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  1. M

    Joke:- My Dad's better than yours!

    MY DAD‘S BETTER THAN YOURS! Three boys bragging about their fathers capabilities. “My dad’s an archer. He can shoot an arrow and get to the target before the arrow does.” “Well my dad’s a soldier” the second boy says. “He can fire his rifle and get there before the bullet.” “That’s...
  2. S

    rcbo fly leads

    quick question can u cut the neutral and earth fly leads of a rcbo when installing them into a distibuton board so you can make them look somthing? the curly neutral lead is a pain i want to straghten it and cut it to fit is this allowed?:banghead:
    • stumas
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    • aus better electricians' talk leads length rcbo together
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Australia
  3. D

    Warehouse Job

    Hi lads Just looked at wiring a warehouse about 20m by 20m and thought I'd get some opinions on a few things. I've done a bit of industrial but am 95% domestic. (Not domesticated though) Its an empty industrial unit at the mo with just a new 3phase board and nothing else. Its gonna be used as a...
    • Dave 85
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    • aus better design electrical work electricians' talk job lights sockets trunking warehouse
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: Australia
  4. K

    Am I going mad? Another pricing question.

    Doing a partial rewire of a house, not something I normally get involved with, but not beyond ny capability! The place is a building site so reasonable access, got an extra wiring up a shower in 10mm, I gave the guy a price of £150 to do it and he has kindly suggested £100 to be 'more...
    • keefy
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    • another aus better electricians' talk going people prices pricing question working
    • Replies: 47
    • Forum: Australia
  5. sparkdog

    nicad drills better on hammer?

    Does anyone else think nicad drills are better for hammer drilling?I have an old Jewson 18 volt which I was thinking of changing until I tried a Hitachi and Makita lithium and found the old drill was much better.I found the new drills too light and you have to push them and they were actually...
  6. G

    Inverter for 16 x LG250S1C panels

    I've had a quote for a 4kWp system to include 16 x LG2501C 250W panels but the quoted inverter is a Fronious IG35 Plus. Would this be a good choice of inverter or would the Fronious IG TL 3.6 be a better choice?
  7. B

    Hyundai panels

    Has anyone fitted these? Are they any good? are they better alternatives around the same price mark?
  8. 1

    Fed up with working in the dark?

    If you do Domestic only and after some decent lighting then I can highly recommend the tripod units offered by Screwfix. For 22 quid I must say they're the mutts nuts. So much so I went and bought a second unit on the following day. They stand approx four feet high, balance nicely over...
    • 1shortcircuit
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    • better currently electrical work electricians' talk lighting thought thread working
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: Electrical Tools and Products
  9. G

    Advice/ideas on commercial kitchen lighting

    Had a look at a job today for a customer who is having the kitchen ripped out and re vamped in the local church hall, various socket outlets, bain marie, etc. At present there are a few old pendants hanging from the cieling but there isnt sufficient lighting at present and for one reason or...
    • goldie
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    • aus better ceiling commercial electricians' talk kitchen lighting
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Australia
  10. T

    Dodgy Installations

    With this rush, have you seen any Pv installations that break the rules? Here are a few I have come across,
  11. E

    Fronius ig 30 and sanyo 250hite01 panels

    Hello, Does anyone have any comments on how good/reliable this kit is please? FRONIUS IG 30 with 12 SANYO 250HITE01 PANELS Is the SMA Sunnyboy 2500HF a better option thanks
  12. P

    Setting up a website

    I am looking at going self employed int he new year, so would like to purchase a domain name and set up e-mail and a website through that. Initially I think I will just be using it as e-mail as that looks better than hotmail.com, gmail.com etc I really don't have any idea on how to set all...
    • Plonker 3
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    • better bsi business electricians' talk email setting website
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Business Related
  13. H

    new tariffs on solar thermal

    Dose anyone know if solar thermal is now a viable install ?
  14. A

    Upgrading Wylex re-wrirable fuses to MCBs

    Hi, I planned on replacing all the fuses in my consumer unit with MCBs. I found some on eBay for cheap which were listed as working so I got those, but the pin spacing is different to the old fuses. They didn't come with the base socket so is it just going to be a case of getting a new socket...
    • Ali3nat0r
    • Thread
    • aus better bought consumer electrician electricians' talk fuse fuses mcbs wylex
    • Replies: 42
    • Forum: Australia
  15. Dan

    LCD, LED or Plasma TV? - What's best?

    I'm in the market for a new TV and am baffled. I want a 55" TV and I don't know what to get, LCD, LED or Plasma. What's best? Seems Plasma are cheaper. I don't mind paying extra for a decent one though so price isn't an issue. They last me years so it needs to be a good one with crystal...
  16. B

    9.5kw shower

    hello again guys, bloody nephew has changed his mind again and now ordered a 9.5kw leccy shower from triton he has told me he spoke to a chap in city electrical factors and the chap told him he needs to get 16mm cable which he has gone and done at a cost of £60 for 12m, i mean i'm not a sparky...
    • BD10NER
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    • aus better cable electricians' talk really shower sparky
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: Australia
  17. M

    Solar Edge or 4000TL Inverter for 17 x HIT-N235SE10

    I have just had a good quote for 17 Sanyo HIT-N235SE10 panels and a Sunny Boy 4000TL Inverter but hear good things about the Solar Edge Inverter and was wondering if I should pay £550 extra for the Solar Edge. I have no shading and directly South facing so is the Solar Edge not worth the extra...
  18. G

    Panel efficiency, an explanation please

    Could anybody please explain the relevance of panel efficiency in real terms? e.g. Sanyo H series 250W panel - 18% efficiency Sharp 250W - 15.2% efficiency Mitsubishi 250W - 15.1% efficiency 16 of either of the above panels would give me a 4kW system so where does efficiency come into play...
  19. S

    HELP PLEASE!! Bisol or Sanyo panels??

    Hi, here goes my first post! We have had about 4 quotes now for 4.00/3.9 kw system inc LG and Phonosolar panels. But we have got it down to one installer but cant decide on which panels to go for 1) £11000 for 16 x 245w Bisol black panels OR 2) £13500 for 16 Sanyo panels...
  20. M

    Better searching through electricians forum posts

    I've found that I get far more focussed results in searches through electricians forum posts by just using Google (other search engines are available) and inputting: site:http://www.electriciansforums.net/ (+ search terms) Sorry if I'm covering basics here on: If you use bookmarks (as in...
    • Mega Greg
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    • aus better electric electrical electricians electricians' talk posts through
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Australia
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