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  1. Gazthesparky

    Thoughts on distribution board upgrade

    No now that's not nice and I pride myself on offering a good honest service!!!!! If you read the post you will see I got called to look why someone was receiving a shock I identified it was a faulty appliance if that was the end of it I would of removed it from service and end of. I then...
  2. Gazthesparky

    Thoughts on distribution board upgrade

    There are 9 circuits altogether in the property but only 5 need RCD coverage 2 showers 3 ring mains 3 internal light circuits 1 outside light circuit. I tested the earth rod and insulation residence tested the ring circuits no fault found I then looked at the appliance that they were using...
  3. Gazthesparky

    Thoughts on distribution board upgrade

    The earth rod was a temp fix I already had it on the van and it was just easier and quicker to put the rod in. I am going to contact the energy company to check earthing arrangement and get them to provide an earth for the property if there's one available. Didn't think the energy company would...
  4. Gazthesparky

    Thoughts on distribution board upgrade

    Got called out to a hairdressers yesterday after they were receiving shocks from a hair straiteners Got there to find a single phase consumer unit no RCDs in site and no main earth or bonding at all So remedy that by putting a temp earth rod in and bonding to water and gas I have said that...
  5. Gazthesparky

    wiring single phase circuits from 3 phase boards using brown L2 or L3

    He's perhaps getting confused by the old days. Years gone by they use to wire the phase of a single phase circuit in the colour of the phase that it was going to be connected too. So you would find single phase circuits in a 3phase board wired with Red and black Yellow and black Blue and...
  6. Gazthesparky

    What do you need to pat test ?

    Well I've got 2391 and full apprenticeship . Just never ever done any pat testing
  7. Gazthesparky

    What do you need to pat test ?

    I've never done pat testing and always told customers that I don't offer the service. But just reacently I've had a lot of people asking if I offer the service. This has got me thinking what do you need to carry out testing ? I know you need a pat tester that's a given but I'm just wondering...
  8. Gazthesparky

    Main Protective Bonding - Gas and Water

    Have to say I have. I have even installed it myself. In the days of my apprentiship working for the council. We had to run a 4mm from the light to the shower pull chord. From there down to the hot and cold of the bath to the bath itself then onto the radiator pipes and then a seperate bond...
  9. Gazthesparky

    Carte blanche

    That's one sweet audi
  10. Gazthesparky

    building regs on fuseboard height

    My mums just brought a brand new Taylor wimpy house the consumer unit is in the garage at ceiling level. To top it all though the meter is on the opersite side of the house and they have just used meter tails to run to the board. They are buried under the plasterboard dry lining up to the...
  11. Gazthesparky

    how to get into set lighting or lighting festivals etc

    Lol I wish that 2 blondes and a red head was the kind of the female verity lol
  12. Gazthesparky

    how to get into set lighting or lighting festivals etc

    Red head is a simple light 800w bubble no lenses to focus with barn doors majority of them are painted red hence the name (but not always coloured goes by the bubble size) http://www.nairabuzz.com/uploads/1r4931800W_Red_Head_Soft_Light.jpg Blonde is a simple light 2000w bubble no lenses to...
  13. Gazthesparky

    how to get into set lighting or lighting festivals etc

    You have just missed out on a job opening. The bbc were looking to take on an elelectrician to train up just before Christmas. They have filled the job now unfortunily. As Rockingit says it's a very difficult closed industry to get into. There's lots of clowns around who say that they are...
  14. Gazthesparky

    Local ad near me

    Can beat that some clown regularly advertises near me for a consumer unit upgrade for 150 and at the moment he's doing a January offer of 125 lol
  15. Gazthesparky

    Bs7909 ??

    As far as I know there is no corse for BS7909 it's just a set of regulations It's more to do with testing and certificating temporary installations To be able to carry out the testing you have to be competent to do so. This means that you should have 2391 or 2394/2395 to prove compatance...
  16. Gazthesparky

    Good Luck Mr Damian Skelton (D.Skelton Electrical)

    Hahahahahha any good points from part p???? lol NO good old parliament trying to make it sound good
  17. Gazthesparky

    Good Luck Mr Damian Skelton (D.Skelton Electrical)

    Just watching, I know it's early days but has anything been said or suggested as to any changes hopefully this will be the start of something good and it doesn't just fall on deaf ears well done Damian :-)
  18. Gazthesparky

    Christ.....mass....day.........

    Not that I know anything about whiskey but I just discovered these while browsing for a present in a whiskey shop for my step dad who loves his whiskey Things called whiskey stones you chill them in the freezer then put them in your whiskey to chill it...
  19. Gazthesparky

    Connecting 6.0mm T&E

    We will have to agree to disagree there Yes if you were desining it from start you would install a 2.5 or at a push 4mm radial But as long as the installation was carryed out correctly there's nothing wrong with a 6mm radial If anything it's belt and braces over engineered
  20. Gazthesparky

    Connecting 6.0mm T&E

    You can use a 35mm deep box no problems and what exactly is wrong with having a 6mm radial instead of a 4mm or even 2.5mm As long as you terminate the cable correctly and dress the cables back there's no problem

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