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  1. R

    3 phase motor Question

    Evening Guys, A commercial customer of mine has asked me to price a manual and a programmable speed controller for an existing ventilation motor. At the moment the motor is started and stopped manually. I have no expertise in this area so some advice would be greatly appreciated. The motor is...
  2. E

    Infinite Prime Wireless Alarm

    Hi A customer wants me to install an Infinite Prime Wireless Alarm. Are they any good? Does anyone know how these compare with the likes of the Guardtec 600 and Visonic wireless alarms?
  3. N

    FCU and timer switch.

    Does anyone know if you can get a FCU and timer switch in one unit. Customer has a switched FCU off ring main powering some outside lights and wants them to be put on a timer. Any recommendations. Thanks.
  4. P

    Condition Reporting on static caravan site customer wants only 10% testing ?????

    Hi I have started testing on a large caravan site i did a condition report and full inspection and testing on one caravan took me 3 hours. The previous contractor (Niceic domestic installer ) does 10 caravans total of two people in 4-5 hours including certificates My client has now asked me...
  5. S

    Socket height

    Am I right in thinking a garage conversion attached to the house DOESN'T come under the 450 -1200mm height rule
  6. M

    cable repearing in domestic

    Alright guys a friend of mine said he could hear banging sounds from his walls and his fuse blew ' 30amp...hes on rewireables' so I go round and everything is fine. I sit down In his front room having a little think and 5mins later i hear a slight sparking sound from the walls. Then huge arcy...
  7. Y

    sockets on a chimney

    Hi guys, my daughter has just bought an old terraced house and she has started to redecorate but before doing so she whants a few more sockets. An electrician is going to do the work because it will probably need a complete rewire from what I have found so far. Some of the socket locations would...
  8. sparksburnout

    old wylex board

    Now, I know this is a c**p question, but iv'e got my tin hat on and am braced ready. I am trying to help the son of a mate of mine who has bought a house miles away, but wants some advice. The only information on the CU i can get is that it is a 10 way wylex, with 5 ways on it's left hand side...
  9. Mikaelo

    Someone who wants to practice Spanish and answering my questions about electricity

    Hi there!,i am recently moved to London. I am preparing my 17th edition exam and i have a NVQ level 3 in electrotechnical instalations. I have many questions that i would like some to answer to me. I change we can practice Spanish becouse i am native speaker! we can take contact face to face or...
  10. E

    customer wants lights on at dusk till 1am and then switch to pir sensor till dawn

    Hi new on here looking for a bit of advice. I can find pir sensors that will allow lights to come on and stay on for a specific amount of time (1-8 hours) and then switch to motion sensor till dawn but not to switch over at a specific time. Any help gratefully received
  11. rustynails

    no cpc customer wants metal fittings etc....

    This has been posted about a lot but I wanted to ask a really stupid question. I can only run 4mm single g/y to each metal fitting from the board which is dual rcd 30ma. I cannot touch the drops, stipulated by the landlord. Is it acceptable to issue a mwc for this, write a safety letter and...
  12. S

    How many EICRs in a day?

    Hi all I have recently been offered a job carrying out large quantities of EICRs. The manager has stated that he wants 4 EICRs done in a day. The properties are small 3 bed houses all on the same housing estate. Is this possible based on a normal working day? He is offering a day rate of pay...
  13. N

    Customer tonight wants me to replace rewire able fuses with plug in MCBS.

    Been to a job where a young couple want to replace their white sockets and light switches with chrome finished. I took a look at their CU and it is a wylex re-wireable fused board with separate RCD covering all circuits. It then became clear they had no idea what a rewardable fuse actually...
  14. M

    Landlord wants to reroute from pay meter when no tenants around

    A landlord has his own pay meter installed for when he has tenants. This has obviously been installed between the meter and the consumer unit. He wants to be able to disable the pay meter when he has no tenants to utilise the power. Any one have any suggestions about the best way to be able to...
  15. R

    socket in kitchen

    I do a lot of work for a kitchen firm and do a lot of sockets on pat tresses in cupboards. Were I need to for intregrated appliances.otherwise there buried in wall behind appliance on isolator at work top level. There solid backs not like hardboard.a customer wants a double under the sink but am...
  16. M

    Live North ticket going for free if anyone wants it.

    Hello gents. Entered a competition on a NICEIC mailout to win tickets to Live North at the Bolton stadium in October. Had an e-mail today to say I have got 2. Might well just be a marketing thing and anyone that replied has 'won' but thought I'd give it a go. Want one for myself but if...
  17. S

    two chimes on one doorbell pushbutton

    hi, a customer wants to replace his wireless doorbell with a wired system. now the thing is, he wants a chime in the house and a chime in his garage on the same button. what is the best possible way to do this??? would i need a bigger transformer to power both chimes??? cheers
  18. B

    Meter man wants certificate?

    Hello All, Just a quickie, I am working on a large house renovation and it has had a new 3 phase supply installed by Western Power. EDF are coming to fit a meter to said supply on friday but I have been informed by EDF's office that he will insist on seeing a certificate for the installation...
  19. B

    Meter man wants certificate?

    Hello All, Just a quickie, I am working on a large house renovation and it has had a new 3 phase supply installed by Western Power. EDF are coming to fit a meter to said supply on friday but I have been informed by EDF's office that he will insist on seeing a certificate for the installation...
  20. C

    supplier wants saftey cert before reconnection

    been to start a job today which I have previously posted about, fire damage to bedroom and hallway in a ground floor flat, after the fire, supplier came out and removed main fuse customer new nothing about it, with the meter being outside fire brigade must of informed them and they have took it...

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