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    3 extractor fan supplies switching

    Ive got an apartment with 3 bathrooms all on 1 fan which is on permanently, they want to be able to switch on a light in each individual room and the fan but go off when the light goes off too. is there a relay or contactor that will take 3 diferent supplies but not backfeed to the lights in the...
  2. La Poste

    Overhead supplies??

    Greetings. I am helping to re-wire a bungalow that has an earth rod. The supply cable is overhead, it's the same for the whole street. I took a walk up the road and noticed all the overhead cables converged on one single pole. On the pole was written PME and three cables ran down the pole into...
  3. J

    farm supplies.

    having read on other posts about people having split phase farm supplies, id like to be educated as to what they are, and why they exist. :D
  4. C

    100A crossover, Q regarding switching of 2 supplies

    Hi Guys, I have an installation which has two incoming supplies. General supply, billed to owner (Phase 1) Off peak supply, shared between residents (Phase 2) The old installation was very old, the fuse panel was in the hall outside the flat and was a large enclosure (2m x 0.5m) and...
  5. S

    ZE on 3 Phase Supplies

    Hi guys, hope your all well, Just a quick question: ZE on a 3 phase supply, is it the same as say a TNC-S system 0.35ohms ??? Also, can you get TN-S on a 3 phase as well ??? Thanks in advance for your help, Sav
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    Water supplies exterior walls

    Hi all Am wiring outbuildings with TT supplys, no extraneous parts within same but water on exterior walls of buildings. Would you bond same to TT or leave, The water standpipes are in steel. Also putting exterior socket close by Any thoughts
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    Heating supplies

    Hi I am applying for some jobs at the , social housing requirements. I have never installed heating supplies, I have only put spurs in to feed them. does anyone have any details on configurations, or a run down on how the feed works. ie...thermostat, time control and boiler. It would be...
  8. K

    off peak supplies to flat conversion

    Hi Guys, first time post but always been interested viewer. Trying to understand how to provide off peak supply to flat conversions without sending a 4 core Submain . got a good understanding (so far - been 20 years since last carried out) that you can wire through a signal wire at origin and...
  9. M

    fire alarm supplies some help

    some help when i fit a fire alarm i will have a unswitched fused spur labled fire alarm also the supply for this will come from it own 16 amp breaker at the main board labled fire alarm with a bold red sticker do not switch off last week i have went to 11 diffrent shops that a company are...
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    Two supplies in one room

    Hi guys, today I was asked 'just to look at it': The guy has a three bed semi, the small bedroom is some sort of an office. There is a ring mains (via 32 Amps) to one double socket outlet in the corner of the room without being used. On the oposite wall there are two double sockets connected...
  11. M

    multicore supplies

    Hi guys, been an electrician for a few years now and feel quite silly for asking this. I was recently doing a PIR on two different flats in different locations and found that the L supply was one core brown and the N was multiple cores then the earth was again multiple cores all of which coming...
  12. J

    Welder Power Supplies

    Hi, In an installation there are 6no. Eurarc 420 welders supplied from dedicated 40Amp single phase RCBO's housed within a dedicated distribution baord. The welders can be operated as either single or three phase via a selector switch. The current arrangement is single phase with ABB 32A...
  13. J

    Welder Power Supplies

    Hi, In an installation there are 6no. Eurarc 420 welders supplied from dedicated 40Amp single phase RCBO's housed within a dedicated distribution baord. The welders can be operated as either single or three phase via a selector switch. The current arrangement is single phase with ABB 32A...
  14. J

    Temporary Supplies.

    Just had a baby boys, as i have come across a post which Jason S had put up about temps, and in the regs somewhere it tells you that all temps should have there own spike, and i need to know that reg number and page, my books in my car, and its peeing it down here. I think we have been doin the...
  15. J

    Job in a pub(shocking)

    Hi all, going doing a few small jobs in a pub later this week. One of which is shocking, literally. In the cellar bar they have an electric dishwasher that is on hire and has been pat tested. It is opposite a steel bottle fridge, the new landlord informs me that if you have 1 hand on either...
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    Twin Thermostat Supply

    Hi, Is it normal to run a twin thermostat imersion tank off a single time clock & single supply? My simplistic thought, not being a heating engineer, is that 2 supplies would be required in case both thermostats were used at the same time?:(
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    external supplies

    can any one point me at any regs that state that a fixed item external to a property requires rcd protection ie a supply to a gate control unit in a plasic cupboard with rcd in gate control fuse board in cupboard as i am clear in my belief that if the cabling is swa or suitiable for...
  18. S

    Electrical Supplies, Where do you get yours?

    Hi All Just wondering where do you get your electrical supplies, who do you feel is the best value and most reliable etc. I currently use QVS Direct. Any ideas Many thanks Dan
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    Shower Supplies.

    Chaps, If a shower is rated, say at, 30A, cable installed through loft, about 10 meters to CU, no insulation near it, would you install 4mm T&E with a 32A MCB for ease? Came across an existing install today with a shower (albeit, fairly old), installed in this way and i just could not think of...
  20. S

    Marina Supplies

    Need some opinions here. We have looked at installing some supplies for boats on what is basically a marina, the distances though when added up become quite large. Maximum length is about 300 mtrs, I don't have a problem working cable sizes out, voltage drop etc but I would value your opinion on...

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