my full time job

[DurhamSparky]

when not playing with single phase and putting in ip rated down lights I maintain this stuff.... stops me getting bored i guess...!!

 

[Phil]

nice work steve

 

[sparkiegaz]

some nice work gone into that plant room, ware abouts is that then feller

 

[DurhamSparky]

i never fitted it by the way!! im just the mug who is paid to maintain the mess that was left behind! fitted by professionals apparently!!

its for HP at Stockton

 

[Engineer54]

Are you saying, that You installed, cabled up and connected those MV (HV) switchboards??

 

[DurhamSparky]

NO!! i just maintain them...!!

 

[Engineer54]

So your an Authorised person then, ....and duly Licenced to work on HV live working systems??

 

[DurhamSparky]

yes!!! although HV = DEAD before i go near it!

 

[Engineer54]

Hmmmmm,...If you say so!!!

 

[DurhamSparky]

Hmmmmm,...If you say so!!!

trust me mate its dead before i open any covers associated with the bloody stuff!! circuit main earth and lock off all in place!! i value my life of me and my competent person(s)

Potential indicator is a must!

 

[Amp David]

Hmmmmm,...If you say so!!!

Get you boss man!!

 

[DurhamSparky]

yeah not sure what he was getting at either!!

 

[Mark_Burgess]

Hmmmmm,...If you say so!!!

Any reason for Steve to lie? When he not long ago, in another post said about the HV training he had all paid for and the bonus it would add to his CV.

 

[SMB]

Why would anyone bother to lie on this forum?

Seems pointless to me.

I would suggest DurhamSpark is being straight up.

Also.....isolation of that stuff is very important..LOL.

Regards.

 

[DurhamSparky]

think hes after a reaction!!

 

[SMB]

you'll get a reaction if you start trying to play with that stuff live........

giggle.

 

[DurhamSparky]

tell me about it!! last place i worked a SSE emplyee was cooked inside out from a HV sub on site! (albiet few years before i worked there) although the scorch marks and blast area still had a "engineer" shaped outline in it...!

he made his own castell key so no sympathy!

 

[Hawk81]

Hmmmmm,...If you say so!!!

I can't believe this post. It is unnessary, unhelpfull and stinks of jealousy. I have no reason to doubt steve.

 

[Paul.M]

I believe him because he has said so. No reason to doubt Durham. Anyway this has now become a reaction.

There are many great members on here that give up their time and efforts to give advice to those who need it and Durham is one of them. I have never seen one of his posts that I would question. Continue your good work.

 

[malcolmsanford]

Nice post there durham .....proper work great stuff. Not sure if things have changed but in that UPS Battery room noticed the flours and the grid switches were not sealed type, are the batteries then non vented type. I remember at an hospital I did we had to use sealed lights, switches and sockets, but this was a few years ago and may have just been NHS spec.

Not sure also if it's the camera angle but it looks like it would be a bit of a task to replace any of those batteries on the top level as they seem close to the lights.

 

[Mr.Si]

Nice indeed!

I have to say though, that photo 34 shows the device that is undoubtedly the most important to maintain!
Keep up the Good work Mr Durham Sparky!

It looks like you get a nice variety of equipment to see to. I'm Jealous!

 

[DurhamSparky]

the grids are standard MK metaclad range and teh lights are the usual vapour proof fittings..!

the batteries in question are sealed and thus give of no gassers during charging and dont require topping up so risk of explosion due to high hydrogen levels are reduced if not entirely removed..! we do have a natural passage of air through the room just on safe side!

top level batteries require a table lift and step ladder!! plenty of room..!! just about to change 1200 batteries on another site!! should be fun!

 

[sparkiegaz]

Do u want to swap jobs feller??!?

 

[DurhamSparky]

what you do??

 

[Amp David]

Hes a gigolo LOL

 

[sparkiegaz]

what you do??

just fitting some new lights in a school, putting presence detectors in to turn lights off. why people cant use the switch when they leave i dont know,,,,treading water til shop referb starts in few weeks.

 

[DurhamSparky]

people are too lazy to turn lights off!!! they always assume some body else will do it!!

 

[sbrown2]

Would have thought this stuff would be "meat and veg" with your background inthe navy.

 

[alarm man]

thats cleaner than any ship ive seen,captains glove wouldnt even have a speck of dust.

 

[Guest123]

Pic 34 is DEFINATELY the most important piece if kit to look after!!!

 

[benji]

got to say when i walked round HP data storage i was impressed with the amount of space that the electrical services were given ,Full Electric did a good job from what i saw.

 

[DurhamSparky]

oh its an impressive building i give them that!!

however Full Electric Services (FES) corners have been unearthed and are been sorted internally!! things like dodgy PIR sensors and 2 way lighting and 3 way wired up wrong... important items of equiptment on the switched side of contactors etc when really it needs juice ALL the time...!! all daft things really!

 

[DurhamSparky]

Would have thought this stuff would be "meat and veg" with your background inthe navy.

yup... certainly is!!! but its amazing how much technology differs between the decades!! i was using 80's Kit and this is 2010 kit!!! its amazing! principals the same like!!!