New Connections
Builders Temporary
Connections
© Kaimai Electrical Inspection ltd - 2018
Services
Services include:
•
New Connections
•
Builders Temporary
Connections(we can supply
our own Pillar connection
Model)
•
Pre – Purchase Inspections
•
Re-Verifications of
Installations
•
Caravan/ Motor Homes
/
Portable building EWOF
•
PV (Solar) Inspections
•
Insurance Inspection
•
Consultancy
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application form below and send
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APPLICATION FORM
Only specifically approved
contractors are allowed to
connect new lines or cables to
Powerco poles or pillars
The contractor will determine what
is required to provide the supply
you need and give you a quote for
the cost. They will also obtain
approval from Powerco for their
proposed design concept, and
notify you if we have any special
requirements, such as easements,
etc
Your Powerco Approved
Contractor Completes the Work
Required
Once you have told your Powerco
approved contractor to start, they
will let us know and we will create a
new ICP for the connection and
send it to your nominated retailer.
The contractor will make any
upgrades required on the network
and connect your new service line
or cable at the pole or pillar. When
they have completed all the
necessary work they will let us
know and we will authorise your
retailer to liven the property
PV Solar Inspections
Photovoltaics (PV) is a term which
covers the conversion of light into
electricity using semi conducting
materials that exhibit the
photovoltaic effect, a phenomenon
studied in physics, photochemistry,
and electro-chemistry.
Solar photovoltaic (PV) systems is
specialist high-risk work requiring
an inspection. The installation of
solar photovoltaic (PV) systems is
becoming more common and will
continue to increase. All electrical
practitioners must be aware this is
high-risk work and should be
carried out in strict accordance with
AS/NZS 5033:2012 + amendments.
This work must be inspected prior
to energizing
REGISTERED ELECTRICAL
INSPECTOR
Complete records of inspection as
part of the electrical compliance
process
Common Electricity Industry
Terms
Cables - Insulated underground
conductor used to transport
electricity. Generally consists of an
aluminum or copper core with
multiple layers of protective
insulated covers.
Certificate of Compliance - A
certificate issued in accordance
with Regulation 39 of the Electricity
Regulations 1997, certifying the
compliance of an installation, with
those regulations.
Consumer - A person or group of
people who use electricity.
Energy Retailer - A company set up
to sell electricity or gas to
consumers connected to line
company networks.
ICP - Installation Control Point. The
point where the supply of electricity
to a consumer's property can be
isolated from the network, usually
by removing a fuse link at a pillar or
pole. Every ICP is identified by a
unique number, which will appear
on electricity bills from the energy
retailer.
Lines - Overhead power lines,
generally made of aluminium or
copper, which transport electricity.
They are sometimes also referred
to as conductors.
Network - Means the assets, lines,
and cables, that are owned by
Powerco and that form part of the
electricity or gas system required to
convey electricity or gas to the
point of supply for consumers.
Network Company (Distribution
Company, Lines Company) - A
company that owns the network of
lines and cables that transport
electricity from the national grid
and distribute it to consumers.
Pillars (pods, boxes, plinths and
gyros) - Boxes are normally green
or black plastic. Pillars are usually
located on the property boundary
or on the roadside. They form a
connection point joining the
consumer's private underground
service cable to the Powerco
underground network.