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    new build certification

    yep got one final problem done all tests but have problem with down stairs ring. there's only one of them for the whole ground floor including kitchen ! its sort of open plan kitchen to living room area. its less than 100 square meters in total but kitchen should be on its own ring with the...
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    new build certification

    well this turned out to be the job from hell ,removed CU cover to reveal a tangled bowl of spagetti,half circuts marked and no blanks fitted so finger access nice. not a good start ,and it all went down hill from there. 2 days to test & put all defects right of which there were about 20 on...
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    new build certification

    thanks for the response i'll contact them and see what they say.
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    new build certification

    Got a call the other day to look at a couple of 3 bed new build houses. one house is complete and the other has been first fixed with everything on show. no boarding out at all. guy thats wired em both works for local electrical installation company but has no scheme badge of his own. this is...
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    Zs at wall heaters (off peak)

    If you were to upgrade storage heater circuts from say an old wylex rewirable to a current board on 17th anyone know the correct procedure for doin the RCD tests since like mentioned above no ones gonna wait till midnight. elfyn
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    van security, which is best

    yes mate e-bay ID JIM19440-2 shop GSM wirefree silent alarm systems elfyn
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    van security, which is best

    only had me hand tools stamped years ago ,thats all i got back . all power tools which were hilti at the time had been sold on.prob for £20 down local pub . crime number online its a crazy world.
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    van security, which is best

    its obvious you'll get damage if they got in or not just from having a go. dead locks are great but if its dark and they dont spot em they'll still carve yer door up trying. stick a huge round van lock on and they think you've got something in the back worth having ya can't win either way M8.
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    van security, which is best

    yep vans with windows in the back are a pain and need grills on the inside to stop em just cutting the window seal removing glass and getting in. i've got one of em big round van locks with the bolted 2 halfs which is fine but no good on lease vehicle. i remember having me company van done over...
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    NICEIC bogus contractor...why bother !

    should of happened automatic not as a result of lots of people shouting to get a result. absolute joke.:mad: saying that i remember dodgy traders on the telly doin a program on plumbers who pinch other people's corgi numbers and trade under em. caught red handed on telly doin gas work but was...
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    Log cabin supply

    If it were me i'd be asking the mountain to come to me not the other way round,thats a very long expensive run. has the guy who owns the cabin got any land around it with eleci supply poles on it? its a good negotiation tool if he has. i've worked on construction of 1,2 & 3 bed log cabin houses...
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    NICEIC / ELECSA / NAPIT - how did you get on with the assessment?

    when i had my Elecsa site visit guy was fine chatted about my background which for me was mostly commercial and which big firms i'd worked for ,after checking all paper work, quals , insurance etc was in order he launched into the important bit . thought i got a decent grilling at the time and...
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    Bad Workmanship

    my job seemed safe compared to that :eek:. elfyn
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    Bad Workmanship

    went to a new build extension last year the guy that wired it was "approved" apparently. downstairs toilet light wasn't working and he wouldn't come back to sort it. this was a massive extension with open plan kitchen and upstair master bedroom and ensuite bathroom. nice people owned the place...
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    Western Power

    think you should of stuck to yer guns m8 and asked to speak to the engineer above him. finished a job a month ago a rewire and the Ze was 0.50 ohms on a TNCS system , made the call and lads were round in a couple of hours ,turned out to be a faulty transformer. after the fix the Ze was down...
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    Outbuilding

    out of intrest is this shed a steel girder frame /metal sheet clad construction? if so with your 4mm SWA you will deffo need to put it on a TT system rcd everything and earth all exposed girderwork. elfyn
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    suggestions for lights in barn

    metal halide did the trick. did a concrete frame cow shed last week which was L70ftxW60ft. it had 3 evenly space concrete pillars down the middle so fitted 6 off 70 watt metal halide 3 each side its like blackpool and cheap to run. think neweys did em for £36 plus vat each plastic body . farmers...
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    appliance flex to t&e

    sure i read somewhere that using a plug top near its 13amp rating is not recommended due to the system relying on a spring loaded contact which if not firm can lead to overheating. hands up who's see the results of a plug top on the old twin outlet economy 7 emmersion heater jobbie, scary...
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    Power shower

    so if this is a gravity system with a hot water tank sounds like an airlock problem to me due to poor pipe runs. fills up slowly when off but airlocks on demand power shower pump needs balanced hot & cold so cold needs to be fed from same header tank that feeds the hot water tank. usually the...
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    Stolen Goods

    ******* scum bags, prob get sold in the pub for £20quid ,bring back public stoneing i say. 50p a stone all proceeds to charity.:mad: "a good day out for all the family":eek: i'd go for the megger too .;)

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