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  1. D00DY_T00DY

    Anything you can do I can do better!

    No you can't. yes I can! Another (late) friday game. Thought it'd be fun to have a p**sing contest:D Someone says work they've done before reply if you've done it bigger and better. I can see this being fun as there's someone(tel) that'll go over the top :D Biggest cable I've worked on is...
  2. JohnnyRingmain

    Is there anything else out there?

    I'm currently in the finishing stages of my level 2 and starting level 3 in September. I've also got my 17th. I'm attending evening classes at college and the pace of the course is unbelievably slow (starting to see why people opt for the mickey mouse certs). Is there any other short courses...
  3. S

    Grants for advertising?

    I got a text message the other day, advertising "GRANTS with NO FEES" (their capitalisation) for marketting costs, from "BizFund". Anyone know if this is real or a scam? Seems too good to be true.
  4. S

    Help with commercial PV install

    I have installed several domestic 3 and 4kW PV systems over the last five or six years and a few 10KW systems but i dont have experience with larger commercial installs. I have now been asked by a previous customer to provide an estimate to install a 30kW system on his factory. He has already...
  5. S

    Help with fuses that don't seem to do anything

    Hi, So last year we bought a house and didn't go through and label the fuses. There are 15 in the box. The previous owners wanted to install an infra-sauna in the upstairs bathroom, and put in a cable but never put in the sauna. This was turned off at the fuse box, but we never paid attention...
  6. Leader

    What would you have and why?

    So my partner and I have possibly lost our minds and bought and old chapel which, all being well, we'll start to convert in 2 or 3 months. I want it to be all singing and dancing in terms of lighting/audio/etc but I also want it to be unobtrusive. I don't have any experience working in high...
  7. M

    The 'you don't need to change it socket'

    Hi guys First off I'm not a qualified spark yet I'm a mature level 3 apprentice, however I thought you might like to see a socket I was greeted with in the house I recently purchased. I purchased it from the in laws and the socket in question was in a room I was going to use for my children...
  8. billyblade

    Impact driver accessories

    Hi fellas, I work for a leading power tool accessory manufacturer who specialise in accessories for electrical installation. We are looking at expanding our range of impact driver accessories and wondered if there was anything you guys would be really interested in? We already market...
  9. Adie moore

    emergency lights

    finished a job a little while ago for a builder who was refurbishing a male and female toilet. the existing lunch box running man em lights were replaced (as per customer specs) with recessed led em lights, one above the exit door and one in the centre of the room. I received a call today from...
  10. S

    Mystery wiring - seen anything like this before?

    Hands up, I'm just a domestic spark, but the gym where I train wants to put in a boxing ring and these are in the way. The cable is sheathed and I haven't taken the whole thing to bits but I've never seen anything like these twenty terminations. Apparently the building, which is on a racecourse...
  11. GMES

    Say hello to our new Moderator

    That's right guys it gives me great pleasure to announce that @Leesparkykent Is now a Moderator for the Electricians Forum. Lee has been a Great contributor to this place for quite a while now and is always willing to help out with threads and other members so it only seemed right to make him...
  12. Lee Gold

    Question regarding ring final circuit

    Started a level 1, completed practical assessment, was given test paper and tutor told me to answer these questions, bearing in mind I haven't had any theory practice or anything given to me on this information before hand. 1. Give TWO health and safety regulations related to assembling a 13amp...
  13. Y

    Heating help, radiators and underfloor

    Hi fellas, Usually do alot of industrial work but have taken on a house for a mate, have all the house wired other than the heating, quite new to wiring domestic heating systems and have very little experience to it, I been looking for wiring drawings to make sure I don't leave anything out as...
  14. M

    Quick Hi

    Not a sparky, I am a High Risk Health & Safety Consultant (ATEX and Explosives) and Certified Machinery Safety Expert (yes that is a thing!). I spend much of my life in high risk industrial environments where things tend to go bang with drastic consequences as well as being an EHS Auditor. I...
  15. GMES

    Anything exciting

    So what have you all been doing so far this year :tounge_smile::tounge_smile::tounge_smile:
  16. R

    What if anything Is availablee

    Hello members. Some advice/opinions would be great if you can help. I have a large media setup at home which entails a lot of plugs and sockets which leaves an unsightly "clump" of plugs on the floor. Is there anything new that you have seen or could recommend that I could use instead of...
  17. M

    Help with earthing arrangement for generator on off-grid PV system

    Hi everyone. We are doing an off-grid system for a small log cabin. It consists of a 6kVA SDMO generator as back up to a small battery set and 4.5 kWp solar PV array with a 3.0/4.4 kW Sunny Island. The problem I have is the generator has a floating earth. After some research I was going...
  18. P

    Want to be an Electrician more than anything

    Hi Everyone I am really keen to become an Electrician have recently secured myself funding from JTL in order to complete an apprenticeship. I have absoloutley no electrical experience and dont know anything about it but want the skill and a job that can survive a recession. I am having...
  19. D

    Is there anything that can monitor lighting circuit outages?

    Hi, Background: In my small block of 3 flats, the communal lighting is powered through a circuit connected to the middle floor flat (the building is old and we are in the process of changing this but need to save up the funds from service charge). The power is supplied for three pendant lights...
  20. Z

    Who are the electricians general builders use to sign off anything and everything?

    I've worked for a few builders over the years, and all of them seem to have a "go to" electrician they call upon when needed who'll seemingly sign anything off, regardless of who installed it, how they installed it, or whether or not it complies. I just can't get my head around how there are...

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