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  1. B

    Are you really vetted local?? I think NOT!!!!

    Are you really Vetted local??? I think NOT!!! Last year I signed up with this company called studio36 which actually turned out to be a company called mainframe Now these offerd me work saying they can give me so much work for a one off cost of £180 a mean I was drawn in as the guy who I was...
  2. J

    Incorrect pricing and returns for PV on all EPC certificates

    Hi, Just wondering if any of you installers out there are annoyed every time you see an EPC certificate and the following line comes up in the recommendations: Solar Photovoltaics 2.5kW | Cost £9,000 - £14,000 | Typical Savings £265 It must put a lot of people off and also give ammunition...
  3. E

    This could be a daft, or really important question...

    If you had a 3ph dist board and for example in the kitchen there was a dishwasher on 1 phase and the sockets on another, and their exposed conductive parts were within reach of each other must this be considered in case someone touches both in fault conditions and gets 400v up one arm and down...
    • Eddiesparks
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    • important question really
    • Replies: 39
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  4. J

    Volt drop and load

    Hi. I am new to the forum and most of my experience is in 12/24v systems. I have a bit of a basic question really and was hoping to clear it up. If I had one PSU with an output voltage of exactly 12 volts and 4 loads of 1 amp each and a 5th load of 2 amps all ran in 1 mm cable and each cable run...
    • Jamie Crutchley
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    • cable distance equipment really volt drop voltage volts
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  5. H

    How do i charge for a panel change?

    It's just breaker to breaker! Not fuse to breaker. I don't know what to charge. Should I do it by the size of Amps or how many circuits? Or Hourly?
    • HighlightPaul
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    • breaker business change charge don't panel really
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  6. J

    First 3 line solar pv install

    Hi, I'm looking for some advice on a 5kw system. I've done three other installs <4kw single line. This install is going to be 3 line so I'm just checking if it's really the same or if there's anything I should look out for. I'm using a three line inverter will this even the loading on the lines...
  7. W

    Cheeky builder tapping up my staff

    one of the building companies i work with reasonably regularly has just been taken over by the son, i got on with the dad like clockwork and was a pleasure working for him, but his son is now trying to screw me down on prices for the big jobs hes pricing and on smaller jobs he has been calling...
  8. S

    Generation Meter in the Loft - Really

    We had our generation meter read a couple of weeks ago and I was surprised that he was doing a risk assessment on accessing the generation meter for future reference. When I asked him about it he said some were in the loft and lots in completely inaccessible places so they were collating data...
  9. S

    How many watts can a 300w rated Legrand dimmer really handle?

    I've got some Legrand dimmer modues, 7354-46. They are rated at 300w but with the setup that I have I'd really like to use one of them on a circuit with a load of 420w. I've read before that MK dimmers can handle 200% of their rated load. Anyone know how much these Legrand dimmers can handle...
  10. J

    Windy!

    I was awoken in the early hours by a loud crashing noise, I looked out of the window but I couldn't see anything. Then at 7 am the neighbour knocked me up to tell me that my dog kennel had blown away....I went outside to investigate and it was gone....and so was the dog! This Scottish weather...
  11. D

    ELECSA Certification Scheme registering with elecsa

    Hi all Just going though the application to register, has anyone information about the trustmark scheme. can you join later regards Dave
  12. J

    van led strip lighting

    Ive got a 2006 Renault trafic van and was thinking of sorting out the lighting in the rear cab section. I have black carpet glued to the ply line and now its getting darker, sooner im struggling to find bits I need. so i had a brain fart and wondered if its possible to disconnect the single...
    • jayjay2324
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    • attach boxes electricians vans led led strip light lighting really strip van vehicle
    • Replies: 31
    • Forum: Auto Electrician Forum
  13. C

    i really need help

    ok im choosing a new career path, I am 24 and I am looking to train as an electrician, i am quite knowledgeable in electrics as i have rewired my own house with a qualified electrician overseeing my work and then testing off etc.. anyway i really enjoyed doing it and i am looking to further this...
  14. M

    Resistors in Parallel Help

    Hi All first post. I'm currently doing a Pre Entry in Electrical Engineering and really enjoying it so far. My question is i'm finding the Resistors in Parallel a bit tricky see below. The question asks me to determine the values of V,I2,I3 and R Suppose i'm more confused in whats best to...
  15. GMES

    Do people really think we are ripping them off !

    Got a phone call today. the conversation went something like this; caller-hi I got your number from someone and just wondered if you could give me a price for doing me a certificate on a takeaway I am opening this week, I have fallen out with 2 different electricians who have been doing the...
  16. C

    Wiring Diagram

    Hi everyone. Any help would be very appreciated. In the process of building/wiring an industrial oven, im planning on purchasing all the components in the morning so i would really appreciate it if you could have a look at my wiring diagram. I am studying Electronic Engineering at the moment but...
    • cor929
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    • attach diagram really wiring wiring diagram
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  17. W

    Will this work?

    Dear all, This is my first thread on this forum, so please be bear with me! I've found my self in a situation where I'm having work done on my house and the electrician on the team has pretty much decreed, you buy everything and I'll fit it. Basically, I need to make sure what I'm purchasing...
    • Welsh
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    • dimmer electrical work electrician really slave touch
    • Replies: 35
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  18. D

    Review your van! (and help me choose!)

    As above really! I'm in the market for my own van and need help deciding what to go with. I currently drive Transits and Sprinters quite often for another job, but I think the fuel burn would be unreasonably high for me to have something that large myself. Bit of a ---- up between the smaller...
    • DNS1
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    • electricians vans looking pretty really review something transit van vehicle
    • Replies: 41
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  19. D Skelton

    Really annoying problem!

    I installed this SWA a while back and ever since I have been back on a monthly basis to keep replacing the cable ties as they seem to snap all the time. What's going wrong with my install???? Maybe the wind is getting to it???? :D :D :D
  20. M

    Assessment / Install questions

    Hi All, I soon have my Assessment with Elecsa (1st one) a friend of mine needs some work doing so am going to take advantage of this and use it as my Major works... I have a couple of questions though.. (as I am obviously nervous and worried about covering everything correctly) My friend...
    • Mat-sparks
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    • assessment consumer friend install questions really
    • Replies: 38
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum

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