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That's our bedroom as in mine and Mrs trev's. Not our bedroom as in mine and yours, that would be weird.
When my tester goes in for calibration I have a day off, the only exception to that rule is if all I'm going to be doing is pulling cables in.
I'm not that flush with cash mate, I only bought one.I do like that idea Trev, I might have to sell one of mine
Sorry Daz, mines in our bedroom. Should I go get it?
I didn't know you and daz share a bedroom?
Only on Tuesdays and every alternate Thursday. But as has been said, in an Eric and Ernie/Bert & Ernie kind of way. Nowt gay.I didn't know you and daz share a bedroom?
Only on Tuesdays and every alternate Thursday. But as has been said, in an Eric and Ernie/Bert & Ernie kind of way. Nowt gay.
Not that I have any problem with that sort of thing as my nephew is that way inclined and he's a flippin great lad
I'm not that flush with cash mate, I only bought one.
...my tester has been sent away for calibration with screwfix.
Well the earth cont is ok, he had pir and after looking at certs it seems ok. I'll know better when I test it myself tho.
How do you know this if your meter is away getting calibrated ?
well i could cope with that....i'll ask dan to give you a "FORUM GRUMP" badge. :82:
yep...I did see a house in Belfast once with fused neutrals... owner called the place I used to work say he had a prob in that his lights fused and did not come back on after rewiring the fuse... took us a while to find it it but there was a box with all the neutrals coming back and fuses on each of them
RIGHT you lot as your not being very help full to the OP I'm going to help.
Get a plumber in I think it is something to do with the thing in the wot sit that has not been put in the gubings and then touch the other u bit that is part of the thing that has got nothin to do with wot we are talking about, Friday ISThe best night of week
still not as pised as the OP was when he started this crap...Are you drunk mate?
Not yet as had to take the wife out tonight, she was driving but does not like me to drink when we out, she's gone to bed so give me 45min and I will be
Bottle of sherry down in one is the quickest way!
just one? :26:Bottle of sherry down in one is the quickest way!
should be there by now then!:54:Not yet as had to take the wife out tonight, she was driving but does not like me to drink when we out, she's gone to bed so give me 45min and I will be
do you fail to read OPs? Had you read it properly you wouldn't have commented.well after reading the shambles that have been your posts fella you have convinced me of several things:Well the earth cont is ok, he had pir and after looking at certs it seems ok. I'll know better when I test it myself tho.
1) you aint an electrician...
2) you aint competent...
3) yet again we have someone turning up without any test gear..(anyone remember the fella in glasgow?)...
4) something as basic as this has baffled you...and the wrong use of terminology says `DIYer` to me...
:smilielol5::smilielol5:Now that was funny, I gave you 2 smillies for that, hilarious lolstill not as pised as the OP was when he started this crap...
...my tester has been sent away for calibration with screwfix.
Hi, do you have a link to this service? I didn't know that they did this.
I dont have a link but my local branch has several 'open days' throughout the year for calibration. I can only assume each branch is different as I know it isn't screwfix who calibrate them its an external firm.
I can understand that, you are correct, however you lost me when you started talking about bulbs and voltsticks, doesn't go down well here, check out the forum name. Anyhow back to the OP, how did it end up? did you manage to get the power back on?A genuine question gets asked and majority of you all jump on the band wagon and start having a pop. This is a forum to help each other out when needed. If you jokers had read my OP PROPERLY then half of these smart ar$e "answers" arnt needed. More to the point I doubt you would all say stuff like that when stood toe to toe with me.
If you have no constructive crittisism to give, keep your trap shut.
My neighbour asked me to put some fancy switch plates up after he decorated. So I'm screwing the plate into the back box and Bang! I mustn't of tightened a connection properly (prob should have turned circuit off too lol) :-( so I make everything ok and re energise circuit but lights for that switch won't illuminate. Change of bulbs reveals its still not working. I've used a non contact voltage detector to check there is power to the lamps and have checked continuity using a fluke t90 and some old offcut to make up the distance and continuity is fine on both L+N. I can't do IR as my tester has been sent away for calibration with screwfix.
I've never come across this before and so far I'm stumped. Any ideas where the fault lies?
:smilielol5: .Presumably the circuit worked fine before you screwed the switch back (you said that you had screwed it back after functional testing)
Then the fault must either be...
In the switch - if you had pinched the switch return with the platescrew then the switch would have carried all the fault current (apparent voltage at the light does not prove the switch is ok)
In the circuit somewhere (not the neutral) - fault current through a dodgy connection somewhere may have separated a termination.
I think the 'abuse' you have received has been because:
You worked on the switch live
You mentioned not having your test gear (often used excuse on here)
You asked on a Friday night lol
My neighbour asked me to put some fancy switch plates up after he decorated. So I'm screwing the plate into the back box and Bang! I mustn't of tightened a connection properly (prob should have turned circuit off too lol) :-( so I make everything ok and re energise circuit but lights for that switch won't illuminate. Change of bulbs reveals its still not working. I've used a non contact voltage detector to check there is power to the lamps and have checked continuity using a fluke t90 and some old offcut to make up the distance and continuity is fine on both L+N. I can't do IR as my tester has been sent away for calibration with screwfix.
I've never come across this before and so far I'm stumped. Any ideas where the fault lies?
Presumably the circuit worked fine before you screwed the switch back (you said that you had screwed it back after functional testing)
Then the fault must either be...
In the switch - if you had pinched the switch return with the platescrew then the switch would have carried all the fault current (apparent voltage at the light does not prove the switch is ok)
In the circuit somewhere (not the neutral) - fault current through a dodgy connection somewhere may have separated a termination.
I think the 'abuse' you have received has been because:
You worked on the switch live
You mentioned not having your test gear (often used excuse on here)
Your use of terminology
You asked on a Friday night lol
it that rite pal?A genuine question gets asked and majority of you all jump on the band wagon and start having a pop. This is a forum to help each other out when needed. If you jokers had read my OP PROPERLY then half of these smart ar$e "answers" arnt needed. More to the point I doubt you would all say stuff like that when stood toe to toe with me.
If you have no constructive crittisism to give, keep your trap shut.
but your competency dont pal.....do you fail to read OPs? Had you read it properly you wouldn't have commented.
Prove I am not an electrician and prove I am not competent.
My certs speak for themselves....
no....ey up glenn. just got up?
Yeah that's right I'll stand toe to toe with anyone.
I've said it before, read all my posts in this thread as some people clearly aren't. Then come at me.
I was under the impression that this forum was full of electricians but by some of the comments (especially on this thread) it appears that it is full of clowns.
I'm surprised that some of you can read schematics etc when its apparent that some can't even read OPs
My neighbour asked me to put some fancy switch plates up after he decorated. So I'm screwing the plate into the back box and Bang! I mustn't of tightened a connection properly (prob should have turned circuit off too lol) :-( so I make everything ok and re energise circuit but lights for that switch won't illuminate. Change of bulbs reveals its still not working. I've used a non contact voltage detector to check there is power to the lamps and have checked continuity using a fluke t90 and some old offcut to make up the distance and continuity is fine on both L+N. I can't do IR as my tester has been sent away for calibration with screwfix.
I've never come across this before and so far I'm stumped. Any ideas where the fault lies?
Did I miss something?
What happened to NickD?
Boydy
why has someone else been banned this time?Ithink he got a bit gobby with Dan and Sintra / silly boy, think it was a thread in main forum called what qualifications do I need to be an electrician
hmm..I am impressed Glenn you must be slipping
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