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    Just gone self-employed

    Hi all, Well I took the plunge last Monday and handed in my notice, I only had to give a week notice so as of tomorrow I am self-employed! I am waiting for my UTR to arrive so I can join the CIS. I love all these TLA's. :banghead::devilish: I have a little van, 18v Makita drill/driver...
  2. sythai

    Storage hearter bricks - help....?

    Just wondering if anyone has had any experience with older worn out storage heaters, by changing the bricks would it be that much more beneficial ? Got to look at a fair sized job this week where they want me to take a look at a few sample heaters to see if the bricks can be changed / or is it...
  3. telectrix

    fluke 1651

    this may be worth a punt, either for spares or anyone wanting to take a chance on a cheapie. eBay - The UK's Online Marketplace
  4. K

    new light fitting blowing breaker

    hi guys hoping to get some advice, our porch light has been removed as the entire porch is being redone but the 2 cable feeds were not identified i have checked polarity on one and i am certain this is the switch wire leaving the second cable as a mains feed cable .The problem is every time i...
  5. C

    Advice on re-siting a consumer unit

    So, passed my 2391. Get in. :punk: Have now got a job to replace a consumer unit and wire up a couple of water heater circuits that I will use for my assessment to join a comp persons scheme (I'm thinking Elecsa). The job is pretty straight forward, apart from the fact that the CU is under the...
  6. S

    6mm tails t&e

    have any of you guys come across this before 6mm t&e tails this is the second time i've seen this in two weeks the one this morning was two x t&e tails (2 in the netral & 2 in the line), the customer with the 6mm t&e said that it has been like this for 20 years.
  7. O

    Temporary new cicruits

    Been out to do some basic tests on an empty house today where the tank in the loft was leaking for a number of unknown days! Wow, what a mess! Water in the bathroom light fittings, stains below the sockets and light switches where water has passed through. Plus a big hole in the ceiling of the...
  8. P

    Help with apparent power, reactive power etc

    Hi, I've got 8 questions to do for my assignment, i've done 7 of them and im happy with them, i've got down to the last question and im totally stuck. this is the question. Small Machine shop, The supply to this is a TN-C-S system, 400v/230v 50hz. the measured value of prospective fault...
  9. S

    Polarity

    ok question time again... Explain why the documented results of polarity tests are not a numerical value. i know its a tick but why????????
  10. S

    Standard Tariff vs Economy 7

    Quick question guys. Am I right in thinking that a normal household with oil central heating, so no storage heaters, would be better off on a standard electricity tariff as opposed to an economy 7 tariff. Thanks in advance. Steve.
  11. I

    Adding a circuit to a domestic fuse box

    Hi all, Could any one tell me can you add more than one circuit to an domestic supply board as I need a 13 amp feed to power the underfloor element I am installing in the bathroom it appears all the fuses are in use. Any help very gratefully recieved. Ian D
  12. S

    List of test...

    hey everybody just need clarification to a question i think i got the right answer so here goes.... Q. List in the correct sequence the tests required for an installation to comply with BS 7671. A. Continuity test A. Insulation resistance test A. Polarity test A. Earth fault loop impedance A...
  13. JD6400

    If not a sparky what else would you have become if you could turn back time ?

    Following on from the "Why did you become a sparky " what would you have become instead if anything was possible ? I would have liked to move to Wyoming own a ranch and become a cowhand !:cowboy: Whats yours ? And try to keep it clean please !
  14. S

    NVQ Certificate 2356

    Just a quicky does any one know how long it takes to receive an nvq certificate? been waiting over a month now
  15. I

    Exam Question

    Hi Guys im in my first year of a degree course in Electrical Engineering and Renewable Energy and in the middle of an assignment to which one of the questions is :- If it is not possible to perform an actual Ipf measurement, what other method could be used to obtain the value of prospective...
  16. S

    How do phase converters work?

    Might have a chance of an interesting new career on Monday. Part of the equipment they install uses 3 phase, but from what I can gather, they use a single phase supply, which then goes through a phase converter to create a 3 phase supply for the equipment? Just wondering if anyone could briefly...
  17. T

    ring main

    OK all heres the scenario fitting new cu in a house its on old 3036 type no rcds in sight . anyway testing reveles no ring curcuit one 2.5 supplys all sockets the other 2.5 in the same fuse holder supplys one socket upstairs in corner bedroom ? took socket off has 2 live & 2 neutral black/red...
  18. M

    Looking for an AIR CONDITION installer PLS

    Looking for someone that can install air conditioning as a sub contractor/ foreigner ASAP 07957267091
  19. T

    2nd outside light can someone check my logic..

    Physically doing it and wiring it I have no issue with and Zs, Vdrop etc are all fine. However I need a bit of clarification. We live in a timber framed house, brick outside, dry lined inside. I’d run the cable from light fitting #1 back in the house, up the wall vertically from the switch...
  20. M

    Oven & Hob - Again!

    First post on forum, so go easy on me please!. I am looking to add a hob to an existing installation –details as follows:- Existing oven – 3 kW – adding 7 kW hob 1998 build 32A MCB type B feeding 6.0mm2 t&e radial circuit about10m length clipped to wall, behind plasterboard connecting to 45A...

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