On Fri, 10 Nov 2017 08:22:54 +0000, Andrew Mawson wrote:

When I've wired runs of 240v single phase 13A sockets in various
buildings on the farm I've always put them all on one phase so that
there is no danger of 415v phase to phase accidents when using things on
leads - am I being paranoid ?

I'm currently wiring up a Tractor Shed with runs of 13A sockets on
opposite walls 40 foot apart. It would be convenient to put them on
different phases not only to balance the load but also to free up a
'way' in the breaker box.
But this goes against my natural instinct.

..... what does the team think ?

Andrew

At a previous house (in the late '70s but $DEITY knows when they were
installed) we had two electricity meters.

I have the impression that they were on different phases (something about
power cuts) but I could well be wrong.

I suppose it would be possible to have one side of the house on each
phase, or upstairs and downstairs, but I have no idea if this was the case
nor why there were two meters anyway.


Cheers


Dave R


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