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I'm making assumptions here but I'm thinking the awning probably needs earthing and not bonding but feel free to correct me If this is the case you can go as small as a 2.5mm2 earth depending on size of active conductors that pose a risk Is it the downlights in the awning that present a risk? How a...

I'm assuming you are talking about bonding the metalwork of awing? if so the minimum bonding earth is 4mm, with a maximum reading of 0.5ohm (when you test the bonding to the switchboard) Even if you were to use the earth from the light circuit (which you shouldn't) I doubt you could achieve the mini...

As far as I know there isn't, I was overseas for about 5 years and had no trouble renewing my practicing license, just had to do the refresher and 1st aid and submit the application

The company I work for does a lot of work for a network company. We have been asked to relocate a service pillar from one side of a driveway to the other side, about a 5m move, this part is no problem, the problem is there are currently 2 services in this pillar and they will have to be extended 5m....

But an oven isn't a permanent fixture or fitting, it's an appliance, and those with wheels are a portable appliance.

This is the type of member we don't want, simply joined to push their companies products. If they had of made a useful contribution to other topics 1st then maybe it would have ended differently. I did message them giving them opportunity to remove the posting but they chose not to, so account has b...

keep it 12V, a deep cycle marine battery, a charge controller and a solar panel.

a quick google gives me, https://www.rpc.com.au/catalog/power-po ... -3910.html

I've done this a number of times, treat it like a new installation, re-wire, upgrade as needed to meet current standards, issue CoC in line with the work done for the complete installation.

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1) RCD type AC are not allowed 2) I can't see any N or E bars in there, they may be out of sigh in the picture - isn't there a requirement to have N & E bars in a distribution board? My exp. with Chint MCB's has not been good. I seen multiple failures of these, seen a 3 phase breaker have one phase ...

Seen heaps of them in late 70's early 80's house builds, don't know any details other than sometimes when they tripped they wouldn't reset, a well placed tap of the handle end of a screwdriver usually fixed the problem.

The whole IQP thing can be a nightmare to deal with as an IQP registered person in one area - Auckland for example will not be registered for the Waikato area. Saying that you dont have to be IQP registered to install EL but to check compliance with the Building code you do. As EL is a specified sys...

2 choices here, 1 get the electrical engineer to issue a certified design, this says when completed to the design that the installation will comply with the relevant standards, standards will need to be listed. tick this box on your COC and keep a copy of that with the COC. this makes the EE respons...

The NZEIA recently published a couple of guides on inspections (they were re-printed in may-july20 electolink) which gives a good indication on what to check for. I have found (since becoming and inspector) that a lot of electricians don't know how to test or if testing what is a good result or not ...

There are some options on this 1) is the POE obvious? 2) if not obvious a label in the switchboard identifying the POE 3) danger tag if it doesn't meet one of these 3 then it's a fail, how the electrician want's to address that's the electricians problem. it's the inspectors job to check for complia...

IMO, as an inspector when we do an inspection the ROI details exactly what high risk work was inspected, the work inspected is also detailed on the COC issued by the electrician. I have always selected "part installation" when completing the ROI as the high risk work is just that - part of the insta...

I've use both shear off and crimp links for this type of work, crimp links are cheaper, but lab our wise are more expensive. Shear offs although more expensive are a quick, easy and fool proof way, even easier if you have a rattle gun. If the copper tails are the flexible type then use the gauze str...

To the best of my knowledge there has not been any announcement made as to when/if AS/NNS3000:2018 will be cited by the Electricity act. Personally I can't see any reason to actually buy a printed copy of 3000, both the 2007 and 2018 versions are available for download via the EWRB portal to NZ Stan...

Is it possible to sit the inspectors exams before having the 3 years post qualification experience? As in can you pass them in advance and then wait to apply until you clock over the 3 years experience? Is there any time limit on how long the inspectors exams last? Yes you can, when I was doing min...

I was chatting with another inspector the other day and was asked my opinion on a situation. Lines company was removing a distribution pole and moving the already existing under ground (it went up the pole to the LV distribution lines) house service line to the newly installed service pillar. Line c...

You don't have to do anything above and beyond the mandated requirements 1 - Pass the Inspectors theory and piratical exams. 2 - Meet the good character requirements (same as any other class of registration) 3 - Pay the prescribed fee. 4 - Have the minimum 3 years exp. as an electrician. 5 - Submit ...

I've added Security to the Data, Alarms, & TV Distributions.

We will see how it goes and if need be they can be separated out easily if one in particular gets busy

Thanks, I have made the change, we will see if google picks it up

I've given it a go and the change has been active for about 4 days now, doing a google search and nothing comes up. this is what I have in the overall_header.html ------- <!DOCTYPE html> <html dir="{S_CONTENT_DIRECTION}" lang="{S_USER_LANG}"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8" /> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Co...

Ive seen exactly that as well at a retirement village, there were a whole lot of 2 unit dwellings, 2c NS from the pillar to the meter board, then 1c N/S to the inside DB, looks like these were built late 80's to early 90's

I cant see a problem with that, provided that the circuit protection is suitability rated it doesn't matter what is on the end of the wiring

there are already a number of home automation systems available off the shelf, no reason why with a bit of programing you couldn't make them talk to a R-Pi. You could re-invent the wheel and make get your own unit - A guy I worked for a while back built his house and done a Allen Bradley PLC, with H...

Thanks, I was really looking for some feedback on what to use for the description, Title is easy "NZ Electrical Forum"

I'm reasonable sure I know exactly which file I need to edit (the Google bot checks out this forum using the pro silver theme, so the overall_header.html for that style, but I'm not sure what I should be putting in the content, so any suggestions are welcome.

I have not done any meta tags, setting this up was a very steep learning curve for me, but lucky for me I have a reasonable back ground in computers and plenty of people offering help, so if anyone has any ideas on how to go about doing this, feel free to post here or PM me.

Thats a good question, never come across that before, sorry dont have an answer

Regard them all as lighting points. when reading the standard just picking a section like ".....lighting points only" and ignoring inclusions that clearly says other items are classed as lighting point is not the way to go. So yes you do count these as lighting points. With a lot of new downlights t...

Apply the "under normal operating conditions" test, would you expect splashes of water to go over the edges and down the gap? if so then you would be justified in declining to connect it up until this issue has been sorted as it would not be electrically safe.

I think the idea is to keep anything conductive that is in contact with the ground at earth potential in order to stop touch voltage rise under fault conditions. Keep in mind that if the installation is sitting on a concrete slab then the reo in the slab must be bonded, if the same water pipe goes t...

Site safe is a good thing to promote on your CV as a lot of construction sites won't let people on site unless they have this

Best way is to put yourself out there, prepare a CV detailing your pre-trade and the qualifications you have. I would assume you are work ready? basic PPE, Tools etc? Note that in your CV Employers who are looking, are after an apprentice that is the least amount of trouble and ready to start, have ...

we don't have access to the SQL database of the old forums, the only access we have is via the wayback machine which is basically a snapshot of the website mid jan this year.

FYI @AlecK, the reason for this question is because there is a posting on Facebook - Electrician Q & A regarding this. Professionally I'm with AlecK on this.

not me, always been RCD

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I think because there is an exemption for permanently connected that are unlikely to cause an overload on a circuit, such as a range hood on a PCU on the same circuit as the oven, but using a socket is not allowed due to the fact there is nothing stopping anyone from plugging something else in that ...

The "Remember Me" for login is set to 0 days which means it never expires, this is validated against the 1st 3 blocks of your IP address eg. A.B.C.x so A.B.C must stay the same for the remember me to stay valid. Alec I'm guessing your IP address may change enough between some sessions for the rememb...

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Fri May 01, 2020 7:29 am
Certification?

I think this would fall under testing and verification

I would be looking for a poor connection somewhere

Might be time to walk away from this one, internal motor wiring looks pretty shot, insulation is falling to bits. You could easily spend more what it is worth in labour fixing it vs. buying a new one. If you buy a cheap grinder from Mitre10 about $80, Tool Shed about $180. You could easily spend 3 h...

I've created an Employment sub topic under Off Topic, I have also created a Buy/Sell/Wanted topic.

This is where members can sell stuff left over or put the call out for something wanted, ideally electrically related but doesn't have to be. At this point I can't see a problem if a company wants to sell something here but keep in mind it is not a free advertising platform for people/companies to u...

I'm no generator expert, but you would need to know what the power factor of the motor is, and the efficiency, so you can do the maths to work out the KVA size and then you will have an idea of the size generator required - Generators are speced in KVA

Looking at the results he got where 1.35 ohm was a pass and 2.15 was a fail, looking at table 8.1 it could be a 20A MCB - C Curve, 1.53 is the maximum loop, this increases to 1.92 for a 16A MCB.

My bet would be 2.5mm2 on a 20A MCB, but yes good to know some more details

I'm having a close look at the picture and seen a few things not quite right. 1) The 2 RCD's, the live side, the phase conductor - they should both go to the load side of the main switch, I would assume the 40A MCB is the main switch, neither terminal has 2 wires in it. 2) The load side of the RCD's...

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