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  1. Marvo

    Problems When Making A Post

    We've had several complaints of problems being encountered when making a post on the forum. There's already a thread running here so please add to it to let us know if you encounter any issues. To enable us to reproduce the issues and track the bugs down please also include info about the...
  2. K

    The fuse is off! It’s making me use 20 characters to post this

    I’ve got an light fitting for under cupboard of a kitchen it has come with two wires connected, one being blue and the other brown. Now under my cupboard I have blue, yellow/green, and brown, perhaps commons sense but do I connect the blue wires together as well as the brown? (Fuse is fully...
  3. G

    Just an idea for making a waterproof low voltage inline joint

    You know how your tube of silicon sealer has gone solid just when you most need it!? Do you think that one could use this problem to make a permanent water tight joint, eg using twisted conductors secured in the usual connectors and placed in a suitable small plastic tubelike container and then...
    • greeny
    • Thread
    • inline joint low voltage making voltage waterproof
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  4. Andy C

    Is the C&G 2391 course making a come back?

    I have noticed on the C&G website that 2391 is coming back between April and June. Looking into it it seems that centres will be able to offer this qualification like the 2394/5 as single modules or combined. However I notice that the requirements are only a multi choice exam and a practical...
  5. B

    pre Jan 2016 boards

    Hi there I've been asked to start to carry out a number of Landlord certs, which I have started. I was just wondering what you guys were saying about non metal boards, if there is already a full RCD board installed pre Jan 2016. Are you doing unsatisfactory? or just putting them down as a...
  6. O

    Making Tax Digital - impact on the self employed....

    I was listening to BBC's Money Box yesterday and it sounds as if this will catch the self employed in FY2018 Tax simplification. It's complicated, Money Box - BBC Radio 4 - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08byfhs its the first 10 minutes you need to listen to.. So we are going to have to...
    • Octopus
    • Thread
    • accounts business digital employed impact making self self employed tax
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Business Related
  7. V

    Making a Light switch permanently on

    hi there im installing hue bulbs around my house and want to remove the traditional light switches and just join the cables so the light fixture it self is permanently on and just have blanking plates on. what would i use to join the cables that is safe to do so.The lights will be controlled by...
    • vanillafreak
    • Thread
    • light light switch making operated switch switches
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  8. B

    Old MK lightswitches making £10 + postage on ebay

    Dont do much domestic myself but are you lot still throwing these away on rewires? vintage mk switch | eBay - http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xvintage+mk+switch.TRS0&_nkw=vintage+mk+switch&_sacat=0 Personally I bin em but someone must be buying?
    • Barry White
    • Thread
    • ebay making old postage switch vintage
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  9. E

    Making Nail Polish While Powering Fuel Cells

    Hydrogen is widely regarded as a promising and clean alternative energy source. The traditional source of hydrogen for fuel cell use is water, which is split into hydrogen and oxygen. But oxygen is a low-value product. So, this week, researchers report a new approach and a new catalyst that can...
    • Electricity News --
    • Thread
    • cells making powering while
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  10. Midwest

    Need Your Lighting Installed?

    Just popped into John Lewis to buy some scented sticks and look at the fabrics :oops: and spotted the lighting department nearby. There was a leaflet 'Need your lighting installed?'. Offering their customers bespoke service when purchasing their exorbitantly priced, Chinese made luminaires...
    • Midwest
    • Thread
    • installed led lighting making niceic their
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
  11. P

    Fairly making money by sub-contracting - New Business Startup

    So far job-hunting sucks but I'm always trying. My background is really web development/programming and business but I love electrical installation with a passion but never seem to landed that job so I've decided to give the business side of me another go. This post is no way advertising but...
  12. Flanders

    The good old Light Bulb making a come back

    Just found this So it looks the we will have to start changing all them LED lamps we have been fitting back to the good old light bulb :) Old-fashioned light bulbs could be set for comeback after 'light recycling' breakthrough | Science | News | The Independent
  13. NDG Elecs

    Incandescent lamps might be making a come back!

    LEDs are not that efficient apparently! New development could lead to more effective light bulbs - BBC News
  14. VoltzElectrical

    New Job

    Well I've been in public lighting for 3 years now and it's hardly believable where time has gone! Anyway, I applied for, and got a new job with the general side of things and it seems they want me on the inspection and testing section. Gonna be heads down into GN3 methinks! Voltz.
  15. R

    Making The Move

    Hi first time on here and just after some advice, I am currently working as a qualified machine tool electrician at a major firm in Derby, However the role is becoming less and less appealing to me and am thinking about changing to become an installation leccy, I am educated to BTEC national in...
  16. HappyHippyDad

    Satellite cable and making it look nice!

    Evening all.. A few questions about cables!! Question 1. I have a run of 13m from satellite dish to load and need to use 2 satellite cables. 13m seems to be on the cusp of having to use PF100 rather than shotgun or RG6 to retain picture quality and limit inteference, is that about right or...
  17. J

    Fault current, and earth electrode resistance: Numbers not making sense

    In "Advanced Electrical Installation Work" by Trevor Linsley, he says that an earth electrode rod that is 1m deep will typically have a resistance of between 10 and 200 ohms. Given that fault currents can supposedly, momentarily, be in the order of 1000's of amps, this makes me scratch my head...
  18. T

    Building furniture....

    Anybody built there own furniture at home? Me and the gf have just got our first gaff together and basically can't afford out! So i am building whatever i can. I have designed the bed but started first with the wardrobe. I am making it out of scaffolding boards mainly due to how cheap i can...
  19. I

    Training as a tradesmen and making a move towards self employment.

    I would like to know if this is the correct training specification to become a 100% certified and competent Electrician. C&G 2365 level 2 C&G 2365 level 3 17th Edition. C&G 2394/95 Inspection & Testing. NVQ level 2+3. I would also like to know what the current market capacity/need is for...
    • Insomia
    • Thread
    • electrical work making self trade training
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  20. F

    Anyone a spark for British Gas????? What are they like to work for.

    Hi was just wondering what british gas are like to work for? A mate of mine is going for an interview they have promised him loads inc working your way up etc etc. What are the hours like?
    • FJAMES
    • Thread
    • anyone because british british gas electrical work gas hours making spark working
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum

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