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  1. nicebutdim

    Someone's going to suffer buyer's remorse.

    Spotted this on ebay, which has attracted many bids from its low starting price. Nice fully populated "Fusebox" board... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/404789564802
  2. ipf

    What's going on........

    .....with all these adverts plastered everywhere???? Between every post is way over the top.
  3. M

    What is going on with SPD's and A3

    We were all told that SPD's were mandatory under A3 from September last year and even sat through the webinar spelling it out. I work an area with lots of overhead lines, I ran out of the Type 1's I bulk buy online and could not find any local wholesalers who stocked them (type 2 yes but no...
  4. O

    Whats going on with this cutout?

    Looks very strange to me. Obviously had a new fuse carrier fitted to it at one point but the two cables on the left go to the meter as normal (L&N) but the third cable going to that uninsulated block is the L output from the meter and the red tail going sideways is going to the DNO isolator...
  5. R

    Please tell me i'm not going mental and he's talking gibberish?

    This guy is trying to say that when the fuse is pulled, the supply to the fuse is still live and therefore it's dangerous.
  6. littlespark

    This is going to take me weeks.....

    Got an EICR testing to do on a site soon. Some was done 2018, some 2014... but their office cant find the reports... So got to start from scratch on mapping out circuits. There's 2 holiday cottages, half a day each. Modern RCBO consumer units. A cafe with some 3ph equipment, A workshop for the...
  7. A

    LED lights flickering and going out

    Hi all, just joined the forum, have a weird problem, wondering if I could get some ideas. We built our house about 6 years ago. The downstairs was professionally wired, I wired the upstairs, when I finished that part of the house. All our ceiling lights are LED's. A while back, one of the...
  8. Z

    What in the world is going on here...

    Was called to a complete previously scheduled work. Prior to arrival was called to say she was having electrical problems. This client has a large 40 year old home, with an 150a pushmatic main panel. No work has been done on the home recently. This is what I witnessed: Some circuits worked...
  9. L

    What's going on here?

    Hello - see attached photos of the downlight fitting in my bathroom. In short, the consumer unit recently started tripping, and on investigating I found a scorched cable, which seems to have been resting on the uncovered incandescent GU10 lamp, the heat from which eventually burnt through the...
  10. L

    Mortgage Rates.... There are going to be some serious tears.

    Imagine you are 48 hours from completing and this happens ? :-( Anyone coming away from a fixed term and cannot afford a 3%and maybe more increase might be seriously worried about losing their home . Its getting ugly
  11. A

    En suite lighting not going on .

    Guys looking for a bit of advice. Our Mcb on the consumer unit was tripping constant even though nothing was plugged in. Both bedroom lighting and en suite lighting come under this MCB. However until recent both bedroom lighting remain on and the mcb doesn’t trip but the en suite lighting won’t...
  12. buzzlightyear

    I was going to install them

    well i have seen it all ,so the story begins a customer ring up asking me to install some cctv for her and husband is mostly bed bound ,so the lady in question said she asked the last spark to price up the job to installing some cctv and which he did, because he had installed some security...
  13. Dan

    Username Tags Going Nuts

    You'll notice the username tags are going crazy. I need to go through those again and just have the highest priority tag showing for each member rather than all showing. I lost control of the usergroups which meant me pulling a forum backup and reinstalling the whole thing. So when I set it...
  14. T

    Going it alone after a lifetime of working for the man!

    Hi Team! I am a 46 year old electrician and have always been a subbie. The day my apprenticeship ended, I became self employed and have worked on industrial or commercial sites all over England, largely through agencies on a monkey see, monkey do basis. Kind of "There's the cable, there's the...
  15. timhoward

    I think I'm going to enjoy this one

    A recent widow called requesting a new consumer unit and chatted for a while. Her husband was a member of IEE, worked for GEC / GPT and did the last rewire. I just got sent the photo's, a rather nice mini-museum. I think that's the first Wylex with cover intact I've seen for 4 years. I'm not...
  16. B

    Lights going dim when switched

    Hi all, I’ve got a question about an issue I’m having. During a kitchen renovation we’ve decided to have open doors fitted to the patio and as a result I’ve fitted 2 way lighting to the kitchen spots. I’ve also broken in to the permanent feed and neutral going to the spots first and run an...
  17. HappyHippyDad

    Cable prices going up. Anywhere to buy in bulk?

    I've had quite a bit of cable stored up so haven't had to buy any for a while. The prices look crazy! I don't mind spending a few thousand on buying in bulk as you save hundreds. Is there anywhere that people use to buy in bulk? I'll try rexel on Monday but they're not usually the best for...
  18. I

    Going back to commericial site work ( pice woek) .After mainly doing . domestic and heavy industry for last while day rate an option

    Any advice would be appriciate as stated have possible work opperunity on big site ,To make some bank price and day rate. Any tips advice spefically on metal munvhing which is what ill mainly be doing first few weeks with a squad pf sparkies mates some of which mightbe be better and quicker than...
    • irn-brue
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    • doing domestic electrical work going heavy industry mainly option site plan site work while
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    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  19. T

    "Solar into Grid Tied Inverters" is going to die off?

    My apologies for this duplicate thread, this thread didnt at first show up, and it made me log back in.... This is what i mean... https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/grid-voltage-rise-solar/ GTI's have got serious problems up ahead !!! If people want there own solar generation. Then pretty...
  20. B

    Tips on going self employed

    Hi all. I’ve recently completed my apprenticeship, AM2 and 18th edition. The goal over the next few years is to work towards various other qualifications and set up on my own, leaning more towards the domestic installation side of things. Im looking to prioritise any courses/qualifications that...
    • Brad0593
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    • business electician employed going self self employed tips
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Business Related

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