Recent content by mickles

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    advertising

    thanks everyone, will try all these suggestions, i dont have a website, thought i was too small, and i dont have clothing apart from overalls.will give that a go as well. thanks again
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    advertising

    hi gents, been trading quietly for 2 years and have recently moved house. i need to drum up some more trade. from your experience, what is the best, most cost effective method(s) of advertising? when i started, i delivered around 2000 leaflets, put a weekly, very small add in local paper and...
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    showers and cable size

    bought shower new/secondhand cheap so no way to take it back. i was a bit unclear before, i intend to change the mcb to 40 and the shower isolator switch to 50 amp, just the cable size in question as it was on the margin, but you have confirmed that it just squezes inside the regs. thanks to all
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    showers and cable size

    currently on a 32
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    showers and cable size

    hi everyone, an aquaintence with very little money has bought a 9.8 kw shower to replace his failed unit and asked me to fit it. house has a 6mm t/e shower cable. normally i would insist on 10mm cable, however, 9.8 kw at 230 volts works out at 42 amps. actual voltage measures at 245 which means...
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    electric wall hung radiators/heaters

    hi skisparky, i am in ashton, when i went to college it was called preston polytechnic, long before we had a uni. although i recently did an hnc in business at preston college (even at my age) and my kids went there (all adults now). i will bear in mind the higher output when i finally choose...
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    electric wall hung radiators/heaters

    high hightower, the girona range look good and mid priced, it would apprear you buy the timers separate, do they plug into and stay with the heater, ie timer for each one?
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    electric wall hung radiators/heaters

    hi sky sparky,niether customer would be too bothered about cost within reason, is it better then to over size. the difference in cost between rointe units and dimplex plx as suggested by high tower is nearly 900 quid, do you think it's worth the extra. 900 buys a lot of electric.
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    electric wall hung radiators/heaters

    hi everyone, happy easter!!!!! anyone got experience selecting electric wall hung heaters/ radiators for domestic heating. i have 2 properties that have asked for these. there are several options out there from very expensive (c 400) to reasonable (c 200), both have timers and thermostats. are...
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    new rcd failure

    quick dash to cumbria, fit cheap replacement rcd, works first time and passes all tests. both scolmore units bench tested, both u/s including the one they tested and returned. beggars belief, thought i was going senile. thanks for all your posts. had'nt heard of the exploding one, must have made...
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    new rcd failure

    going back tomorrow with a new rcd, will have another look at neutral wiring, already rechecked it once, but it was cold wet and miserable. (c/u is outside)
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    new rcd failure

    interesting point about what they tested, they did not include a written response, but did phone me to tell me the unit worked fine, but went on to say, rather strangely, that they didn't have the test equipment, but their engineer had managed to put a load accross it and it worked ok. the guy...
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    new rcd failure

    recently saw some "click" c/u advertised at a bargain price at a large local dealer, bought 2 and thought about a bit of extra profit on next job....great. installed one in cumbria (60 mile drive), when i came to test the rcd, it would not trip, either on test button or test instrument. well, i...
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    r63 lamps failing!

    have seen this problem myself a few times, seems to be due to poor connections arcing and sparking as the bulb warms up and moves a bit, this causes centre contact to loose it's springiness and problem gets worse. probably best to change fittings, how old are they
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    twin and earth tails

    i never thought a simple request for clarification would cause so much controversy, thanks to all those contributors who have responded positively, greatly appreciated. for those suggesting 17 day wonder, no common sense, etc, i am a time served electrician qualifying after a 5 year...

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