Solar PV ready: designing new homes for panels and inverters
A solar ready home is not a roof with nothing on it. It is a set of decisions made before the frame goes up — orientation, roof space, cable route, inverter location and the switchboard capacity to take the connection.
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Electrical
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Solar PV ready: designing new homes for panels and inverters
A solar ready home is not a roof with nothing on it. It is a set of decisions made before the frame goes up — orientation, roof space, cable route, inverter location and the switchboard capacity to take the connection.
11 min read
Split system air conditioner installation: coordinating single-head units on new homes
Single-head split systems look like the simplest trade package on a new home, and that is exactly why they go wrong. The coordination problems sit in the frame stage, long before the installer arrives.
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Temporary power boards and lead safety on residential sites
Temporary power boards and extension leads are where most residential electrical incidents start, because the supply is moved, patched and shared every day. This article covers what to check before the first tool is plugged in, and what to do when something fails.
11 min read