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    Softball 101: best way to re-attach the EU plug with these wires?

    Newbie here with a fear of fire and other DIY mahem. OK--so I have this heating element for my ski boot bag (essential equipment in Switzerland) and it has two plugs--one for the car and the other for 240V household use. As I was stumbling into the elevator at 5AM on my way to the slopes I...
  2. R

    Best way to extend a single back box into double on already tiled wall?

    Customer wants 1 single socket outlet turned into double point on his kitchen wall which is tiled already with single box hole cut out Is it best to measure out the space required to fix double back box , drill multiple holes around the edges and go round it with angle grinder diamond disc...
  3. K

    Please could you help me to retrain the correct and best way that you know?

    Good afternoon, I have always loved things to do with electrics and always wanted to become an electrician. Life throws things at you which led to me becoming a DJ in Majorca instead. Covid 19 has decimated lives and livelihoods in 2020 and has meant I have lost all my work. I am extremely...
    • kevinmartinuk
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    • best best way correct gaining experience getting qualified help knowledge newbie please retrain
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    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
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    Best way to run cables in conduit

    I have a 20mm steel conduit drop to an accessory box buried in the wall. It was previously used for lighting cables and had 2 x 1.5 t+e and 1 x 1.5 3+e squeezed into it. There is no actual conduit system installed - the conduit simply goes into the loft and ends. There is some kind of rubber...
  5. captaincaveman

    Best way to redirect a cable

    Hi Gorgeous people. Hope you are all well and surviving! Just curious to others views on redircting an oven cable which has to move (so it will not be over the hob) but with no access to the above floor where it comes down from (which is a tiled bathroom). Ideally the new switch wants to go on...
  6. Mark Wright

    I Need Work Best way to find further work experience with someone trustworthy I.e not a cowboy

    Can anyone give advice on finding work experience with someone who's not a cowboy, I'd love to continue this line of work it's been quite a ride but like many finding work experience is hard, i'd love to find someone who follows the rules etc and not smoke breaks every 5mins. I did contact one...
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    Best Way to Wire 2 Electric Showers (Same Mains Power Supply, separate building - allow feed to auto switch)

    Hi All, I currently have an electric shower in the house and I am looking to connect another in a chalet, which is approx 50 meters away from the house. The chalet is fed from the main board of the house. There is a 3x16 SWA cable coming from the house to feed the chalet. What is the best way...
    • InsulatingTape
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    • allow auto best best way building electric mains power power supply separate showers supply switch wire
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    Whats the best way to add a surge protector to my machine?

    Hi , I have an asphalt testing machine and would like to add a surge protector to it. I have single phase 240 coming into a 40 amp main breaker on my machine. What size of surge protector should I get and how would I wire it to the machine?
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    UK best way for isolation

    ive been asked to rewire 5 flats , each flat is on a card meter, a new cu is to be installed in each flat to cover 3/4 circuits, a new landlords main board is to be installed by the front door, can each flat be isolated from the main board or does each flat need individual isolation like it is...
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    Career change...What would be the best way of starting out at 35?

    Im 35 years old and currently work in the oil and gas industry as a drainage surveyor and have done so for the past 10 years. Ive become really bored of my job and looking for a route into the electrical industry. Basically at a young age I got into a job that was paying well and still does but...
  11. Lister1987

    Best way to build a lockout/tagout kit?

    Tool purchase for this month is looking to be a LOTO kit as I don't have one currently. Whats the best way to cover bases? Buy a pre made kit (budget ~£40) or build piece by piece? I'm open to suggestions & sources.
  12. M

    Best way for a 47 year old to become an electrician.

    Hi. I am after some solid advice. I am a 47 year old ex chef who wants to retrain as an electrician. I know in a ideal world the best way into the trade is a 4 year apprenticeship but at my age that might be a bit difficult. I have been to see tradeskills4u in Crawley who seem quite...
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    What's the best way to become a fully qualified electrician earning a good wage?

    As the title says, what's the best way of doing this? I got a good set of GCSES (2A*s, 10As and 2Bs) however I do not think that I will be able to go to uni. Instead learning a trade is a more likely option. I have decided to go to being an electrician and will probably apply for something...
  14. T

    Best way to drill timbers

    Morning all What ways do people drill out there timbers? I have started using an impact driver but its very noisy!! My makita combi drills are ok but dont like doing it for long until they heat up.....
  15. A

    Best way to add new sockets in existing stud wall

    hi all, My house is a typical 1930s semi. Seems that the partition walls between each room are stud walls. There is only one single socket in each bedroom which is clearly not ideal therefore i want to add more. The upstairs sockets are fed off a 4mm radial so I am thinking of ripping it out...
  16. R

    Best way to get Experience

    So as many of you know I have been looking for work as a Mate/Labourer for around 5 months now, but no one will take me on due to not having enough experience. It really is a Catch 22 situation. So I have tried, phoning companies, emailing CVs, applying for Electricians Mates jobs on the job...
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    terminating 70mm swa into 3ph board, best way?

    plan to install a 70mm swa into a 3 phase board. my idea is to install a schneider acti 9, 3 phase board, with standard incomer etc, and install a schneider extension box below it. incomer or mcbs will only take say 25mm, so planning on using the extension box to reduce the 70mm swa down to say...
  18. J

    Best way to add Garage circuits

    Hi, I am a keen DIYer (dangerous phrase - I know) but will NOT be doing this work myself and will be getting a local sparky (Part P etc) in. However I'd like some advice as I want to check its the best way of doing things. I have a Tenby split load Consumer Unit (circa 2005) in the Garage with...
  19. G

    Sky in loft conversion best way

    Hi all i have a job coming up soon and the customer has sky around the house and he's now going up in the loft and wants sky in the 2 rooms what is the best way to go about this the shotgun cable runs through the loft to the dish out side. Thanks.
  20. T

    Best way to price remedials

    Just looking for some opinions on how best to price some remedials on an EICR that has been done recently. I didn’t carry out the report but do have access to it. It’s a big warehouse with numerous final dbs so there’s quite a lot of paperwork which will take some going through. There are quite...
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