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  1. driverman

    Tv grid type socket outlet

    Hi I've tried to search on google to find out how to connect a grid type coax tv cable. Never done one before although plenty of standard TV outlet plates. I thought it would be straight forward like I've done before. At the back 2 x small screws removed to gain access by lifting lid. I can see...
  2. D

    Your first embarrasing jobs..,

    Ok I'll start ...because I only got 26quid a week on my apprenticeship I took a job at a recently then opened Cinema complex 'Showcase' in Leeds ..got fast tracked to head usher then was asked about management training... Asking how much I declined Expressing I'll be on more in 18months ..lol...
  3. T

    Isolator before the meter

    Hi im new to the forum. Im installing 5 flats and a landlords supply to a building in Cambridge and am being told by uk power networks that im to install a isolator before the meter. they have brought in a 95 waveform cable in to a 200 amp head and i am to provide directly after the head a TP...
  4. H

    Gday from Australia

    Hi, emigrated to OZ 15yrs ago was a JIB sparky in uk before that for 17yrs. We are heading back to uk next year around the Salisbury area and wanted to know how the work situation was like.? plenty going on or quiet? Got the usual experiance, domestic commercial and a few years mining. Over here...
  5. D Skelton

    Leaving jobs before completion

    As the title, anyone here got experience of leaving jobs part way through? I've a client we've been doing some major work for that is pi$$ing me right off. Making all sorts of unreasonable demands and is now saying that the work he's been really happy with up to now is a load of crap and has...
  6. D

    Insulation Resistance testing procedure

    Hi all Am doing 2394/95 at moment and trying to get procedure firmly stuck in head. Thing I'm getting a little bit confused with is with some of the vids/examples online some state to switch main switch on (obviously before supply connected) and others off. My thinking is that you might as...
  7. B

    has anyone ever worked with luxtronic AISLELUX lighting before ?

    hello there , a few years a go me and my late father put up some high bay and racking aisle light from luxtronic. now these lights are fitted with PIRS so they stay on full power when presence is detected if presences isn't detected they begin to drop there percentage of output to save energy...
  8. C

    Have you saw this before?

    Just wondered if any of you have come across this emergency test key switch before and where I could perhaps get some?? Apparently it's from Wandsworth. Apologies in advance if the picture hasn't uploaded correctly.[/URL][/IMG]
  9. marconi

    The importance of proving de-energised(isolated/dead) before starting work.

    This is my first post as a new member. I am a stickler for safety, in particular proving wiring and terminals are dead before starting work. Here are two instances demonstrating the importance of proving isolation before touching any electrical conductors. I found them both in one flat I...
  10. D

    Underfloor heating L-E problem

    Hi, ok I half dont want to ask this question as it doesnt sit right but Id like your opinions. Installed a heating matt and after the tiles went down I did my final IR tests and there is now a problem between L-E at a reading of ~22ohms. The reading between L-N is still normal at 43ohms, correct...
  11. HappyHippyDad

    Locking off the main switch before removing cover from a consumer unit?

    Evening all.. I've just had my first ever thread deleted which felt a little disappointing, although perhaps justified. I've changed it from a poll to a general discussion (hopefully this will be acceptable), although I feel it will lose some of it's validity as it will no longer be anonymous...
  12. T

    I'm sure this has been asked before, but.....

    I am maintenance manager at a private care home. I have no formal electrical qualifications. Am I allowed to replace smashed 13a sockets in residential rooms? If not, what is the most basic qualification which would make this operation legal?
  13. A

    voltstick's /brewstirers

    Just a bit of a rant really. I had a di-log voltstick which was bloody brilliant and quite sensitive. It recently broke and a few of the fellas I worked with were using a few different varieties of FLUKE, and knowing that its a good brand I parted with £20 and was dissapointed from the word go...
  14. shanky887614

    2357 am2

    ive got my am2 in april, will that include the amendment do you think or not? im curious if im honest because it wil mean getting more new books to study if it is (changes to the wording in the regs and cmin etc) any advice would be appreciated
  15. D

    Decent homes price work

    Hi all. I've been given a call today about going self employed for a decent homes contractor. I'm working for a company doing the same thing at the mo. Does anyone have any idea on what is a good rate for the kitchen and bathroom rewires in the Essex Suffolk area. I'd just like to get an idea...
  16. P

    2394/5 course!

    Hi, I'm struggling to find somewhere in the Northants area that do a 4/5 day 2394/5 course. If anyone knows of a company that does I'd be grateful to here where.
  17. Mark.W

    PV testing

    Hi peeps Just a quick one but how many of you do DC dead testing on PV systems?! Regards Mark
  18. P

    Faulty gas meter?

    Hello, I've been reading only on here on and off for a couple of years and thought I'd finally get around to a post!! I'm an Elecsa member now for a couple of years and built things up slowly but came across a strange one today that I've not come across before. I fitted a new CU and the gas...
  19. L

    Some advice on overall pricing please.

    Hi all. its been a while since I posted on here , hi to all old and new. im currently in new territory work wise and would like some advice from people in a similar boat or who have gone down the same route. i was a self employed spark for a number of years, during the recession and as the...
  20. S

    recommend pir

    i have to install some PIR on the stair case of block of flat..there its very dark and i dont know who its the best PIR for fare away pick up signals..any recommendation please..

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