wwstrick
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- Location
- Antigua, Guatemala
I am a solar electric installer here in Guatemala. We have no electric code and no inspection of new houses. We also do not have licensed electricians. As a consequence we have some problems in design and install of residential electric. I have a customer whose energy consumption should be under 1000 kWhr looking at his home and the way he uses things. I arrived at this figure by doing an energy audit like I would for an off grid customer. It is a new house and he is consuming over 2000 kWhr. I strongly believe that he is loosing energy somewhere due to the design and installation of the wiring. He had 00 wire in a 320ft feeder from the meter to the main distribution panel. They have taken that out and installed 0000. I am planning on using a meter on individual branch circuits to see if I can find any unexpected consumption. Does anyone know of any reference material to help me know what to look for that could be causing high consumption?
I would get an experienced and qualified electrician to find the problem, but I really don't know where to find one. Thanks
I would get an experienced and qualified electrician to find the problem, but I really don't know where to find one. Thanks