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  1. Marvo

    TT or PME?

    Can't you just phone the DNO? Surely they have records of their load-side supply infrastructure.
  2. Marvo

    Light Switch Help Please

    Thanks to everyone for all the info, I really do appreciate it. The good news is I eventually finished the job by fitting a surface mount backbox over the old ones, carefuly extending the rubber wiring by a couple of inches and fitting new press on press off switches which she should be able to...
  3. Marvo

    Almost qualified, but low on confidence

    Reading my post above back now I apologise if I sounded harsh. You're obviously at a low point where things are getting on top of you and I wish you all the best and I really hope you stick it out and get motivated again. I'm sure your career change choice will pay off and you'll have a wide...
  4. Marvo

    Why are the lights not working!!!!!

    When I was an apprentice we were taught by a journeyman who always said smokers make far better refrigeration techs than non smokers because things take time with refrigeration and smokers are a lot more patient, they'll light up a smoke and wait for an outcome or result to an action without...
  5. Marvo

    Almost qualified, but low on confidence

    A lot of my comments will be repeats of others; You're lucky. It's easier to become respectably quick at the job than it is to have to go back and fill gaps in your theory knowledge. Reading between the lines it sounds like a confidence issue more than anything else, you're doubting yourself...
  6. Marvo

    Electrician Shoulder Tool Pouch

    Some of those Technics pouches and satchels look very handy. Are they decent quality? How long have you been using yours?
  7. Marvo

    Why are the lights not working!!!!!

    As per Tim, check the circuit neutral isn't accidentally behind the cage clamp termination of the RCBO instead of inside it. Could be an upstream neutral fault but that would probably affect other ccts. Faulty RCBO is also possible.
  8. Marvo

    Electrician Shoulder Tool Pouch

    I have a very small tool pouch that can be shoulder strap or carried on your belt. It's very good quality and I've had mine around 5 years and it still looks good. It's just a grab kit for quotes and small jobs and it fits a few screwdrivers, flashlight, panel key, some knipex 7 in 1 pliers...
  9. Marvo

    Light Switch Help Please

    Thanks for the offer, it's greatly appreciated but I think Stroud will be too far and if all goes to plan I shouldn't need any more tools.
  10. Marvo

    What's the best way to learn Electrical engineering?

    What Mech Eng course are you doing and how far along are you. I only know the UK routes from 40 year ago although I believe it's still the same. It's unlikely you can go straight from an HND or equivalent straight into a Masters program as mentioned above unless you've got an extrordinary work...
  11. Marvo

    Please, need advice on what testing equipment I should be looking at...

    Lol, I'm guessing Green Grass was a wind up account....but saying that we've had some members who are actually pretty close to that
  12. Marvo

    Light Switch Help Please

    I'm not a domestic sparky but I would consider myself competent to complete this work safely. I don't have tools because I'm here on holiday from Cape Town and staying at my sisters house, I didn't bring any tools and unfortunately she doesn't have any either. If I really need tools I'l buy some...
  13. Marvo

    Light Switch Help Please

    I was hoping to find a plastic flood the doesn't require a CPC.
  14. Marvo

    Light Switch Help Please

    I see it's an emergency light. Will it operate on its motion sensor if it has permanent 230v supply? All the switches are downstairs. The first switch in the opening post is in an external cupboard/room which I think was a coal store originally. The second switch is for the kitchen and the last...
  15. Marvo

    Light Switch Help Please

    I wanted to run a thought I had past you guys to see if it might be compliant. The ceiling light fitting is also broken so I was thinking of killing two birds with one stone and just replace the light fitting with an LED 20w or 30w floodlight with a built-in motion sensor and wire it in the...
  16. Marvo

    Light Switch Help Please

    She says she's lived in the house for 70 plus years and the wiring hasn't been altered. Unfortunately the CU is under the stairs along with about 10 heavy boxes from when she packed everything upstairs away so I couldn't get to it or even see it.
  17. Marvo

    Light Switch Help Please

    I'm heading back there on Monday to get some more war time stories and investigate further. I'll replace the entire surface mounted metal switch in the first photo and armed with new knowledge I'm going to try to remove the face plates on the other two. The house is in Denton which is about 5...
  18. Marvo

    Light Switch Help Please

    I'm tempted to sub contract this out to someone who's got tools and a van full of parts. I thought it was an easy like for like replacement until I popped in today to have a look but I'm now worried I start this and the VIR disintegrates or there's another problem that means I can't complete the...
  19. Marvo

    Light Switch Help Please

    Do the rings around the toggle switches just unscrew and the fascia plate falls off?
  20. Marvo

    Light Switch Help Please

    Thanks, you've kinda touched on my next question. Are the backboxes going to be compatible with the switches available today? I was desparately hoping not to have to replace the backboxes. I also don't want to remove them to investigate because it's cotton wrapped VIR wiring so the less I...

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