Top causes of frequent power surges in South African homes
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Brought a older house in Randburg Blairgowrie, and wish to have the entire house rewired. https://www.neighbourhoodrealestate.co.za/results/residential/for-sale/randburg/blairgowrie/house// Detail of the house: This is a three bedroom, two bathroom, kitchen, lounge, electric fence, pool. Above is a link to the house for a better idea.
Good day, I would like to get a quote to install a 16Lpm gas geyser. I need a price for the geyser, as well as the following materials: cowl, pipe, inline strainer, batteries, gas pipe, regulator, gate valve, 15mm copper weld on elbows, 15mm weld on male and female adaptors, 15mm cobra safe pipe, 15mm conex t-stuk, 15mm conex elbows. Then labour and travelling (the travelling for as if I am staying in Potchefstroom please?) I already got a local quote, I just want to compare the quote.
I require someone to perform the following: 1. service and purify my oil transformer. Specs: Kva, 3.3kV/V, DY11 I also want to enquire about rates for labor when installing a standard V DB Box (All material supplied), this box feeds 3 pumps Lastly, I would like to enquire about labor rates to perform faultfinding. Pump is in working order but does not work
Knowledgeable person to come and do site inspection. New extension (36 m) from existing electric fence is required to be installed on top of newly installed palisade fence, with gate on street front. Connection is to be from existing energizer. Repair one or two broken earthing pegs. Assess the general condition of existing segments of electric fence. Provide a quote that specifies cost items and labour. It would be greatly appreciated.
Five room with double garage and bathroom kitchen with two separate single plung and sitting room with two separate single plung the other three rooms each with single plung ten outside lights one plung in garage and bathroom and isolator for stove eah room with single switch and two passage switch and light in veranda
I need electrician to install a backup power system on a house. All components: batteries, inverters, wires, connectors ect will be supplied. The batteries and inverters will be installed in the garage of the house, power will run from the main db board to the inverter to charge the batteries, then back out from the batteries to the inverter to the db board into the house. When power to the house from the municipal main line cuts out the power from the batteries will kick in and power the house. Expectations: clean and maintainable job needs to be done, the work will be inspected afterward and any necessary changes will have to be made, safe and maintainable work is of priority.
I am Nduba-Israel Mukendi, I am an Electrical Engineer with my degrees in Electrical Engineering. I have an enthusiastic and dedicated electrical engineer, who enjoys being part of, as well as leading, a successful and productive team. Quick to grasp new ideas and concepts, and to develop innovative and creative solutions to problems. Able to work well on own initiative and can demonstrate the high levels of motivation required to meet the tightest of deadlines. Even under significant pressure, possesses a strong ability to perform effectively.
In summary the main specs are: a. 34 x wiring to new lights (mostly downlighters, some external wall mounted) b. 16x wiring to plug points (std double plug) c. 1x oven Isolator, wiring 32 amps d. 1x hob isolator 20amps d. 3x air con points, isolator 15 amps e. 7x switch points f. 6 x switch points 2-way g. "making good" on and integration of existing My own diagram of the job, if this might be useful for the purpose of quoting.
Install 2 x double socket plugs (supply feed to come from back to back plug thru wall into new plug socket nr 1, and extend +/- 1.5m to 2nd new plug socket) Install 1 x light switch (3 x lever) Install 1 x new light fitting inside built in braai (with +/- 1.5m silicone wire to light switch) Wire and connect to existing connector box (+/- 6m wire) - with power supply already available in connector box for lights.
Installing electricity from scratch in a 6 roomed house with a toilet( seventh room) The dB will be in a kitchen. The lounge will have 2 plug points and 1 double switch, the kitchen will have 3 plug points and 1 double switch. The main bedroom will have 2 plug points and I switch. The second bedroom will have 1 plug point and 1 switch. Third bedroom will as well have 1 plug point and 1 switch. The fourth will have 1 plug point and 1 switch. The lounge will have 5 dull lights. The kitchen will have 6 dull lights. Other rooms will have each normal lights.