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    Consumer unit

    If only!
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    EICR check failed

    I've seen a few property's in London area where the earth on the rotten old lead sheaf supply cable is failing, according to UKPN "we're not obliged to give you an earth go away" and they seem to think an underground cable with questionable earthing on the sheaf is okay. Like for example the...
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    Consumer unit

    Its easy to be judgemental on the OP, but plenty in his position have trusted and been led by their letting agents in recent times to use utter cowboys and chancers. Of course, letting being an industry that makes the entire building game look virtuous.
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    Ozler cable 6242yh, anyone heard of ozler?

    I remember working briefly for a firm in the early noughties that was using "cheap turkish dogs hit cable" according to the guys that worked there. Probably all came out the same factory! I'm sure these companies are set up to knowingly sell second rate goods knowing that the regulation is...
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    Dodgy trade pictures for your amusement! - 1 Million Views!

    I've seen "logic" brand marketed as a "compatible option" with several mainstream brands. hmm. As for whichever way round it goes if it has an N stamped on it then there's one option... Plus the fact that "upgrading" to the correct part solved the random tripping so obviously there was...
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    UK Extremely detailed EICR resulting in £7000 remedial works quote

    only the tip of the iceberg there's loads at it, worked (briefly) for a similar set up 20 years ago, could have earnt over 3 grand a week back then. My plumber uncle reckons that for some having 5 of their fancyvans lined up outside their hampstead pad is a version of showing off to the...
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    Starting an apprenticeship should I do industrial or domestic

    I wouldn't disagree but don't understate the skills and tricks particular to a good domestic sparky, I've seen laughable attempts at house bashing by factory etc sparks, if OP's plan is to strike out on his own then he should learn whats relevant..
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    More than 1 circuit on mcb

    According to ADT this is an approved connection method for alarms I'll have you know! So long as you use alarm cable sheaf on the cpc for a proper job. Anyway I've code 2'd before now if conductors are not all securely connected which is nigh on impossible with 5
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    Dodgy trade pictures for your amusement! - 1 Million Views!

    Few recent ones for you... Had to do an EICR for a GP surgery yesterday Hmm, can we fit a few more circuits in? same GP surgery, one of several... Erf? wos that for? if there's a defibrillator upstairs does that make it a C3? The other week, things got heated, not MK's fault for...
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    UK Opinion on these pics please

    Yeah theres something peculiar about this. As opinions are expressly sought, I wouldn't say that consumer unit is messy - it's a downright disgrace, its been carelessly chucked in and I don't think its because of the speculated downstream additions, even the tails feeding the isolator are...
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    E.I.C.R rant by arti electrical

    We had a similar situation on the electric board i did my apprentiship with - despite charging roughly double what most did and justifying it "because our high standards" they then took on teams of "contractors" who turned up in rusty transits complete of course with towbars.... A callback on...
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    Online Trades College FRAUD!

    Be careful stopping payments as it might be like (as an example) carphone warehouse where you sign multiple contracts for phone and airtime as separate entities even though theyre interdependent - if the phone stops working and they don't feel like fixing it you "can't" just stop paying and they...
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    Fusebox consumers units

    You've completely missed my point. Your scheme requires that you have tracable QA for what you buy and install, unless you have an in-date British standards recognised calibration certificate for your guts then how they feel won't satisfy that. And I don't know how you quantify old is better...
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    Would you get a rewire done if there's nothing wrong with the old stuff?

    If you're moving more than half the points on a circuit, and something in every room, then it often makes more sense to start over. 70s/80s wiring might test fine but it is still old and a fresh new system is both dependable and a selling point. Two bit Builder special* fear the R word* "oh...
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    Fusebox consumers units

    "People" can do as they wish. As a professional and also as a scheme member you're responsible for what you install, with regard to sourcing genuine parts and observing manufacturer recalls etc, eBay etc guarantees none of this and has also been the source of fake MCBs (mere switches with no...
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    E.I.C.R rant by arti electrical

    I didn't watch the video all through, I assume you're paid by the minute for these things so take 10 to state what 3 would suffice for and my attention span just can't hack it. The price war is nothing new, I've spent my 20+ years explaining to people why 100quid PIRs are BS and found most...
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    Commuting to work in London

    Depends what you're doing - hand tools only its one thing but what all these head-in-the-clouds idiots with their "low traffic neighbourhoods" and other traffic jam creating schemes don't realise is you can't do what I do using busses or trains! If you want electric or running water or FOOD...
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    Fusebox consumers units

    the problem I'd have is brands seem to come and go, and now mixing of components is expressly banned you're stuffed if you need a new circuit or replacement part. Client of mine had a "magnuss" dual RCD with faulty RCD which was apparently 6 months old at the time, searched high and low and no...
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    High Ze

    Thanks for replies; UKPN's attitude is it's for the client to prove to UKPN telephone no-understando, nail filing, bubblegum chomping, minesweeper playing monkey satisfaction there was an earth there. This even applies if there's a sodding great metal 3 phase service head panel, apparently "of...
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    Moving Connection point and meter

    You'd be amazed then, probably due to local DNO being.... "complicated" to deal with, there's a thriving market in dodgy blokes who've done a bit of work for the leccy board/ or side jobs, who'll do anything you require. (Don't get involved myself for obvious reasons, but I cant criticise...

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