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  1. Lee Gold

    What is the maths like being an electrician?

    Hello I am not very good at maths and was wondering what kind of maths do electricians use everyday?
  2. rich.250

    ECA membership along side NICEIC approved contractor

    Hi guys, As above really, am an Approved contractor with the NICEIC and am looking to add ECA approval for commercial work. Reasoning behind this is I do a lot of church work. They specify ECA or NIC. Thinking if I'm approved by both it would be in my favour. They do a deemed to satisfy...
    • rich.250
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    • along approved being church contractor cover eca membership niceic
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Business Related
  3. leep82

    JIB Electrotechnical Certification Scheme (ECS) JIB and pay rises

    Just had confirmation that im having a wage rise that will bring me in line with current JIB wage rates, after being stuck on the 2008 rates since then. Obviously im very happy about this but does anyone knwow if the JIB are set to increase the rates in january? Weve long been...
    • leep82
    • Thread
    • being card certification company jib jib card rates scheme these
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  4. F

    Running conduit, attic

    Hi I am fitting conduit in my attic room ready for when i get it rewired so i can plaster up and have a finished room for the time being. I won't be running any wire. I have 2 x 20mm going up to a 35mm deep knockout where a dimmer switch will be located for a 3-way switch rig. Out of the top...
    • fogger22
    • Thread
    • answer attic being conduit don't going running through
    • Replies: 30
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  5. haptism

    Need to do my NVQ3, is it being scrapped

    Hi, i was an electrician mate/improver for about 12 years and during this time I completed the (old) City & Guilds 2360 pt's 1 & 2. I never got round to doing my NVQ3. Now (after 6 years out of the trade) I want to complete it; from what im reading online, the NVQ3 may be scrapped soon, is this...
  6. cprfenom

    Pump shower, immersion on plug tops

    Hi people I have been asked to have a look at a house where another firm has put a pump shower 3A and an immersion 3kW on plug tops. Now having looked at the regs I am of 2 minds... I personally do not like immersions being on plug tops as they don't like being loading for such long periods of...
  7. M

    easy jobs being an electrician

    currently working in domestic and commercial and everyday coming home with dead hands im only 19 dont fancy that the rest of my life. any ideas on easy jobs i can integrate electrical with? pat testing seems ok but people always ask for the c&g qual "i did a post about this" any ideas fellas!
    • Mike Blair
    • Thread
    • being electric electrical electrical work electrician
    • Replies: 74
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  8. B

    Wind Farms

    Is it me or is this growth in wind farms just ridiculous? Doesn't this country have enough wind of its own without wasting electricity making more of it by running these big fans? Its a blatant Tory waste of the tax payers money ......
  9. R

    splitting 1 phase of 3 phase supply query

    Hi, I need to split a single phase from a 3 phase supply into 2 separate connections. The 3 phases are currently being used by a shop and 2 flats above, with each using 1 phase. We have put a 3rd flat on top, however believe we can split one of the existing phases so the 3rd flat can...
    • rwgs
    • Thread
    • 3 phase being connection phase phases query split supply
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  10. D

    Running a Bathroom Fan without the lighting being on.

    Finished a bathroom several weeks ago which included 4 downlights, mirror light, timed fan, Fan iso above door, occupancy sensor and a switch outside to override the occupancy. All was good or so I thought, till the snag list came to the builder. It read, I wanted blue LED GU10 over the shower...
    • daver
    • Thread
    • bathroom being fan lighting running without
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  11. S

    Mail being returned

    Morning all I have a customer (company) who I regularly email to. As of yesterday when I email them the email comes straight back returned by Symantec error 553. I email several different people all a the same company & I am getting the same result. if I email other people the email goes...
  12. Tiny Spark

    Am I being ----??

    Been accused of being ---- this morn thought ide see what you lot thought. Had a 2 week old kettle base given to me for PAT, its rated for 2200W (10A) and its fitted with a 13A fuse and a .75mm flex. Now obviously the fuse is way to high for the flex which is rated for 6A. Now ime changing it...
  13. A

    12V Dual Pole Relay connections...

    Hi all. I have just received a 12V 2 pole 2NO and 2NC and there's no instructions on how to connect it to the power. Normally being a coil negative swapped with positive would make no difference however, this has an LED light and a resister. I am thinking the 12V life wire should before the...
    • albertc30
    • Thread
    • 12v being connected connections positive relay
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  14. GMES

    Do you ever get used to being a boss

    As the title says I am sat on here waiting for some breakfast etc etc, while Darrel is out and about doing a couple of little jobs and then he is popping over to drop me a part off for Monday. I have spent most of my life going to the Bosses house out of hours while he had his feet up, it feels...
  15. HappyHippyDad

    Who still enjoys being an electrician?

    I'm not sure if this is a very good question to ask on an electricians forum as I guess one of the reasons you are on here is because you still enjoy discussing electrics. But It would be interesting to know if you still enjoy doing the job? Whether you prefer domestic, commercial etc? I get...
  16. J

    Working outside UK

    I have recently returned from 12 months work in Afghanistan (July-July) due to contract not being extended. I am after a bit of advice, if anyone knows of anywhere outside of UK where there may be work. After being in Afghanistan for 12 months, I will seriously consider anything, ha ha. I have...
    • Jamie Carter
    • Thread
    • after being electrical work months outside working
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  17. P

    Am I Being Ripped Off?

    Hi all, First off - apologies if I'm posting this in the wrong forum, I tried posting in the DIY Advice forum but there's not 'New Post' button for some reason. I was after a quick bit of advice as I've recently had a lot of work done (partitioning a big room in to bedrooms/bathroom) and...
  18. Redvanman

    Am I being stupid

    Ok I know you guys are shy at coming forward but tell me what you think, I have some LED floor lights to be put into a tiled bathroom floor. The cut out size is 20mm and the flex on the light is 1M therefore I was thinking of crimping the flex to T&E under the floor and heat shrinking it so...
  19. edexlab

    Minimum education standards for being an Electrician

    Just a little rant I've been reading post's on here for a while now and I think the standards for becoming an Electrician have obviously dropped so low now my 10 year old son could become one (he's actually very bright) So many posts on here now, where the spelling and wording are of a sub 10...
  20. M

    Solar street lighting

    Not sure how many of you have come across much solar street lighting but it was the first time iv seen a full size panel on top of the light lol.. Is this the usual ?... Thought they would just have it built into the fitting ... These can't be cheap either. Apologies for the photo Being so far...

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