Had my niceic assessment this morning and got round to talking about the 18th.
The assessor says hes been told at the niceic assessors meeting the additional earth rod on pme thing has been pushed into the long grass as there has been a lot of industry protest and also practical issues.... It...
Many years ago I was passing our local Comet shop. (told you it was many years ago). In the window was a small b&w tv, which I thought would be ideal for use with my BBC computer for packet radio. The conversation went like this.
"I'd like one of the small tvs in the window".
"Certainly, I'll...
Just been discussing what you can and can not claim for on your taxes with a customer whose house i was at this morning.
Hes a retired book keeper and it came about because of a article in the daily mail he read today.
It makes interesting reading, obviously check with your accountant but it...
I've been lurking on the forum for a while but have decided to say hello.
Background is mainly in IT and telecoms - a mixture of software development and hardware installation and support but now working for an electrical equipment manufacturer.
Just started the level 2 installations course to...
Hi all, I'm new here but wondering if anyone could tell me if I have a dangerous situation or not?
I have a double power socket attached to the wall that I've turned off...however it's still powering my phone charger...So whether it's on or off at the wall it makes no difference.
Only one side...
These days I mainly work one my own doing the day to day jobs and get subbies to help me on bigger jobs. Many moons ago I used to have up to ten cards in lads working for me. One of the lads used to go out looking at smaller private jobs that needed pricing, bring the requirements back to the...
How’s this for a light-hearted Sunday thread. Working in a house the other day, went off in search of the customer for a chat, as I walked through his lounge I nearly jumped out of my skin as I was met with a horrendous, deafening screeching noise, I thought it was one of these intruder type...
1) We have been asked to tender for general maintenance, 5 yearly tests and other bits on several sites around our area, when reading the 3 page list of requirements I came across testing of lightining protection - never done it before - I know that its BS EN 62305, but what do we NEED to do...
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Hi all,
Currently quoting for a fairly extensive remodel of a kitchen diner, and I have a couple of things I'd appreciate a sanity check on.
1. Structural steel bonding - My brain is telling me based on what I've read and understood that I don't need to bond the new structural steels. They...
Hello,
I am a newly qualified electrician (6 months ago). I did a 4 year apprenticeship. I am really struggling at the moment, I feel like I don't know basic things that I should be expected to know. I did 2 years of my apprenticeship working at a housing association and then moved to finish...
Greetings from Wokingham, apparently the 9th best place to live in the UK :)
Love DIY at home and try my hands at most things as long as the power at the mains is off.
Loads of satisfaction when it goes right. Local electrician who enjoys coming in to rectify everything when it doesn't quite go...
Hey All... just a quick and friendly HELLO... make a good impression and show how polite I am before I blow those two myths out the water! But for now that's what I am and I do hope 2017 is playing by the rules and being good to everyone... Benji. X
Hi just wondered does anyone play wow on this forum as a matter of interest. I just leveled one of my Characters to 110 over the holiday it was great. Playing Legion the latest patch. Had a great time!
What defines you as a supervisor? The company I am working for at the moment expect me to have 2-3 apprentices working on the same job as me, not all ways the same people, Mixed abilities and pretty much run the job. Who takes the flack when things are done wrong, and are had to be re-done. I...
Hi. I'm a newbie and have a simple ??? issue which I hope someone here can help me with. I am a active member of the Volvo car forum, so I know how good these forums are at sorting out most things from the easy to hard, with tricks/tips to ease the journey.
Cheers
Bob.
Im a qual electrician working as a maintenance engineer i was thinking of joining a body like napit ect so i could undertake notifiable jobs. however i have done a few minor non notifiable jobs and the things i find scare me.
Today i changed a few light fittings but the consumer unit had missing...
So.... I'm on a job at the minute working and the owner is constantly watching me. I've been working at the boards and he decided to pull up a chair and sits there for the full 8 hours just watching! Bit creepy if you ask me. My only escape is tea time when I get half an hour away from the job...
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