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  1. Dan

    Flags should start being shown

    As the forum gets used and more ip based posts get made the forum will show which country the IP reads from. Handy now, essential soon!
  2. N

    Confused about my floors being grounded

    I am a complete novice when it comes to electrics but I have recently bought a grounding mat and so I've been doing some measurements and I'm totally confused by something. Upstairs I get a reading from my body of 5 (ish) volts (bare foot). When I touch the earthing mat this goes down to 0.2...
  3. S

    Travel time being averaged

    Hi All, Curious about something, while working I am expected to travel to different sites across the UK, i am unpaid for the first 45 minutes of travel, But my workplace average the rest of our travel outside of the 45 minutes across the month so I could be working 8 hours away and should be...
  4. Q

    What do people get retainer wise for being on call?

    Evening all, For being on call out of hours what is the standard if any retainer fee, the place I work offer a higher rate when called out but what is a fair amount to ask for simply being on call? We can get called out at any hour and on the weekends Cheers for any responses
  5. C

    I have a 1 HP Dayton motor model 5k673. It is being replaced with 31TR91. Need help with wiring.

    I have a 1 HP Dayton motor model 5k673. It is being replaced with 31TR91. Need help with wiring. I was able to confirm line (L1) abd (L2 230v) Connections, but I have 2 wires left and I am not sure where they go. This is a hangar door, and the wiring is attached to a 3 pole switch...
  6. W

    Being billed for extra work?

    Hi guys. I had an electrician who came out, because there was a fault in the system. £180 for the emergency call out. Then I was quoted £750 (if paid in cash) else £900 for by bank transfer/invoice. fusebox was placed with a PCB one. 2 faults were identified in the circuit, necessitating a...
  7. R

    Being Slow at Work - Advice for an Apprentice.

    I was speaking to one of our Apprentices today who has been with us just under 3 years and is coming to the end of his apprenticeship. He said whilst I was away on holiday they gave him a ‘test’ which involved doing a full installation of an intruder alarm. You have another engineer there just...
  8. S

    EICR - I completed all remedial works now being told he needs to do a full test again

    Hey all, Could do with some help. I had a company recommended to me who quoted me to do an EICR on my rental property. (£265). I thought this was quite expensive but as I've been messed around no end by tradesmen I thought I'd go with the recommendation and pay the extra. I also asked him to...
  9. HappyHippyDad

    Being registered.............

    Just thinking aloud. Retirement is a long way off, but when it does happen I may well carry on doing smaller jobs once or twice a week. I don't think I would stay registered, but I may end up doing the odd CU change, or lets say I was even on a job where a building inspector was involved. Now...
  10. T

    Heating Controller Being overridden (UK)

    Hi hope someone can help me, it’s a bit of a long story so sorry in advance. Around 10 months ago we had a power cut and when the power was restored, we got a bit of a surge. Didn’t realise that it had impacted on our central heating until we woke up in the middle of the night with the water...
  11. T

    Name of Device being used?

    Anyone know what kind of device this is and brand name used? Its connected to a pressure switch.
  12. W

    UK How to register for Part P, being able to provide test certs.

    Hi all, looking for some advice, ive got my 236 Parts 1 & 2, AM1, 18th Edition, Testing & Inspection, how do i go about registering for Part P, being able to provide test certificates etc? Thanks, Tony.
  13. A

    New 4 way CU being fed from 50A MCB on old CU

    HI, I ve briefly asked about this setup before but now asking about the load on 4 way...... is this Ok/Safe ? I have a plastic 10 way CU.....one of the 50A MCBs from this has been used to feed the new 4 WAY metal CU. The new 4 way METAL CU has an 80A main switch (30Ma) and 4 MCB's (50a,32a,32a...
  14. W

    NAPIT Certification Scheme First NAPIT Assessment since being transferred from STROMA - EICR's

    Hi all I have been full scope with STROMA and undertake EICR's in both a commercial and domestic setting, I have all quals, ins etc to undertake these For my first assessment NAPIT's asessment check list is asking for 3 EICR's from each category from the past year I am just a sole trader so...
  15. B

    Early Days of Being Self-Employed

    I've just started out on my own coming into my 3rd month. The first month and half I was mega busy working 5 or 6 days every week and now I'm currently doing 2 or 3 jobs a week. My number has been passed on from clients I've worked for and I've spoken to a few builders and plumber I know. I've...
  16. Phil L

    What your favourite part of being an electrician

    As the title says, what is everyone favourite part of the job?, is it meeting new people, fault finding, design or install or anything in between
  17. M

    Am I being harsh on this installation?

    Recently carried out an EICR, at great difficulty I might add, which has flagged various issues other than the one I’m asking about. I’ve given the ‘accessibility to consumer unit’ a C2, am I being too harsh? Whilst not potentially dangerous, I couldn’t carry out full testing in its current...
  18. D

    The point of being qualified?

    Hello all. Been a sparky since I left school (which is rather a long time ago). 17th Edition, and currently not planning to bother with the 18th. You get to a point in life where hoop jumping becomes tiresome! My point is this. I occasionally work for a local security company as a sub...
  19. GBDamo

    Swerved a jod, am I being a bit soft.

    Got called out to a commercial kitchen, the job stated that they had no gas as the intake fans had failed. Turned up an the "local spark" had bypassed the Merlin CT1250 and effectively hard wired the gas valve, intake and extract fan and completely omitted the E stop. None of the wiring inside...
  20. Anthony Deakin

    How to work out no value of Zs to Ze being 0.35 ohm

    Hi all, ive been asked this question A direct measurement of Zs cannot be carried out. The supplier gives a Ze value of 0.35 ohm and the line and cpc resistance as 36.24 milliohm/m. If the circuit is 31metres in length the earth fault loop impedance will be? What is the formula please? Thank you

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