A local church is going through some refurbishment, it currently has a mass of scaffolding in one position.
I have been asked to earth it... my initial thinking would be TT spikes on all 4 corners?
Yes this is true, i managed to dial all of them down however the complaint came from one he had to wall mount, the beam can be dialed down from the downward angle.
microwave sensors on lights are great, the only disadvantage is that they sense through doors meaning tenants activate the corridor light going to the toilet in the evening.
I managed to partially block the sensor with aluminium kitchen foil.. has anyone had similar issues?
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Been using the free NICEIC online system for my certs however with larger testing jobs coming up i find the software to be a pain.
Moving forward what are some of the best certification softwares... any recommendations as someone has suggested Tysoft Easycert?
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Block of flats, communal areas currently have a time lag push button system in place.
They want the buttons replaced with PIRs however there is no neutral at the switches?
Are the neutral free push buttons not very good? What are the options.
quite frustrating as a client purchased a 16a oven.
32a ring supplies 13a fused spurs for the old ovens.
I can’t downgrade the MCB to a 20a because the microwave will trip with the oven on.
How can I fuse the 20a ovens locally by replacing the 13a fused connection units.
I am quite sure...
what part of the year is the least busiest in our game , I know most people are always busy but i have only had the business for 6 months so I have not experienced a full season and the phone has been a little unusually quiet this week.
I understand this but this is generally for commercial or building owners who know what they need.
My post now (edited) refers exclusively to electricians going in once and to never return sorry i should made that clearer
I can understand accessories you may only sample a percentage but allot of companies only test %20 of the final circuits.
Thats like taking your car for an MOT and only looking at half the car... should this practice be outlawed as testing firms are getting away is issuing a worthless report and...
Reading allot of landlord accreditation and news items EICRs are a hot topic and may soon become compulsory.
Looking around on the internet i can see companies charging £80.00 for an EICR, i dont see how this works as it take 4 hours to test a 1 bedroom flat with all the paper work involved...
If you've complained and they don't care then not much more you can do.
Thanks Andy for the advice i think i may well move after this as i feel i have been mislead because annual to me means 12 months.
I dont want to mention the name of the competent persons scheme but i have had a heated debate with them.
my issue is that i was accepted onto the scheme 14th july 2017, i paid what is then called the full annual subscription.
I am now being asked to pay the full annual subscription now 3...
How are you gong to isolate the existing boards?
Isolation is not an issue as there are currently two switch fused dis connectors, no meter has been bypassed, one has never been fitted
I carried out an EICR for a charity music school, the building is a small brick building with a few ring circuits and lighting circuits.
I am going to be upgrading a few consumer units.
I asked them where their meter was and they said they currently do not have one and do not intend to have...
The building is a small hut in the middle of a park which has a few ring final circuits for heaters and lighting etc, the Ze is stable, give or take 0.05 over 3 months.
I think from what everyone has said i may stick with the DNO 1.25Ze and RCBO everything?
This would be a hell of lot more economical than making the system a TT and doing away with a stable earth in favour of an unstable earth.
hmm yes Essex i think this would be the best way to go, as long as all final circuits will meet the required disconnection time then we have no issues.
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Hello Dave I suppose i would then need to ensure all final circuits have 30ma protection as my only concern is the entire building turning off with an earth fault.
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