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    Can you still do an NVQ instead of an SVQ if you're in Scotland?

    I'm looking at training and i could potentially move anywhere in the UK, so i'm just checking out my options. If i were to, for example, get the C&G 3, when i begin working and want to do my on site portfolio stuff, could i still do an NVQ3 if i'm physically located in Scotland, or would it...
  2. Dan

    Can Electricians Go To Work? - Yes, if you're able to safely

    Some government guidance regarding going to work during the weird times we're in. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/full-guidance-on-staying-at-home-and-away-from-others/full-guidance-on-staying-at-home-and-away-from-others#going-to-work 4. Going to work As set out in the section on...
  3. Dan

    Similar Threads shown at the bottom of the thread you're reading - is back

    Similar Threads shown at the bottom of the thread you're reading - is back. But thanks to those who contribute to the forum by way of Upgrading Their Account to a Subscribed Member it is now using the all singing all dancing enhanced searching feature, rather than just using the thread titles...
  4. Lister1987

    You know you're a sparky when.....

    Another bit of fun, it can be anecdotal or make up YKYASW; You take off your trousers at night and instead of a tills worth of loose change falling out, you have a wholesalers worth of rawl plugs, fuses, screws and that bit of fluff you can't figure out where the hell it came from..... Next!
  5. Marti

    If you're selling your private number plate I might be interested.

    Just on the chance that anyone fancies selling their private number plate in the future , I might be interested if it electrical or electrician related. I realise they are not to everyone's taste and I'm compensating / having a crisis / shallow / infantile / got better things to do with limited...
  6. pirate

    Tel, if you're calling it a day, could you sort out this one for me first?

    Like I said, don't just give it up, choose what you want to do, and do no more...or words to that effect! I'm back on my Men's Shed charity thing today. I was about to install that 6mm in free air for that huge cooker when a guy dropped in a reel of 25 metres of 10mm, so just used that instead...
  7. B

    Kitchen lights

    Best type of lights for use on kitchen kickboards?
  8. B

    Cards

    What types of cards can you get e.g like CSCS card, are there any others that are useful? Thanks
  9. B

    Pictures needed

    Anyone got any pictures of before and after work need some for my college portfolio Cheers
  10. L

    Where do people advertise etc.

    Hello guys, Just a quick one I was wondering where you guys advertise or more importantly get most of your from? A new guy here starting out with not many contacts just trying to get some ideas for getting some work through the door.. Thanks
    • Liam howe
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    • commercial domestic local people trying where you're
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    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  11. GMES

    What's it called where you're from

    A couple of you got me thinking earlier ( Can't remember who it was sorry ) but it was calling Lunch Dinner and dinner tea or something like that. So how many different things have different names dependent on where you live: I will kick it off from South Yorkshire , A fishcake is Potato then...
  12. Dan

    Update: Browse the forum using SSL

    If you're fussy about this sort of thing, you can browse the forum using 128bit encrypted SSL. Just replace http://www.elec...... with https://www.elec..... in our URL in your web browser address bar. If you couldn't spot the different there, you just add the letter s after the http part. There...
  13. B

    Slimline Lighting

    Hey all, I am looking for slimline lighting that has emergency capability and is rated to IP65. I could go to IP54 but requirement is as slim as possible with emergency functionality to connect to a static inverter for emergency lighting. Any help would be great. regards,
  14. N

    Newcomer

    Hi all, I hope that you're as busy as I am, here in Kent.
  15. P

    Quote for replacing old storage heaters

    Not sure if this is the right forum but can anyone advise on this? I am replacing 2 storage heaters and have been quoted around £1,100 plus vat for removal/disposal of the old (non asbestos) ones and fitting of the new ones (Dimplex manual not Quantum). I could order these heaters myself for...
  16. Dan

    If you're brand-orientated, which are your main few?

    What are the couple of brands of tools you use mostly because you trust them, and why do you trust them?
  17. A

    Fuse breaking capacity

    where do you look to find the breaking capacity of fuses?
  18. A

    RCD Problem - HELP NEEDED!

    First off I dont claim to be great with electrics! I have installed a new consumer unit today, from the meter it has some 16mm T&E tails at considerable length - maybe 10 meters where I have put a KMF switch with an 80amp fuse. The board is a 2 way split, when i open the main RCD switch at...
    • arry01
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    • customer electrics great needed problem rcd switch you're
    • Replies: 30
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  19. P

    Am2

    Anyone know the Power factor forula required for the AM2 motor starter? Really desperate!:omg_smile:
  20. D

    Thorlux Prismalux light fittings x 20, west London, need to shift asap

    Hi, I have 20 Thorlux Prismalux fittings available, new, but in somewhat tatty / dusty boxes from storage. They have control gear for 125W MBF lamps fitted but this could be removed so they can be used with standard ES lamps, or it could be replaced with (eg) sodium gear - I think I also have 3...
    • darkside
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    • available electricians london fittings lamps light light fittings london west west london you're
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: For Sale and Wanted Forum

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