Landlord has had an EICR done on the property as is required under the new PRS legislation, got a copy of the report and I'm not overly impressed.
The property has passed but there are parts of the report that don't sit right with me and I want to know what my peers think? Am I being ---- or is...
As the Title, After the tachgraph was fitted it throw up a power interuption warning on the tacho and has done a few times since , The alternator is only showing 12.3 v when testing on the running vehicle , Lights dipping when clutch pressed on dash and exterior headlights etc for a second or 2...
Hi. Here's some background info. I am located in the United States, and have had a Nest Hello video doorbell working perfectly for a couple of years. It's powered by a 16V 10va transformer. I also have a mechanical door chime that rings when someone presses the button on the Nest Hello.
The...
I decided to join Napit and my first assessment was end of October. Everything was in order but not heard anything since and status on my login still says "pending assessment." Tried emailing my assessor but not had a response. Anyone with experience of Napit know if this is a normal time span...
There was a heavy rainstorm yesterday. Afterwards, the lights in two rooms were out (GU10s in the ceiling) though the other power in the rooms was fine. No tripped fuses. This morning they are working again. Any ideas of the cause please, and whether something needs attending to?
I've just repaced my hotwater and central heating progrmmer with a Hive active heatng and hot water thermostat. It's all working but the thermostat is still connected, I've turned it up to full so it's always calling for heat but I want to put the Hive thermostat in its place so need to...
Hello everyone,
I'm after a bit of guidance and advice on my career. I currently work in the fire suppression industry installing fire suppression systems to server rooms, engines, UPS rooms up and down the country, I have been doing this for 6 years now and I have been studying alongside this...
I have a fundamental question about the current
My question is: why after hitting the protons of a resistor and thus reducing the voltage and the speed of electrons; (voltage is the distance between the electrons which the distance is smaller than the balance between two electrons which do not...
I installed a B&Q pir light under a year ago and it's flickering the LEDs have had it, it's totally contained and the LEDs are hard wired, pretty peveed, can anyone recommend a good outdoor pir light, one that comes with a rubber flex is preferred
Don't know what I.P rating and was probably...
Im not so much up to date with Australian standards in regards to domestic installations. I know about testing requirements after a full installation and I know that there is an actual as 3001 for caravans but I just want to check what testing would be required after say an caravan aircon...
I have replaced consumer unit in small rented property, on pre visit found everything fine. Replaced,tested all the circuits, all sound, issued eic.
For letting agency eic is not enough, Eicr is due now, and they wouldn't accepr Eic instead, are they right?
Thanks ;)
As title - had one downlight that transformer had gone so took out light,fixing,transformer and replaced.
Had 3 wires coming in.
1x Red,Blue,Yellow and Green
1x Red, Black, Yellow and Green
1x Red, Black with Red coating added on end, Yellow and Green
Wired up with Switched live (black wire...
Hello all. A few years ago we had a new kitchen installed and as part of those works we had an electrician in to install a new feed to this kitchen and a full new consumer unit as well.
This is a metal CED branded unit with CED MCB's.
We have two showers, one upstairs and one downstairs.
The...
Trying to find where I can hold of what I would call plastic phase identifying lugs/grommets - blue or brown in colour and slides over meter tails to ident line or neutral (yes I know tape works too), I've tried every combination of words I can think of but keep comIng up empty.
Hi there new to the group so maybe posting in the wrong section so any direction would be much appreciated.
I am looking into becoming an electrician and have applied to quite a few apprenticeship schemes over the last 6 months with no avail, this may be to do with me being 34 or maybe not. In...
Hi Guys
Thought I'd update my ECS Jib Gold card (not that I really need it these days), only expired in 2015!
Looks like I'll have to do new application.
Sorry if been asked before (and also being lazy, had quick scan of JIB website with no joy!)
All I'd like to know is:
I currently have...
The breaker on the right trips after anything from 30 seconds to an hour. I have only two led lights on this circuit. Can anyone please help?
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