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- Need to get a voltage and continuity tester I do like the fluke one from screwfix but it's a little out of my price range for now. anyone know any good budget alternatives?
- I've been using Ansell Lighting products for a good few years now and have had very few issues. I'm thinking of changing the wholesaler I use and they seem to be pushing KSR products. What are peoples thoughts on them as a brand in terms of overall quality, reliability, ease of installation etc?
- Looking to get a pair of dewalt drills for electrics any tips and best places to get them from preferably decent price also any idea if cashconverters is a good spot I didn't go in for them was just looking around the city and stumbled upon them. They seemed to have alot of tools including […]
- He guys As I'm looking to become a trainee sparky. I need some hole saws to drill holes for some pipes. So thought I'll just buy a set for the future. What will be a budget friendly options? Are there a must have sizes for a sparky? Any brand should avoid or get ? Would […]
- Hello Is there an electric torque screwdriver on the market which can be used to tighten MCB terminals etc? Cant find one which can be set at say 2.5Nm and the click when torqued to that setting. Thanks
- Hoping someone can help please. Back in the day, this unit was available all over the place: – Spectra Wirefree PIR & Receiver Kit – Black | Honeywell_Friedland (L420NBLK) Very handy for areas when getting cable put in was a git. Does anyone know of a suitable alternative please? The PIRS are IP65, and only […]
- Hi Can anyone tell me what a good makes auto wire strippers are ?. cheers
- Hey guys What brand SDS drill do you use? I bought a small cordless black and decker drill to college to screw a few bits . Some of my fellow students started to take the p111ss and saying it was a crap brand and don't be seen on site with it. I was baffled by […]
- Is there such a thing as a purpose made cross head screwdriver for roofing bolts? If not which size is best?
- I emailed FLUKE and they didn't even respond, so much for SUPPORT. Firstly when using the Continuity function ( Low Ohms) the options include test current 10ma/250ma, which the manual suggest 10ma if rcd tripping is to be prevented. Who test continuity on live circuits ????????. test current polarity. The only application that I see […]
- Eh up My local wholesaler has started stocking Niglon Protego DBs… fitted one a couple of weeks ago, and fitting the next one next week. I really like them! Positives (in rough order of importance for me personally): very reasonably priced (I always offer a "budget" brand and a "big name" brand to customers, unless […]
- Heard yesterday that all the Current Grey Wago boxes are no longer going to be imported sold and the new pathetic white ones will be all thats sold
- In my haste for a quick deal, I bought a Ring doorbell from CEF for when my daughter moves out, as a security device for her flat. Realising now that I might need to pay for their cloud storage system. There are some badly written “guides” on how to record on your phone as you […]
- Looking for a cover or something to clip over my grinder disc when the grinders put away in my tool box to prevent the disc from snapping. Grinder lives in a large tool box with my other 18V bits (hammer drill, cordless, etc.) Anyone got anything? Don’t want to have to store it elsewhere or […]
- Fitted a new design Proteus board a few weeks ago, and one of there improvements is that all RCBOs are now biderectional, as well as SPD with built in fuse, no need for upfront MCB…. But is the bidirectional RCBO the way everyone is going now? I understand for specific circuits, ie PV, battery storage […]
- Does anyone have a source for good quality LED tape that has programmed effects rather than just one colour at a time. “Addressable” or “pixel chasing” would be the description. Local gym wants 4 parallel lines along their ceiling in the exercise room above the bikes to give the illusion of forward travel. Need 4 […]
- Hello folks. I'm a self funding trainee. Doing an course with EAL qualifications as a view to getting my foot in the door to becoming an electrician. I've got my Inspection and testing practical exams coming up and would like to invest in an AVI and proving unit. I need it to do phase rotation […]
- I’ve been having a brain fog moment. I’m looking for edge protection for a straight cut in steel trunking. “Grommet strip” in a search on CEF only brings up the small, flexible stuff for round holes. The stuff I’m thinking of is straight, not flexible… usually black, but would prefer white if I could get […]
- For work, not medical…. Local wholesaler is offering these. Don’t know whether to go for it, or would it just be another toy that sits unused on the van.
- I have been using DEWALT for the past six years. However, I have had to replace my impact and combi drills for the past two years, and the combi started falling again. I also broke one hammer drill. Therefore, I am looking for something more reliable. What is your experience with those tools, and which […]