Recent content by truffle pig

Good helpful video, however, by replacing an RCBO with a MCB & RCD would only be satisfactory if the RCD is bidirectional 🤷‍♂️

Is the flat a long term let or a holiday let? if its a holiday let then the requirement for the smoke / heat detectors are now a requirement in England (not if its a long term let). The bathroom light I would always install IPX4 or above, even if its over 2.25mts high - "external influences"...

You must be Cornwall way?

last year the home office issued a paper "A guide to making your small paying- guest- accommodation safe from fire" ( I assume for small properties not small guests :unsure:) which does state that a D1/ LD1 system is required. This could be what aico are referring to??

could you not just make up a gang of fly leads with a plug on one end ( which you can put whatever bs 1362 fuse you like in) and a trailing socket at the other end?

do the have to be fire rated? if so how about these https://www.nationallighting.co.uk/cannon-dimmable-led-fire-rated-downlight-9w-warm-white-matt-white?vat=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw0bunBhD9ARIsAAZl0E3lCoOxGSPSISmyd8ytiJvPXcG8d7Pe0ofCtCkoZGDDQxxvJ3JtjrEaAmqzEALw_wcB

just be mindful if you are going to go 3 phase, if you have single phase solar PV it will only feed that phase of your installation!!

I would suggest its worth getting an electrician on board who has experience in electric boilers. Get him to do a max load calculation with and without an electric boiler. You could well get away with not having to upgrade to 3 phase (which in my experience can very quickly rack up many £k!!)...

12 panels, but of what size? ie, what is the total output of the system? ie:- 12 x 335w = 4.02kw - put it on a 3.6 with a g98 application - company 1 12 x 425w = 5.1kw - put it on a 5.0 with a g99 application - company 2 it is suggested that undersizing the inverter by 10 - 20% ish can give...

Just a question - don’t shoot. IF the armour is not needed for mechanical protection along its length, does it have to be connected? I guess it’s not introducing a potential 🤷🏻 Obviously it’s best practice and you would if you could

Worth looking at installing optimisers

Don't forget to connect the CPC to the front plate.

looks like its on its own fuse ( 2 fuses in the incoming supply head).

I would be concerned about what is above the light fitting. In you first photo there appears to be some more cables above the ceiling? im guessing the yellow is just a fly lead from another connector? if this is UK you should have either a red or a brown as your line conductor.

personally I would go up to the far left socket, then across to the one next to it, then back across on through the 1st socket down under the floor and up to the 2 right hand sockets. no need to chase the longer horizontal bit. However, as it is it complies to regs. where is the network socket...