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  1. F

    EICR inspection in general

    Hi on carrying out an EICR on a domestic property the system is a TT and has had a new Cu fitted in the passed couple of years no documentation, the tails have been upgraded to 25m but the bonding Gas and Water is still only 6m also the earth conductor again 6m. Does this warrant a C3 on the new...
  2. imago

    Opinions, guidance and general horror.

    Without giving you a long and boring career history I am experienced in the construction industry and electrical work. I went office based for a number of years and missed it. So now I'm self employed again and bringing my qualifications up to date. So, I have given my pound (should that be...
    • imago
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    • aus general guidance opinions
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Australia
  3. J

    Part P required? General Advice..

    Hi All, I'm new to the forum and thought the best place to get some advice would be from joining the Electricians forum. I have studied and completed the C&G 2330 Level 2 and am currently Studying the C&G 2330 Level 3. I also recently completed the 17th Edition. I do have some experience but...
    • John Millican
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    • advice aus general part part p required
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Australia
  4. H

    General Insurance inc Professional and Public Liability

    Can anyone recommend a decent Insurance Company / Brokers ? How much should a small new Solar PV company pay for general insurance ? Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks Percy
  5. B

    insurance compay help cu changes/ general installation

    hi all please help i find myself in a bit of a situation i work with a company who primarily do insurance work ie when a property is damaged through fire, water and the like. anyways as you can imagine it provides some eyeopeners of propertys my questions are these 1. when doing a pir on these...
    • bobby101
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    • aus changes general help installation insurance
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Australia
  6. B

    generaL query

    hi all i would like to know if their is such a thing as a electricians supervisor exam/ course if so any details would be greatly appreciated
  7. B

    Couple of general questions...

    Can someone just give me some straight answers. Ive had a bitch of a day and i'm not thinking straight. These Kronenbourgs might have something to do with it. LOL. With regards sub mains, on large commercial / industrial installations. When testing Zs on sub mains final circuits, if the...
  8. SolarCity

    SAP calculations and general misselling

    I've just had an interesting meeting with a potential customer. He has had a few different quotes and he is more or less sure he wants to go with us. He was confused about a few things, however, and it's hardly surprising. He showed me some of the claims that have been made by other PV firms...
  9. K

    General kitchen applicance power consumption calculation KWh, KW etc

    I'm playing around with max demand and diversity figures and thought I'd try and get better/more factual figures. Most appliance manufacturers tend to quote in KWh which doesn't make much sense for instantaneous power calcs and for A rated appliances the actual power seems to be very low with my...
  10. B

    General requirements to start as an electrician in the UK

    New to this website. Just returned to the UK after 20 years and note electrical jobs and mobile fleet usage needs many certificates which were not in vogue when I left these shores. Can anyone tell me what i need to get me on the employment list. I am qualified to HNC Electrical Engineering...
  11. E

    Screwfix - General public

    In screwfix before getting some SDS drill bits and noticed a customer asking about 2.5mm t&e. He seen my t-shirt and walked over. He said I'm looking to put in a 13amp ring but this cable only seems to carry 11amps lololol. After a 5 min discussion I think he left rather baffled lol. Told him to...
    • Electricalserv
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    • asked aus general house public screwfix
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  12. S

    General Advice

    I have recently completed my Part P training and propose to use upgrading my consumer unit to 17th Edition requirements and rewiring my kitchen as the specimen job for joining Elecsa with the express purpose of gaining self certification status as a competant person. I have hit a snag in that...
    • startingtopuff
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    • advice aus general
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Australia
  13. W

    Re-training

    Well my situation is I'm 23 and I currently work in the building trade as a general builder mostly bricklaying and plastering. I have been thinking about finding an electrical course alot lately as it seems to be a good idea whilst I'm young. I mentioned it to my boss and he has offered to pay...
  14. J

    PAT Testing General Pricing Per Item For An Electrician to Charge.

    HI All. Looking for a general price for PAT testing as well know it does not really pay for electricians to do PAT testing but as we are all trying are best for work, I am looking at what we could charge or what other charge to braek even and get work. I currently charge £1.50 an item and a...
    • jktelectrical
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    • aus charge electric electrical electrician general pat pat testing pricing testing
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Australia
  15. J

    General Lighting Question

    Am a 1st year apprentice and just want to get my head around the wiring of domestic lighting... 3plate: You take a 1.5 t+e from c/u to first lighting point (L,N,E) and then loop in and out of each lighting point (hench being called loop-in method aswell as 3plate?) then take another 1.5 t+e...
    • J.C.E
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    • aus general lighting question
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: Australia
  16. B

    general query

    hi all i have got a question that has been bugging me i work in the insurance game and i would like to know when our company strips out a domestic installation to the bare bones then the installation is reinstated back to exsisting .. hence forth once works are completed i do a PIR but should i...
    • bobby101
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    • aus general query
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Australia
  17. J

    Help with fault finding - general questions please help

    Hi there i have got my trade test to do done my installation today and tomorrow i have my fault finding and testing&inspection to do, just have a few questions i want to ask a decent tradesman who understand faults quite good, im fine with testing and inspection but where it comes to fault...
    • jordan2011
    • Thread
    • circuit connections fault fault finding faults finding general please questions
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Industrial Electricians' Talk
  18. J

    general testing questions

    On a PIR test to confirm Zs values i obviously go to thr BRB page 48.But when do i use the rule of thumb i.e 80% Method ?. I understand there are differences between a cold install to one that is in service as resistance changes when cables are warmer. On previous posts i have noted to qualify...
  19. T

    Socket close to handwash??

    I have first fixed a kitchen area all walls and ceilings plastered. Now the owner has completely redesigned the layout of the kitchen, so I have a couple of sockets where there of no use now, one of them ends up being behind a very small hand wash bowl, do you think this will be a problem to...
  20. i=p/u

    diversity in general

    havent got my books no more as lost on train last week or id have look,,,, ive seen loads of people talking about diversty on cookers 10% then 30% of remainder, what does this all apply to, isit just cookers.....
    • i=p/u
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    • aus diversity general
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Australia

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