Advice on three phase.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

A pal on a car forum has asked about getting a three phase supply for his workshop. He lives in an old railway station, and *thinks* there is three phases incoming. (I've asked for a pic) He's contacted his supplier and can't seem to get an answer from them. Should he be asking for a particular department - like commercial or whatever? And has anyone got a ball park figure just for the supplier fitting the required new meter etc

- not the cost of installing the three phase cables etc to the workshop.

[tony sayer]

In article , Dave Plowman (News) scribeth thus

Take a few photos and post a link to them here Dave .. be the best bet...

[harryagain]

If the supply is overhead,it's just a case of going outside and counting the number of wires on a nearby pole.

If there is three phase incoming, there will be three fuses in the cutout and four wires coming in.

[ARW]

That must have a story to it.

[charles]

or as in my house, 1 fuse and 2 blanks and two wires coming out.

[fred]

[Huge]

I expect he wants to draw a line through it.

[Steve Firth]

Don't try to use it as a platform for your ideas about PT.

[Huge]

Perhaps not, but once the thread is in train.

[Steve Firth]

Are you on the level? Crossing into new territory here.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Is there a point to this?

[Huge]

I think it's crossing to a new level.

[Bob Eager]

No, just shunting puns backwards and forwards.

[The Natural Philosopher]

Only that he represents a signal failure.

[The Natural Philosopher]

not shunting puns - entraining double entendres.

[SteveW]

I have a vague recollection that here an armoured cable with three phase and neutral comes into each house, but only a single phase and neutral make it through the terminating enclosure to the incoming fuse box.

SteveW

[The Natural Philosopher]

you can get armoured three phase at 250v rated levels yes.

Mine is a single phase transformer feeding a single phase coax.

[tony sayer]

We'll have to have a "possession" on that!...