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How can you be nearly qualified but have relativly little basic experiance in installation n testing ? Year1 stuff this is
Discuss Replacing a BS3036 db to a new 17th Edition Dual RCD Consumer Unit in the Electrical Wiring, Theories and Regulations area at ElectriciansForums.net
Hi There,
Im new to this forum and apologise if i sound abit dumb but would really appreciate someones help. I am a nearly qualified electrician but lack experience. I wish to install a new consumer unit in my friends shop as its currently using an old bs3036 type that someone had fitted as a temporary measure previously. Is it a case of taking the old one off and replacing it or is there more to it.
The shop that my friend had taken over has only one lighting circuit in it. Everything else has been stripped out.
Would appreciate a little advice.
Many Thanks
Steve
Apologies about this being in the wrong section
I have installed many in college but never replaced and old fuse board for a new c/u. It in a very old shop so was unsure if the main earth was adequate etc..haven,t they taught you how to install a c/u at college?
Appreciate that reply. I was expecting abit of stick. Got to start somewhere. Ill learn one day.I feel for you matey boy, they talk people through god only knows what on here who has no electrical knowledge whatsoever and I mean NONE (just spend some time reading a few posts) and they're giving you a hard time. The sparks who have been teaching you are the one's who should be getting a hard time. Ask one of them at work to assist you and talk you through it step by step. You can always get your mate to bung them a few quid, by the way once you start doing this for friends / mates they'll all come out of the woodwork. If you can't be asked to do it don't let them talk you into it, tell them you've already got a job Mon - Fri or whatever lol
Youve hit the nail on the head. Sat in a classroom everyday. An apprenticeship is so hard to come by though but would be massively beneficial if i found one. Maybe i could offer to work for free a couple of days a week for someone. try get a little experience.He'll of been on a full time 2330 course probably instead of an apprentership. Don't think they'll show you how to change CU/DB's on them. They make take you through it in a classroom on paper, but what bloody good is that.
Tele's advice is the best mate, get a spark in and get him to show you - be massivley benefitial in the future for you.
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