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    Irish PIRs a few queries

    You can,t carry out PIR,s if you are not a rec. But if you are a qualified spark you can register to become a rec. If you have done a "verification and certification" course then you have all the basic,s. Have just checked if you need to log in to access the contractors section in...
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    Irish PIRs a few queries

    Did your employer send you on that?? Recently??
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    Irish PIRs a few queries

    I hope the following is of practical help. 1)I think you are on the wrong forum here. Very few Irish sparks from ROI on this site. Why not go local? British sparks would not be familiar with the concept of "controlled", "restricted works" etc 2) Your questions suggest you are a little...
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    Inspection Cameras Any Good?

    Exactly the same here. Camera now sitting in the box it was delivered in. I would have thought the seller might have alerted potential buyers to the issue
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    Parallel earth paths and design

    Wise guidance. Modern day electrical installers tend to ensure that the circuit supply cpc is effectively independent. Parallel paths are best viewed as a bonus rather than a "partner" in ensuring effective operation of the OCPD
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    20 amp RFC, ok or not?!

    I installed my second RFC in 30 years recently. It is protected by a 20 amp mcb.The regs give a max OCPD but not a minimum. Bearing in mind that the OCPD is there to protect the wiring, reducing its size cannot cause any harm. However there is a question of possible electrical inconvenience due...
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    Get 18th, Get testing and inspection, go to work?

    That is not something I have not factored in to the discussion as it's a situation I, m not familiar with. I have only known time served electricians and generally speaking by the end of your third year you are expected to be able to function with little or no oversight Not at all...
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    Get 18th, Get testing and inspection, go to work?

    It's a good and interesting example Lucien and pretty typical of what one can expect to find in an older installation. But back to the OP,s original point. Would the example you point out really require a qualified spark to require "years of further training", shadowing another...
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    Rewire using covings and skirtings?

    Agree. I was in the habit of taking pictures of the first fix stage so that the homeowners knew where and where not to drill holes for future shelving etc. Recently I changed tack. I have started to get the homeowners to take the photographs. It's remarkable how their awareness of what lies...
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    Get 18th, Get testing and inspection, go to work?

    Good point. My view (in my limited experience on the site) is that the "best" is really good. And by that I mean better than anywhere else I, ve been involved in, in the industry . On the other hand, the "worst" is as poor, or poorer than I have seen elsewhere. I wonder if the more...
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    Get 18th, Get testing and inspection, go to work?

    No sarcasm intended. (Am not a fan of sarcasm🙂)
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    Get 18th, Get testing and inspection, go to work?

    It's not. As you say all countries allow for a measure of DIY work. But it's usually of the plugtop and ceiling rose variety.Whereas, as the threads on this forum demonstrate on a daily basis, in the UK the average diyer can virtually do as he pleases
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    Get 18th, Get testing and inspection, go to work?

    I comepletely agree. We spend several years learning how to do things correctly. Why would we need several years more to recoqnize when things have been done incorrectly.?
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    Get 18th, Get testing and inspection, go to work?

    I never really saw the need for EICR,s. I regard them as the softest money I will ever make. I also regard them as poor value for the homeowner.The average homeowner does not abuse his house. If its wired/rewired by a professional it is basically maintenance free electrically and a simple visual...
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    Rewire using covings and skirtings?

    It should be said that these skirtings are designed to "conceal" the wiring from an ascetic point of view. They look otherwise like an other form of electrical containment. Regarding the use of other "safe zones" such as the 15 cm at the top of a wall or at the corner where 2 walls...
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    Insulation added after second fixing!

    Insulation companies are doing exactly the same in thousands of homes up and down the country. In reality no one is usually around to determine what the effects are on cable insulation. There is no obligation on the insulation company to have any assessment carried out on the potential...
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    Rewire using covings and skirtings?

    . It's allowable (over here at least). That said I have never seen it in a domestic installation. But I personally would, nt hesitate to use it if circumstances required it and there is realistically no other option..
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    Swedish Electrician looking to acquire a Skilled Worker Visa.

    I would be inclined to be a little skeptical about that information. 100 SEK is below the legal minimum wage an Irish company can pay. I looked at one of the more recent adverts from Irish companies supplying skilled labour to the Scandinavian market. (Apologies for cracked phone screen)
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    Adding sockets to a radial circuit in different directions

    In my experience it is currently not a requirement on the seller to provide an EICR

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