i have been asked to quote a pv system, the easiest board is a submain which is fed by a 16mm cable which is big enough for the pv system i want to install, but does the pv installation still work the same through a sub main, the main consumer board has no spare, and the sub main has lots of...
Hey everyone, on friday I will be taking my BS7671 2382 GOLA exam & wondered if anyone has any advice/ help on passing?...
Thanks for any adivce/ help:D
also is the pratice CD ROM any good for future exams?
Im not too bad at using the book for referance except for finding a few small sub...
I had my assessment for joining the competent persons scheme with NICEIC last week. I showed the inspector my first job – one a full rewire with accompanying brand new 17th edition board – passed with flying colours. I then showed the inspector my second site which was the addition on a single...
Hi all,
I'm working in a factory enviroment at present installing new boilers(straight swap new for old). Unfrotunately, one of the fuse spurs had to be modified and re-located slightly, because the new boiler location rendered the fuse spur as inaccessable. In effect I have now changed the...
I bought a copy of the wiring regs before doing a course. I was given a new copy on the course and so I wanted to sell my original copy. However it is always advertised as
"IEE Wiring Regulations 17th Edition : (BS 7671: 2008) (With explanatory leaflet)". I cannot find any leaflet or recall...
How do you explain earth bonding to customers? I tend to get blank stares or grumbles about its been like that for years why should I bother now!! Ideally I would like to have a fact sheet to present to customers so they can digest what I'm saying and back it up too, not creating none existent jobs.
Anyone else notice in the latest 17th edition there's actually some clear guidance at the end on a few of the pages. More clarity and less ambiguity seems to be creeping in, maybe even in the 18th edition we might see more of the book providing some proper guidance for the average working sparky...
Hi, I have a friend who has just bought a house to let out and wants me to pop round this weekend and replace a cooker socket for him as the old one is big and unsightly. The problem is that it is mounted directly ABOVE the cooker!
Now, the only mention that I have been able to find in the OSG...
Hi All,
i have my 17th edition exam in two weeks time, the problem being i don't fully understand how to use the regs. any tips on how to use the book quickly?:confused:
Hi Guys
I have recently been hauled over the coals for coding items that are not in BS7671
e.g. No lighting in an Intake Room, Asbestos in Switchgear, etc
The customer says its not a reg (I agree) but I coded it a 2 as it needs lighting and is against the EAWR1989
They say I should only...
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