So....
I have put some feelers out for a particular ladder I am looking for but am not getting any where. So it's time for a Saturday Special Deal.
I will send a £40 hamper (wine/chocolates etc) to the first person who finds me the following ladder, meeting ALL the requirements:
1. 6 tread...
Welcome to the rebranding of the Americans-only forum. The Bar and Grill.
First drink is on us.
There should be around 670 members with access to here now. So let's get this place going.
No Brit's are allowed. Unless they're staff of course.
So the plasterers are getting on with their job of prepping the walls and are nearly done removing the old plaster - had to go back to the brick in some rooms or to just studwork as the lath and plaster was just crumbling away.
Now it will be the electricians turn to remove all the old wiring...
Hi all,
I am new to the forum.
I am currently looking to buy my first multifunctional tester, I have looked at many from seaward to fluke but I am wondering if anyone has any recommendations?
Also, has anyone ever purchased a second hand one? Is there anything to look out for when buying...
I had a domestic job booked in the diary for the 30th of this month and the guy has just texted me that he usually works on the rigs but they have cancelled all people going out until August due to Corona?!.He doesn't get paid unless he's there so he needs all the money he can get at the moment...
Hello i'm in the EU and i will be getting 230v 40A service in my holiday house (previously was 3ph)
My issue is that the mains come in at the pole just outside the property and i'm required to have a 40A breaker there (so far so good)
The wire then comes to my house which is about 70 yards away...
Dear electricians
I am studying to become full scope electrician and more. At this stage I have completed a domestic scope plus wiring regs BS7671 18th edition.
That means I have all the certificates needed.
My question is where to look for that first job. I do not have any experience so I am a...
The first table in the OSG, p64 (it has no table name). It says the following maximum loads are assumed per circuit, and then it lists circuits and their rating, along with Load.
My question, is this table showing maximum load that it's recommended these circuits should reach? Or is the Load...
Afternoon all
I'm a new member to NIC and I need to notify 2 jobs done this week. A DB change and a minor works for bathroom extractor installed. I use easy cert software which generates own cert numbers. When going to NIC site to notify is asking for relevant certificate number and says enter...
Being new to this game I’ve been waiting a while for the right job to come along and I have now done my first eicr today, small Chinese takeaway 2 circuits (lights and 1 rfc) most cooking appliances are gas, found some interesting stuff like sockets wired from lighting circuit,main bond buried...
My son has just been laid off from his apprenticeship today as the firm he was with in Boston have no work on. Hes been weeding the office yardxand car park with the other apprentices for the last week... They apoear to not be renewing any of their apprentice contracts. He has completed his...
So tomorrow I have managed to find work as a mate installing conduit and cable trays. This is my first time other than collage working as a mate and I am nervous as I have never installed conduit on big buildings any advice would be helpful also I was told to take basic hand tools any advice on...
So I work in full time sales, wanting to become a full time sparky, I am a novice to the sparky game. I have an uncle that works as a sparky, he knows a chap that might be able to get me a few months working as a spark's mate(2-3 months contract work), which is great, but the question I wanted...
Hi people. I’ve got my first niceic inspection in a few weeks. Any advice on what to expect? What type of installations to show them? Any tips to get through it smoothly would be greatly welcomed.
Thanks fellas ( and girls )
I'm coming towards the end of my level 3 training and in the market for my first MFT.. There's a ton of different brands and each brand has various products so it's all a bit confusing. Can anybody recommend a good "first" tester?
Also is it worth buying second hand? Since money is a bit tight...
Hi,
I've got my AM2 booked for November, and looking at the gold card requirements.
the ecs state all new applicants from Jan this year, need the 18th edition.
Will I need to do the 18th as a standalone, or will the AM2 qualify me to the 18th?
Cheers
Ive got my first NIC assessment coming up and a couple of my jobs (that i was going to provide the assessor with) have previously been signed off through the company i used to work for. Will this be an issue even if i did all the works? Would the assessor even check if the job has been signed...
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