This is my first post. At my home I havetwo Swinging Gates powered by FAAC motors, they are very old, maybe over 7 years old lately I have had major problems with both gates not syncing correctly, sometimes one opening and not the other, or both opening but one not opening or closing fully...
Crikey, is that the time???!!!
I must get some sleep soon as I have a busy day ahead, and looking forward to working alongside a forum member later.
Anyway, I promised something gentler this time, so here is today's offering.
I do like a duet, and HF is a fave of mine, so together with AB they...
Or is it day 6? How are we counting this?
Todays subject is an update on my dad, and a newly discovered medical treatment for high blood pressure…
That is… having a stroke.
He’s been in hospital 3 weeks now, his blood pressure is within normal range, and he’s off the BP pills he’s been on...
so today started at about 6am
Trip to birmingham to collect some tools and cable that I had forgotten to load into the car last night. Grrrr.
Then a full day fitting new light guards and control panel to a cnc sheet bending machine.
Not quite finished but company closes at 17.30 on the dot...
Ive mentioned it a couple of times elsewhere, but my eldest daughter is (finally) away to South Korea to teach English for a year... and its been a marathon effort to get her there.
Pages and pages of forms, sending qualifications away to be first stamped by a notaries public, then apostiled...
Doing the cutting around garden area at my caravan, saw something protruding.
Tool box open got me big footprint screwdriver out and prized this out of the ground.
Old redundant earth electrode. Must of worked its way up to the surface. lol
Not sure whether to post here or in the Dan's Collection thread.
Anyway, it's not electrical, it's a rant about parking!
Why is it, when I go to a car park and select a quiet spot where I can park in the middle bay of 3 or 5 empty bays, folks come along and park right next to me when there's...
People who claim to be plumbers...
and tilers...
New bath fitted and the drain is accessible from the side and there are isolating valves on the hot and cold supplies, about halfway along the bath, underneath it. So far so good. Tiler arrives to tile the walls and floor and without asking he...
I have been working as a trainee electrician since March 2024, I am looking to start my Level 2 now and being 25 years old of course I want to get on with it as quickly as I can without relying on college. I have found a couple of courses in the UK which state that they send you the study...
Hi all,
I just found this forum last night and figured I would post my issue since I can't find much out there with a similar situation.
My job is to light a big garage area in basically a basement. The caveat is that the house is in a flood plane. The county flood plane at this house is 5'...
Hey,
In 2009 I got my City and Guilds 2330 Level 3 17th edition. At the time it was recession and I was in the south west so jobs were scarce and I was not able to secure any work. As a result I never was able to create a portfolio to do the NVQ and AM2.
I want to revisit this now. Other than...
Hi there,
I qualified with city and guilds level 2 and 3 6 years ago. The job (AV industry) I thought i was going to lose at that time didnt actually happen. I still have it- at the moment.
I continued to do domestic work with sparkies i know every so often throughout the years since qualifying...
We did inspection and testing in college, and i'm wondering if I would need the 2391 course as well to certificate, or is this just to improve your ability to inspect and test? I remember filling out some sort of certificate on the exam. I have a fluke multifunction tester and it doesn't seem to...
I got my City & Guilds 2330 Level 3 back in 2012 and at the time I had about 3 years experience working on commercial sites.
I took a different career path but would now like to get back into this industry but I am a bit overwhelmed and confused about all the information out there about...
Hi, i'm 24 and have completed my C&G 2330 Level 3 about 6 years ago, am looking to get back into this and would appreciate if you could PM me if you need a hand.
Hi guys,
Firstly apologies if this is in the wrong section.
I did my Level 2 2330 7 years ago and been working in electrical wholesaling since with little bits of site work in between. I'm looking at going back to doing electrics full time and I'm having difficulty working out the best...
Hey people, i passed my 2330 course a few years back but went a different route of work afterwards due to needing money, i have been working as an electrical engineer mostly utilizing 12V-24V for just over 3 years.
Now that i'm 25 i would like to get my sparks NVQ, what would be the best way to...
Hello All,
I currently have an NVQ Level 2 - 2330 Certificate.
I'm going to be working on outdoor lampposts/council street lighting to install CCTV using the mains from the lamppost.
What certificates do i need to do this ?
thank you in advance.
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