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  1. LeeG

    New trainee over here

    Hello I'm Lee, live in Chesterfield and "qualified" with my 17th, Part P, and 2392/94/95 last year after completing a much -panned four week course. Yes I've read other forums, comments about such courses and yes i'm the product of one. Doesn't make me a bad person does it? Was it easy - NO...
  2. M

    thanks for being accepted as a member.

    working for a 4 years for bms company.i was totally green green when i started , now i m getting my head around few things , got more clue and understanding . however i started to do my nvq 3 . i found it so hard after working day to start writing my portfolio . everytime i find an execuse to...
  3. A

    Becoming self employed - is it really that easy?

    Morning all. Woke up and realised I've just about had enough of being cards in. I'm working for a great company and I get payed a decent wage but I can't stop thinking how easy it looks going it alone. I get quite a few emails and phone calls from recruitment agencies asking me to do contract...
  4. S

    joined at last meaning to do so for years

    my name is Steve I am a maintenance manager at a plastic injection moulding company and have been doing the job for 25 years I started as a young apprentice technician in the late 70s and followed that with a 10 year spell in the REME now I deal mostly with service and inspection of plant...
  5. D

    Annual NIC visit this week

    Well the dreaded day came this week with my annual visit, all was going along nicely, paper work in order, meters all calibrated, regs book and other guidance notes in place etc. Then when he asked to see my completed certificates and what installations we are going to see, it all fell apart at...
  6. M

    Electrician Jobs street lighting

    hello all have a job request to install 12 street lights being adopted on a project, posts & ducts being installed by groundworks team. location Gatwick area anyone interested please PM me.
  7. B

    Rocket Explodes While Being Tested At Cape Canaveral

    A spaceX rocket due to be launched saturday with a satalight as a payload has exploded today whilst being test fired . The spaceX rocket are trying to create a reusable rocket with trips for paying passengers into space. see SpaceX rocket explodes at Cape Canaveral ahead of launch - BBC News
  8. E

    New System Can Identify How Much Power Is Being Used By Each Device In A Household

    If you want to save on your monthly electric bill and reduce your greenhouse gas emissions at the same time, you might buy a new, energy-efficient refrigerator. Or water heater. Or clothes dryer. But if you can only replace one of these, which will give you the biggest payback? You could try to...
  9. Dan

    Testing Emoji

    Just testing some emoji :confused1::grimacing::nomouth::nomouth::car::trafficlight::trafficlight2::tram::catface::mapleleaf:
  10. S

    Code for Armour of Swa not being earthed...

    3 core Swa feeding ip rated plastic sockets outdoors. He 3rd core of the Swa has been used as a cpc but the armour is not connected to earth; but has been made off with metal banjos. Would this warrant a C2 or C3? I'm assuming as the armour isn't extraneous a C3? ? Thoughts please ...
  11. F

    Socket distances

    Hi all, I'm first fixing fancy flats at the moment, started doing some kitchens, I need none less than 5 drawings that all contain mistakes or out of date information, but that's not the point of this post. When it came to chopping out the sockets, I realised that one will be 65mm from...
  12. A

    Being taken to court.

    I started a full house rewire for a client in December 2013,but because he was claiming all the work through an insurance payout the jobtook months and he was constantly changing what was quoted. We discussed thechanges as he wanted to have the loft converted and I sent him a quote that hewas...
  13. KoFi

    raw nerve new thread re breaker issue

    high tower you have a lot to learn discipline for one thing. If you care to read your reply you have a desire and passion the operative i mentioned did not otherwise he would have bought a few tools and done willing to show a bit more interest( we advised him to get CSCS ECS cards to give him...
  14. L

    Consumer Unit change as wall being knocked down.

    Hi all I have had a request to quote for a consumer unit change in an old house in a rural village. The wall where the unit is, is being knocked down so the circuit cables will need extending and new longer tails and earthing will need installing. I was thinking of using a Wago DIN rail...
  15. T

    4 core fp200 ring circuit

    Came across a 2.5mm fp200 4 core cable used as part of a ring today, am I right in thinking this isn't an acceptable method as there will be only 1 earth wire in the cable ??
  16. Y

    Am I being harsh?

    Afternoon all, Just looking for opinions. Basically the other day I was sent to do a defects report on a building we designed the electrical installations for. So there was no testing as the contractor did this, I just had to make sure everything worked, Looked good etc. It's the second time...
  17. D

    Can I test a new install without being registered.

    Basically as above I am a spark and I have my testing certs but work as a service engineer now my cousin had a new db fitted bit hurt he didn't ask me but the guy has fallen out with his tester so the install needs certification so I offered my services but I'm unsure if I can do it without...
  18. J

    cable ducting without pulling rope installed

    Hi, Just wandering what to use to get an armoured through a new duct which has been installed prior to me being on site without a pull rope. Longest run is about 30 meters with probably 2 bends and is about 3 inch diameter but is the flexible type with ridges. Will rods go that far and round...
  19. O

    Being lazy - Square D

    Been to look at a job today and may need some RCBO's - my policy is always to fit the same as the CU where ever possible: Who sells this stuff? NB: I'm guessing that the FCU below the board was done to avoid having to fit a RCBO for those lights and probably comes off a socket circuit!
  20. F

    being in a apartment and pulling the breaker

    I'm moving into a apartment I use 5 300 watt incandnence light bulbs. I'm worried I'm going pull the breaker how high can I actually go. The lights draw less then what is rated usually.

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