Hi everybody,
I've been asked to do a EICR in a commercial property, So i popped in to have a look on my way home quickly and found the lighting cables are clipped to the ceiling and walls, So my question is... do the lighting circuits need RCD protection due to not being 50mm deep in walls...
So far I have never had to deal with a new supply but a possible site we are looking at will need some major changes and so I wondered if folks here might have some help before engaging with SSE and/or supply company, etc.
The site used to have a private 500kVA transformer but that was removed...
I have an Adexa dishwaser (7kg EMP.500 under counter style) that fills, heats and empties ok but has stopped working on the wash cycle. I replaced the internal 500ma fuse and it worked for a few minutes on the wash cycle but blew the fuse again.
Ive chcked the capacitor is working using a...
I need 2 x ECS Gold Card electricians with IPAF for a job in Bedford, Data, Small Power, WIFI Distribution.
and
1 x ECS Gold Card Electrician for a job I have in Milton Keynes
If anyone is available and lives local to Bedford or Milton Keynes please contact me
Start date is as soon as possible.
Hi all, just looking for some advice about getting into site installation work.
Currently 32 yo, 1.5 years qualified gold card in electrical installation on a static site doing 3ph and single phase db's, tray, motors etc.
Just wondering how would I go about getting into site work?
Do I need to...
Hi
Got a steady flow of national contracts that need to be delivered on a monthly basis. Haven't got an engineer based South East/Kent area. Would sooner someone local pick it up rather than an engineer travel it.
Works are testing and remedial works. Mainly office based sites. We get plenty...
Anyone suggest an alternative to the below?
https://lightsaveled.com/products/architectural/ls-sky
They’ve been specified on a council job and the trouble I’m having with these absolute chancers. I paid for them 2 weeks ago and have still not received. Why on earth they have to specify from...
Hi guys,
Rewired a unit where they make dentures, builder today has asked to install 16a commando socket with isolator (no problem) however stated the company fitting the machine has required a type D breaker, the whole board is RCBOs and the company 'Fusebox' is what I fitted the board with...
Hi guys, first time posting, please bare with me! I have an old test chart as shown in the pics that i would like to get running. Everything lights up seperately, the bit at the top/the red and green rings/the white rings/the line of letters at the bottom/the hole at the bottom used as a light...
I'm not trade. Q about light fittings and water.
Our village hall has a bar, with a sink for glass washing. We want to put a light above the sink, and our electrician will do this together with some other work, and he asked us to choose a light fitting. Now being a committee, something might...
I have completed Level 2, currently doing the 18th edition course, I wanted to know, what is it like to get myself into the commercial scene, I read a few forums where electricians say agents mess mates around. How would I get paid as a mate? Do I register myself with the CIS scheme? Do I...
I’m nearly a qualified electrician and I’m looking to change from mainly domestic jobs to more of the commercial/ industrial side. I’m just wondering how difficult will it be and what type of work should I expect to be doing?
Scenario: Commercial TPN distribution board down stream requiring type2/3 protection. Board is at full capacity and breakers discontinued etc. how are people getting around this? is it acceptable to be doubling up in the supply side of the main switch to feed separate enclosure with triple pole...
I'm looking for the best and long lasting cable for my commericial building please suggest me the best brand cable and specification .
Thanks,
Jozef Behr
Hi Everyone, been to look at a job last week where ive done a bit of work previously, its a wholesale food warehouse. They have a large freezer with 9 hi bay lights in and they want these changed to a more energy efficient variant with its own pir. Ive never priced something like this before and...
Hi there as detailed in the picture I have a lot of fridges and freezers to be installed within a commercial environment as of running the cabling for rings etc iam either going to need obviously a few ring mains but my question is when the compressor all kick in at the same time will this need...
Hi there sparkys!
I work for a company who manufacture CT Clamps to measure current consumption. I'm a presales engineer, not an electrician.
These clamps, as I'm sure you know, simply clip on to a conductor in a consumer unit or elsewhere, and in our case, transmit the information wirelessly...
Hi guys,
I've got a job where I'm installing dado trunking on the floor of an office for sockets and data. Some info on job - In total I will be installing 36 double sockets to supply 40 workstations. Majority of the workstations will be a laptop with dual monitors and phone setup. Some of the...
These Official Forum Sponsors May Provide Discounts to Regular Forum Members - If you would like to sponsor us then CLICK HERE and post a thread with who you are, and we'll send you some stats etc
Sure, ad-blocking software does a great job at blocking ads, but it also blocks useful features of our website. For the best site experience please disable your AdBlocker.