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    Bad practice?.......or actually a good idea?

    Carried out an eicr today on a 4 bed house. The owner, a builder, is selling and had converted attic a few years ago but never got it signed off by BC. Everything was fine apart from a couple of Code 3's as house was wired to 16th. The only thing i did find of any interest was the smoke...
  2. M

    I actually saw the bottom of my Van today...

    for once I spent a few hours going in to the depths of my Van having seen the sunshine out and it begining to feel like spring I had a mad few hours throwing the built up carrier bag mountain that had peaked over the winter months no wounder the wholesaler drives a nice 30 k plus car I have...
  3. G

    NICEIC Certification Scheme niceic registration

    looking to register with niceic got everything in place just need to pay fee and go through examination , been trading ltd company since last year feb , looking for advice on what the examination involves what questions asked etc im in south lanarkshire area
  4. B

    Insulation Testing Problems

    Been to a job last week, Rcd tripping when its raining. Global IR 0.042. Tested 250v (L&N) cpc to save taken out all the lamps. TV's on walls were isolated via fused spur. Problem located on External light therefore retested (L/N - CPC).. No test beetween (L&n was done) I have now been told...
  5. B

    Voltage Spikes....

    Voltage spikes cause drops in solar PV performance | YouGen Blog | YouGen, Renewable Energy Made Easy Interesting blog on this "phenomenon"....we came across it once after an install we did that included SolarEdge....the chap owned an electrical maintenance firm and had spotted it via the SE...
  6. M

    JIB Electrotechnical Certification Scheme (ECS) JIB Discussion

    Hello, Thought i would post my first thread on something that always baffles me. I am a charge hand for electrical installs on big sites we get alot of sparks young and old working on them alot of them are a complete waste of time. How do they manage to get there JIB cards? I dont think the...
  7. D

    So is anything actually wrong with this picture...?

    This is a mate's 'fuse board' they asked me to come and look at. Now I fixed a couple of hall lights but anything involving anything on that board - WAY out my depth yet, wouldn't want to try a whole rewire anywhere myself, let alone on this. It all seems functional - and I'm assuming most...
  8. M

    Switch heights

    First things first.... Don't really wanna turn this into a debate. My boss has asked me to wire the house I'm doing to the new socket heights ( no its not new build) anyway..... He told me switch is 1200 centre of box. I thought it was 1200 to top of box?
  9. G

    5kw panels, G83 Inveter, 3.68 TIC. Anyone actually done this?

    I've always stayed away from any of this sort of stuff but I have a very insistent customer. He says he will disconnect the other 4 panels if his fit application is not accepted (yeah right!). He basically has room for 5kw but obviously wants the 16p rate (install in August). Argument is that...
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    updating websites, prices, fit rates etc

    I've just been having a scout around at the competitions websites, and I'm starting to see why people might be pretty baffled by the current situation with FITs, system prices etc. There are still websites out there with FIT payback calculations based on the 43.3p FIT rate, websites mentioning...
  11. Rockingit

    Need a keyswitch that actually looks like a proper key

    Evening gents and gentesses, have a customer with an electric actuated door on their wine cellar - like you do. The 'key' that the install firm fitted is just an ordinary EM test switch, so not exactly secure, and they'd like me to fit a proper one. But they'd also like one that looks like a...
  12. R

    When do you actually do the paperwork?

    Hi Just a question here regarding testing and certification. If you got called to a house to replace a socket that had its casing cracked or you put a lovely new B&Q chandelier up for someone would you then do a minor works Cert + Si + STR? Seems a little overkill to me If you don't what's...
  13. Rockingit

    How many on here have ever actually been prosecuted for pulling the DNO fuse?

    Allrightee...... thread after thread after thread we get peoples 'angst' about breaking DNO seals and removing fuses (for good reason and safety in mind). So, if it's such a massive no-no and the DNO's will cart us all off to court under armed guard, how many, exactly, of the 44,000 members of...
  14. S

    QMS guidelines

    I've seen loads of posts searching the forum on this subject, but without actually applying to a governing body and actually paying the fees, i'm struggling to understand exactly what is required in order to gain MCS. As I am not wanting to commit financially yet, I am looking at gathering as...
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    Am I being a snob, or is this actually dangerous

    On a distribution board last week in a farm house, I saw 2 core 4mm SWA with the sheath terminated by having a couple of strands in a terminal block. A photo would save a thousand words, but I found out on that day that my camera phone is not waterproof =-( The other sparky on site said it is...
  16. K

    Has anybody here actually failed an assessment form a governing body?

    Do they ever fail anyone? Some one I knew failed because he did NO prep work, no certs paperwork or anything! Is there any data on failed applications, and reasons why?
  17. B

    Wanted (long shot) sb200hf

    Anyone got one spare???????????????????????????? i know...................................i mean 2000hf never cud multitask
  18. S

    Any ideas what this type of roof tile is actually called?

    Hi All, Relatively new to the forum but have been reading lots of your posts regarding the state of the industry and supplier issues with interest!!! I need to order a roofing system for the roof as shown below, but are struggling to identify the type of tile. Any ideas?:53::53::53: Many...
  19. V

    Got 2391,what next to actually become a tester?

    A simple question but I'm sure not an easy answer!!! For me,this will be mainly part time,as I'm a full time industrial control specialist,but my 2391 cert is sitting in the draw at home with my test equipment having never really been used!!! I'd like to get into it a bit,even if it's just...
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    Part P (well M actually). Please helpme settle an argument

    My opinion is that universally, the accepted lowest hight above floor is 450mm to the bottom of the socket - not the centres. I have two guys in a property fitting them at 450mm to the centres. I think I am right, but before I tell them to chop out some wall......

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