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I have a garage that is under construction, and there will later be another 2 buildings on the site. I'm wanting to run 3 phase to a meter box and then run each building off a separate phase. The power company limits the 3 phase connection to 32A per phase. From the Boundary box to the meter box is ...

Thanks AlecK well explained.

What is the current best practice when it comes to terminating wires, I'll break it down a bit. - 1 x wire into round terminal with screw - 1 x wire into clamp terminal (MCB, Iconic sockets etc) - 2+ x wire into round terminal with screw - 2+ x wire into clamp terminal (MCB, Iconic sockets etc) What...

Hi, I'm going setting up a new install of the following. I'd prefer to have RCBO's on everything. I've run air compressors, skill saws and saw benches at home through an RCD and I've never had any nuisance tripping. But I've heard people talk about it. Anyone see any issues with RCD/RCBO on the foll...

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I have a early 90's house, the busbars are on top of the MCB's hence I would call this a top feed installation. In modern installations, I see the busbars on the bottom. Is this a specific requirement or can the MCB's and RCBO's etc be feed either top or bottom to the installers choice?

Hi, My usual electrician hasn't done any solar installs. I'm after someone to do the install and or electrical connection. Long story short I have the panels and inverter already. My roof has a limited space so I imported some solar panels direct that would maximize the roof coverage. Please send me...