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awemawson:
Very often in an urban situation they run three phase down the road, and every third house is on the same phase - done to balance the load
Pete W.:
Hi there, Dave,
I thought the usual UK urban practice was to wire houses in sequence: red, yellow, blue, red, yellow, blue et seq. down each side of the street. (For recent installations, read black, brown, grey, black, brown, grey et seq.)
If I'm right, you're probably nearer to a three-phase main than you thought! :zap: :zap: :zap:
The above applies to underground mains cables and might not apply to overhead distribution. And I'm not sure about phase sequence with the new colours.
Someone will know! :D :D :D :D :D :D
Hi there, Andrew, you beat me to it again!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
awemawson:
They do the same on overhead lines. We are on (say) L1 in the house, and our neighbours 1/2 mile away are on L2. Connection is by 'line taps' much loved by cannabis growers who don't think that their profit margin is high enough
Arbalist:
--- Quote from: Pete W. on August 11, 2014, 12:59:28 PM ---Hi there, Dave,
I thought the usual UK urban practice was to wire houses in sequence: red, yellow, blue, red, yellow, blue et seq. down each side of the street. (For recent installations, read black, brown, grey, black, brown, grey et seq.)
If I'm right, you're probably nearer to a three-phase main than you thought!
--- End quote ---
Yes, that's my understanding as well. Unless you're on an isolated plot three phase should be really quite close by.
As said, nothing lost by getting a quote. :coffee:
DavidA:
I'll inquire about the supply. But I suspect it will be prohibitive.
I have to weigh the cost against my occasional use and the fact that I wont be around all that much longer.
I'm looking at around £500 for a rotary converter that will probably see me out.
I finish work (again) on Thursday(when I'm 70) and the money will get a bit tight. This new toy and it's supply are hopefully the last big expenses I have. At least they are the last planned expenses.
You all know that old saying ' Your heart says 'yes', but your spreadsheet says 'NO'. The wise man listens to his spreadsheet.
Dave.
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