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  1. Paul.M

    What do you do after Level 3 2365?

    Jack, 12 months for Level 2 is correct but 18 months for Level 3 is straining it out a bit mate. 1 full day per week should take 9 months. Have a word with the college and see if they are only doing 1/2 day? Beyond this, have a word with XS Training via private message and ask if all the...
  2. Paul.M

    Depth of chases and knock out boxes

    Tel, long time no speak :p Straw walls!!!! Had this (again) earlier this year in a bungalow. Simple new kitchen install with a DB change + house renew of sockets and light fittings. Run the cable in the loft ready to drop down to kitchen points. Drilled hole in the wall and it was 12mm chip...
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    Level 2 qualified, can't get into trade

    Josh do not give up. In this game and at the stage you are at it is very difficult and frustrating. As above, Jim has given great advice. Sign up with an agency or two, work hard, prove yourself and hopefully get taken on??? (don't chase the carrot on a stick though. Leave that for the donkeys...
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    Couple questions regarding cable entries

    Exit to an outside wall can look very neat using one of these if it suits your job.
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    Recycling and bins

    Two bins, one black for landfill and the other is green for recycle. Collected every 2 weeks in turn but they do not accept glass???? I'm not that old but.... When I was a kid we recycled milk bottles (delivered to your door step like what the supermarkets do now but for a cost) and also pop...
  6. Paul.M

    Testing a socket in the middle of a distribution circuit.

    Sorry bud, been off the forums for a while and I missed what you were on about. I'm a bit rusty
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    Testing a socket in the middle of a distribution circuit.

    ^^^ Please for the love of God (and our entertainment) put in an RCD socket and let the assessor pull you on it..... then ask him to give you the reg numbers that it goes against??????
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    Which smokes to fit - mains or battery powered?

    "As defined in Buildings Regulations Document B, new residential buildings, conversions or houses of multiple occupation (HMOs) require a mains-powered interlinked smoke alarm with a dedicated battery backup supply. With this in mind, it’s imperative that landlords work to implement these...
  9. Paul.M

    Safe fused sour isolation palava

    As for locking off a fused spur draw, I use something similar to this TSA Zipper Lock | TSA Locks | Lifeventure - https://www.lifeventure.com/products/security/tsa-zipper-lock?gclid=CjwKCAjwo4jOBRBmEiwABWNaMWD2CSi0_pl1dgRFduBWxvnwAAe3BakMVDWNMMFU6iGlG75BwfM-ahoC2V8QAvD_BwE
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    Which smokes to fit - mains or battery powered?

    Rented properties and HMO's need to be hard wired. Here is a very useful link with a PDF link for the building regs Doc B. Interlink fire alarms – What’s the connection? - https://www.fireangel.co.uk/blog/interlink-fire-alarms-whats-the-connection
  11. Paul.M

    Fault on underground Sub Mains cable

    Had the same fault as above but on a smaller scale (only 30m-35m run). BS88 L1 blowing taking out a third of a small office block. No obvious reason why until I looked at the newly laid cable run. It was across the entrance of a private car park and the entrance was being used for access to a...
  12. Paul.M

    Testing a socket in the middle of a distribution circuit.

    Hey up Tel.... he did say it's an outdoor socket ;) SWA does not need an up front rcd. Change the socket to an rcd socket so this sub main is a continuous feed t the summer house cu OR make it a junction box and run new cable to an outside socket? Whatever is best for the location.
  13. Paul.M

    Maybe one for the trainees and improvers out there, what is wrong here?

    I love threads like this rolf. Below is a PV install in a garage using the garage CU to feed into the grid. Cant see any problems??? Might as well fit them a new shin CU whilst I'm there lol.
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  16. Paul.M

    Chint Consumer Units

    Before amd 3, the plastic CU's felt cheap and nasty. I've had cardboard shoe boxes with more rigidity lol. Around the same time on a suby job I was given a Chint TP DB to install in a shop. Not bad but others are available for not much more money????
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    Site agents rule the world

    "nightclub bouncer" LOL. Armband permit for Hot Works, Drilling, Confined spaces (a cupboard the size of a small bedroom lol), working on the roof and Ladders....... No permit needed to erect and work on a 10m tower scaffold????? Crazy o_O
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    Name 3 sparkies to work with

    Well...... erm.... I've work for/with many, many, many forum members over the years. 4 x Staff 8 x Arms members (I think? could be more)... erm yes it is more, I needed to forget about two of them lol. 5 x TS members giving them hands on the tools + a few for their NVQ3 portfolio. A short...
  19. Paul.M

    Please Read This Guys

    GMES, this is a very common question from Trainees and other members of the forum. Something I can help out on if it is any use?
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    Diesel Scrapage scheme???

    Most Trades People like us drive a diesel van and over the years the price of diesel, (EM.... NO2) road tax has increased due to the realized facts that our mode of transport is not as good as what they thought it was back in 2003/5 (or there abouts?) In the cities you can smell it and the...

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