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Define Voltage Drop
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How can I fix voltage drop problems in an electrical network?
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Is it necessary to use an electrical engineer for private developments?
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Can your company help me with cost estimates for electrical related developments?
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Does your company help municipalities get funding for electrical projects?
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Where in South Africa does your company design and manage projects?
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Is underground reticulation much more expensive than overhead reticulation?
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What does CIDB stand for and what does this organization do?
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What are the Engineering point of view to general appearance of area electrical reticulation and building electrical installation?
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What will your service cost me?
A decrease in voltage along a conductor through which current is flowing. If your final voltage at any load point is under 207V, then you have a voltage drop problem on that specific feeder that does not comply with SANS specifications.
You fix voltage drops problems on an electrical network by analysing the existing network from the source to the end supply point, identifying the specific problems contributing to the voltage drop problem. Feel free to contact our office for any assistance regarding this issue.
Yes, in most cases, whether it is building related, estate development, business stands, residential development etc. Municipalities require professional electrical engineers to be in charge of the electrical side of the project if they are going to take over and maintain the electrical service of that development. Banks and financing institutes lending money to developers require proof of professional people in charge of related services regarding the development before financing is approved. Feel free to contact our office for any assistance regarding this issue.
Yes, it is one of our main specialities.
Yes, we can assist you in getting funding from various funding institutes. We have successfully assist municipalities to get funding for electrical reticulation upgrades, electrical supply to low income houses, high mast lighting for low income house areas est.
Most of our projects are in the Northern-Cape, however, we can and will do work anywhere in South Africa.
Yes, but there are various factors that influence how much more underground reticulation will be. Our company can assist you in making an inform choice between underground and overhead reticulation by doing cost estimates on both and compare costs with value.
CIDB stands for Construction Industry Development Board. The main function of the organization is to assure that contractors companies specializing in a certain field have the necessary experiencing to conduct projects and what size projects the company can handle.
Engineers are trained to be concerned about mainly efficiency and costs, but our company has done various projects where general appearance is important to the client. An example is golf estates where the kiosks and miniature substation must blend in with the nature theme as well as the area lighting that creates atmosphere for buyers. We are concentrating even more on general appearance when it comes to buildings. The lighting in buildings must be carefully selected to get quality, affordability and beauty all in one. The same goes for the small power, were there is so much different product on the market today.
We get our professional fee tables from the latest government gazette. Our fee is based on the project value and on the percentage involve that we will have in a project. We explain our fee for each project in detail with the client before he make use of our service.
