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esb ct metering

grousedogtom · 2010-10-03 09:39:35

Hi all , The esb will be upgrading some of my customers farm supplies from 16 kva to 29 kva ct single phase metering in the next few weeks due to bigger motors and bigger milk bulk tanks been installed etc,i have been told by the esb i will need to run 50 square cable from the consumer unit to the new esb agri meter box,…

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#32 06-10-2010 1:03am
RoundyMooney

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M cebee wrote: »

ya

must take a look at this sometime

last one i worked on(not my install)

i think it was 160 esb and 125amp consumer ocpd

it was rough commercial job -i took a pic

don't know much mind you

Twould be either 125 or 200A on the ESB side. 125 almost certainly I would say.

Discrimination isn't usually an issue on domestic, as a 63A neozed invariably pops before the 60A HRC. Where it's a DZII, the curves tend to favour the ESB fuse going first.

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#33 06-10-2010 7:09pm
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grousedogtom wrote: »

Yes its a regulation confirmed by inspector, i agree madness.

Complete madness, If it was me i would just sleeve it. Whats the thinking behind this rule. A black core with earth sleeve on it, i can almost see the terrible danger, and the confusion it would cause a sparks.

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