I have an older home with some knob and tube upstairs, downstairs has been rewired new. I want to disconnect upstairs knob and tube. Can an electrician , junction my electric baseboard wire (all upstairs rooms have baseboard heaters to install new bedroom lights and plugs.?
I am on breakers.
I...
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I live in a commercial building that was converted to residential. I have a walk in closet where the light switch was installed inside the closet. I am adding shelving and want to move the switch so that it is on the other side of the wall to make space...
I am a first year electrician apprentice here. I work for a small company so my pool to draw experience from is critical and I'm trying learn as much as I can as quickly as I can. I'm reading the code book so I am aware what the bare minimum is but what resources would you recommend for best...
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Can anyone advice please would be better to enrol to college or some training facilities to get my 2365 lvl 2 and 3. I live in London and was thinking about Barking and Dagenham college. They have express option for 10 weeks 3 days a week. Is it worth it, would it be sufficient for me...
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I’m a rope access technician having worked on and around building sites for the past 7 years. I’ve carried out a wide variety of tasks and are competent on the tools.
I’m wanting to retrain as a spark, from doing some research it seems a c and g course level 2/3 then get work with a...
Hi guys,
I’m a rope access technician having worked on and around building sites for the past 7 years. I’ve carried out a wide variety of tasks and are competent on the tools.
I’m wanting to retrain as a spark, from doing some research it seems a c and g course level 2/3 then get work with a...
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I am having my kitchen remodeled. I got a new panel put in this summer giving me the option to run more lines to the kitchen.
right now the whole kitchen is running off of two double pole 20 amp breakers. We have tripped the breaker twice when using both the microwave and an air fryer at...
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...
Hi. Can any electricians who carry out domestic installations recommend the best brands of CU currently available. I am a recently retired electrician (over 50 yrs in the trade) but worked mainly in industrial/commercial installations and maintenance. Working now for family, friends and...
We are thinking of installing new ceiling lights, in Standard 10 feet ceiling. We originally have 4 inch diameter light in the hallway. My son would keep the door open to prevent getting hot, however this hallway light was hitting the side, peripheral of his eye, very small and lot of light...
Hi everyone, looking for a bit of advice on extending an existing radial circuit in my home (England, UK). I'm fairly experienced with basic electrical works, and regularly convert homes to 'smart homes', however the following has me stumped.
The house was rewired 5-6 years ago, prior to my...
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...
I have the following alarm system, but I've just purchased a new Ring alarm bundle that I want to swap it for.
Couple of reasons why I haven't just ripped this out to start over with my new one:
1. The original alarm keypad by my door has a power cable I'd like to use for the new Ring keypad...
I need approximately 170 feet of 6/3 uf-b wire to run from my main panel to a new disconnect for a pool heater. Running conduit is just not possible for me given the obstacles. The best price I found is 1.98/foot from Wire Wire Electric Supply with free shipping. Does anyone have experience with...
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...
Hi all, I'm hoping you can please give me some advice, I'm an adult career changer and looking to fully qualify as an electrician. Can you please advise on what course I would need to do? There are so many out there with different companies with mixed reviews. I would like to get working ASAP...
I want to change careers used to run bars and nightclubs in USA, got older and now need a career change. I am new to London and am interested in becoming an electrician. I have no experience and no qualifications. I am also 38. I know that I am extremely late to the party.
I have been trying...
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I am new to this forum and as an electrician of 41 years circumstances are seeing me head in a different direction as far as work is concerned.
Here is a list of questions (Sorry)
Do you need test and inspect qualifications for competent persons scheme, although I have experience.
My...
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