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  1. O

    Are at home Level 2 courses actually viable?

    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...
  2. B

    Does this actually need the 5th fuse?

    I have this Adee Fusadee lightning arrestor in my electrical cupboard, the area I’m in is prone to thunderstorms from spring to autumn so it is needed. However it is missing the 5th fuse in the controller, it’s been like that since we moved in last year. The 4 fuses on the 3 phases and the...
  3. John Connelly

    Do magic actually exist???

    I have a ceiling fan that never worked ever since we bought the house. Only the light worked. One time I had a friend of mine come along with some of his kids, and one of them claimed he had magical powers he could use to fix the fan. He waved his hand and the fan blades started to move. He was...
  4. fourtytwo

    Is this thing in my fusebox labelled RCD actually an RCD ?

    I have my suspicions it is not as it has neither a trip current rating nor test button, please see picture
  5. C

    "smart" meters for my structures reading 2-3x more power usage than im actually using.. why ?

    I have a question for you all, We recently moved, and the old house had the analog meter on it, the new place has 3 structures on the property.. a barn, a defunct kennel which im going to turn into a workshop and the house itself. All 3 buildings have these smart meters on them.. Our first...
  6. Dave Appleby

    Not nice. Actually very not nice

    I have a colleague Scott who is a joiner. He walked onto a site yesterday to find the below. In his own words... Yeah well kinda he's got lights ect on and 1 socket that I can use its wild here sockets are buzzing and lights are flickering fvk noes who the sparky Is 🤣🤣 He left site to get an...
  7. rsgaz

    White cable ties that are actually white?

    Anybody know of somewhere that sells white cable ties (4.8mm by 200 or 300mm), that are actually white? Rather than "natural" colour, or ones which say they are white, but turn out to be "natural" anyway. ? Thanks,
  8. D

    Customer actually starts sticking his hands inside a live board while chatting to Delroy

    https://www.electriciansforums.net/media/dont-touch-that-hands-on-customer-attempts-insanely-dangerous-diy.19349/ Scroll to about 4.30 minute mark , I honest don’t think I have ever had a custOmer physically stick their hand inside the consumer unit while I’m trying to work delroy Gets all the...
  9. K

    Which cable in light switch actually goes in common??

    Hi Guys I have been taught in college and in books that live goes in common and switch live goes into terminal L1 or L2 but practially speaking if we give Line conductor Brown in Common and Switch Live which is blue lets say with brown sleeve in L1 then the problem which I face is when Switch...
  10. HappyHippyDad

    Which humidistat fan actually works?

    I have just installed the manrose humidistat fan from screwfix (15722) and it stays on all the time. I have adjusted the humidistat controls to no avail. Quite a few of the humidistat fans have poor reviews. Could anyone recommend one that they fit and it actually switches off at some point? Cheers.
  11. J

    What qualification is actually needed for EICR on private rented? Race to bottom.

    When we consider EICR reports for the Private Rented Sector, we usually think an electrician completing any EICR should be qualified and experienced (L3 electrical, plus 18th edition, plus Test and Inspection, plus experience) and a member of a competence scheme (NICEIC, NAPIT etc) but is the...
  12. S

    Recommendations for outdoor spotlights - actually suitable for outdoors

    Does anyone have a recommendation - preferably without needing a second mortgage - for some outdoor spotlights ? I've tried a number of options and am getting a bit fed up with trying things and them not working out for various reasons. Most LED floodlights have ridiculously wide beam angles -...
  13. Lister1987

    Calibration - What actually goes on?

    Stupid thread time. We hear a lot about getting meters calibrated and checked regularly but not a lot of detail about what is actually done. Is it just testing against preset levels? If a level is off (beyond tolerance), how exactly is it corrected? Would love a point to point on exactly what...
  14. P

    The apollo advanced mx pro panel is showing an error that a smoke detector is faulty but it seems to be blinking properly.

    The detector is working properly. We have checked it physically. But the pannel is showing fault in that detector. Please give me a solution
  15. HappyHippyDad

    How to actually TT a shed/garage?

    I have never TT'd a shed/garage I always just extend the earth from the house. In the example of a shed/garage being supplied with SWA is the armour of the SWA earthed by the house (lets say TNCS) or by the earth rod? Also, if the SWA is earthed by the TNCS then you have both TNCS and TT...
  16. The_apprentice2.0

    Electrician Jobs They're actually paying an 'electrician' for this

    Got sent this from a mate of mine working on the job concerned that the electricians first fix on a kitchen was a bit rough. Never seen anything like it me! thought it was a Pi$$ take at first :eek::eek:... (using the term electrician very loosely o_O) Thought I'd share with you all :)
  17. polo1

    What actually happened.

    So a bit of a story.... Was in checking out an office for its first EICR. Another company of electrical contractors was in adding some floor boxes. Heard a yell and found a lad looking as if he’d seen a ghost, said he had got a massive belt when removing a radial circuit from an existing box...
  18. O

    Do other trades actually think ????????????

    Came across this today, whilst fault finding. Fortunately I didn't need to look inside it or isolate any of the circuits ............ Could get interesting ....
  19. andysparkfree

    Been on a few days but haven't actually said hi , also anyone any ideas on electrical related course

    Hi all , i love these forums , full of semi like minded guys with different opinions etc, so thank you what I'm after is a course that can be mainly undertaken in my own time and not need to sit in a class room , that will possibly actually have some value with commercial type work currently...
  20. John Lundrigan

    Do electricians actually need to have the 17th Edition?

    Hi All, Just recently I have had my interest in electrical work re-awakened because I have a grandson halfway through his apprenticeship and I asked me for help. The electrical technology was OK as very little of that has changed, but BS 7671 was new to me and so I got stuck into it. I...

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