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  1. Diver233

    NICEIC Certification Scheme NICEIC 2391 no exam is this normal ?

    Advice gladly accepted. So I’ve spent well over £1000 and loads and loads of time studying for the City and Guilds 2391 exam with the NICEIC. Did the course last week and took and passed the multi choice test on the fourth day, with the practical and written test left to do. I was told when I...
  2. Blehstor

    Tachometer reading four times as normal

    Hello everyone. I installed a new instruments panel with a tachometer for my old car (Fiat Uno) the board is for a Fiat Palio but the connections are the same and the panel fits perfectly. The only problem is the tachometer, it displays 4000 rpm when the car is turned on but idle, and goes all...
  3. IBRAHIM HAMEED

    Earth Leakage Relay connection with normal CT

    Hi Can I connect normal Current Transformers (CT) instead of Core Balance Current Transformers (CBCT) to Earth Leakage Relay.. Thanks
  4. Gavin John Hyde

    Sources of larger than normal ceiling roses

    Got a job fitting some bits and bobs in a house, its a new build and the people who built it butchered the ceiling, even a light weight lamp shade pulls the ceilign roses out of the plaster board, they used rawl plugs and screws and no joist in sight! when they cut open the hole to get to the...
  5. R

    What is this and is it normal? Council electrics

    It's been almost 4 years since the council updated all the electrics in the house, at the time they moved the fuse box to the back wall rather than the side wall. Today curiosity got the better of me and I'm just wondering what this is, as it doesn't look normal. At the time a council inspector...
  6. P

    Changing a dimmer switch to a normal switch - help needed please.

    Good afternoon, I bought a switch from my local electrical shop with the intention of swap it for the dimmer switch. Having taken the unit apart I have found four wires going into the existing dimmer switch. One black, one grey and two brown. Question is where do I connect the four wires to on...
  7. S

    Lsf cable in shop ? Or normal twin and earth

    Do you need lsf cable in a shop if it is not spec or can I just use twin and earth for lights and sockets
  8. C

    Using an outdoor light via normal 3 pin plug?

    Hi all, I'm not an electrician, I come here for advice. I wondered if it would be possible and safe to run a long, thick, armoured cable from my outdoor plug on my conservatory underground around 20 metres to power an outdoor light? Or would I need a full new circuit ran from my consumer unit...
  9. Andy C

    Old Butler and Maid panel repair, ideas please.

    I have been doing some work for a friend of mine and he has an old wooden indicator box with 6 flags in it for various rooms and an indicator for the main door to the house. The relatively new bell wire that was put in by the electrician that rewired the place (not me) is all fine, I have...
    • Andy C
    • Thread
    • ideas indicator normal old panel please repair transformer voltage
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  10. A

    is this normal or are these cowboys?

    I've just had electricians in to do a whole house rewire. I think his intention was to have 4 guys on the job but as it turned out they always seemed to be away on other jobs. In the end they rushed the work to get finished on the last day. The guys attitude is that the job is complete but the...
    • Andrew77
    • Thread
    • certificate complete normal these
    • Replies: 38
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
  11. D

    Stroma Certification Scheme Stroma Worry - Don't bother, they're sound and normal and not just after you for your money!

    Just had my Stroma assessment. I just wanted to put all the guys minds at ease that are awaiting theirs. Went ok and I was pooing myself to say the least. (Who enjoys being interviewed about their job and knowledge) Had a guy called Gary who was very chilled and eased my nerves. Got a couple...
  12. S

    Emergency Lighting Tests - should normal lights go off?

    Hi There I work on a large Government site with 500+ emergency lights, both maintained and non-maintained. Some of the emergency lighting circuits are wired so that upon carrying out a key switch test the normal lighting goes off. But there are some emergency lights where the normal lights...
    • Slowbutsure
    • Thread
    • emergency emergency lighting lighting lights normal switch tests
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
  13. T

    Wires under no floorboards ?

    How would you approach laying in ring downstairs with no floorboards or joists just bare ground, the property is being refurbished ? Bit puzzled by this one !
    • The Ghost
    • Thread
    • client floorboards installed joists normal under upstairs wires
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  14. F

    On call pay rates?

    Hi all. Given up being self employed after 25 years and got a post as maintainence spark on a mixed office, light industrial and accommodation site. Rate of pay is in line with jib so happy enough there, but been asked to go on call. Week at a time. Covering mon to Friday 5pm to 8 am, 24 hrs sat...
    • fylthespider
    • Thread
    • after charge hours normal pay rates
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Business Related
  15. B

    Leaking Washing Machine ?

    A while back my daughter asked me to call in after work as her washer as leaking (aprox 2 years old) I got there could see it had been leaking so checked all the hoses level switches etc all seemed well. Put it on without any load in it and watched it fill and empty all seemed normal. So I...
  16. M

    Mcb To Rcb / Rcbo

    Hi, I am erecting a porch, I will have a single light and a socket in the porch, taken from the current circuits. My consumer unit has Protek MCB-106/2B 6A for the downstairs light an Prokek MCB-132/2B 32A for the sockets. Would the recommendation / Regs be to change the RCB's or RCBO's ...
    • Mesh44
    • Thread
    • advice circuits mcb normal rcb rcbo socket
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  17. L

    Dimmer Switch Plate Becomes Warm - Is This Normal?

    Hi, I recently noticed that when I turn on the Aurora dimmable LED strip the area underneath the dimmer that controls it becomes warm to touch. It becomes warm after about 15mins and gradually gets warmer over time but not hot. I feel concerned so I don’t have the LED strip light on for over an...
    • LCV
    • Thread
    • dimmer dimmer switch normal plate switch
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  18. M

    Difference between Module type contactor and normal contactor of same amp rating

    hi guys need to know the differnece between a module type contactor and normal contactor. can we use moudle type contactor for power a distribution box with phase fauiler relay to avoid single phasing. the DB box is not the main db box its made to power three machines a vacuum / compressor...
    • Muhammad Abid
    • Thread
    • amp between contactor difference module normal rating type
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  19. T

    Why normal household power supply must be single-phase?

    Hi everyone, I'm taking an electrical course at the university and the professor asks us a very tough question: "Why we use single-phase for power supply while 3-phase is much safer, more efficient? What happens if we replace all the single-phase power supply by the 3-phase one?" So, why...
  20. M

    Cooker switch buzz

    Hi all, Had a call last night regarding a 32A hob supply (dedicated). The neon had gone off and the hob was not working but the socket on the isolator plate was working. While the caller was explaining, apparently the table lamps plugged into the ground floor ring flickered, the neon came back...

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