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  1. AndyL

    Pretty sure my cps assessor was wrong

    So I had my yearly assessment today with my friendly local engineer. He was fair enough but there was 2 points he pulled me on that have niggled me because I am sure I was right. Would like some other opinions please. Firstly a 60 Amp TN-S supply to a domestic property. ... what is the minimum...
  2. R

    Newbie would like to know more about electrics starting with why is my dimmer connected up wrong?

    Hi forum, I do have a genuine interest with electronics and have successfully installed a dimmer and replaced a light fitting or 2 oh and changed multiple light bulbs! My latest project is a big one a dimmer switch and light fitting! the existing light and dimmer has been up for 10 years with...
    • rubrage
    • Thread
    • block connected dimmer electrics fitting knowledge light newbie starting those wrong
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
  3. V

    Are wevall installing the wrong equipment?

    It came to light recently that electrium (own wylex,crabtree,volex,etc,etc,) and MK are supplying cooker switches,shower pull switches,dp switches etc built to a bsen number that's unsuitable for isolation according to the big green book! I spent ages on the phone and emailing trying to get an...
    • vinceearn
    • Thread
    • equipment installing isolation shower switches wrong
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  4. S

    spurs

    what is maximum amount of spur sockets taken from a main , the main amperage can be changed easily the wiring is 2.5 and a ring main is not possible without a lot of work as this is a large old house which has been wired this way , there will only be one large consumer a water heater .
  5. Morgie007

    new to forums

    Hi to all thought this forum might help me out with some elec troubleshooting, i am just a DIY r although i know a bit about wiring and the basics. Im really trying to sort out British Gas dodgy installers shortcuts that are going wrong now.
  6. gatuka

    help needed what am i doing wrong!!

    hi everyone I not long finished college . i did a level 2 and 3 city and guilds, 17 edition , 2394, 2395 which i found challenging, i also have ECS card (adult trainee), have my own hand tools, can drive both car and truck (c license ). i have been applying for jobs i even offered to work for...
  7. Rocboni

    Right or wrong?

    Recently our family friends had a supply installed in there winter yard (travellers/showmen), being a trainee and having just covered special locations section 708 at college,I was interested to see how it Was done. Supply is as follows. 3 phase TNS supply 25mm tails to 63A 4 pole switch fuse...
  8. Doomed

    It just feels wrong

    Inspection of property. lighting grid switch outside downstairs loo, 3 switches. One intermediate for stairs lighting, one one pole 2 way for downstairs corridor lighting. Its the 3rd switch that bothers me. Its a double pole switch, and they have used one pole for the switched live for the loo...
  9. T

    Two way lighting circuit gone wrong

    I'm hoping to get a bit of expert advice on a problem I have with a friend's wiring. Initially I was asked to take a look at a three-bulb light fitting that was regularly blowing bulbs. I took the fitting down from the ceiling to check for loose wires and found that several came out from the...
    • Tony Good
    • Thread
    • bulbs ceiling circuit fitting light lighting lighting circuit switch two way wrong
    • Replies: 62
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  10. S

    MCS Commissioning date - amended?

    Hi, Can anyone tell me if they have ever applied to MCS to have a commissioning date amended? I need to alter the date of a Certificate for a system commissioned earlier in the year and it just needs changed by a few days. Has anyone done this before? Is it straightforward? What "excuse" did...
  11. 123

    So I have been doing it wrong all these years

    A how to video on installing an external socket:astonished: Get's bizarre around the 2 minute mark :grimacing:
    • 123
    • Thread
    • doing https people round sites these wrong years
    • Replies: 131
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  12. UKMeterman

    Very simple alarm panel needed

    Hi, I am looking for a panel to replace a 20 year old System Four alarm panel, the simpler the better and has to have integral PSU and key pad. What would the group suggest? Thanks
  13. B

    The Wrong Rcd Keeps Tripping!

    My customer's house has two consumer units connected in parallel. The first one supplies several ring circuits and already had an RCD. The second supplies several lighting circuits, washing machine, microwave, boiler and immersion heater - until I upgraded it, there was no RCD, just a 100A...
    • Bessie
    • Thread
    • circuit circuits fault keeps other rcd tripping wrong
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  14. W

    We Went Wrong In Life

    Sadly we have in the family a divorce and i noticed the solicitor is £210 plus vat an hour , which got me thinking my dentist is around £100 an hour a car mechanic £50 per hour , yet here we are with our lives and peoples lives in our hands , and around here if you charge £25 an hour your...
  15. M

    Is something wrong with the fixed wiring?

    I'm looking at buying a house, it's a few doors up and was built at the same time (Dec 2009) as the one I'm currently in. Whilst taking a look around I spotted a couple of sockets had scorch marks around the live pin socket. I'd always assumed this was a sign of an overloaded socket...
  16. Sparky Ninja

    I'm back on the tools. What the hell is wrong with these testing companies?

    Well I'm am out of the training game for a bit.. I've got a couple of work offers but I am basically whoring myself out to whatever is paying for the foreseeable.. So I've done a full test of a primary school this week, I was handed Amtech Fastest loaded on a laptop which had all the cert data...
  17. G

    Attic lighting not working - What's wrong with the wiring?

    Hi all, This may be one for the DIY forum, but I'm unable to post there, so I apologise if posting here is the wrong thing to do. I'm not a qualified electrician, but have taught myself how to changes light fixtures, switches, sockets etc - always after cutting all power from the mains and...
    • globalnic
    • Thread
    • attic cable earth electrical work light lighting neutral not working switch what's wiring working wrong
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  18. dnjr

    Whats wrong

    Saw this in pro electrician and am unsure what's wrong. I know I'm sticking my head over parapet here but what's wrong in the photo Thought it may be that the L. and N have been swapped but didn't think that would matter. Mostly use Hagar boards and they say it's ok Ta DNR
  19. B

    Volex cu rcd

    My mum has a Volex CU which has been nuisance tripping last few months, tried disconnecting, switching off various things but found nothing that causes it. After a while it will come back on, but it has gone now and will not switch back on feels as no tension in RCD switch. Problem is cannot...
  20. A

    tradesman saver PLI

    Anybody with these? I have been for two years and recently called to change policy cover to include 3 phase. Woman on the other end didn't understand the difference so I explained and she held me on hold while she spoke to the underwriters. When she got back to me she said as long as you are...
    • amckay
    • Thread
    • cover insurance point service trade wrong
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Business Related

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