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  1. Hellengeek

    What should someone do if they see their electrical socket sparking when inserting a power plug?

    What should someone do if they see their electrical socket sparking when inserting a power plug?
  2. D

    Can someone help me with the electrical installation path

    So I went to college and got my City & Guilds 2365 level 3 electrical installation diploma, but what do I do next, I know I am meant to look for an apprenticeship but I remember my teacher saying something like you need to apply for an NVQ or some ECS thing, can someone explain the steps AFTER...
  3. pirate

    Can someone advise me what type of gland this is?

    Here is a pic of a sign at my local reservoir, front thereof: Probably won't be flashing anytime soon... And here is a pic of the back of that sign, and I would like to know what you call the gland where the big cable exits from the metal post supporting the sign Thanks in advance!
  4. littlespark

    Someone was a lucky so and so

    Working on a kitchen where I have to reroute the cooker cable (now extend the cooker cable) Customer has been in the house at least 10 years, kitchen was done a good while before that. First picture shows how NOT to run a cable down a wall. I'm surprised it has capping on it, to be honest...
  5. Pete999

    Glo in the dark screwdriver someone was asking about them

    CK TOOLS T49283PD VDE SLIM SCREWDRIVER SET 5 PIECE GLO IN THE DARK | eBay - https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/113708847892 CK dextro VDE slim glo, a while ago someone was enquiring about this item saw this in Mays PE
  6. N

    Garage consumer unit, I think I should call someone out!

    Hi I was going to change the lights in my garage to LED's but the consumer unit looked a bit old, so switch the garage circuit off on the main board, removed the cover and found this. At this point I thought "I'm outta here" and put the cover back on. I presume this is all sorts of bad...
  7. T

    Hi, Qualified on old electrical installation regs

    I qualified in 2009 on the old Electrical installation Regs but was unable to find an apprenticeship so diversified and became a lightning conduction engineer for a few years. I am now working on site assisting electricians and want to get my gold card but am unsure if my certs will be...
    • Tom Cebreiro
    • Thread
    • electrical electrical installation installation new old qualified question regs someone
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
  8. D

    Electrician Jobs Someone needed to sort issue with economy 7 in East London

    We’ve been having a long running issue with our economy 7 not kicking in at night, which means we have no heating from our storage heaters or hot water (luckily the boost still works). Our electricity supplier said that getting a smart meter would fix the issue- which we had installed last...
    • David.7
    • Thread
    • economy economy 7 electricians london issue london needed someone
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: Electricians Jobs
  9. D

    Someone replaced a light switch with a timer..

    Bit of a first for me. Looking around a house to tidy up as a buy to let and couldn't find the light switch in one of the bedrooms. Some searching later revealed the previous owners had replaced the switch with an analogue timer o_O It was the front bedroom so best guess is they had it to give...
  10. R

    Could someone check this wiring diagram?

    Gaffa asked me to knock up a "laymans" wiring diagram for Client. Before I hand it over, be nice to have a few thoughts so I don't make stupid mistake. Thanks in advance, its a UH8 centre (hence my earlier post), coming off a existing honeywell junction box. Wiring Current Future -...
  11. T

    Testing someone else’s work

    Evening all! First post but been a lurker for a while, finding the information on the site very useful when i’ve searched for bits of info and other peoples opinions, as a quick introduction i’m an early 30’s self employed handyman training to become fully qualified electrician. I have gone...
  12. J

    Just someone that needs some electrical advice.

    an accident happened in the kitchen lastnight, so i signed up to see if i can get some advice on what to do.
  13. D

    Please Can Someone Tell Me if the Wiring in My New House Looks Safe

    Hi everybody, I have no idea what constitutes safe wiring but I thought some of the stuff around my fuse box looks a bit suspicious. Any thoughts, help and advice would be much appreciated.
    • Deleted member 111456
    • Thread
    • house looks new please safe someone wiring
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  14. J

    Had to share this with someone

    Got called to a job today and I was told the job was "to tidy up some cables" and then walked into this (See photo) Oddly most of the cover and lids where still lying around it was almost as if as soon as the circuits were energized the job was considered done! 'Why bother screwing the covers...
  15. Daniel Oake

    Guide for DNO supply, installers - worth a look to someone.

    Stumbled upon a guide that the installers and maintenance teams adhere to, contains codes for reporting etc, might be interesting. Scroll down to Page 8 onward. https://mocopa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/MOCOPA-guide-version-3.5.pdf
  16. H

    Advice for someone clueless

    Hi and apologies in advance for probably a stupid question, I admit to being clueless. We have just filled in a pond in the garden of our new house and there is a socket on the side of our raised decking with an old broken pump/filter thingy that used to be in the pond (previous owner)...
  17. Pete999

    L,A,B,Cs how do these bodies quantify someone as a Competent Person

    As per the title.
  18. D

    Inverter Packed up, Advise on a replacement and someone in South Wales to install please?

    Morning all, I've not needed to be here for a long while. My power one pvi 3.0-outd, has malfunctioned today. I'm getting Error E031, I can hear the relays clicking away. I found an Australian youtube video on it, and they seem to think although it can be repaired, it seems its not worth it...
  19. Midwest

    61 days in prison for killing someone

    Came across this thread in another forum; 61 days in prison for killing someone - https://www.avforums.com/threads/61-days-in-prison-for-killing-someone.2154208/ Please consider signing the petition.
  20. captaincaveman

    Kevin please change careers before killing someone

    Hi, If you're a spark, you're reading this, your name is Kevin, you work in the Manchester area and you did a job in Rusholme yesterday on lights that kept tripping the RCD - Please reconsider your career before you do serious damage. It's forgivable that you were unable to diagnose an...

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