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    Do you all carry crystal balls?

    Went to see a potential client on the way home today ............. if the MCB is reset, the RCD trips ........ This is a property to be rented out, so its currently empty (and in a poor state) The owners want a maximum price agreed before I start...... which I told them I couldn't do! Don't...
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    Should I carry out EICR the change DB

    hello guys Just want some advice as a landlord has sent me some pictures and the board defiantly needs changing and they want an EICR. Am I overdoing it by carrying out an EICR with a fuse board to be changed which will get an install certificate or am I just sensible to carry out the EICR...
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    Electrician Jobs Looking for electricians nationally to carry out small repair

    Hi thanks for reading. We have more than 600 jobs to be carried out over the next two weeks throughout the UK all of which are identical. The work consists of a simple visual check and installation of an additional componenent part. The original works consisted of more than 2000 and typical time...
  4. N

    Fire Safety Accreditation

    morning all, I've been asked by a land lord to carry out an inspection of a fire alarm system in a block of flats. Just wondering if you need to be accredited by anybody? For example, you can carry out EICR without being a member of a governing body, so was wondering if this was the case. Any...
  5. Leesparkykent

    Veto Pro Pac MC for sale

    good condition...Tiny white paint mark that can be seen in pic. Looking for £40 plus postage.
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    Do I need to be registered with a governing body?

    I'm pretty sure I've checked this a while back with the NICEIC but I'd like to double check. I'm carrying out EICR work on a few properties , and am currently in a debate with a lady who says I should be registered with a governing body to carry out the testing. I said she's talking rubbish. As...
  7. Spoon

    UK red squirrels carry 'a form of leprosy'

    You know how the government lied about how Mad Cow disease could not be transferred to humans........ WE ARE DOOMED!!!! :) Only the Zombie killing gamers will survive..... :) UK red squirrels carry 'a form of leprosy' - scientists - BBC News -...
  8. Lou

    MD Electrical Services

    We carry out all works from domestic installations/rewires to full commercial/industrial installations. We also carry out electrical maintenance/emergency light testing/PAT testing and electrical inspections for several large oil related companies and we would be pleased to provide a quotation...
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    Old conduit thread size

    Hi, I don't have much electrical knowledge so am looking to get some advice Does anyone know if old conduit loop in boxes take a different size screw than m4. I tried an m4 brass screw but this was too small - not sure if it is just damaged threads or if a different size screw used to be...
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    Main switch burnt out beyond repair

    Morning all, been asked to to look at an old fusebox (Wylex) where the main switch has been burnt away due to a loose incoming live tail connection. obviously no spares are available, so it's deffo gonna be a new unit. Ordinarily I know this would mean a full eicr before changing the unit, but...
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    Ive booked the g59 course

    Hi all this is my first ever post so bare with. I'm currently qualified to carry out the 'Installation and Maintenance of Small Scale Photovoltaic Systems'. I understand this covers me up to 16A per phase. So far I only have a few domestic installations under my belt and I have been approached...
  12. M

    Can I do Domestic periodics????

    Hi guys just looking for some practical information as I have had mixed answers... i work in commercial and industrial buildings and so domestic dwellings are something I don't really touch. However I have recently passed my 2395 exam and a friend who owns property has asked if I can now test...
  13. TaffyDuck

    Competent person and EICR

    I`ve just had my annual coffee drinking exercise otherwise known as Part P assessment. Obviously we discussed the weather, the price of fish and the new regs. No worries there. One thing that my assessor did say however was that as of next year an electrician would need to prove his...
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    can i carry out testing?

    Hi all, i am a qualified electrician - level 2, level 3, part p, relevant regs, 2391. i have worked for the past few years for a large electrical firm, so everything was covered by them. i am thinking about starting my own limited company and working for myself. i was curious about electrical...
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    On/off dimmer caught on fire

    We installed a BG on/off dimmer switch today and as soon as we switched it on it was arcing like mad and before we turned the circuit off it had actually caught fire. Luckily there was two of us and stopped it burning the whole house down any one had this before? It looked like the circuit board...
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    What work can I carry out in Edinburgh

    Hi there, looking for info on what work I can carry out working for myself... I have worked for company's but I'm thinking of going alone as a builder I do odd jobs for wants me to start up as he is looking for a spark he knows/trusts... Problem is I'm not approved and select says I can't join...
  17. H

    how does sub-contracting work?

    hey guys ive just moved here from new zealand and im gona start sub-contracting to a company next week,, im getting 100 pound a day and was wondering is this before or after tax? and how does this whole subcontracting thing work?
  18. W

    testers for sale

    robin mft ks1620 mft robin kmp4116dl digital loop robin kmp4118 digital psc-loop comes with two sets of leads carry bag £550 kewtech kt60 combi tester loop-psc-rcd kewtech kt35 insulation-continuity tester all leads carry bag £550 megger cm200 allleads carry bag £100 can send pics requested
  19. B

    Testing a property forsale

    I've been asked to carry out a test for my sister in law, they need it so that they can sell the house. Am I right in assuming that I just need to carry out an EICR? Do they require anything more than this? I'm NIC DI approved but this doesn't cover EICR's so didn't know if I would have to be...
  20. S

    SWA Testing cpc continuity!

    Hello just wondering if anyone could help me! I have to test a circuit tomorrow wired in SWA that is using its armoring as its earth, To carry out the R1+R2 test how would i eliminate any parallel paths? Surely the only real way to do this would be to remove the cable from the side of the metal...

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