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I am installing few Air-Conditioning (A/C) units in my home - cable length from A/C units to Consumer Unit (CU) range from 7m to 30m. The A/C units capacity range from 1.2KW to 1.9KW. I have used 2.5mm (singles: red, black, 1.5mm Earth) cables to run each A/C unit's 20A scoket direct, as...

The ATS is the SYK2 series. It covers up to 80/100A. The generator is 40KW. Other than the outer door, there is no cover to the ATS. It looks like I need to be careful with it after connection. Any advice here? Regarding the consumer Unit: Its 3 phase, but I am using single phase MCBs. Which...

Thanks a lot ColJack. I am not sure if its SKY 1 or 2... what is the difference?

Yes, the house is 3 phase - with 3 phase (4 wires) coming in rom the gride, with 3 phase consumer unit. (I am going to ask you a question about the consumer unit setup after this pls). I can see the the connections.. so that leaves the bottom free to connect to the house. The top with the...

Thanks guys. I have attached the pictures of the ATS. ATS stands for: Automatic Transfer Switch. It monitors the electricity situation and start the genset and transfer load to it when there is power failure. It also turns the genset off and transfer the load back to the Main Power when the...

Just bought a Generator with ATS but confused as to how to connect it to the house. I do understand the function of the ATS, but connecting the it seems unclear. The Genset has 4 wires (3 live and 1 neutral) the 3 live wires feeds into a Circuit Breaker (CB) before entering the ATS. The neutral...

In Nigeria, Electric current / voltage is unstable. Although 230V is the norm, but for some reason(s), a lot less than 230V is delivered to homes. What ever voltage that is delivered is unable to power a 0.5HP fridge. 60watt light bulb shines like a 20watt. Other occasions or just when you are...

Yes, John. it almost the same one we are building in Nigeria but this is bigger. As we hope to use it as a B&B

No gas yet, so yes I am planning to use electric for all. I may have calculated the air-con power consumption wrongly. Total air-con is 15 units of 18,000 BTU. The other includes lights, cooker, iron, water pump, etc. Regards

We would need to buy a generator to power a house we intend to build in a remote island off Scotland. There will be no electric supply after the house is finished. Therefore, we would need a continuous run gen set to power the house. The electrical content of the house is estimated to be 65,000...

I plan to run it surface. I am never going to put a socket there. But i see what you mean. I might need it in the future. So If i use 10mm that should be ok then!? I plan to draw the supply from the hse (using the 10mm) using a 6A breaker. I will have a 2way consumer unit in the shed, but since...

Thanks very much guys. The Shed is 12 feet from the house mains supply and its by the side of the house. No garden between. Ok, I will use 1.5mm. Thanks a lot guys.

Thanks a lot kevindgas, - mother-in-law I was thinking! Ok, thanks for saving my life. I will use a 1.0mm sheathed cable (3 core). I hope this will do? Regards

I have a shed and I am planning on installing a couple of lights (60watt each). I am drawing the supply from the main house. My Questing is: Do I need to draw earth as well even though I am only installing a lighting circuit? I was thinking that Live and Neutral will do for lighting circuits...

Thanks Stoday, so does that mean that we can use 25mm armoured cable for the 110m distance? There is a transformer on the line about 30metres from where our incomer terminates. The other thing I need to know:- can we use 13amp fcu for the aircon switch? Thanks a lot Regards