Hi,
My girlfriend and I moved to the UK this year. She works at a university and has a work visa, and I am an electrician from the us. I'm going to be getting a work visa soon and i was looking for information on how i can apply my trade here.
I'm not sure if there is a test, or reciprocation...
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Im doing work on an American site in the U.K. and installing us socket outlets through a transformer.
Does anyone know what I should install as far as rcds go and also the Zs readings I should expect.
Also on another site the generate 100/208 60Hz. And im installing supply cables to a DB. Are...
Hi Guys,
Fresh from my holiday in Florida and was wondering what the requirements would be for a Brit to move to USA and work as an electrician.
Holiday blues is a killer!!!
Hi,
I would firstly like to declare that my electrical knowledge is very limited and I would like to apologise in advance if I use the wrong terminology in my following description and questions.
As Halloween approaches I decided to buy the bits to set up a lightning / storm effect.... I found...
Hi,
My husband is American, he's 29 and (to American standards) is a fully qualified electrician. They operate on a 'time served' system, everyone takes the equivalent to 17th edition to be up on the wiring regulations and then just learns on the job.
He has 9 years experience, mainly in...
Nemraf
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Im fitting some light fittings from the US with an inbuilt PIR.
Given US mains voltage is 110-120v @60Hz UK is 240v @ 50Hz . Most fittings of this type here are designed to be wired straight into the main with no transformer but given this has a built in PIR sensor could that cause problems on...
@Dan
Can you change the forum language to UK English, please. I don't like American 'English'.
Or at least add the option English(UK) to the language button, bottom left corner.
Hey Guy's,
I had a client ask me last week if I do Pat testing and without thinking first I said yes! However some of the equipment he has is very old (40+ yrs) and American. I haven't agreed to do the job and I told him straight I would have to find out what is involved with testing them first...
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