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    Are lorry drivers (or lack of) having an effect on any of your regular supplies?

    I can say with all honesty that where I live we have NO shortages in any supermarkets or in the construction materials sector. However, the story is very different when I speak to friends and family living in the Scottish Highlands. There have been difficulties obtaining certain building...
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    Electrical training centers/colleges in Costa Del Sol

    How good is your Spanish? There are places if you search in Spanish. Málaga is a big city and I understand there is also a facility in Fuengirola. Never heard of anywhere English speaking though. I have a copy of current REBT (Spanish equivalent of BS7671) in electronic format and can provide...
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    Spanish Boletin Requirements for Consumer Units and Meter Cabinets

    A Boletin is the Spanish equivalent of an EICR. I believe the current edition of the Spanish wiring regs is REBT 2012. With regards to the meter box that may require to meet the local distribution company's rules. For example Endesa in Andalusia. I would recommend employing a registered local...
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    Who owns a grade card?

    SJIB Gold Card - Approved Expires October 2016. Proper 4 year apprenticeship. Feel sorry for what has happened to the trade south of the border.
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    Residential cable options

    I take it you are in the USA or Canada when you talk about 12 & 14 gauge cable as British cables are metric sized in square millimetres. As this is a UK forum I very much doubt that we can be of any help also regulations and codes are completely different in the UK to USA. You're probably best...
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    Cyclists**?£$%

    A lot of the a***hole cyclists round my way seem to think it's absolutely fine to ride about in the dark wearing dark clothing and no lights at all... and in the event of an accident it would be driver's fault!!!
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    Scratched a customers floor while working

    Andy Gotta agree with all the others who say call her bluff. Tell her you will pass it on to your insurer, unless your excess is more than £500.00 it will cost you less. Had a similar experience at my former employer's: A scumbag tenant claimed that one of our sparks had damaged her £400...
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    Dry lining box

    Appleby used to make little spacers which fit in the holes on the yellow lug face to accommodate thinner wall panels. My local branch of Holland House used to keep them. However you may well be quicker to use the wood glue & off-cut method suggested previously.
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    Cast Iron Service head

    In this part of the world (SSE - Hydro Electric area) the DNO will not change a cast iron cut-out live. They dig up the supply cable close to where it enters your property, cut the old PILC cable to enable safe replacement of the old head then re-joint. If necessary they will replace the last...
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    L-N Reverse On All Kitchen Sockets

    My money's on reverse polarity at the consumer unit or meter. Seen it several times in this area. A few years ago a contractor was replacing meters for Hydro Electric & terminating them red, black, red, black instead of red, black, black, red. Since then a polarity check on at least 1 socket...
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    Softboard ceilings

    Probably Cellotex but given the age of the building I would not even consider disturbing it, making holes etc. until an asbestos survey gave the all clear. We all know the drill by now presume asbestos until confirmed otherwise. Sounds like the company you spoke to didn't want to do the survey...
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    Economy 7 10mm tail

    Without seeing pic I'd bet what you have in reality is the following: 1 × 2 rate E7 meter & 1 × Radio teleswitch / E7 timeswitch Wiring connections: 25mm L&N from cutout to meter 10mm? L&N from cutout to teleswitch / E7 timeswitch motor connection if older 25mm metered L from load of meter to...
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    Compex Units 01-04

    Hi Chalky, Time is at a premium on this course so they are unlikely to have time for practicing for the exercises but if you are a qualified electrician this should not be a problem for you. Training centre will ask for proof of your qualifications at the start of the course, a SJIB/JIB grading...
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    How Good is your Colour Vision?

    Scored 4. Is that good for a colourblind spark?:)
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    trianco electric water heater

    Had these PCB units go faulty on these type units before - typically burning out. They are quite popular with our local authority in houses that don't have mains gas put on to Economy 10. Could have been a bad connection or faulty element. I'd megger all elements, pump etc before ordering and...

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