Hi,
Firstly I'm not a qualified electrician so please bear with as they say.
I've just had solar pv panels installed but unfortunately the cable which runs from the control box (it has a li-on battery storage and associated control box) to the clamp on the incoming cable from the grid got damaged and needs to be replaced.
I've been given a replacement cable by the installation company but can't get anyone from their company to call me back to arrange installation - so I'll have to do it myself.
The cable is straight forward as has clamp at one end and an Ethernet connection at the other.
The problem I have is that to get it through the hole in the house wall to reach the conduit which runs to the loft, I'll have to disconnect and temporarily remove the AC cable from the control box to the consumer unit as it passes through the same hole and restricts it.
Alternatively I could drill a parallel hole but it will need to be large enough to accept an Ethernet plug.
my questions are:
1. Will it be fairly obvious where the AC cable is connected inside the consumer unit? (I've never dared open one before)
2. Will turning the large switch off on the consumer unit isolate it sufficiently for me to work within it - or is there some other way of isolating it?
Yes - I know I shouldn't be contemplating doing this myself, but the only other alternative is to pay an electrician to do it - and I've just had to pay for the panels so am skint.
Thanks
Firstly I'm not a qualified electrician so please bear with as they say.
I've just had solar pv panels installed but unfortunately the cable which runs from the control box (it has a li-on battery storage and associated control box) to the clamp on the incoming cable from the grid got damaged and needs to be replaced.
I've been given a replacement cable by the installation company but can't get anyone from their company to call me back to arrange installation - so I'll have to do it myself.
The cable is straight forward as has clamp at one end and an Ethernet connection at the other.
The problem I have is that to get it through the hole in the house wall to reach the conduit which runs to the loft, I'll have to disconnect and temporarily remove the AC cable from the control box to the consumer unit as it passes through the same hole and restricts it.
Alternatively I could drill a parallel hole but it will need to be large enough to accept an Ethernet plug.
my questions are:
1. Will it be fairly obvious where the AC cable is connected inside the consumer unit? (I've never dared open one before)
2. Will turning the large switch off on the consumer unit isolate it sufficiently for me to work within it - or is there some other way of isolating it?
Yes - I know I shouldn't be contemplating doing this myself, but the only other alternative is to pay an electrician to do it - and I've just had to pay for the panels so am skint.
Thanks