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    advice with a bad customer

    Hi, after a bit of advice. Walked out of a job the other day for the first time, now the customer is threatening to give me a bad name online. Story is, it was a 1st fix extension, very simple 4 sockets ground floor, 4 sockets 1st floor. Customer said they were drylining so i clearly quoted (i...
    • sima24
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    • advice anything boxes customer don't
    • Replies: 28
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  2. B

    Nightmare of a day. RCD tripiing under any load

    Have had one of them days. I had a board change to do and a few other bits and bobs so everything was going great until I tried to put power back on. Basically I have replaced a 3036 board with a split load Wylex board. One half of the board is working fine but the other half's RCD is tripping...
    • brizospark
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    • anything borrowed everything neutral rcd under
    • Replies: 126
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  3. kkkkk

    New Zealand Insurance company demand proof of credentials

    Hi all There is a commercial complex that I am inspecting, testing and certificating, and doing any necessary remedial work. I have now got my client's insurance company demanding my credentials regarding being NICEIC registered (I am registered with one of the others), and that I have to prove...
    • kkkkk
    • Thread
    • anything being company demand insurance proof prove registered
    • Replies: 27
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  4. kingeri

    Child safety - skylight windows

    My little boy Thomas is moving into the loft conversion bedroom, which has three standard Velux skylight windows. They are not within his reach, but he's a clever little blighter and just the thought of him moving furniture around to stand on and reach them gives me nightmares, especially as...
  5. A

    NICEIC Certification Scheme niceic assesment advice

    Hello. I have my niceic first assesment soon and am looking for any useful advice or tips on the 2 jobs they will be inspecting. The first 'major' is a cu upgrade. All done 17th edition split load board. (Anything to watch out for they're picky on)? Second is straight forward 16amp...
  6. N

    Redoing a shower room, should anything be checked? Timer for heated towel rail?

    We have a shower room off our bedroom which was there when we bought the house. I think it was put in well as generally all the electrics and plumbing seem to be done well but that said the electrics were done 20+ years ago... We've certainly never had a problem with it! The electrics...
  7. M

    Wages getting cut!, what can i do anything ?

    A mate called today to see where i was working and if anything was going he has been working price work for about 7 years now but he is no house basher he a really good spark but just sees houses as a way to make good money and get early finishes he has worked fir the same company for the last 3...
  8. M

    6 x 100m drums 2L 1.5 MICC FOR SALE

    I have 6 drums of 2L1.5 for sale unused from a job. Have been stored in a dry unit. I have 4 Orange and 2 Red drums.
  9. 1Justin

    Is it a Distribution Circuit?

    TN system. Customer has 16A breaker from CU which supplies FCU to a boiler, but it also supplies a IP66 external box feeding SWA to garden shed DB. Since the circuit from the 16A breaker doesn't supply ONLY the SWA to the shed DB, (it supplies also end equipment directly - ie the boiler) -...
  10. Traineenoob

    Will i get anything?

    Hi guys Well i was working for a small company doing some subby work on price. The payments where always slow but they came in the end. I stopped working for the company about mid december. They still owe me £1070.40 Gross. Ive kept on at them to pay.... This morning i get a letter from...
  11. i=p/u

    downflow heater installation

    morning.. was going to fit 1kw down flow heater in a wc in old damp building controlled by a thermostat. now on reading instructions it says dont use with a timer or any other device that switches the heater on automatically,since a fire risk exists if heater is covered or positioned...
  12. C

    36v drill

    Just wondering what 36v drills you guys use? Used to have a Bosch 36v which I found good, but have had a shot of a hilti which was excellent! Willing to spend a few quid but not sure if I can justify the price of a hilti!
    • Chris Milne
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    • anything bosch combi drill hilti milwaukee
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  13. K

    i want to add switch on/off button in a wire. how to do?

    Please help me...i am not electrician but, i have you for help. Thank You so much
    • kami_rock55
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    • anything button electrician please service switch wire
    • Replies: 44
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  14. K

    RCD tripping at half the rating ?

    Hello, i was doing an RCD test yesterday on half its rating, and the rcd kept tripping everytime, does this mean the RCD is faulty?
    • Kev2632
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    • anything faulty mcb's rating rcd rcd tripping switched tripping
    • Replies: 32
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  15. A

    RCD Tripping from Power Saw

    Hi All, I have a 2400w power saw on 230v which is tripping after about 0.3 seconds. It is running of a 16A RCD with no other devices on the circuit. Could this be caused by a high current demand at the start up or is it more likely to be something else? My calculations reckon that it should...
    • Andrewbullie
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    • anything breaker power rcd rcd tripping start tripping
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  16. J

    Oven microwave heating tray combo question

    Looking for some advice from the experts out there Im currently rewiring a new kitchen and I have wired a 10mm T&E to the position of the new oven microwave combo but it will be integrated into cupboard leaving me no wall space for the cooker switch So basicially has anyone came across this...
    • J_c9sh
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    • anything combo heating looking microwave oven people problem question solution
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  17. GLENNSPARK

    LEDs..

    afternoon boys n girls... just been in town for a mooch about.... 9 LED 0.59W MR16s in the pound shop local to me.....
  18. A

    HSS drill bits

    Hey guys, started my apprenticeship back in may and i am getting a makita for my xmas and was looking at what HSS bits were best? I only do industrial work so mainly trunking, conduit and uni strut for drilling into. I've had a look around but cant seem to decide on anything. The guys at work...
  19. Y

    Yet another RCD discrimination thread ;)

    Hi peeps, just rewired a warehouse and had the simply genius idea of running an extra socket (spured off of one of the only circuits with an RCD in the entire building, of course) for the in-house technician to test faulty returns sent back by their customers. And naturally, one of the main...
  20. C

    3 phase Incoming Supplies

    Hi, With reference to the main incoming supplies on mainly 3 phase and the requirement to fill in the Type of supply & the fuse rating for the supply, sometimes together with the Main switch details - I often have dificulty with these as the majority of times the supply cable and incoming fuses...
    • chloebear
    • Thread
    • 3 phase anything incoming phase supplies supply switch switches
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum

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