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We had our house renovated and the guys assigned to do our electrical work completed in August, they tried to install a light but opened the DB to draw a wire and problems started..Our earth leakage trips randomly..they tried to fix it but failed, now they had to bypass the earth leakage and even changed the prepaid meter so that we can temporarily have electricity. The previous prepaid meter was showing an overload even when eskom was off. The new meter constantly beeps and signs bypass. We have seen 2 electricians thus far.
Installing electricity from scratch in a 4 roomed house with a toilet/bathroom/shower (fifth room). 1. Removal of DB from outside of the house 2. The DB will be in a garage. 3. The lounge will have 2 plug points (double) and 1 double switch. 4. The kitchen will have 3 plug points (double) and 1 double switch. 5. The main bedroom will have 2 plug points (double) and 1 single switch. 6. The second bedroom will have 1 plug (double) point and 1 single switch.
Good day, I am looking for a quote to fit an outside waterproof plug to my new JoJo tank. The tank is standing outside and is close to a bedroom where we could get access to a wall socket for a connection to the water pump. Length is approx 15 meters of cable.... the tank will stand in the corner as in the photo... there is a bedroom behind the brick wall where we can access a wall socket
Recently my EL on the main DB has been tripping. There is a grid typed inverter(installed 6-8 years ago) with neutral and earth internally bonded before this EL, that has it's own DB board with it's own EL downstream of the inverter. Problem varies in frequency but becoming more frequent. Main DB and EL runs the house. Stove. Geyser. Rooms etc.
Recently had a Mercer inverter installed. Can't understand why green light stops and goes on all the time. This is the 2nd set of batteries he got for me. He doesn't get back to me. I am on pension and have been badly let down and taken advantage of. I cannot afford to pay a large sum of money for a call out. I just need advice please. Deeply disappointed and depressed about the matter. This is not what i bargained for. Thank you.
An electrical installation is a group of items of electrical equipment that are permanently electrically connected together and can be supplied with electricity from the works of an electricity entity or from a generating source. An item of electrical equipment may be part of more than 1 electrical installation. Steps to Install electrical distribution board You must have to install the feeder pipe at first. If you're using metal pipe, place a plastic bushing over the connector threads. Using a tape, pull the electrical feeder wires through the feeder pipe. Leave enough wire to get to the opposite side of the panel.
Good day I am looking for quotes for an electrician to wire a new house with the following scope of work: - Issue COC once job is complete - Connect power from mains to the DB - Wire the DB - Secure all wiring in conduit - The following will need wiring: - About 25 plug points - 1 stove isolator - About 20 lights and light switches Thank you Regards
I would like some residential work done. 1. Remove a current chandelier light fitting and replace with a light and fan fitting. 2. Remove a side light fitting - do want to use anymore 3. Check wiring of the above - current chandelier lights tripping 4. Replace one light with another light 5. Fix a faulty light, switches on but goes off after a while.
We require a new manual change over switch installed at/near the db board. New external water proof plug point installed on the outside wall for the standby generator. Replacement of 1 x day/night sensor operating 2 x LED exterior lights. Replace 1 x "jam jar" light fitting. Remove "illegal" cable installtion to exterior plug point and run new T&E cable from exterior plug point to DB board, through newly installed conduit housed in wall.
Supply and install DB (surface) with earth leakage, ATS, and double pole circuit breaker (10A). ESKOM supply circuit has 3 phases, with phases separated in the house. backup power supply to be done from 2 alternative points: 1. existing diesel generator (RG-I) 2. future inverter/battery/solar system