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Reduced tariff contactor control.

Further to a previous post and single phase storage heaters being spread over a three phase supply.

The utility company have provided three phase metering which controls a 100A single phase contactor provide by them and is supplied from one of the line phases being controlled by a switch neutral from the metering unit.

The main post metering supply has a four pole isolator provided. The relay feed is taken from before the isolator and has no isolation after having being switch by the contactor. I,m looking to control two indpendantly DB mounted contactors each having a four pole main switch.

My issue is a matter of isolation within the DB as effectively a separate switched supply, controlling the DB contactor would not be isolated by the DB mainswitch. Also would an independent neutral have to be taken to the contactor or could the neutral with the db used. Borrowed neutral comes to mind. Perhaps the addition of an aux contact mounted to the main switch would be a solution.

Your thought please.
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  • Thanks for the reply. The idea of creating volt free contacts from the switched supply will probably be the neatest option. As said, I had thought of running the switched control feed through a auxiliary contact bolted on the side of the DB main switch, but if the property three phase main switch is operated the switched control feed would still be live as taken before the main switch and strictly speaking the switched feed would be using the neutral from another circuit.
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  • Thanks for the reply. The idea of creating volt free contacts from the switched supply will probably be the neatest option. As said, I had thought of running the switched control feed through a auxiliary contact bolted on the side of the DB main switch, but if the property three phase main switch is operated the switched control feed would still be live as taken before the main switch and strictly speaking the switched feed would be using the neutral from another circuit.
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