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  1. SparkySy

    Thank you to all who have subscribed to the forum

    Thanks for all your help @Dan ! Since I spend a lot of time on here I thought it only fair to subscribe. Totally understand the amount of work that goes into keeping the site ship shape and under control, not just from yourself but all the Mods! I can honestly say that the lack of...
  2. SparkySy

    Digital Earth Resistance Tester

    Hi Mike, Is this still available, if so I am interested?! Would you be able to post it to me and how much would that likely be? Feel free to PM me if it is available! Many thanks Simon
  3. SparkySy

    Supply question

    This sounds to me like Barns with the customers overhead connections after the intake and metering. There used to be many like this near me, with uninsulated conductors running on poles between the Barns. Most of them now have been changed to underground supplies due to the exact problem above...
  4. SparkySy

    Fitting your own air con unit?

    Not that exact make and model but I have fitted them before. They are really straight forward to install, fit the two units, pipe up between them, wire it up jobs a goodun! The ones I have fitted come with the gas in them ready, once installed turn the isolators for the refrigerator circuit on...
  5. SparkySy

    Would this work - back feeding a quinetic receiver?

    I have used Quinetic over 30m with one wall in the way and it's worked successfully, but I have never used their Pir or had a Pir in circuit with the Quinetic, so can't comment on that! As you state the switch could turn the lights on but not off as the Pir would take over. Apart from that your...
  6. SparkySy

    Click grid pro stuff

    The gridpro I install is the same as @IAmSparkytus! All just tiny screws in the faceplate. I really rate their kit it is very adaptable, I often use it with the Quinetic switches, especially when customers want decorative plate.
  7. SparkySy

    Notifying building control.

    @Rockingit Totally agree with they have no clue what they need! I went and did a job last year that was all on and working but an absolute mess and dangerous on some circuits! The customer needed a cert to get the building passed off. The spark involved had got paid and done a runner and had...
  8. SparkySy

    Napit.. Do you still choose the job, or do they?

    @oscar21 totally agree, it's a bit of a mare with some customers especially after a few months has passed, and you are bringing a complete stranger to their castle! I do maybe 10 domestic jobs a year and sometimes struggle for 1 recent one to show them. Tbf the assessor I had this year said he...
  9. SparkySy

    Napit.. Do you still choose the job, or do they?

    To be honest, the last 3 site visits until this one have all been over zoom or similar. I just went to the site and walked round with my phone and showed the assessor what I had installed. No problem at all, nice and easy and took about 1/2 an hour, all paperwork was emailed direct to them so...
  10. SparkySy

    Napit.. Do you still choose the job, or do they?

    The last time I had an assessment with them I chose which one, to be fair though I don't do much domestic so there was a very slim choice anyway! That was back in January, so it could have changed.
  11. SparkySy

    Runpotec XB300 cable dispenser / runposticks / thread size

    They are definitely easier to load a drum onto than a reeler or conduit bender. I have had some very heavy drums of SWA on mine with no issues reeling off from them. They take up very little space in the van too!
  12. SparkySy

    Runpotec XB300 cable dispenser / runposticks / thread size

    Ok so I have one, the 300, it is excellent but does have it's issues, as in when coming to the end of a drum with little weight on it it will loose the drum as with the A frame reelers and turn into a tangle, or pull the whole lot across the room. The bearings do not like grit in them, which is...
  13. SparkySy

    SuperRod magnetic R1R2 leads

    Yes and yes! I have a set and yes they are excellent, the magnets are strong and will quite happily make a reliable connection to the terminal screws of an MCB or RCBO, the crock clips are better than the ones on my meter leads, they grip like a monkey holding a banana! Very useful leads for a...
  14. SparkySy

    Milwaukee M18 Fuel!

    I have one of those and the 12v angled impact driver in 3/8 drive, they are both excellent tools. I do some mechanical installations and have found them most useful. Also great for working on vehicles, they definitely save the spanner rash on your nuckles:p
  15. SparkySy

    Electricians Cable stapler

    I bought the 12v Milwaukee one a few months ago and it's been excellent! I have a friend who has the Dewalt one and they are almost the same, although I have found that the Milwaukee one tends to hold the cables just a bit tighter.
  16. SparkySy

    Halogen Lamp heating system, diversity?

    Looking again at the IR type heaters, I have used them before for commercial applications and they have been very effective, as someone mentioned usually controlled by a Pir or occupancy sensor. The biggest complaint we use to get was on picking PC stations in cold warehouses, the pickers would...
  17. SparkySy

    Halogen Lamp heating system, diversity?

    A church I do work for ended up using one of those, trouble was it was noisy when running and went cold as soon as it turned off, also a few of the elderly parishioners started to complain about feeling dizzy, so that got switched off. They finally got two new boilers installed and went back to...
  18. SparkySy

    Milwaukee M18 Fuel!

    Yep same here all Milwaukee gear! It's nearly bulletproof, I have an over 10 year old impact driver that's been absolutely faultless. I will strip it and grease the impact heads from time to time and it's had new batteries but it's unstoppable! It was the first bit of Milwaukee I bought and...
  19. SparkySy

    Can’t beat VIR !!!!!

    I still come across it round our way. Two thatched cottages I have looked at recently had their lighting still wired in VIr and a farm was using VIR as a feed to an outbuilding until a couple of weeks ago when the fuse went with a big pop. There were just the cable winner tacked to the wall a...
  20. SparkySy

    Removal of asbestos fuse box

    Can you isolate and cut off the cables without removing the fuses and disturbing the flash pads? Then re-terminate them in the new dis board or do you need the space they occupy? Then get a removal company in. In the past, an old spark I used to work with would isolate then wet the inside of the...

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