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    uk approved electrician,experience in domestic, looking to get work in oz mines !

    Hi guys, recently headed out to Australia for the trip of a lifetime but also to see what the work situation is like. Basically the money is in the mines, its stupid money they are offering and thats where i want to be ! So really im looking for anyone that has any contacts, information, how to...
  2. TaffyDuck

    Voltage drop taken to extremes

    Just been asked to go and check out a new agricultural barn wired up by a builder. The barn is 350m from the house ( where they have fed it from a socket in the living room) and they have fed it with 1.5mm two core SWA." because its only a socket and a couple of lights".
  3. TaffyDuck

    V Drp taken to extremes

    Sorry double post
  4. M

    No voltage

    I am connecting a cable from the consumer unit to a double light switch. Having connected it to the consumer unit and before connecting to the switch I tested the mains voltage. There was 250 volts at the consumer end but my meter (Fluke) was only reading about 7V at the other end of the cable...
  5. G

    wylex consumer units advise plz

    i have a wylex nhrs9sl unit the small switch for the upstairs lights has gone is this a fuse or do i need to replace the whole switch units as it looks like its a compact unit its a nsbo6 any advise and instructions on how to go about this most appriecated
  6. R

    Asbestos disposal charge?

    Got a CU change coming up in the next month or so and have a dilema. The old CU has asbestos in the fuse carriers, having done this numerous times working for a company (they had asbestos disposal procedures where we double bagged the small items and they were collected) I havent done one...
  7. Q

    Is this acceptable ?

    Whats your views on this? Would you be happy doing this?
  8. S

    Tripping electric shower

    Hello, I've read a few similar threads online but none come up with an answer. I've had this particular 9.5Kw shower for 3-4 years and has run without problem. A few days ago it it just cut out after about 4 or 5 minutes and set off the trip switch which is a Proteus B45. Firstly after reading...
  9. S

    Childs fairy lights

    Hi can anyone tell me please where i can get a plug that i can use to power my daughters fairy lights please. i have 6 hanging lights for my daughters bedroom but have lost the plug/transformer it plugs into. i was wondering if i could just attatch a regular plug to them? the label attatched...
  10. E

    need info on Grade 1 Listed Church

    Hi Guys, I have been asked to fit some high level sockets on a Grade 1 Listed Church, but not sure on the regs for that as I mostly do domestic stuff. It has not been touched for years and does not have an RCD C/U, and they want 5 sockets quite far apart and over 3 meters high. So my question...
  11. T

    Advice please looking for a pretty version of this light, recessed triple downlight

    Hi - I wonder if anyone maybe able to help. In my lounge at the moment I have 2 ceiling roses. Each has a chandelier type light on it. I want to change these and bring the room up to date and do the same in my hallway and top landing. I keep seeing in magazines recessed triple lights that...
  12. S

    Rusty on supply types

    As i am not currently a practising sparks, But am qualified 236 parts 1 &2, NVQ level 3, 17th edition and i did my apprenticeship many moons ago all on commercial and industrial work, i am struggling to get my head around different supply types. Especially my own house, the supply comes in to...
  13. H

    HELP PLEASE light switch turns off wrong light

    hi folks i know this is probably a quick fix but just need to check prior to investigation's ok i am going to look at a house that has a couple of problems with its wiring 1) the house has a walk in airing cupboard with a pull cord light. this works fine, however when you turn on the bathroom...
  14. G

    Trying to date wires - Red, White and Blue

    Really struggling to find any info on this in google, had a peak under the floor at the existing wiring in my place which was made c1920's to see what state the wiring is in. The cables in the socket ring circuit are somewhere around 5mm 3 core silver coloured wire in flat outer sheath with red...
  15. A

    Anyone fancy one of these on their bathroom ceiling???

    Just stumbled across these on eBay! Bathroom Electric Light Fitting with 750W Heater - BRAND NEW | eBay
  16. J

    Rcd TT and SWA

    Hello all... Quick q... Ok, the tails will be split feed a small house and an annex.. The earthing system is TT. SWA will be ran to the Annex about 20m away. 25mm SWA 2 core will be used. Am I correct in saying that a 30ma dtime delayed rcd should be installed befor the cu? A...
  17. S

    Electrical Assignment Questions Please Help

    Hi I am currently studying a degree in hospitality management and for one of the modules I have to supply answers on some electrical questions I have struggled to find information on some of these questions and I was hoping someone would be able to help? The questions I have are: 1...
  18. J

    Cooker Switch Neon Light

    Hi, Just had a new cooker installed to existing cooker switch. Electrician used the existing cable as this was only 3 years old and in perfect condition. Have noticed the orange neon on the switch takes a second to go out after switching off. Not sure if it was doing this before, but think it...
  19. J

    Test leads

    My Megger MFT1553 test leads need to be replaced. Can anyone recommend any test leads out there that are: Compatible with this tester, and have a stronger clip, as my current ones just don't seem to clip well onto terminal bars and other items very well.
  20. E

    What should i do with this one?

    The other week i got a call from a little granny who had a leak in the loft which caused some of the lights to trip out and sockets etc. I went there and isolated the affected circuits. I said i would go back in a week after everythings dried out and recconnect. Any way, i though i would do a...

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