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  1. Nitram

    JIB Electrotechnical Certification Scheme (ECS) Having trouble with getting a JIB/ECS card

    I have been working for one main contractor as a subbie for about 5 years (hoping to go on the payroll eventually) until they went bust last year. I got my 2360 pt 1 and 2 and 17th 1st ed. and try as I might I found progression impossible given my circumstances. I find myself in need of a...
  2. andysparkfree

    need to fully understand ... and im just not getting it

    Hi guys i need an idiots guide to the following and i know you guys know your stuff swa armouring as a cpc only now i think i know the following , but how to put it altogether and where 8.8 comes from is just confusing me , so if i start again and you good people so 4 core 35mm swa has csa...
  3. J

    Getting an Isolator fitted - With pics....

    Hi Folks, First time post here..... I'm about to start upgrading my kitchen - and I've got a few bits of wiring to sort. No big issue, but the main thing that needs doing is the backboard for the consumer unit needs changing. Reason being - there used to be an electric storage heating system...
  4. L

    Looking at getting back

    Hi Guys, Looking at getting back into the trade after a 10 yr gap.
  5. P

    I'm not getting at women but...

    Back to women's brains. My wife said she needed some new hay nets for her horses, as the old ones had holes in them, then couldn't understand why I thought it was rather amusing. Made my own tea that day.
  6. E

    tax issue, need some help is it worth getting an accountant to deal with it?

    i started working for an agency for 3 months, i have about 700 worth of expenses to claim , i am now in full time employment so wondering how i claim this back? Also looking to start doing work out of my full time hours to build up a business, how do i go self employed whilst still in...
    • elsparko
    • Thread
    • accountant deal getting help issue tax worth
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Business Related
  7. S

    Anyone on here getting their van resprayed this week?

    Moment jilted woman spray-paints her serial cheater boyfriend's van - https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4046027/moment-jilted-woman-spray-paints-her-cheater-boyfriends-van-with-x-rated-graffiti-after-telling-onlookers-shes-done-it-twice-before/
  8. A

    getting a cable through a conduit

    Hi, I am laying a patio and have a 38mm corrugated conduit going across the ground ready to be covered in scalpings, it's 7-8m long but it doesn't have a pull cord though so I was wondering what's the best way to get cable through it. The cable will only power a small foundation pump. Thanks
  9. U

    Hello, does anyone know the best way of getting nvq done?

    Hello, does anyone know the best way of getting nvq done?
  10. haptism

    Difficulty getting MWC

    Hi, can anyone advise if im barking up the right tree. I recently replaced a CU for a customer prior to her having her bathroom upgradedfrom a high street "shed" with a new shower and towel rail. I ran in a new 10mm for the shower and a 2.5mm for the towel rail but did not connect them at the...
  11. C

    Advice on Getting on-site ASAP

    Hi everyone, I've recently been made redundant from my previous job and looking to make a career change to become an electrician. I've been researching the different ways to get into the career, and get the idea that my best bet is firstly gaining some experience as an electricians mate. I've...
  12. T

    getting work as a start up. Is agency, subbying a way to go?

    Hi all, Unfortunately redundancy has reared its head in my direction. I've decided now is the time to start up on my own, currently in the registering process with napit and am curious what can be done to get my name about other than handing out my cards to friends, family and whole salers...
    • Tjb
    • Thread
    • advise agency electrical work getting start work
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Business Related
  13. holeydub

    Thinking of getting a Truck

    Have been playing around with the thought of getting a new vehicle for work, ready for when i start out again (my TT isn't gonna work lol, so needs to go...). Looked at a Ford Ranger yesterday and quite liked it but test drove the new Nissan Navara today as you can get a full spec Teckna in...
  14. N

    Getting business on google search?

    I have a website which isn't anything fancy but for a sole trader is hopefully fine. I know everyone wants to be at the top of the page on a google serach, but I am not even at the bottom! I have a free yell.com listing, but even when I search for an electrician in my area via google and get...
    • Nicebloke
    • Thread
    • business getting google search
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Business Related
  15. R

    Domestic Electrical Issue - Live Volts in House but Not Getting Shocks. Any Help Appreciated

    Hi All, firstly to introduce myself I'm not an electrician but was hoping to get a bit of advice on an electrical issue I have. Basically we wanted to get a boiler service but the plumber would not touch the boiler as he said we have electrical volts running through the house (radiators, sink...
    • R Yates
    • Thread
    • appreciated domestic earth electrical electrician getting house issue live testing volts
    • Replies: 40
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  16. O

    New member

    Good evening all, Just joined the forums with the hope of receiving some advice as to how I should go about getting that first job. I am currently two weeks away from completing my Domestic Installer course having recently left the RAF and am starting to now think about how I will go about...
    • Oliver Guest
    • Thread
    • experience getting member new new member welcome
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
  17. T

    Getting up floorboards with no marks?

    As a matter of interest, I was mulling about a tool that could lift floorboards with no marks. I wonder if anyone on here has any method/tool to do so. Having lifted, no doubt, hundreds of floorboards over the years I can certainly get pretty well any board up without breakage. However I cannot...
    • The Ghost
    • Thread
    • boards floorboards getting steel
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  18. C

    Getting additional labour / subbies for large jobs...

    Hi all, I have a some larger jobs coming up where 2 or 3 pairs of hand would be useful. For those of you who take on large intermittent contracts, how do you go about the extra labour provision? Local temp agencies have nothing on their books, and the national ones I have asked aren't cost...
    • cornburn
    • Thread
    • additional electrical work getting jobs labour large local someone subbies
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Business Related
  19. A

    Need advice!

    Hello everyone, I have just signed up to the forum so that I can get some advice off of someone. I am due to leave the military in a couple of months and I have decided that I would like to get into a trade. I am stuck between two options and that is to become an electrician, or a plumber...
  20. Davemorgan

    Hello everyone

    Big hello to everyone! I'm Dave from Bristol and slowly getting back into domestic electrical work, after long period of time away, still have 16th edition regs tag Currently taking the 17th edition C&G course, then looking at progressing onto "Fundamental Inspection & Testing, City & Guilds...

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