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  1. R

    How close to being an electrician am I?

    Hey everyone, slightly controversial thread title to get attention! I've emailed niceic in addition to asking on here. I'm hoping to get officially registered to design/build/test installations. I've got an apprenticeship in an engineering subject which included LV control panel wiring. I've...
  2. JOURNEYMAN

    WATER AND ELECTRICS - JUST HOW CLOSE IS SAFE?

    Hi all, I visited a property yesterday which consists of two shops with a flat above each shop. This was a preliminary visit on behalf of the new owners who are looking to refurbish and rent out. I went to check out the supply, bonding etc. and found a single phase supply feeding both shops and...
  3. L

    Is oven socket too close to back of oven?

    Hi I'm looking for a bit of advice regarding my oven plug socket. I thought my oven had packed in as it cut out, no heat, no fan, no clock display basically no power at all. I decided to replace it and had it removed to find the plug had melted. Can any one tell me if it's because the socket is...
  4. Spoon

    Motorists could face £100 fine for driving too close to cyclists

    Just seen this. Motorists could face £100 fine for driving too close to cyclists - https://www.lep.co.uk/cars/car-car-news/motorists-100-fine-driving-close-cyclists-cycle-space-law_7ac8e3ef844482ff1496c7546a33e6d6 I see this as a good thing and also a bag thing. The problem we have is, we have...
  5. J

    ct clamps too close together?

    Hi, I have a 16kW array fed to my cu via 3 - 5kW solis inverters. I have a 4kW export limit so each inverter has a ct clamp. The 3 clamps are together on my main incoming cable. Is it ok to have these 3 clamps touching each other? How is it decided which inverter to shut down? We have a lot...
  6. D

    Yesterday’s callout - a close call

    hi folks, thought I’d share this... Called out to a customer of mine yesterday, said that her shower switch had been making a smell if shower had been on for 10mins. Went there expecting to be a loose neutral like I’ve seen before. The shower was a 9.5kw that had been installed and once I...
  7. C

    Cable running close to central heating pipe, de-rate it?

    Evening, I’m normally an industrial electrician so never work in houses, but something I’m wondering about: If you run a cable through space between ceiling and floorboards, do you de-rate the cable for ambient temperature if there are un-insulated pipes sharing the space? Obviously it’s going...
  8. Strima

    Close Call for mum with a kite

    Looks like someone left her brains at home again... Kite and cables warning after boy, 10, has lucky escape - BBC News - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-40976802
  9. S

    I Need Work Looking for work as Electricians Mate/Labourer - Bucks or anywhere close

    Hi everyone, I’m currently looking for work as an electrician’s mate/labourer in Milton Keynes/bucks area or further, I wish to apply for the XS solution course for C&G3 and AM2 qualifications and have money set aside for this course, but need a job in the industry first. I have my own van...
  10. R

    Just had full rewire done, cables very close to surface or coming through skim

    we just had a full rewire done on a 1920's property. Electrics been completed and signed off with certificate. Making good on wall chase areas done by plasterer hired by electrician. We have just come to decorating and found that in a few areas the cables haven't been chased deep enough and are...
  11. I

    Fire/heatproof sockets.

    Hello all. At my workbench at work I have a MIG. It is next to a wall where there are sockets and I was wondering if there are any kind of fireproof sockets available cheap as I am on a budget. It needs to withstand temperatures ranging from 100-1000 degrees C as I do weld very close. I can't be...
  12. W

    Long contract close to London bridge

    Looking for electricians, improvers, labourers for commercial work near London bridge must have cscs
  13. L

    Schneider ZBE 101 is not working

    Hi guys, I would to say hello to everyone and hope I will be comfortable in this forum!! I am a mechanical engineer and I am in a certain way "forced" to learn also electrical stuffs. At the moment I am trying to understand why my RESET button (ZBE 101) on my machine does not work. I...
  14. V

    Am I close?

    Hi Guys Have been asked to quote for a three bed chalet-bungalow (third bed extension upstairs but electrics all place, only two years old, so this part not being touched, just integrated into new CU). Quote is for: Kitchen: boiler, washing machine, dishwasher, tumble dryer, fridge...
  15. O

    Amazon, the EU and Corporation Tax

    Read this and make up your own minds: BBC News - Amazon faces European Union tax avoidance investigation This bit caught my eye: "Most of Amazon's European profits are "are recorded in Luxembourg but are not taxed in Luxembourg", said EU competition commissioner Joaquin Almunia." Lets...
  16. L

    Please advice 16 or 12 panels to achieve close to 4 kW PV System

    Hi First post, so please be gentle. Am about to take the plunge and have a 4 kW PV system installed on a south south east facing roof. Am seeking advice on which of the 2 following sets of panels would give us the best return: 16 x SolarWorld Mono Black (250w) panels or 12 x Sunpower E20...
  17. S

    Programmer close to sink

    Thoughts on this?
  18. B

    Close Account

    Hi could a moderator please close my account Thank you
  19. sythai

    Thoughts please....boiler too close

    Evening All Been a while since I've been around these parts, but hopefully one of you will be able to advise me. In process of a carrying out a reasonable size renovation on a domestic property, part of which is a rewire. Building control involved. Have located consumer unit in utility room...
  20. S

    Outside light close to incoming supply cable?

    Hello, I was just wondering if there are any rules governing where I can put an outside light in relation to my incoming meter supply cable. Can the supply for the light cross over the main supply cable? Do I need to keep the fitting a certain distance away? thanks, Simon.

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