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  1. apprentice87

    HELP, How to prove power theft through my circuit from the flat above

    This should do it! https://www.findmysupplier.energy/
  2. apprentice87

    High and low voltage 3 phase system

    Not a clue what you mean here.. Go test the voltages phase/neutral at the origin of the supply. Now apply a load and measure the voltages at the origin once again. What happens?? In a BALANCED three phase load, this is NO current in the neutral. You go applying an UNBALANCED load, [like a...
  3. apprentice87

    High and low voltage 3 phase system

    Hi there, Two points.. 1, As has been said, you DEFINITELY 100% have a faulty neutral, so you need to get the DNO as soon as possible.. Depending on the load and how bad the neutral is, you could well see the voltage on one phase dropping to zero, and the full phase to phase voltage [as in...
  4. apprentice87

    Meter Readings and Billing - Active power or Apparent power ?

    You are billed for "true power", that is, the power actually consumed with apparent power [that includes reactive power] being ignored. This is why your bill is in kW and not kVA. john..
  5. apprentice87

    Circuit Breaker for Air Compressor

    If the makers state a current, then yes use that.. No, you decide what OCPD you need for the load you are installing and the type of load. So, a load with a large inrush current like a welder or a motor would need a different type of OCPD than say a resistive load like a heater. Once you have...
  6. apprentice87

    Circuit Breaker for Air Compressor

    Ok, so you have 22kw load. Ignoring funny american things, this is what i would do.. 22kw/400/1.732 comes out at 31.75A Then we have power factor, lets say 0.8 and efficiency, again, say 85%. By the time we account for these, we have just under 47A This is the figure to use.. To answer your...
  7. apprentice87

    6 wire motor how to connect

    Not being funny, but if you cannot follow the simple wiring diagram on the motor, then you should not be doing this work.. john..
  8. apprentice87

    Solar, lots of newbie questions

    Who owns the freehold and therefore owns the roof?? If that is not you, then you will find that installing anything is trespass.. You do not want to go down that road.. john
  9. apprentice87

    A Real Odd Issue

    Years ago i used to work for a firm that made ranges for chip shops. They had to be CE marked. All the firm did, was to have the one model tested, then stuck the sticker on everything they made, and these were items that back 30 years ago cost about £20,000.. As you say, fake stickers just...
  10. apprentice87

    Fraud! Someone using my company details.

    Ah, off at a tangent a bit, but i know about this sort of thing.. My sister works for the DWP and her husband is a serious fraud investigator there. Four things generally happen; 1, someone that is on the dole works on the quiet using their OWN NI number.. They automatically get caught for TWO...
  11. apprentice87

    Suggestions please!

    Why not configure a three phase board as a single phase one?? [As these run up and down] If yopu could get one in the gap you could have as many ways as you like.. john..
  12. apprentice87

    Purchasing a house with solar

    Roof is not leased out then!! For comparison i haver included part of a scan of my mates land cert. Their roof IS leased out as you can see..
  13. apprentice87

    Purchasing a house with solar

    Ohhh, i see!!! Thank god for that!! john..
  14. apprentice87

    Purchasing a house with solar

    Ooooerr.... You need to get back to whoever did the conveyancing, as something is VERY VERY wrong here.... Before the property was conveyed to you, the conveyancer should have made the vendors solicitor confirm that the obligations to the creators of the charges had been discharged, and then...
  15. apprentice87

    Purchasing a house with solar

    Yes, if the roof is leased to A N Other, then yes, you do take the freehold subject to their lease. This is why it is recorded in the charges register bit of the land cert, to make sure that you are aware of it, and being aware of it at the time of the conveyance [to you] makes you subject to...
  16. apprentice87

    Purchasing a house with solar

    Not if they have leased the roof you cannot.. You would have to buy the lease back off them.. Be like if you had a leasehold house. The landlord [as in owner of the ground] cannot simply terminate the lease.. john..
  17. apprentice87

    Purchasing a house with solar

    I would not be interested in the least who owns the panels. If you have bought the house, you have bought the land [if freehold] and all that goes with it. If someone else claims they own the panels, their contract is not with you, so forget about it. If the roof is leased out to a solar firm...
  18. apprentice87

    Newspaper articles on damp and mould in housing association flats

    At the end of the day, condensation will give you huge problems. Yhe ON:Y way you will stop this is to keep the temperature of everythiing in the building above the "dew point" You have a freezing cold building, the outside temperature rises and all the warm air comes in and will condense on...
  19. apprentice87

    Another reason to avoid Smart!

    Have wages doubled in 15 tears??? When was the last time, say nurses had a pay rise adn how much was it?? Did their pay double??
  20. apprentice87

    Fire Extinguishers

    Early days yet... If i asked you the day before grenfell how many people have died as a result of plastic cladding i suspect the answer would have been none.. Do some research.. The panels themselves are dangerous too, ask any fire brigade.. john..
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