Abaco Electrical Services Thu, 18 Feb 2016 16:49:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Woolwich Ferry /woolwichfery/ /woolwichfery/#respond Wed, 10 Oct 2012 19:11:02 +0000 http://ambrosedesigns.co.uk/abaco/?p=1 Continue reading →]]> We were called in to do a test and inspection of this old switch gear at the North Woolwich Ferry Terminal building. From testing it soon became apparent that it was at the end of it’s working life.

With Health & Safety as tight as it is these days, Serco decided to upgrade. The Woolwich Ferry must run each day without disruption.

We decided to install the new mains work behind the existing.

Upon completion, we powered up the new installation and started transferring one by one each individual circuit from the old to new.

We worked closely with all concerned, one step at a time, so terminal services continued during our works with minimal disruption.

With works completed we tested the whole site. What is left will service the North Woolwich Ferry Terminal for many years to come. It’s now safe for Serco personnel to use.

No asbestoses, no rewirable fuse wires, and no steps or ladder needed to get to fuse boards.

Taking  something old and making it new, modern and up to spec gives us maximum job satisfaction.

  • 195 circuits transferred, extended and terminated into the new system.
  • Fitted with a new contactor controlled board, supplying machinery on the workshop floor.
  • Board has emergency stop buttons in various locations in the workshop
  • Trunking adapted to fit existing
  • Existing pipework integrated with the new system
  • No expense spared. If needed, it got installed
]]> /woolwichfery/feed/ 0 FuseBoard Upgrade /post-2/ /post-2/#respond Sun, 30 Sep 2012 02:42:24 +0000 http://ambrosedesigns.co.uk/abaco/?p=189 Continue reading →]]> After an emergency call out to a blown fuse on the lighting circuit we found a burnt cupboard door, and a faulty circuit of course.
This door was so close to the faulty fuse that it burnt the paint works and the wood.

With this old type of fuse board the fuse wire explodes and this explosion forces the wire, molten material out through the top and bottom of the fuse holder as super high temperature. This burns anything close to it and has been know to be the cause of many electrical fires.

We recommended a fuse board upgrade so this would not happen again. Instead it would be contained within the MCB and would just be a case of flicking a switch. This saves you money on call outs and the inconvenience of being without lights. Spot the difference, after fusebox changed.

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