from the consumer unit to the shed there is only one cable which leeds to a double socket, it is just used to plug in the jet washer for the car one day it was not working i used one of the plug testers and on the diagram it says its a live/earth reverse also opened the socket up, with a fluke T100 ...
Hi, it looks like there is no feed to the 24 volt coil which is abit strang as there is nothing marked up in the board to say its feeding coil, all i seem to have is 32,20,10amp mcb all merlin gerin, do you know the model number for the mcb that would feed the coil or the cat number so i can look it...
hi, the info in the contactor is as IE 63A ..........................................A1 400V..........................................220/240V .....................................................A2 16025 forget the ...........thats just to show how it is on the contactor the link below is a site wh...
[quote="sparx"]Hi is it the correct coil volts? Reason for asking is most contactors in that range are 415V coils to go across 2 phases but as it is doing shop lighting I would expect the controls circuit to be 230V. Coil volts usually marked on lower part of contactors near A1/A2 terms. o...
Hi, i have been asked to replace a merlin gerin contactor, which i have done so. but can not get it to work, i have checked to make sure all the screws are sound the contactor is a multi 9 ct ie 63amp is there anything iam missing, it is used to control a few screens in a shop any help would be grea...
[quote="sparx"]Hi Danny, sounds fine except not sure why you have a main mcb in garage when a main sw. rated at anything over 45A would suffice, and would be normal set up on a small consumer unit. No harm though to have extra mcb it's just pointless as a total load over 45A will still tri...
Hi thanks for the reply i was told from a electrician that this is the best option replace the house fuse to the shed with a 45amp 10mm cable off this to the shed and the a new consumer unit in the shed with a 63amp amp breaker and the 32amp off this for the heater pump and this would cover the rest...
Hi thanks for the reply sent him your info and just got asked so what he is looking at is replacing the cable with 10mm and putting in a new consumer unit in the shed with say a 80amp breaker and have the 2 x 20amp 1 x 10amp 1 x 6amp and the 32 amp mcb for the pump/heater running off this and in the...
HI, i have a few questions about the swimming pool motor/heater which i was told was a pump so starter this new topic for help in the house is the main consumer unit and off this is a seperate breaker which is marked shed and is a 20amp wylex swa 2.5mm runs off this this runs to the shed and to a sm...
hi, i have abit more info now as went to see him last weekend the pump going in is also a type of pool heater and it has a current of 30amp i had a look at this consumer unit in his house and this is how it goes off the main consumer unit is a seperate 20amp wylex fuse this is on its own and runs to...
hi, thanks so just so iam getting this right if the swa is wired into a 32amp mcb in the house it can then be feed to a smaller consumer unit in the shed but must be smaller then 32amp but does it not have to be feed into the main switch which is say a 63amp which then inturn feeds the 3 x mcbs ( th...
