Hill hope you can help. Need some advise or advise me on how to install a PIR LED floodlight as a new installation. We are wanting one fitted directly above the garage door to emit light onto our driveway but only come on when someone walks to the house or goes out to their car on a night...
We've been in Germany all week, playing games and pushing through hordes of gaming enthusiasts. It's been great.
So do you want to hear more about a game featuring shrivelled sausages and a pit of leather shoes? Of course you do.
Here's Rory, Gav, and Krupa with a round-up of the best...
I'm after some advice on what the best route could be for becoming an electrician at the age of 30. Apologies if this has already been asked on here countless times or in the wrong forum thread!
Currently, I'm going through a restructure at an office job and can potentially take redundancy - So...
Advice please
I have been reading through the regs re a TT system consumer unit change and the onsite guide suggests at 2.2.6 a-c that consideration should be given to the board being either be class 2 board or class 1 with RCBO's or a split board with an S Type main RCD as isolator.
The...
Hi All
I am new this site so please be gentle with me.
May I first state I am not a qualified electrician and have hired one to do the job however I have been misguided by previous sparkys that have ended up costing me a lot more to put right.
job to do is to supply electricity to...
Evening all,
Long story short:-
My dad has just had an aftermarket parking sensor kit installed on his corvette, is there anywhere that you know of that I could get the wiring diagrams (legally please)?
So far as I can tell. . .
The rear sensors are okay (wired to reversing light), & only...
Afternoon chaps,
Just wondered what the best textbook is for starting out assuming one has no electrical knowledge?
I've bought the 2365 C&G textbook on electrical installations level 2 but it seems a little advanced still?
Is there a popular book which takes it back to basics? I don't...
I'm looking for a Hex crimper only to be used for domestic installations, so in theory the max I would need to crimp is 16mm.
Most crimpers only go up to 6mm, then a second set for bigger crimps. Can you get a single set that will allow me to crimp fine wires and upto 16mm?
similarily, what...
I am trying to build a decent tool kit and was just hoping some of you guys could point me in the right direction of which shop or website is best to use and which brands are the best without spending silly money.
cheers, Chris
Hi guys,
ive always been employed but I am thinking of going it alone this year. What do people think the best competent person scheme is to ensure compliance with part p.
ive herd you have to of been trading for a year for the NIC and was wondering if others were cheaper or had less paperwork...
Hi all, apologies if this has ever been answered before, i only have 2 months post apprenticeship experience(i went travelling immediately after qualifying!) and about to start back in the trade as a mate.
Something i have often wondered since i never done many domestic installs during my...
Hi all. Just wondered what the best price is that people have paid for the new regs book and where from. Cheers. Also, strangely, the return button on my computer seems to have no effect in the post typing box (hence all on one paragraph).
The lower floor of my house ( 3 rooms and a hall ) is being concreted to avoid future flood damage.
I have spoken to a few electricians but to date none has any experience of laying a conduit cable guide in a concrete floor.
Reading the various Threads. Putting cables in a plumbers polythene...
Hi all,
If possible is like to get your advice on the best way to getting house bashing qualified.
A bit of background first which will hopefully help....
I'm currently running 3 projects which are all restoring/rebuilding old buildings and as part of that all the services are to...
Hello everyone, im newbie at this forum and i hope we all can be friends.
So i want buy auto diagnostic tool for 50-70€. I saw this one at http://www.amazon.com/Autel-AL519-Color-Screen-OBDII/dp/B007XE5LTG/ref=sr_1_1?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1413233433&sr=1-1&keywords=AUTEL and was ready to buy...
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I have finished the 2330 lvl 2 and 3 and am looking to get the nvq done, im 35 so couldnt get an apprenticeship, i finished college june last year and have been waiting to get on the nvq, my college are now saying i can do the 2357 nvq but will cost £3500+, looking on the website this...
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