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  1. J

    New Builds, What's Going On...

    I'm glad I live in a 1950s ex council house
  2. J

    UK Anyone know what this type of cable was called

    Ive seen it in flats, in and around Warwickshire which could have been built in the 80s too
  3. J

    The Rise & Rise of the Celebrity Electrician

    Im sure Ive seen someone from Artisan use a drill driver to do a fuse board up. which is lazy correct me if im wrong.
  4. J

    No question, but i personally find domestic work more ("fun") than commercial & industrial... change my mind.

    I find commercial work better, sometimes no need to clean up - domestic they want the earth and then they say 'dont worry about cleaning up' and then you get a call from the office because you never cleaned up.....
  5. J

    Meter tails 10m long

    back in the day the electric board would want to see your (dead) test results before they would connect anything up
  6. J

    Plasterboard wall plugs for TV bracket

    fix a piece of MDF to the plaster board wall with cavity screws and gripfill and then fix the TV to the MDF.
  7. J

    What on earth is this?!? And where did it come from??

    pvc cables melting due to arcing, if that substance is a liquid it might stick to your fngers
  8. J

    Paxolin alternative

    This reminds me when you would cut paxolin and you would get the toxic/burning smell!!!
  9. J

    Not quite qualified!!

    unless things have changed, you need to do your NVQ 3 and AM2, 2391 and then a year working as an electrician and then you can get a gold card. Are you doing your college at Mid Warwicks college in Leamington ?/
  10. J

    Why cover earth wire?

    when I was a apprentice in the late 90s, im sure there was a twin and earth were the earth was sleaved,
  11. J

    What brand is this panel?

    unsure looks the same at 10pm
  12. J

    Who knew? You have to connect your own energy suppliers meter

    the good old days, and they would do a insulation test on the whole installation
  13. J

    What brand is this panel?

    looks like crabtree c50
  14. J

    Insulation resistance test on a ring final circuit

    can you remember the sequence the tests have to be carried out continuity is 1st so you can prove your ring main
  15. J

    Who knew? You have to connect your own energy suppliers meter

    I remember you would provide a test cert and the EMEB ot MEB would check the installation and then connect you 1596833308 or
  16. J

    Happy earth rod day

    I think a reading below 200ohms is good and not unstable this is from the 16th ed
  17. J

    How many eicr in a day

    I worked for a small company who worked for a Housing Association, i was told to do 3 a day, I just got 1 a day test and repairs. Sad to say I left and that company has gone bust
  18. J

    Electricians wanted for Nightingale Hospital

    I saw this on the news and it looks like the army are doing the work, looked liked Gurkas
  19. J

    How Old Was You When You Became Interested In Electrics?

    when I was about 10 I used to help my dad on foreigners used to pass him tools, when I was 17 I left school to be a electrical install apprentice, It was only then my dad told me he used to work for the EMEB. I still help my dad on jobs and Im 40 years old and I love being a fully qualified...
  20. J

    Green goo

    I know a guy who bought a flat and he wanted a test and inspection of the flat. We found green goo on the insides of the accessories, showed him and printed off the green goo leaflet and the guy went for a rewire as he had not moved in yet.

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