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  1. S

    Called back to a Job ............................. advice needed

    Hi Guys I recently completed a Kitchen Refurb everything is done and dusted all trades have completed their works and job's a good un or so i thought....... The customer has called me back and had second thoughts on the electric Hob i installed infact it wasnt a new one she had the old one...
  2. M

    Fireworks

    Imagine playing with the wean n theres an almighty BANG!!!!! rushed to the front door to see what it was (sounded like fireworks landing in my garden when i looked out n heard sizzling n POPIN coming from a joint on DNO pole I called Scottishpower emergency number while neighbour called firy...
  3. C

    anyone heard of a company called target

    I think they are doing work at heathrow but I am struggling to find a contact number . Cheers
  4. P

    Iphone apps for the sparky

    Hi Guys, Anyone using any good iphone apps at the moment to help with calcultions etc? I've seen I few out there but haven't used them, any thoughts?:confused:
  5. S

    What is this called?

    Hi can anyone tell me the name of a part I need. It is basically a connection that keeps a line active when a load is in place, then when the load is removed the line is broken. It has to be so that the load is easy to remove. Really the product is still in the design stage so I am open to any...
  6. P

    on site guide has legs

    little red one has gone missing. not a happy bunny (neither was the good lady of the house after i pulled everything out trying to find it) think it may be stuck to someones glue fingers :mad:
  7. H

    Cooker Circuit

    Hi all, my first post! Well, I was called to a job the other night because the cooker was tripping the rcd. Didn't have an insulation resistance tester with me so i disconnected the cable supplying the cooker from the cooker connection plate turned it on and still the rcd was tripping.Any way i...
  8. E

    Lighting RCD problem

    I have been called to a job where an RCBO has been added to a newish board, (a fan has been added and bathroom lights altered). The Part P guy who fitted them called me out as 1) There is an insulation fault L/N, 0.00 reading (dead short) I initially put this down to some piece of equipment...
  9. K

    Tell us about your faults!

    Hi ALL Just thought id put this one up for all those faults we find. heres one to kick it off ! Domestic RCD tripped and wouldnt reset cause was a blown low energy light bulb.:D There you go now for yours !
  10. A

    Concealed junction

    Hi guys thought you may like this one we found the other day, got called in the client had just had the bathroom fitted out, she had wanted downlighters so the bathroom installer droped the ceiling as it was a flat and instaledl the down lighters in it, i just had to see how he had done the...
  11. D

    apprehension changing jobs

    hello everyone, im new here and i thought that maybe a few people might have been in the same boat as me from this forum. im currently an electrician (26 yrs old) for a company called johnson matthey, we do all sorts of electrical work from the basic PAT Testing, changing lamps, RCD testing...
  12. G

    what kind of screwdriver is this called? help!

    I am looking for the type of screwdriver you get for doing fuseboards, you know the kind that looks like 2 flat heads crossed like this + or looks like a star driver with the tip cut off, it fits into the screws used on consumer units perfectly, i have looked for them in local tool shops butt...
  13. mrloy99

    london underground pink pass

    hello, I wonder if any London sparkies can help me out.I nned to find out how to get an entry pass(i think it is called)in order for me to take up some work on LUL. Where do I go to get it and who do I have to see. Many thanks in advance. mrloy99.
  14. Had8Lives

    Is it called an accessory back box?

    Hi, Just wondering if anybody knows what the proper name for a metal back box with a single and double space in one complete box is called, and who makes it. Many Thanks. :o

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