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  1. M

    Whats the going rate for a system like this...?

    Hi, I've been quoted for a system that includes: 10 Sanyo HIT-H250E01 panels and a Kaco Powador 3002 Inverter. OR 8 SUNPOWER SPR-327NE-WHT-D panels and a Kaco Powador 3002 Inverter. They would be fitted in 2 strings on two different sections of roof. If it's not too much of a vague...
  2. D

    Underfloor heating mats

    Hi all, been asked to quote for putting in underfloor heating, but have never done it before. Whats the ' standard way' of wiring them in ? Have checked some online ones and they are around 300W , Ib of around 1.5 amp , so can fuse spur off ring ? or best dedicate circuit ? Wattage prob...
  3. W

    Whats a G83 and do I need one?

    Hello firstly I am a customer who reads this forum and I find it to be very informative..well done. Secondly knowing all this information is a minefield for me and gets you thinking is my install OK. Anyway I have had an install completed in November and have submitted a FIT form,MCS cert etc...
  4. B

    Whats your axe?

    For anyone that plays guitar. Whats your axe? At the moment I've a Les Paul ZW Buzzsaw, a ZW Camo & a ZW ivory bullseye. I'm on the hunt for a white LP to strip back & design like a ZW Rebel. (That excludes acoustics btw) All this played through a Digitech GNX4 & Marshall AVT150h with a 412A &...
  5. S

    whats my chances?

    Scaffold going up tomorrow,3.525kw system getting delivered Monday then fitted Tuesday.So either Tuesday night or Wednesday morning email and then send off FIT application to EDF.That gives me 8 working days,barring the strike effecting anything and not counting Saturdays which they will...
  6. N

    Books you swear by... Whats in your collection?

    Can anyone recommend some good electrical books? I feel I need to update my collection. The ones I have are not only the regs and the O.S.G but also: Advanced Electrical Installation Work. Electrical Installation Work - Brian Scadden. Electrical Installations Level 2 and 3 - Heinemann...
  7. O

    whats the score with this old MEM board

    Hi guys as you can see the picture attached is an old MEM board with a 100mA rcd/main switch so can somebody confirm wether this was ok to use at the time installed I suspect 20-25 years ago but then again I know someone will correct me here and also why use 100mA /
  8. D

    Whats your best freebie? - job related

    Just viewing some new premises for a customer moving factory, went with landlord just to get visuals up on the existing electrics and was evident their used to be a engineering firm of some nature in before as a few bits and bobs lying around.... i asked what hes doing with it all to which he...
  9. G

    whats best inverter?

    Whats best inverter to go for im installing 3,92kw sharp 16x 245watt panels ?
  10. P

    4kwp system and roof wind up lift calcs

    Ok Senior members explain to me in simple terms please :) whats the point of fitting a 4kwp system if your inverta is set to G83 and will only push out 16 amps ie the 3680 max your allowed? if all invertas are set to G38 then can they push out more? also whats best way to get wind calcs sorted...
  11. Rockingit

    Whats the best cable to use for a mixed satellite (multi room) and UHF combined?

    Evening all, need to first fix in a new build that I reckon probably can't get a terrestrial TV because of where it is sited, QS has asked me to put in a single-cable solution for multi-room sat and UHF (just in case). Don't know much about this as it's not something I get to play with...
  12. N

    Whats wrong with this Picture

    Whilst carrying out PA testing i came across this bedside light, the lead which was plugged into it the end plugged into the socket had a passed lable on it , during the testing there was also 34 clock radio and bed side lamps wired into the same plug no cord grip they all passed the previouse...
  13. Amp David

    Whats your thoughts on this?

    Situation is this, Been asked to look at and quote for extending a cooker circuit and replace the old isolator/socket plate. Thing is fuse box is in kitchen and cut out is in the lounge, about 18m away and fusebox supplied in 16mm twin and earth. If i bring said cooker circuit upto scratch...
  14. S

    Whats the trend

    RCD pv system or not RCD system ?
  15. JD6400

    Whats the strangest way you have received a electric shock , and the worst ?

    No matter how careful you are and even if you follow all the protocols , if you have been in this game long enough you will have taken at least one lick or some , substantially more than one ? So in the interests of highlighting some possible hidden dangers that you just would not think of ...
  16. W

    Whats going on? MEMshield 2 breaker range

    Can anyone shed some light on this... All my boards here, all 12, are MEMshiled 2 boards, which fit MEM shield 2 MCB's or any of the EATON range with the same DIN rail fitting. So i ring up WF electrical my usual supplier and they have told me they no longer stock such MCB's and they are going...
  17. D

    Whats the new regulation that has just come out?

    I’ve heard that there is a new regulation that has come out in the 17th edition amendment does anyone know what it is or am I mistaken? Thanks
  18. D

    Whats the blue stuff?

    Hi guys, just found this forum and have something i hope you can help me with? My elec oven stopped working yesterday, was gonna check the fuse first so unplugged it from the socket, however on doing so the top prong of the plug has blue suff over it??? have no idea what it is, possible damp? so...
  19. M

    Pet hates whats yours

    Something for the weekend, boys back to school next week. one of my PH is seeing flat TE hanging out on outside walls ready to recieve new wall lights normally left far to long and with no protection from the weather thought that the cable should be round to match the gland and be suitable...
  20. S

    Everyone makes mistakes, Whats yours ?

    Everyone will always make mistakes and now we all laugh about them but at the time we just want to go home. So what mistakes have people made here’s just a few of mine loll. 1. When I was an apprentice we was re-wiring houses and that obviously involves lifting single floor boards up. So yea...

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