I am about 3/4 the way through a trailer build all stick welded, and now I am attaching lash points etc I bought a well known diy brand but got 2 x 8mm holes and its knackered I know I can be a bit heavy handed at times but come on 2 holes, so I am looking for what my Granddad used to call...
So as lo g as the fixing stays up everything else can dangle and sag, fooking crap and I can't believe some of you are buying into this "We are the borg prepare to be assimilated" for trays, baskets, metal trunk use metal expanding anchors simple
So plastic plugs no, but plastic trunking, conduit, fast fit boxes, etc etc etc are all ok, someone is having a good old ----ing laugh at us all, and all we do is bend over further and let the scam providers shaft us,maybe we should go back to the 4 inch nail bent over cables like in the good...
I was asked once for a PIR at a tenancy change I quoted my usual £240 the owner looked me and said Back home I get them done for £40, to which I replied thank **** none of my kids stay in any of your properties and walked off, however this is all to common we could all do drive by EICR,s at £60...
To many of us are just rolling over on this me included, but as the only bodies recognised are the scheme providers we are stuffed, they are in bed with the manufacturers, local authorities, BSI,IET, etc how cosy for them, how many fires were prevented by the metal cu saga, how many fires were...
Well you know why the are omitting lights as a blown bulb can trip the OCPD how ay times have we seen that, these people arnt daft they see a buck in this
As I have said before the schemes are making money at our expense and I feel serve they manufacturers more than contractors the latest SPD AFDD and 18th update is just the latest in a long line of industry based profit driven cons and the scheme providers are happy to go along with the free...
I regard the area above the cu as a "safe zone " as should anyone else so no need to comply with AG , every where else an earthed metallic covering, although then the regs wander of into covering their arses with "or provided with suffient to afford bla de bla"
Any one doing the online course as above I need to as I never did the update to the 3rd ammendment and it seems that isn't uncommon but they have us over a barrel on this one
Mostly my comments are tongue in cheek as most will realise, but, there are questions, but I think since the overvoltage however caused is an incoming fault not caused within the installation so it should be the job of the DNO to fit them downstream of the cut out thereby dealing with it before...
I know I am probably over stating this but if AFDD,s & SPD,s are to be included with each circuit the board will be the size of the Ark Royal,
a 10 way dual RCD will be a 30 usable way board with as much cabling as the aforementioned aircraft carrier :eek:
Amendment 1 of the 17th Edition requires electricians to conduct a risk assessment of properties to see if they require surge protection.
Who holds such information ? the DNO, oh yes the people that you cant get on the phone because you need to go through customer services and select option 105...
Well it dropped through the door today and it was never going to be page turner book at bedtime as we all know......but its seems to be rewording of what we already know plus stuff I personally will never need, so including the on-line NICEIC course,exam, travel to the college for the exam and...
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