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  1. J

    Today I experienced the worst electric shock my career

    Today, I experienced the most severe electrical shock of my career. Fortunately, I'm here to write about it. I've been replaying the situation in my mind, analysing what I could have done differently to prevent it. The most crucial takeaway is this: ALWAYS ASSUME ALL EXTERNAL METAL LIGHTS ARE...
  2. OnlQQker

    Am I On Another Planet Or Something?

    I'm not going to bore you with the details but Thursday I upped sticks and came to Minehead for a holiday by myself. Great food, nice hotel, nice people and weather is fantastic. I did pack my laptop and was hell bent on not using it here, HOWEVER... My first day I walked the beaches, walked...
  3. P

    Electrical danger notification and non paying customer

    OK so I have a customer who won't pay ( claim not to have the money). Its a shop due to open tommrow and its not finished, there are bits missing all over and only a couple of circits temp connected. Should I do a EDN to cover my arse as its not finished or tested.
  4. M

    Is this ceiling lamp in danger of falling?

    Hello, I have a very heavy frosted glass ceiling lamp and I have noticed that the top conical plastic part looks as if it got disconnected from the glass at some point. I don't know if it was installed like this because it was already like this when I moved in. I have a cat and I don't want him...
  5. T

    Socket overload danger?

    In my kitchen there is a "Socket On Off" switch in the same console as the cooker master on/off switch. The cooker switch is almost always off. An extension lead to the "Socket On/Off" switch has the following appliances attached 1. 14.5w low energy lamp 2. Microwave over 650 W output 3...
  6. P

    Need help asap!!! Potential danger and idk

    Okay today my renter said she trying to unplug something from this outlet and somehow pulled the faceplate off. So I go up to investigate and this is what I find (attached pictures). Any suggestions? I'm confused how this outlet could have arched to anything. Also it looks as though it had...
  7. N

    When to issue a danger notification?

    When working on a site if you see a c1 or c2 condition, can you issue a danger notification? Or is it only for c1 situations? Reason i'm asking is if you spot something whilst working on site and point it out to the customer, and they don't want to pay to get it fixed, you'd obviously want to...
  8. Z

    I never install ring circuits, the potential for danger is unacceptable

    I’d like to know if anyone else here refuses to install ring circuits in domestic premises. For me it’s either a 20a radial / tree circuit with 2.5mm, or a 32 radial / tree circuit with 4.0mm. Frankly I’m tired of finding broken ring circuits on 32a CB’s, as well as mismatches on end to end...
  9. M

    Solar charging nest box camera & battery

    Hi Apologies if this is dealt with elsewhere, but I haven't seen anything. I'm fitting a new bird nesting box which contains a wireless camera. It will be attached to a battery which will in turn be attached to a solar panel. I'm hoping to avoid the need to constantly bring the battery in to...
  10. R

    Electrician Jobs EICR in Huddersfield - but first do I fix this possible danger?

    Hi all I have an investment property (1 bed, Milnsbridge, Huddersfield) which I need an EICR for. But there is a very corroded looking section. Forgive my naivety, but I'm assuming this is connected the electrical board. Is that the case (see pic)? The board is in the kitchen which is a cellar...
  11. Gavin John Hyde

    Anybody got the danger notice forms as a pdf?

    Need to issue a danger notice to a customer. They have a new electric shower without a earth conductor, very low IR readings and to top it off the cable has signs of burning on the damaged earth cable in the back of the isolator. that has been cut off short and is covered in melted green/yellow...
  12. Sintra

    Electrical Danger Notification

    Sintra submitted a new resource: Electrical Danger Notification - Editable pdf Electrical Danger Notification document Read more about this resource...
  13. D

    woah! Danger present with BG outdoor light switch

    Thought i'd share this one that happened to me today.... Was wiring up a customer gazebo with BG weatherproof fittings (light switch, sockets, JB and mains board). Anyway, all went fine and was on to testing the circuits.... circuits all tested fine. The lighting cables were terminated into...
  14. leep82

    Issuing a danger notice

    I am due to finish on a job today where i have been doing some remedial works following an EICR ( done by another electrician ). Its a residential block consisting of several bedsits and communal areas. In the kitchen/utility there is a washing machine and a dryer both fed via a coin meter...
  15. uksparks

    Is there a danger here?

    Hi, i I saw this the other day and thought, if it was raining what's the chances of getting a shock if you touch the bush or vines hanging down that are touching the cables at the top? just thinking.
  16. M

    Would you code a 60 amp main switch been fed from a 100 amp BS1361

    I carried out a EICR and the main switch for the consumer unit is only rated at 60 amps and the main supply fuse is a BS1361 rated at 100 amps. Im thinking this should be a C2, what are your thoughts please. Many thanks Martin
  17. M

    Is there a danger with relays without diodes

    I came across this LINK on Wikipedia the other day, since then I’ve done some googling and found out this is a known fact that if relay hasn’t got a diode fitted, this might/will cause a spike and might damage something on the Elise S1 circuit. I copy~pasted this form google "Since an...
  18. ray-bentos

    EICR Coding for hob wiring

    I did an EICR on a property today and came across a built in hob with a 45A switch but no dedicated cooker circuit On further inspection it turns out that the 45A switch is spurred from the kitchen socket ring and feeds a double socket at the back of the built in oven. Both the oven and the...
  19. J

    Bare Led module strip danger?

    Hi, just got a couple of 3m led strips to go up each side of a customers stairs, but they aren't the ones with the hard gel covering (I didn't realise when purchasing), question is are they safe to install as they are or would someone get a shock off them if the touched the positive and neg bits...
  20. I

    eicr

    am i correct in saying cable lying on a suspended ceiling all over the place would be marked down as a C3

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