holiday

  1. E

    Holiday let Fire Alarm

    Now there's a requirement for a Fire detection in all bedrooms as well as hallways Lounge and Kitchens can the detectors be wired from the existing lighting circuit or must it be a dedicated circuit, I know what's best practice but the logistics make it very expensive and impractical
  2. Electrical2go

    Free Delivery This Bank Holiday Weekend At E2GO!

    To celebrate the coronation. Electrical2GO is offering the first 50 electricians forum members free delivery on any order to the UK mainland (usually £5.99) plus the usual 5% discount for forum members. This will be available from Saturday until Monday the 8th or until the first 50 orders have...
  3. M

    N-E fault bank holiday ruined

    Hi all , after some opinions on N-E fault or ring main. After chasing this fault and ruining my bank holiday weekend , ring main IR readings as follows L-E >999 L-N>999 N-E>0.98Mohm I have narrowed it down to a cable spurred from ring main , astonishingly the 3no. Cables in the twin...
  4. S

    Supply feed to holiday home

    Hi all, Customer wants to install a holiday home in one of their fields 300m away. They want a 63amp supply so I just ?? Quick calc comes out at 95mm swa not sure what size drum it would need. I suggested they should ring sse and get a quote for a new supply of off the power pole at the house...
  5. A

    Electrician Jobs Cornwall,TR11, EICR + Remedial Work, 2 Bed Holiday Let

    Happy to discuss history, but time for an Electrical appraisal and certification, in a two bed Holiday Let cottage, near Falmouth. The Cottage is almost 100 years old and I inherited a decent looking install with a twin RCD 10 mcb board. Nice plastic one directly under a wooden staircase, but...
  6. Bob Geldoff1234

    Cancelled my holiday to Tenerife.

    I was suppose to be flying to Tenerife on Saturday for a weeks holiday but have decided to cancel.The Corona virus is getting too serious to now ignore.My wife had shingles last year and this reduces your resistance to infection,there is another 70 mph storm moving in on Saturday and a couple of...
  7. D

    How will you spend the bank holiday weekend ?

    so , the 4 day weekend is upon us and the weather looks mighty fine , what you up to ? I’m off to a couple car boot sales , one as a buyer then one as a seller
  8. FatAlan

    A little holiday reading. What a sad person am !

    Quite nice out here in Antigua though ;)
  9. Leesparkykent

    Holiday: Nervous leaving the business for a week!

    Well it's that time of year again. Off to the airport at 2AM with the family for a week in sunny Spain. Starting to get that nervous feeling when your leaving the business for a week....:eek:
  10. HappyHippyDad

    Serious question regarding how to take a holiday!

    Afternoon all.. Since I started doing this full time a year ago I haven't taken any holidays. A day or 2 here and there, but no long breaks. I thoroughly enjoy the work and when I get home I get on with quotes, certificates, invoices etc and I'm ok with that as I enjoy it. However, it can take...
  11. Leesparkykent

    Holiday blues ....and 25 characters.

    So I've just done the whole family holiday thing......first week back to the grind and want to go back on holiday :( Thinking of taking Mrs leesparkykent away for a week the end of August as the mother in law has agreed to have the kids for a week. Can anyone recommend best hotels, places...
  12. GMES

    Bank Holiday sorted for me.

    So I have managed to get 4 lazy days off for the bank holiday and have just ordered the entire Star Wars collection, 8 movies if my maths is right, I haven't seen the 3 originals for years so Looking forward to revisiting them So that hopefully is my break sorted. What have you guys and gals...
  13. D

    New to the site, from Northern Ireland

    Hi I'm Dave and like the title says I'm new to the site :) I currently hold EAL NVQ level 3 , C&G 2394/2395 and 17th edition. Also been thinking about going out on my own when I return from my holidays in a few weeks time, likely doing domestic work. But just thought I'd introduce myself and...
  14. O

    Holiday 2017

    The Misses and I have been discussing what we should do for our holiday next year. Our son will be 18 and our daughter will be 16 having done her GCSE's. My idea is to go to Florida, rent a villa with a pool for 2 weeks and do some of the park's, Kennedy and some sight seeing. Ouch it's...
  15. John Murphy

    hello

    i need an electrician to give my place in africa the once over the once over so i know where am at and to do some rewiring work anybody interested in a working holiday?
  16. John Murphy

    Electrician Jobs Working Holiday in Malawi for Electrician

    We are small eco lodge on the shores of lake malawi. We have 3 large african style chalets a main house and a deck restaurant I would like an electrician to rewire the main house about 6 rooms and our deck kitchen and bar, give general advice and repair any minor faults. Work will consist of...
  17. G

    Wiring holiday lodges

    I'm going to look at a job next week for wiring a couple of holiday lodges that are being shipped in a few weeks. The guy mentioned it gets split in half for transport purposes I've never done one before just wondering if anyone had and what's the best way to go about it
  18. GMES

    Bank Holiday

    So who's working on Monday, I have managed to get a rare day off but knowing me I will end up going to the office as I need to print and go through a load of designs for an upcoming job, This will be after a trip to buy an A3 printer. It is probably sad but it is the best chance of getting...
  19. yellowvanman

    Radiolink smoke alarms in holiday let?

    Finished 1st fix in a new holiday let and for one reason or another forgot to wire in a supply for the upstairs smoke detector. Thought it shouldn't be a problem to use a battery one with Radiolink. Sharp eyed Building control guy noticed smoke supply cable missing and said can't use Radiolink...
  20. S

    holiday let electrical responsibility

    Hi folks, I look after a few holiday lets, but many others I have visited, when I look at the electrics I am often surprised at how rough they are (3036 fuses, wooden backed boards, no bonding etc), do the letting firms carry any responsibility to check if the places they are letting out are...

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