Hello, new to the forum so be gentle :-)
These have probably been answered before but I thought I would get a fresh 'outlook'.
I completed my City and Guilds A and B certificates in electrical installation back in 1978 and 1980. I was in the trade for about 7 years before I opted for a carrer...
Finally cleared out the back of the van and have for sale:
Lift N' Lock tool box
Knipex 160mm Side Cutters (With 1.5 & 2.5 stripping holes built in) - New
Fat Max Padsaw & Pouch - New
Irwin Wood Chisel - New
Irwin Knife (Stanly type)
Bahco 325 large hacksaw
Set of Irazola Teknoplus screwdrivers...
If the cylinder isn't full of hot water and you turn a hot tap on, will boiler give you hot water or does cylinder need to fill up 1st?? daft question i know...
And connected potterton boiler and read in the manual that there was no need for a permanent live if system is completely trv'd. So...
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Can someone just give me some straight answers. Ive had a bitch of a day and i'm not thinking straight. These Kronenbourgs might have something to do with it. LOL.
With regards sub mains, on large commercial / industrial installations. When testing Zs on sub mains final circuits, if the...
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Renewal is due in a couple of weeks.
1. Am I right in thinking that when doing an end to end test on the CPCs during a continuity of ring final circuit conductors test, the result divided by 4 gives you R2? But measuring as you will measure R1+R2 anyway, this does not need to be noted?
2. When doing an insulation resistance test...
If you did a PIR for a 2391 exam and after testing found insulation resistance on a circuit to be 0.4M Ohms between line and earth on an outside light which code would you use?
Would you use code 2, requires improvement or code 3 requires further investigation?
I used code 3 and got the wrong...
Evening all,can anyone provide a clear diagram of the 2 way and intermediate switching requirements for the new am2 test,i have found a couple on here but they are not very clear.
Thanks,Pete.
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Hi, here are the questions:
Why do choke voltage and lamp voltage when added together do not equal the supply voltage?
Why is the supply current is reduced when a capacitor is in circuit?
Any help would great! Thank you.
Hi Folks, could someone answer a couple of questions please.
1. Should an underground SWA 6mm 3 core feed to a garage be RCD protected, the garage DB has an rcd but should there be one at the other end?
2. whilst testing an RCBO today, it passed the half x test, 1x was 35mS but the 5x was...
Hi there all,
Im new to this forum, after browsing some of the threads, have found some very informative information on here.
I used to work with a sparky about 2 years ago and completed my 2382-10 (I Think!) but never got round to becoming part P as work stopped (something about a recession)...
Hi all,
Just a few bits I would like to brush up on and find good practice, all from a domestic point of view;
1. Is diversity applied before selecting cable and grouping factors etc?
2. What's are the regs regarding 230v and 12v lighting, where is 12v required?
3. Have seen on a job a...
Hi Guys,
These maybe fairly obvious but interested in knowing the following.
How much ( in KW ) can a two phase system take? ( Family member researching in a 49kw system ). How many KWs is it before you have to go accross to two or three phase?
Also, saving electricity. How simple is it to...
intresting one this Call out ,customer lost power got there the only house in darkness , DB cover off dead as a doo doo not sign of life at the meterso switched off every thing put screw driver down supply back on , mmm me thinks power cut , switched power on instantly power went off again ,mmm...
Does any body have any advice on how to price a house rewire.??
Whats the best way to calc how long, labour price etc.
How to price materials .
Thanks Robo
I dont want to get into a part P debate here but have a couple questions as i cant find the answer. Ive done the c&g 2330 2 and 3 and am taking a test tomorrow on part P to be followed by the 17th exam and the 2391. Anyway i have a folder of info i have to learn for tomorrow and am totally...
1) When about to do an insulation resistance test between neutral and earth on a board full of rcbo's, should I have anything dis-connected and should I just test between the two bars or the rcbo outgoing and earth bar? Been getting funny readings but think it's just something I am doing wrong...
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