another annex, conservatory and another extension for kitchen. Im thinking the way to go on this one is RCBO's, splitting it so each floor has a socket circuit and a...
  3. vxwestie

    Split Phase Surge Protection

    I have a customer with a split phase installation. fused at 125amp per phase. Due to their insurance not providing surge cover I need to come up with a serge protection. Any advice on how?, and products?
  4. V

    2 phase split supply

    Hi We have opened a pizza shop, we sold the old oven which said it was 3 phase, and purchased a new 3 phase oven. Not being a real sparky, I saw the 3 lines and an earth and assumed that every thing was ok. Until I had some one to install it for me,then found that it didn't work, due to us...
  5. S

    How do you split your loads?

    After some advice really.. I have the following circuits on the first RCD: 1)Upstairs Lights 2)Downstairs Ring 3)Kitchen Ring 4)Intruder Alarm And on the second RCD: 1)Downstairs Lights 2)Upstairs Ring 3)Garage 4)Cooker Would you have done anything differently and if so, why?
  6. W

    Rules for a split property

    Hello I have moved into a 3 bedroom house private renting. Part of the house is converted into a small studio. They have one room and a shower room. They have only electric inside that bit and it feeds off my meter by using a coin meter. Whoever lives there has to feed the meter £1 coins which...
  7. A

    Split board metering

    Do you know if split metering for separate power and lighting can be supplied for small 4 or 6 way consumer units. I am looking at a job that has a large number rooms and the client wants split metering for the power and lighting. I had proposed installing a small CU in each room. A large dis...
    • adammid
    • Thread
    • board circuits consumer lighting metering meters power split
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  8. N

    Induction hob tripping 30mA rcd

    Morning all. I'm in search of ideas. Been installing an induction hob on a 6mm radial backed up by a 32a mcb. Came to power up yesterday and with all hobs on its throwing out the 30mA main switch rcd. (It's a TT system). Iv tested all my cables and there all clear so it's taking it out on...
    • Npt88
    • Thread
    • 30ma everything hob induction induction hob leakage rcd split tripping
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  9. 1Justin

    New CU. Am I obliged to split the ring final?

    Customer wants new CU and a shed supply. (Let's not get into shed supplies - been doing some homework on this one). Medium/smallish 4 bed house, has > 100M^2 area, but currently has single ring final, no split. How to deal with Regs 314 about splitting the load? I'm not trying to spend...
  10. P

    Mains networking on split load board

    I am trying to use a pair of TP-LINK mains adaptors for extending the Wi-Fi in my 3 storey house. I cannot get the two units to communicate so I am wondering if it they would be affected by being on different RCD's of a split load board or would this not matter. Does anyone know which...
    • pyrosym
    • Thread
    • board electrical work mains split
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  11. D

    Ring fault

    This one baffled me Complete ring continuity on each conductor L-L ,N-N,E-E IR - N-E : 0.00 Mohm @ 500 Vdc split ring in middle - 50.3 Mohm on one side of ring - 30.2 Mohm on other side !!!!! the fault disapears on both sides when i split it ! HUH ...
  12. D

    Intermittent Ring Main Fault due to Bad Weather

    I have an intermittent tripping fault on a 30amp ring main circuit (old Wylex board with B-Breakers - No RCD) located in single storey extension (no roof access) caused by the bad rain within the last 24 hours. The tripping can be sometimes instant, but other times it can last as long as a...
  13. kingeri

    IR testing on lighting circuit, L-N split

    Looked at a job a few days ago, CU change. Customer showed me a mangled lighting circuit cable in the airing cupboard, it looked like it had been chewed up! Circuit still working and in regular use though. I IR tested circuit L-N and picked up no problem, which initially surprised me but then...
  14. E

    split concentric cable

    was reading an article in PE today about split concentric cable and it got me thinking...... .....why am I not using this more often? it's much easier to work with!
  15. F

    rcd trip

    i have a back boiler with a 2 port zone valve, pump, cyliner stat and 7 day digital programmer. the problem is when the boiler is on it occassionally trips the boiler (about 4 times a week) not all the time. i have replaced the zone vale, cylinder stat and the programmer and this still...
    • fire
    • Thread
    • across boiler ignition rcd split trip years
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  16. DaveVector

    Problem with split load CU

    Hi Folks, I've had a strange and frustrating day today. Installed an MK split load Consumer unit to replace two rewireable fuse boards. Earth system is TT 14.5 ohms PFC is 1.86 M ohms I've split the load over two 63A 30mA RCd's as follows (left to right from main switch): Oven, Downstairs...
  17. N

    Split load dual RCD

    Please excuse my ignorance but what is a split load dual RCD,or a split board. Don't slate me I'm based in Ireland.We use RCD's and RCBO's. I'm just curious.
  18. F

    Split amperage into two circuit breakers

    Hi. I am in holidays at the campsite Camping Olhao in Algarve, Portugal and I have in my caravan an air conditioner that consumes about 9 Amps (220V). Unfortunately the electricity sockets available here for the campers are protected with circuit breakers of 6 Amps (220V) and that cannot be...
  19. C

    Use of an RCD

    Hi all, this post is going back to a previous one by myself, In short though after quoting to install a split load cu for a domestic property I also needed to incorporate a supply running upstairs to another CU in a self contained flat (loft conversion)! In trying to prevent nucience tripping...
  20. N

    split phase supply

    Hi guys ive just joined this forum so im hopeing for some help please Ive just been asked to estimate a job basically to supply power to 15 new log cabins each requireing a 32a sp supply ,the existing park is supplied by a 3 wire split phase supply rated at 400A split also there is an existing...
    • nobelz66
    • Thread
    • phase split split phase supply
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum

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