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  1. M

    Metal Conduit

    Hi, I have to use metal conduit in a domestic installation (wearhouse appartment). Im obviously going to have to do some conduit bending etc and I was hoping someone could shed some light on which conduit to use. The heavy gauge galvanised steel conduit looks a bit too heavy duty and looks...
    • mbow
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    • aus black conduit looks metal someone steel you've
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Australia
  2. T

    Highest Wattage Panel You've Seen

    Whats the highest wattage panel you've seen? and by who if you can remember? seen some Chinese ones at 400w and wondered if any of more well known ones have bigger output than 250w or some in the pipeline for release at future date. Might help for future planning.
  3. Amp David

    EICR, why oh why!

    Why have section 7 - 'observations and recommendation for actions to be taken', when we now have 4 pages of 'inspection schedule'. Also this further investigation required tick box. Am I right in saying that if you've identified something as a deviation, then no need to tick as you've...
  4. S

    What's the most dumbed bottom thing you've ever done, Electric wise?

    For me, back in the 80s, flat mate was a tube driver, we get back to our home station, Borough, he says 'When there's no train in the station, the power rails are dead, I've already done it elsewhere, go and and sit on the middle rail and touch the outer 4th rail' Me being an idiot does this...
    • Silly Sausage
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    • aus bottom electric electrical thing what's you've
    • Replies: 30
    • Forum: Australia
  5. 1

    What's the highest you've recorded for a 100A fuse?

    Yes Maximum Demand again lol I just tried to make the title a little more curious to get people to look ;) Just playing with some maximum demand figures, started with 226A and got it down to 104.65A Just wondering what id the highest figure you have recorded for a 100A fuse? Is it actually...
    • 1shortcircuit
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    • aus demand fuse highest lighting lights maximum recorded what's you've
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Australia
  6. 1

    Marvo - You've turned blue?

    Sorry I missed it but i'm sure the last post I read of yours was RED. Anyway, congratulations on your Modship :thumbsup Regards 1SC :thumbsup
  7. S

    Longest meter tails you've seen in a property?

    The property I was at today meter tails need upgraded as the supply to the consumer unit ain't big enough, anyway the local authorities power supply comes in the garage to an old fashioned isolator (one of those with the handle on it) and then the meter tail comes out and travels about twenty...
    • SSE
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    • aus meter meter tails property tails you've
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Australia
  8. E

    What's the most you've earned in one day as a spark?

    I was talking to a few guys on a house refurbishment we have been working on and we got talking about the most profit we had ever earned in one day. I earned £690 on a job that I thought would take 2 1/2 - 3 days but I managed to do it on a nice long 12 hour day. I even said to the customer...
    • electromonkey
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    • spark what's you've
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Business Related
  9. S

    Amusing statements you've read on this forum

    My 2 nominations are: Someone accusing Engineer54 of sitting on the fence & Someone recently claiming to be more qualified than Tony.
  10. S

    You've heard it all before but I need to vent!

    few months ago I was introduced to a fella who had too much work on his hands and needed a touch, told the fella my day rate and he was more than happy to throw a few days my way. So off I go to this job for him, which just so happens to be for a builder I know very well, who hasn't even...
  11. 1

    Combo or drill driver

    Hi there looking at getting a new drill not sure if to go for a combi drill or drill driver, please advise me your help appreciated
    • 1sammaskell
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    • aus combi combo dewalt drill driver makita speed you've
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Australia
  12. K

    How do you revise? And how do you know if you've revised enough?

    Just wondering what methods people did for revision? On exam 205 at the minute and using swindon massive. If I could get every question right on swindon massive do you reckon I would know enough to pass the exam? As I hear that the questions on there are easier than actual exam questions...
    • KWCFC
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    • aus enough knowledge you've
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Australia
  13. spud1

    Spurred pump from lighting circuit

    Hi all. I have had a query from a client. We recently spurred a shower boost pump (400W) off of a local lighting circuit due to there being no local power circuit to connect to. We made an assessment of the lighting circuit loading, deemed it sufficiant to carry the additional load of the pump...
  14. C

    fault HELP NEEDED

    every time I turn on the ring main, mcb the rcd trips i've crossed over line and neutral at cu and tested each socket reading between 0.5 and 1.5 ohms. please help
    • coatesykid
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    • aus every everything fault help needed tripping you've
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Australia
  15. E

    Whats the best cowboy job you've seen?

    at a job today and saw a plug pluged into a socket followed the flex and it went into the wall and was chased up the wall feeding 4 wall lights lol... Good Stuff! :p
  16. D

    What's the cheapest you've heard of?

    Heard cheap prices before but this takes a prize for stupidity! Full test 67p Visual only 55p Anyone heard worse?
  17. N

    Whats the most bizzar and worst lighting you've seen in a lounge

    After the thread on down lighters i was wondering what the bizzar and worst lights youve come across in a lounge mine is some wall lights had been replaced with 4 150 watt halogen light fitting , the out side pir type you know the ones didnt have the pir's on them though:cool:
  18. Hawk81

    Testing

    I was having a look at one of the other forums and a guy asked a question something like he was changing white double sockets to fancy metal sockets and should he do a few tests like earth, polarity and rcd times. Even tho he did not have to do any certs. Opinion was very mixed on if he should...
    • Hawk81
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    • aus little sockets something testing you've
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Australia
  19. D

    You know you've been on here to long when...

    Over half the last posts have your username on.... When you check your emails in the morning and you have 40 reply to posts.... Any others you can think of?
  20. I

    New website

    Hi lads I have developed a new website to help promote my business,Have a look and see what ye think. Leinster Energy Services - Leinster Energy Services Thanks

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