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  1. M

    starting out alone!!

    hi i am a new member here. i just wanted to know if anyone else has taken the leap into setting up on there own! I have 2 months ago and i am kind of hitting a brick wall. i have posted on gum tree, made flyers and cards. i have posted locally and sent them to local builders and letting agents...
  2. C

    caravan park distribution setup

    I've been asked to wire a caravan park up so far the system consists of: connection boxes with each socket on a 16 a trip 30mA rcd SWA to each conn box buried to 600mm+ Incoming supply is t.n.s But....The main distribution board is 3phase so do I have to have the distribution cct on mcbs alone...
  3. HappyHippyDad

    Stand alone RCD's

    Could anyone give me a link to where I can buy a stand alone RCD? I have looked and looked and just find a lot of threads on the subject but cannot find anywhere that sells them. I could just fit an enclosure/din rail but I'd just like to see these stand alone RCD's and make a choice.. In this...
  4. S

    stand alone generator system

    any help on this one very much appreciated. We have a stand alone 3 phase workshop any generator installation. The supply is TN-S, seperate PE back to the generator, which has its own earth electrode. Ze for the system is in effect the short circuit impedance at the generator between a live...
  5. B

    180 stand alone pir

    I need a 180 stand alone pir to cover a large area possibly up to 30 metres. Is there anything available for this distance? For outside use
  6. T

    Advice on going it alone

    Hi guys First message in the forum Right I'm a fully qualified spark to 16th edition and also have 2391. I no longer do electric full time as I'm now a fireman. I have always done bits and pieces in my time off by word of mouth, but lately am not really getting much. Therefore I would like...
  7. D

    4kWp Stand alone system design help

    Hi, I am intending to install a 4kWp stand alone system and I am struggling with the price optimization. I heard that the biggest charge controller available in the market is 80Amp. the price of this one is around £600 no problem, however this means that I have to use at a 48V 600ah battery...
  8. pcangry

    led stand alone pir

    Got a 50watt LED floodlight off e bay, excellent fitting apart from the p.i.r. being faulty I am in negotiations with GWS LED about replacing the fitting. I was wondering if a stanadard stand alone 2kW switching p.i.r. will do as a replacement. Thanks
  9. D

    Led flood stand alone pir sensor

    Good evening Can you use a standard 180,270,360 deg. Etc sensor with led flood lights? These are the ones that replace the old style halogen with the r7s bulbs Cheers
  10. M

    Stand Alone RCD

    Hello Everyone. I had to change a socket in a landlord property (enough said) Did a check on the RCD and found that it was not working. Even though the flat only has an old 4way wylex the land lord will not go for a new board. so my question is what tests would I need to carry out for this...
  11. S

    Going it alone

    Hi. I'm new to this site but was wandering if anybody could help me out with some advice. I've been subcontracting to a company for a number of years doing domestic, industrial & commercial work all covered under the companies niceic membership. I think now is the time to go it alone & was...
  12. steve50

    A man was dining alone

    A man was dining alone in a fancy restaurant and there was a gorgeous redhead sitting at the next table..He had been checking her out since he sat down, but lacked the nerve to talk with her. ******************** Suddenly she sneezed, and her glass eye came flying out of its socket towards the...
  13. J

    Going it alone...

    Hi all.. I have been self employed for the past year but mainly working for a single company with only a handful of my own jobs. I am starting to get fed up working for this guy so decided its time to set up on my own. I know there is already loads of posts like thsi on here but i've spent...
  14. P

    Training with a trining provider

    I’m thinking of using one of the schools that do training in 30 days, will one of these work for what I want to achieve? This is what im looking to get out from it. I want to be able to fit a feed to a shower and install showers. I want to be able to install extractor fans I want to be able to...
  15. P

    Going out alone

    Hi Forgive me if this topic has been covered many times before but I am new to the forum and rather than dig up old threads with possibly outdated info I thought I'd start a new one. I have been an electrician for 10 years and now feel the time is right to set up my own company. I believe the...
  16. G

    Fluke 1652b, plus lots of other freebies- Retiring.

    After Many years as an Electrician, Its Time to hang up the tools. Fluke 1652b, calibrated 18 months old, and many many other items, all expensive. lots of stock too. £400. Isle of Wight. Gary 07595713954. Offers accepted.
  17. M

    1st time alone - some advice please from proper white van sparks.

    OK so the time has come..... .....I've done all my quals (C+G, 17th, NVQ3 and 2391) had a 2/3 years (mostly site, commercial experience) and some domestic (council flats work) but now I'm out on my own. I have found a PJ. Mid size (mostly lighting (downlighters arghhh)) that NEEDS...
  18. T

    Apprentices working alone

    Need some help on this one? What are the rights and wrongs of sending apprentices to jobs on their own. Is it legal, seeing as how they should not be regarded as competent yet, even though many of them are?
  19. J

    MCS requirements For off grid PV

    Hi there , Just a quick one can anyone point in the direction of what is required under to MCS to get FITs for off grid installs ? Also Are there any places that can be recomeded for reasonably priced dc isolators (wanted a 40-60a one ) Thanks
  20. H

    Rcd tripping on no trip Eli test

    Hi using a megger 1552 to do a few earth loops in a house. It's on the no trip function but still the rcd trips. Never had this before as usually the rcd holds out long enough to get the required reading for the earth loop imp. It's a tt system and the rcd ( 30 ma) is relatively new. Any thoughts?

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