We rent our house and have someone coming round to do the above report.
What do they do during the report? Do they need to go into every room and see every socket etc?
Hi all, anyone knows how to convert HP to KW "per OESC"? I have been searching the OESC, CEC, and CEC Handbook for the past few hours and cannot find anything,
Does that conversion per OESC even exist?
I'm buying a laptop for my friend who is being detained in a detention centre. (For those who are not in Australia, our detention process for refugees is notably inhumane. My friend has been in detention since he arrived here from Bangladesh 8 years ago).
If I purchase a secondhand laptop for him, the centre has requested that it be "tested and tagged". This basically involves a "Portable Appliance Tester" being used to ensure that the device is not a fire/electrocution hazard, as far as I can gather.
Details on what that process looks like is here: https://www.testandtagtraining.com.au/what-is-test-and-tag
I have called and asked a few secondhand appliance stores whether they test and tag their products, but none of them seem to understand what I'm asking. They state that they do quality control checks, but the people I've spoken to cannot tell me whether they actually "test and tag" the laptops.
Because we are currently in COVID-19 lockdown (I'm located in the Melbourne area), I'm not legally allowed to go anywhere to get the laptop tested and tagged myself after I buy it. My intention is to buy the laptop online from a store that will test it for me, and have them ship it directly to the detention centre.
I would love any advice/input.
Please let me know if I should post this question in a different subreddit, I'm not really used to dealing with IT issues.
I just started my first grow this week. My setup is a 4'x2'x5' tent, a 320w Kingbrite quantum LED board, and a vivosun ventfan w/ carbon filter (filter is not attached yet, as my seeds are still germinating).
I have all of my electrical above waist level, and no fabrics around my electrical. My setup is plugged into a surge protector with nothing else on it, and is rated for above the amp draw of my driver.
I'll have the light plugged into a timer plugged into the surge protector.
Is there more I need to do for fire safety?
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> Electrical Safety First, a consumer safety charity, bought a selection of items, including hair straighteners, phone chargers, travel adaptors and laser hair removers from the online retailers.
> The products, which were selected based on their potential risk, nearly all failed tests against UK standards.
> Only one of the 15 items bought passed every electrical safety requirement.
> "The results of our tests are extremely worrying for those who buy electrical products from online marketplaces," said Martin Allen, the charity's technical director.
> In a statement, Amazon said: "Safety is a top priority at Amazon. We require all products offered in our store to comply with applicable laws and regulations and have developed industry-leading tools to prevent unsafe or non-compliant products from being listed in our stores. The products have been removed."
> An eBay spokesperson said: "We proactively enforce our product safety policy using block filter algorithms to prevent unsafe products from being listed. In addition, our security team continuously patrols our marketplaces and will remove items and take appropriate action against sellers who breach our policies the managed listings have been removed and the sellers notified to reach out to buyers with the alert and their return policy."
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Basically need to replace my breaker box as my house is old and it is not in code. Recieved 2 quotes.
One for 2500 to lower the meter outside as it is too high, install new break box 150 amp main breaker, all new breakers and grounding system.
Second quote is for 7500 (copy and paste from quote sheet): ECTRICAL PANEL UPGRADE WITH FIRE GUARD PROTECTION : INSTALL NEW 150 AMP MAIN BREAKER COPPER BUSSED ELECTRIC PANEL IN GARAGE. INCLUDES ALL NEW BREAKERS AND DETAILED LABELING. INCLUDES UPGRADED FIRE GUARD ARC FAULT FIRE AND SAFETY PROTECTION SYSTEM INSTALL NEW 150 AMP RATED COPPER SERVICE FEEDERS FROM METER TO PANEL. REPLACE AND UPGRADE METER SOCKET WITH NEW 200 AMP RATED METER SOCKET. - EXISTING METER IS ORIGINAL TO HOME. UPDATE MAIN GROUNDING SYSTEM PER CODE
The second quote seems ridiculously high compared to the first and maybe I am reading it wrong but the only difference I am seeing is the second one includes the "fire guard art fault fire protection system". Google hasn't been much help on that. The second quote was sent in a pdf and looked nicely written while the first quote was from a master electrician with 30 years experience via text. Both are licensed and insured and include a one year full warranty.
Is the second one just an overpriced gimmick?
