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16sq or not

redscan · 2024-12-10 22:25:01

Hi all, had my house rewired in 2021, solar pv installed in July this year and a smart meter installed in August this year. The thing I’m concerned about is whether the supply cable here is 16sq or not. The REC who installed the solar said it was and the test record also says it is. Uncomfortable that’s it’s clearly an old…

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#32 12-12-2024 09:52AM

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Im a retired REC right now
Theres big problems out there with supply upgrades half done by contractors
The diy battery charging is a problem as the people with the thermal cameras and the high quality installs may be ok
The persons with the low quality installations and bad connections might not do so well

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#33 12-12-2024 10:33AM

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https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122948138#Comment_122948138

Amen to that. Some of the work carried out is not to standard and some is just shocking (excuse the pun). I’m waiting for a board replacement after the RECI installed a 63A rated board where an 80-100A board should have gone in. It was only by reading a thread here I discovered my board could be under rated and it was form an non electrician poster.

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