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Hi, can anyone tell me if you had a large voltage drop (down to 200 volts), would the electric meter read more? As I understand, if you have appliances running and the volts drop, the amps increases? so would this cause the meters to read higher due to the increase of amps caused by the low...

Hi all, posted up the other day asking for help about if it's possible to do what we would like. Started a new post (this one) with all the info I have collected over the last few days that should answer the questions that I was being asked in other posts. Started a new post as want to try and...

I think its called diversity law? What would an estimate be of how many amps / kw etc we would require for the following please? Clubhouse = 100 amps 15 caravans @ 16 amps (16 amp blue 240v plugs) = 240 amps 30 boats @ 16 amps (16 amp blue 240v plugs) = 480 amps Total MAX = 820 amps = 197...

Hi everyone, what is the smallest supply that would be supplied to a commercial property? Basically a marina but want to add caravans, so trying to get an idea if we would have enough power supplied to the actual site in first place. Power is provided by 3 phase and we are the only property...

Hi, can anyone help, please? My conservatory roof glass imploded on its own today. Only the internal side of the glass smashed, the exterior is still intact. The conservatory is 3 years old and is fully air-conditioned maintaining its temp at a constant 22c. The conservatory and house are open...

Hi, we have an integrated double electric oven at the moment and I'm thinking of having a double gas oven with electric grill installed instead. We already have a gas hob. Looking at the gas supply, its 28mm leaving the meter and then reappears at the boiler as 22mm. The hob is 15mm. (no idea...

Hi, im looking for some help please. Either a quote from the regs or better still a link to what the regs actually say please. New build and we paid for a hair rinse / shower thingy that is sunk into the top of the bath and pulls out of the top of bath like a shower head to wash hair while in...

Hi, after a number of attempted break ins and theft of property out side unit we want to upgrade our cctv. At the moment the place is covered in cctv cameras but are only really any good in day light and close up. As theft tends to happen at night the camera footage has always been crap...

Hi, Fed up of tripping over the wire from the distribution board to boat on a floating pontoon. I would like to screw a socket to the decking / pontoon and then clip the wire neatly and under the decking rather than running over the top of decking. My question is - can this socket be mounted...

Hi, Just after some advice. I have a boat that i retire to at the weekends. Its kept at a boat club rather than a Marina. (Same sort of set up) The problem im having and the rest of the boat owners is we are getting less than 190volts out the sockets on the boats. Summer time we...

Is a 240v system safer with MCB's and RCBO or a 110v system? Just trying to get my head around building sites insisting on 110v and i would like to gain knowledge of why when as i understand all CU units of late have MCB's and RCBO's ? (please correct me if wrong here) On a building...

Hi, I would like to have installed 110v sockets. Require minimum 11 of them but ideal would be 21 of them depending on cost etc to my next question. I dont want to be using one of the yellow box transformers in each location so would like 110v sockets on the wall. Is there some sort of...

Hi all, I need a new boiler, i currently have a heatline vizo 24kw. I have had issues over the years of the Heatplate clogging and have had power flushes, filters etc fitted. The heat plate blocking problem now seems to be cured but its broke down 3 times in the last month. Basically all the...

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Hi everyone, bit of fun on another forum with a competition going on for a free course or discount vouchers of tools provided the U.K's largest floor-coverings training centre. You simply have to post up some funny Christmas pictures to be in. Easy ! Hope you all enjoy your Christmas...

Hi, i have a Vizo boiler. It around 7 years old now at guess. Problem is every 6 months the heat exchanger keeps blocking and the water goes hot and cold. I kept having them replaced but for the last couple of years i have been removing and cleaning every time it blocks. Yes im now doing it...

Hi, i would like to check im correct here as been a fair few years since i left school. If i have 24v supply (dc) and i wire 2x 12v bulbs together they will be fine? so i take the positive from battery and wire to positive on light. The negative on light i take to positive on the other...

Hi everyone. Not sure if posted in the right place?? Im after some help. I purchased 500 usb pens to give out to potential customers etc. When i purchased them they asked me if i wanted any data added to them. Well ye it will save me doing it so i went with the offer. Anyway, the data...

Hi everyone. I have a veritas alarm. I think its a R8 judging by google images i have found. I had my first false alarm in the middle of the night since the alarm was installed maybe 10+ years ago. must say i crapped myself as i went down stairs expecting to be greeted by a burglar...

Can someone please tell me why building sites use 110v? Why dont they use 240v with RCD protection? Im not a sparky so i dont know but surely a 240v system with protection is safer than 110v with out rcd protection?