electicity

  1. cptgal

    Portable solar panel laws?

    I can't seem to find any info on if you have to register portable solar panels? I just want them in the yard during the day and back inside at night. What are the laws surrounding this?
  3. oros

    Where can you report your city or area power supplier?

    Hi. Where can I report centlec, out power supplier in Bloemfontein? Especially when there is no loadshedding, there is always a area fault or two. And here it's to much of a coincidence. And one can see it's maladministration of some kind. And alot of people are suffering because of them. Their...
  4. F

    How to wire one of those 3 lever switches from Builders

    Hi all, I bought a 3 lever switch from builder. https://www.builders.co.za/Electrical/Plugs%2C-Sockets-%26-Switches/Switches/Builders-3-Lever-Switch---White/p/000000000000596879 Out of the wall, I have 3 cables and 1 live cable. But does anybody know where the live goes? ... and then where...
  5. F

    Electrical compliance certificate, can the DB board be "hidden" + Wire going thought the wall.

    I just moved into my house and I have 2 issues/questions regarding my electrical setup First, I see that the DB board is located behind a cupboard in the kitchen ... And the cupboard itself is fixed, the only way to access the DB board is to move the fridge out of the way and then access the...
  6. A

    Mecer 5kva inverter battery drain

    Hi everyone, I have a Mecer 5kva inverter that gets charged using Eskom mains and no solar panels. I installed it in early 2019 and it worked perfectly during load shedding and could even last 18 hours. However, since the beginning of 2020, it barely lasts 45 mins. Electricians have said I need...
  7. R

    Overcharged on electricity prepaid meter: TheMeterMan

    SOS I feel like l am being overcharged in my prepaid meter is this normal? I pay R2.92 per kWh, and l live in Lyndhurst. My household is just 2 adults and a 5yr old. We are at school & work all day, no tv or radio, small fridge & really only cook 1meal a day. Geyser is switched on only for a...
  8. S

    Day Night Switch

    How many lights can one wire to one day night switch. Currently I have the following: -Two tube light each with two tubes 5w led -One 30w led floodlight -One 50w led floodlight -One energy saving 16w light Easy guess is that it is too much because since adding the two floodlights everything...
  9. akescpt

    No power to pool pump

    So I need to put something in the timers place. So I see three wires going into the timer and two going out to the pump (right bottom). So what component needs to replace the timer to facilitate the pump engaging when I flip the pool switch. Db is wired into that main switch. I’ve never used...
  10. C

    Impact Meters Admin Fee

    Yesterday I loaded R600 on my meter wallet and noticed it only loaded R540 into it, I gave the call centre a call and they said that a month back they started taking 10% from amounts payed in as an admin fee. Anyone else experiencing this or am I being screwed?
  11. A

    Eskom & Electricity Danger at Sub Economically Housing

    In the Western Cape area, as I am sure everywhere else knows, we have these sub economical houses, with their illegal tapped wired electricity ! The local Municipalities , just like Eskom says and states it is not their problem that electricity is being stolen and sold on the black market ...
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