Hi, after having a somewhat bad experience with a previous sparky and having to get the work fixed I'm after some advice with regards to some additional work I'd like done. I don't want to have similar issues. I'm not an electrician, I can wire a dash-cam and that is as far as I want to go, that...
We had to inspect and test a tenanted property this week. We did it last time - 5 years ago. The property had electric storage heating and this was converted over to Rointe type heating. In the interim the present tenant has moved in. He's supposedly a heating engineer and is 'Gas Safe'...
Hi,
I've recently been thinking about my current career within the world of IT and have decided to change direction. I've been working with computers for nearly 10 years and don't have the job satisfaction I thought I would have. I'm only 30 and think its the right time to change. Office work...
I am bored tonight, so i would love to hear from you all.
You are stuck in a lift.
The engineers are working on it.
You will be there for 2 hours.
Who would you choose as your companion for that duration?
And why?
And...there is no CCTV in there!
To narrow the field a bit, you cannot choose...
Hi guys,
Just wondering if I can pick some brains. I am looking at getting part pee registered again. I was registered but lost it as I took work on with a company and didn’t have any work of my own to show and as I was working for company full time and didn’t see the need to renew. I am now...
Received unsolicited email from Nationwide Homeserve Ltd after contractors to work on numerous rental properties in my area. (Obviously a targeted emai).
As before phone links back to Glasgow. Company incorporated in March this year with copyright on website dated 2014. Steer clear as this...
now the ads are hiding the x button behind the right side, so i can no longer tell them i don't want their pesky ad. come on dan, get a grip.almost every post has an advert attached.
I first had issues about 6 months ago with my second hand treadmill tripping the ring part of the way into a session, since then I've sent off my controller board to treadmill doctor co uk. He repaired the board and sent it back after approximately a month.
Since then I've had the a dedicated...
Got called out yesterday, wife's friend has no power (since Thursday night) and their 2nd BG call for Saturday had been cancelled and re-scheduled for Sunday
Family of 5, no power
So I turn up to find they have 1 extension lead running the fridge freezer from their neighbour .............
So...
Next project, this time the house as it looooooong overdue, let the ---- taking start, evens its Tel........ ;o))))
3 bed converting to 5 bed, may or may not do the rear extension depends on costings, shed to be built in a Shu Sugi Ban way with a living roof.
I was going to go off on one but what's the use so sod them let them have their bank holiday week end and sort it on Tuesday poor things must be cream crackered I mean a 35 hour week must be exhausting with at least 10 weeks between holiday week ends lasting from Friday to Mondays, maybe one...
Ive search the forums and cannot find a conclusive answer.
I have been reading my New Regs Book today (Thank you sam400) and the IET BSI changes within BS7671:2018.
Now it says 'chapter 42 protection against thermal effects:- New regulation 421.1.7 recommending installation of arc fault devices...
Hi all, what a great forum! got the dreaded elecsa man round again tomorrow, doesn't matter how many times I do it.... still gives me the shivers! im member 177 so youd think I would have done it enough times now to be used to it, but another new bloke, another unknown, whish they would stick to...
you know what it like the dreaded mot ,need to take the van in for the mot .
I need to strip the thing ,just in case you dont pass ,one hour to strip ,throw every thing in the garage just in case the van does not come back on the same day ,I has taken me 3 hours just to put all the gear back...
just wondering how you guys,install temp electrics to portacabins
Seen a lot of installs on sites & at schools where I don’t think it’s correct.
Mainly earthing,& earthing conductors,or am I being over cautious,cheers.
Just completed my first 18th edition certificate online
Took me about an hour to work my way through the new overly complicated forms
Lo and behold half of the fields are blank and none of the test results/circuit details have saved and are blank
Why the ---- are they continually trying to...
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