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  1. H

    Best Ladders for Electricians?

    Hi Looking to buy another set of ladders soon and was wondering if there are ladders that people recommend. Cheers
  2. sparksburnout

    Is it me???

    I do a bit of work for a local builder, he always uses the same plumbers and I have worked with them fairly frequently, seemed like decent sorts, did a not too bad job, some slightly questionable joist drilling now and again, but BCO never raised any problem (I am assuming that the regs for...
  3. GMES

    Sponsor A Puppy

    Well I have just sponsored Biscuit a gorgeous little guide dog puppy, really easy to do and set the direct debit up to take an agreed amount every month. You get the usual thing , updates on her progress and regular pictures as she grows up, when I thought about some of the rubbish I spend money...
  4. hasel5

    Todays little gem

    Went to disconnect a power shower in a rental as being renewed and found this in a unlocked cupboard. Now isolated and awaiting confirmation to replace with dual RCD board
  5. H

    Oven Tripping RCD Since Cleaned

    Brother got his oven cleaned yesterday, today it's tripping the RCD (not the breaker) - I'm gonna head over tonight and take a look for him but just thought I'd post here and ask for advice/possible things to look for. Thanks,
    • hightower
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    • cleaner little oven rcd select since tripping
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  6. A

    any chance of a little advice please on a lighting circiut

    any help on this would be great info I can give went to other half's parents house as they called to say they got a problem with there lighting circuit when mcb is switched on the power is on for a few/10 minutes and the mcb trips again they had the consumer unit replaced 6/9 years ago its a...
    • angellonewolf
    • Thread
    • advice chance lighting little please
    • Replies: 27
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  7. J

    Little Giant steps

    I got a set of Little Giant Dark Horse steps about a month ago and thought I'd recommend them. Not light and not cheap(very not cheap!), but very adaptable, and shorter than standard steps, so fit in the back of the truck. If you find yourself needing adaptable fibreglass steps, these are the...
  8. happysteve

    Ics and Icn: debunking the myth about those little boxes on MCBs

    Eh up :) There are often two boxes on the side/front of BS EN 60898 circuit breakers, BS EN 61009 RCBOs etc, e.g.: The bottom number is often misunderstood. The top number is Icn (in amps). In this case, Icn = 6kA. The bottom number is the energy limiting class. This is referenced in...
  9. M

    A little help please.

    Just received a couple of Electrical Danger Notifications (C2's) from our annual electrical inspections. "No co-ordination between conductor and protective device cct 1T/P 2.5mm - 32A 3Ø ref method B" & "High values of measured EFLI at ccts 6TP-15TP" Could you offer some advice as to what...
    • markhughes
    • Thread
    • help please little please
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  10. GMES

    A little treat

    I have been after one for a while, so bit the bullet this morning and looking forward to putting it to good use. I am constantly coming up against situations where one would be ideal such as getting into awkward places in factories and machines and with the advantage of a detachable screen and...
  11. L

    Blown Fuse

    My UK fridge of 5 yrs stopped working. I was told the fridge had blown a fuse so I replaced it myself with a 13A fuse. The fridge started working again from a different socket but when I connected the plug back to the original socket per the photo attached it doesn’t work. Seems like something...
  12. 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...
  13. S

    A little help please

    Evening everyone. Im working on a large house at the moment and need some direction with the heating system. As far as wiring goes I can handle basic systems but this is one of the larger ones I have worked on. Two boilers are warming a header tank. From the header there are three separate...
  14. the pict

    Smoke alarm

    Anyone know the make of the above with the little battery drawer, its for an old guy with athritis who cant rotate the head to replace the battery, tried talking him into something a bit more comprehensive but he aint having it, tight old git :) Pict
  15. L

    Ye have little faith

    I was on site today and got called in to do a customer care in a lived in plot about 4 months old. I turn up theres a bloke there with a very angry look on his face telling me ive messed his life up. He had no power in his house(since 1am) and claimed i had done some dodgy work etc etc. In the...
  16. M

    I'm a little confused about NVQ's

    Hi all, To give you a bit of background; I retrained as an electrician and completed my 2330 Level 3 in June 2012 and took my 17th edition straight after. At the time we couldn't get a straight answer from the college as to the path to approved electrician status! We mentioned the NVQ level 3...
  17. M

    2394 little help

    Iam getting ready to sit my written part fr 2394 and theres acouple of inspections im struggling wih. one of the practice qestions mentioned listing 5 checks you would carry out and the reason why exmple plastic conduit 1. the conduit system- check its not damaged and its complete throught out...
  18. B

    Its the little things that annoy !!

    For example, Ever noticed how on a double pole 45A switch your replacing for a cooker (for example) They always manage to put the Load terminals at the top. And the Supply terminals at the bottom. Surely after all these years manufacturers would have considered that 9 times out of 10 the supply...
  19. uksparks

    A little advice on these heat mats

    Hi, Had someone come to me who wants some heat mats connecting, at first I thought he was on about underfloor heating.. Anyway, I get there and he has to big sheets of steel folded and fixed together into something that resembles a paste table. Hmm whats that? He makes this stuff, this is not...
  20. 1

    little advice please

    Hi all after some advise please. A shop with a basment and flats on top has a tns 2phase and neutral supply one for shop one for flat. doing ze test am I right thinking that if I disconnect the main earth wouldn't that put the occupier of the flat in danger?

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