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  1. Y

    R1+R2 confused???

    When doing PIR`s is it only continuity of final ring that you can find R1+R2??? If so how do you measure R2 for the report??? Im not quite sure!!! Im trying to make sense of it??? I know ZS is ZE+r1+r2 can anyone make sense of this for me!!!
  2. C

    Installing a feed to new building - confused!!

    Hey yall! I've been asked to look at a job where there's a new building going up. As part of the build the other contractors are installing all the electrics and other services within the building, but leaving the actual hooking up to external contractors (which is why I've been asked to...
  3. P

    NICEIC Certification Scheme Confused by NICEIC report

    Hi Guys, My friend had a report done by a niceic sparky a couple of weeks ago and he noted that the installation was very poor. He did all the usual checks and claimed that the ring mains had too many sockets on it? I take it by this he mean't spurs of the ring which can be sorted, however I...
  4. L

    Mains Bonding???

    I recently was testing a flat and found that the 6mm Mains earth to water was not accessable but the valve for incoming is so may be able to test from board to incoming for a result but do Elecsa officials want to actually c the bonding position as its one of the assessments for elecsa??I...
  5. carl9254

    CU Testing

    When changing a CU what cert should be given and what tests need to be done??
  6. L

    Heeeelllpppp telephone probs landline

    Can anyone please help, I have landline & broadband through, (no)talk(no)talk, had no service for 5 days now :mad::mad:, eventually engineer calls me to say check master, sure enough, dial tone when I disconnect bottom section of master, go to wholesalers, new master (single part plate)...
  7. E

    2 Inch PVC Conduits bending

    What is the Approved way to bend PVC Conduits of size 2 inch and more for any angle? lower than 2 Inch conduits can be bent with a spring.
  8. A

    Possible Jobs really confused

    Hi Guys Ive just finished my two years in college doing city and guilds 2330 level 2 and level 3 and got pretty good results. Its getting rather close to september and its looking pretty bleak on an apprenticeship. Ive been looking for a job i can go and do so ive searched around for...
  9. J

    confused

    Hi Guys New guy here can someone advise me what is the maximum earth continuity reading allowable on a lighting circuit which is protected by a 5 amp fuse and has about 100 mts of 1.5mm T&E utilised
  10. C

    Home Test Records for MFT - Confused!

    Hi I am in the process of keeping test records for my megger1553 and have a checkbox which does the continuity and insulation tests BUT when it comes to doing the LOOP and RCD tests do I do the following (as some of the answers in previous post have confuddled me a bit):- 1) Choose 1 socket...
  11. M

    Confused Please Help!!

    Ok iv just finished my 2330 level 2 Iv just passed my 17th and my part P i just went in and had my last "chat" with the lecture I asked him if i join Napit niceic etc etc. Could i got and work for myself My plan was to run a little ad and do small odd jobs while i do my level 3 next year.Nothing...
  12. H

    SWA sizes confused

    hi guys and girls sorry to have to ask this and i know when i get the answer i will kick myself but i am getting confused over SWA cable sizes. i need to upgrade a garage and am looking to put in 6mm instead of the current 2.5 and want to use swa. i have been able to fined 6mm swa which i...
  13. D

    total circuit impedance????

    if anyone could help me with this i would really appreciate it. Q. A series a.c circuit has a resistance of 3ohms and an inductor of 0.0127 H connected across a supply frequency of 50hz. What it the total circuit impedance? the answer is 5ohms but i have no idea how to work it out...
  14. C

    2.5 radial on 25A breaker?

    I got to a job on Friday and the board they had put in in 2000 has a 2.5 radial circuit on a 25A breaker? Ref method C, all cabling is in the walls or in conduit. I need to add several sockets tomorrow, do I have to change the breaker to a 20A to do this or am I missing something that could have...
  15. N

    confused on testing

    Hi Lads doing an insulation resistance test and getting a reading of 324.5 ohms on a ring main does anything below 500 ohms need to be rewired? Thanks
  16. W

    Main Fuse Confused ?

    Hi just writing a cert and got to the main fuse. The main fuse has written on it isco, series 3 ? but does not say which type or its short circuit capacity, anyone any ideas ? also got my assesment tomo. Im sound with testing, just maybe with if he throws me with a problem question, if...
  17. S

    IR readings problem? Confused newbie

    hi guys, really hope you can enlighten me, i just did a periodic, and was going to connect L-N then test to earth for the insulation resistance test, client agreed to the Lim, i was getting no readings so i reverted back to standard 1 circuit at a time, L-N, L-E, N-E. i started with the...

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