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    ELECSA Certification Scheme another elecsa registration question sorry !!!!!!!!!

    was just looking at there web site and says pay by direct debit, i take it they mean pay 1st years upfront then the following years monthly? as i am on the subject is there 1 assesment or 2
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    Remove Email From MCS Database / Stopping Spam

    Hi Guys, I am getting fed up of all the bloody Trade Price list coming through on my email, and having to filter through them to all the time. Any idea how to stop this?? or how to remove my email from the MCS Database? I always respond asking to be removed from the mailing list, but it never...
  3. J

    For Sale For sale-megger mft1553...bought as a gift but never used!!

    Hi all, For sale i have my megger mft1553! I was bought this last year by my parents when i went self employed but have never needed it as i did agency work then moved abroad for 6 month then ive been doing agency work for last 6 months again before i leave again next month this time for good...
  4. A

    Some thing's will never change.....

    Just seen an advert for new series of cowboy builders, looks like they have a new sponsor 'checkatrade - who are in there words "the uk's answer to rogue trader problems". Had a look and it seems a bit my hammer/rated people and a bit of a Di grazing ground at moment, but when show goes out...
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    Mobile site rubbish!!!

    I'm fed up of this mobile site it's bloody useless. I have the latest iPhone yet I can't get onto any other page than page 1 on all threads. How the hell do you go through the pages there is no numbers or links to go through pages. When is this going to be sorted?
  6. L

    fluke 1652

    i will be buying a mft soon and got my eye on the fluke 1652c. i know fluke has a good name, but is this a reliable piece of kit? cant afford to buy one if i gotta keep repairing it. thanks
  7. P

    DC ISOLATOR (faulty)

    Anyone had a DC isolator arc out on them? first time today switched on array and smoke poored out plus the conacts arching out big time!!!!all rated correctly replaced it and all was fine but (bit of a wake up call :) supplier said he supplied thousands and never had a prob so JUST ASKING out of...
  8. N

    Never Assume its dead !!!!

    Nice little job consumer unit upgrade and kitchen referb , scottish power had been in to remove the ECO 7 meters etc so whats left is the old board for the storage heaters and main CDU the lady customer told me that scottish power said she could remove the old storage heater board as it was now...
  9. W

    The never ending Assessment Installation.

    Hi all. I'm working on my second of two assessments ( I'm a novice ). So far I've sorted new E Tails to metal socket plates, sorted reverse polarity at cooker isolation / socket switch ( still don't understand why fridge has n't got a problem with phase in neutrals at switch! ), got all the...
  10. M

    Boiler & Voltage Stick

    Hi, Anyone seen this before? I got called out to a job because when a gasman did a check with a Voltage Stick over the cover of the boiler it lit up. I got the same thing when I tried it and even on the surrounding copper pipework. It stopped when the boiler was switched OFF at the local spur...
  11. whinmoor

    Possible Scam

    I had an unsolicited phone call this morning from a guy claiming to represent a consortium of independent schools. They wanted an MCS company to install solar panels on school buildings and did I want my company to be the exclusive supplier of PV to such schools in my county? I needed to pay an...
  12. S

    Installation photos - point me in the right direction

    It has been a long day and i am fed up of looking for a list of all of the stages of the installation you should photograph for your records as per the MCS requirement. So far i have the following points Entry to the rafter Placement and fixing of the roof hook Attaching the mounting...
  13. doogle

    3 Fluke testers, different results?

    testing an installation(that we have just finished) where the client want to choose a few circuits and check it against the test sheets, Now the circuits are 3- 240mm single core cables in parrallel (24 in total in a data centre) I have tested r1+r2 with 3 different fluke multi function testers...
  14. S

    Crabtree flat plate screwless sockets

    Evening all Just wasted the morning trying to replace some old white socket fronts with these great looking brushed nickel versions, but had to give up as the 25 mm backboxs were too shallow. Especially the sockets where someone has spured off twice. 4 X 2.5 T/E cables in 25 mm wont go. I recon...
  15. D Skelton

    I've never come across this before?!

    Hey peeps, A customer of mine (a landlady) has a small flat she's renting and wanted me to have a look behind a socket in the kitchen. When I went to look what I found was a 2g socket mounted in a dry lining box in a stud wall. Directly behind (on the other side of the wall) is a shower. The...
  16. P

    4 sq mm Radial - Never again!

    Had to rewire part of a house (inc kitchen) and the layout suggested that the best solution was a 32Amp 4mm radial cct for the power (sockets etc). I hadn't done one for years! No problem doing 1st fix - 4mm is nice and flexible. 2nd fix. Using MK Logic White could get 2 x 4mm into the...
  17. M

    3 pole incoming switch

    hello guys, A 100a 30ma TP & N incoming switch for a three phase board.....is that 100a for each phase, or 100a for all three together? Many Thanks
  18. E

    doing notifiable work for an employer

    i've just been offered a new job on the books , the boss was very keen to get me doing inspecting and testing for the company as they needed someone quickly to fill a gap. the company are with NICEIC already. will i need to be assessed before i can sign stuff off. and are the company likely to...
  19. D

    Underfloor heating mats

    Hi all, been asked to quote for putting in underfloor heating, but have never done it before. Whats the ' standard way' of wiring them in ? Have checked some online ones and they are around 300W , Ib of around 1.5 amp , so can fuse spur off ring ? or best dedicate circuit ? Wattage prob...
  20. L

    Conduit factors

    Good afternoon Gentlemen.I'm in the process of rewiring my garage so that I can join one of those fantastic schemes for my Part P.Question is this. looking at the OSG about conduit factors (Table 5D), it says about bends. Is this just bends in the actual conduit or does this include such things...

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