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  1. Y

    Garnering some extra income

    Morning all, after being a sparky for 8 years and then walking out of my job after a disagreement with management I recently landed myself a role as a design engineer, which is going well, however I've taken a huge pay cut to get the role as I'm only classed as a 'junior', and now it would...
  2. T

    Getting stung with extra work!

    Just started quoting for my company. How do people word/get round saying that any extra work needed due to departures from the regs? As i know a few people who have lost out big time with having to do extra work and not get payed. Many Thanks
    • TJC1
    • Thread
    • additional change electrical work extra getting quotes work works
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Business Related
  3. S

    Comsumer change and nice little extra.

    Went to view a consumer unit change today. I turned up, nice couple and nice house. I get pointed to this small little cupboard under the stairs and asked if I could go about pricing a new consumer unit and making it all look tidy. I have a little quick look and find this.... Far from the...
  4. P

    Upgrade of current setup SouthWest

    Upgrade of current setup. The current setup on my house is 14 Upsolar up240p polycrystalline panels at 105 degrees, feeding into a Fronius igtl3.0 inverter. It is ok but the power drops off after midday so I'd like to expand it. It was put in, in February 2012 so has the higher rate of FIT...
  5. B

    Adding extra consumers to an existing installation

    Hi all, I am looking to add 4 x instantaneous water heaters in an old care home.How do I ensure there is enough capacity left on the electrical supply for these additional water heaters. The client is asking for specific calculations prior to the job being done. The only thing I can think of is...
    • Bsc
    • Thread
    • adding consumer consumer unit existing extra installation
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  6. G

    Adding extra PV using same inverter

    All, need some help here about adding on extra capacity to my existing pv system Here is my existing spec 16*250w canadian solar panels (3yr old) 3.8kw centrosolar inverter installed on a large west facing roof What I am trying to find out is....if i can add 1.5kw to my small south facing...
  7. polo1

    Extra large downlight converter kit?

    Extra large, as in the hole in the ceiling is extra large!!! Looking for a (preferably brass) converter kit where the outside dia of the ceiling plate is 150mm. I came across one site but they were looking for £35 each and I need three. I appreciate that the existing holes in the ceiling could...
  8. Dan

    New CDM Regulations will bring extra duties to smaller contractors ECA predicts a sur

    Commenting on the release of draft guidance on the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 Read the full news article
    • Dan
    • Thread
    • contractors eca extra new regs regulations smaller
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  9. O

    Should the UK pay up? UK told to pay £1.7bn extra to EU

    OK, its Friday so I'll kick off todays debate on a EUROPEAN level: "UK told to pay £1.7bn extra to EU" "Under the new calculations, the UK and the Netherlands are both being asked to pay more, while France and Germany are both set to receive rebates. The additional payment is due...
  10. 1

    neff kichen extra hood

    Hi any one know what could cause a kitchen extractor fans lights and fan to stop working fuse not a problem voltage is present no lights poped it's a friend of mine he told me was working ok un till he tried to turn it off it wouldn't turn of so he just switched off the fused spur for it now it...
  11. E

    WANTED - small (2-3kw) system

    Any suggestions for where I can purchase a 2-3kw system? in kit form,and what price I should be paying? I already have 4 kw system fitted on my roof to utilise the feed in tarriff but they face SSW and I have enough space to fit approx 10 panels facing ESE. We use quite a lot of electricity and...
  12. E

    Re: Extra Low volt switching for lighting

    Re: Extra Low volt switching for lighting What regulations are there for extra low voltage controlled 12 Volt lighting. Also are there regs for any type of low volt DC switching from 12 volt battery (solar charged) off-grid LED lighting ? The control unit is home brew with infra red handheld...
  13. M

    so i stayed up an extra 3 hours and got to the weird side of youtube and found this

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mViO9mnCTBo Welll then haha
  14. HappyHippyDad

    Extra TV sockets/splitters/boosters etc

    I have been asked once or twice if I would fit an extra TV aerial point and I have always declined as this is not something I understand in depth so therefore dont want to do it. I realise its fairly straight forward to just add a splitter/booster in the loft and run the cable to desired...
  15. M

    Fuse Box Advice

    Hi There apologise if i have put this in the wrong forum, was hoping to steal some advice if I can, am looking to purchase my first home and have some quires I hope you can rest my mind with I am a home cinema and PC Geek so wondering how old this install could be, will it be up to the task...
    • maff117
    • Thread
    • advice box extra first fuse fuse box
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  16. S

    Advice on getting extra meter for self contained basement

    I have a self contained basement which I am looking to rent out. It has a separate gas meter and consumer unit but shares a meter with the main house. I have a three phase supply which has recently been replaced by Northern Powergrid. I would like to split the supply for an extra meter for the...
    • silverbantam
    • Thread
    • advice basement extra getting meter self
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  17. G

    Is it worth paying an extra £1200.00 for 1 more panel?

    Hi, I have two quotes one for 11 panels (in a 8 / 3 configuration - a samil inverter on the 8 panels and a soladin inverter for the 3 panels) and then a quote for 12 panels ( 8 / 4 configuration with a samil inverter again on the 8 and 4 micro inverters on the 4) difference in the 2 quotes is...
  18. A

    socket and see pdl 310

    hi here I have a socket and see pdl 310 has calibration until april 2014 was only bought new 2013 and needed calibration cert for part p assessment, I have just bought a multifunction tester, this tester is great and never trips rcd on loop, the tests it performs are loop, pfc, voltage, polarity...
    • Asher1111
    • Thread
    • bought calibration extra photobucket socket tester
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: For Sale and Wanted Forum
  19. Jay Sparks

    ELECSA Certification Scheme Elecsa annual assesment

    Hi Guys &b Girls, Ive just had my annual asessment for Elecsa. I got talking to the assesser and asked him about this "third party" signing deally!! I asked him if I would need to be registered in a different way and PAY any extra fee??? He said this new "third party" thing is a load of crap...
  20. G

    extra 3 phase distribution board

    hello all first post here looking for some help, i have a farm workshop with 3 phase supply and 100 amp incomer in distribution board, i have now built a new workshop 70mtrs away and want to take the power across to it. i am thinking 25mm 4 core swa cable will be suitable underground (welders...

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