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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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  • If you don’t need to switch the neutral on the off peak main switch, could you use a four pole main switch with the time switch feed running through the fourth pole rather than the neutral to supply a three pole contactor all upfront of the off-peak distribution board?


    I presume metering services only have single phase contactors, but there must be a lot of three phase off-peak installations.


    Andy Betteridge
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  • If you don’t need to switch the neutral on the off peak main switch, could you use a four pole main switch with the time switch feed running through the fourth pole rather than the neutral to supply a three pole contactor all upfront of the off-peak distribution board?


    I presume metering services only have single phase contactors, but there must be a lot of three phase off-peak installations.


    Andy Betteridge
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