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  1. E

    being on call over the festivities query

    am i right in thinking that being on call even with no callouts requires extra £? and would this really count towards my holidays if im on call?
  2. Frimley111R

    Being part of an electrical association without being an electrician?

    Sounds odd I know but bear with me. Myself and my business partner have set up an electrical installation business but OLEV (EV governing body) require us to be part of an electrical association. This is presumably to show them that we are a legitimate business but neither of us are...
  3. surreygirl

    Am I being taken for a ride?

    I had an electrician come to do a safety check at my property that I let out last week and he has recommended that remedial work should be done at a cost of 2,100 pounds, These are:- Upgrade of eco 7db Upgrade of 2 x circuits to RCD protection Install of isolation point for underfloor heating...
  4. J

    Would you give up being a train driver to be an electrician?

    As title says, what's the life of an electrician like, money, work load etc
  5. R

    Saturn L200 2001 - No signal being sent to fans!

    Good day to you all! I hope you are all having a pleasant day! I'm new to the forums and decided to join because I need some help with my Saturn. When I bought the car the Engine (Radiator) fan was wired to bypass the Cooling Fan Control Module. The reason this was done was that there was a...
  6. O

    Its too hot and I'm being lazy....

    Anyone know if I can get OEM RCBO's for this unit? Thanks
  7. K

    Finally joined after being a lurker for a while!

    Been lurking for a while now! Thought I'd join as there's some great info on here, also got my approved electrician test next week on the scottish side so any advice on that would of be great!
  8. P

    RCD being used as a main switch

    Is it against the regs to use and RCD as a main switch ? I have been told it is but Im struggling to see anything that confirms so. Im looking at 314.1 in the regs book but that doesn't say anything about an RCD being used as a main. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
  9. Dan

    If your child ended up being a sparky, would you be proud of them?

    Something that might get deep this. And I'd like it if you guys kept it amicable like you usually do. But I wondered, if your boy or girl ended up being an electrician (not always like yourself EXACTLY perhaps they go down a different route but still end up doing electrics)... .. would you be...
  10. N

    commerical fridges being turned off

    My parents run a shop and have several chillers and freezers. the sockets are in an area which customer frequently walk past and it appears someone is getting a kick of turning them off. we have lost 2 freezers worth of goods now. We have covered the sockets with a crisp stand but it is still...
  11. Dan

    Update: Forum moved to new server and being tweaked

    Okay, So we've been running with various bugs for ages. The transfer was long overdue. We've done it now, we're fully on the new server. I'm tweaking the forum now and fixing the bugs so give me a couple of days before you start to tell me what's not working etc please. :)
    • Dan
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    • being leave moved new posts replacement server update upload
    • Replies: 29
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  12. O

    Building regs for consumer unit

    We are buying a newbuild property and due to the regulations, we are told the consumer unit needs to go in the dining room (as boxes are on the external wall in that location). As the room will be painted dark grey we want to hide the box inside a cabinet by removing the back from the cabinet...
    • Olijay2017
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    • being building consumer consumer unit design hager regs unit units
    • Replies: 29
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  13. D

    New member for new career

    Hi guys, my names dean from Southend. I'm looking to build a career as an electrician after being a stay at home dad for a few years. My wife and I are due our second child and wants to spend more time at home with the kids this time round so it gives me a chance to learn a trade and build a...
    • Dean Head
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    • being career electrician experience member new new member still
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
  14. C

    Socket in airing cupboard

    Im currently doing a EICR report they have a socket in a airing cuoboard which used a to have a shower pump plugged now has the vacuum.charging. the distance from the bath is well within zone 2 but is in a seperate cupboard what C classification would you give this?
  15. U

    Old regs

    Hi all. Chatting with a friend earlier on and he happened to mention that his house has no RCD protection. Now this is an old house, he has never had any work done on it as far as I am aware of in the last 35 years. he owns the property but originally it was council owned. I am astonished that...
  16. H

    Please help - I feel like I'm being ripped off

    Hi everyone, First off, sorry if this is the wrong section - I'm not sure where to post it. I recently had my wall plug charger explode, and now the wall plug is damaged and my landlord wants me to pay £200 for electrical testing - he wants to test the whole apartment complex because of this...
    • hyxr
    • Thread
    • being charger circuit help landlord off please socket
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  17. Ib≤In≤Iz

    Backdating an invoice?

    Hi everyone I would appreciate your thoughts on this one. I had a call from a customer who has recently purchased a house & the cooker hood extractor fan has given up. So we agreed on a time when I could pop around and have a look. Right at the end of the conversation he asked me if it would...
  18. O

    Change it? Move it?

    This photo shows an Icon 15 which is just outside zone 1 above the shower. The fan is 230v - would you recommend its moved/changed or leave it as is? Thanks
    • Octopus
    • Thread
    • attach being change leave shower
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  19. T

    10.8Kw shower on 6mm² T&E

    I noticed today when wiring up switch for shower the supply is in 6mm². The load cable is 10mm². The shower rating is 10.8Kw. So we have a load that is 47a on 6mm² the OCPD being 40a 60898 type B. Interestingly on the new installation (rewire) they had recently the particular cct. on the...
    • The Ghost
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    • being cable client shower t&e
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  20. R

    Changing consumer unit in flat

    Hi, Ive been asked to price for a board change in a flat. I can see the incoming tails are 25mm. It's a PME install and the main fuse is about 50meters away at the end of the block. The gas/water bonding is 2.5mm which I can access and upgrade to 10mm. The issue is the earth which comes...
    • robo83
    • Thread
    • being bonding changing consumer consumer unit flat supply unit upgrade water
    • Replies: 48
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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