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  1. J

    How difficult is electrical engineering HNC?

    Hi everyone, I am a nearly fully qualified electrician (waiting on AM2S in March) qualified to level 3 electrotechnical 2357. Once qualified I am looking to continue learning in order to progress my career into automation, controls and electrical engineering. I would like to do the HNC, just...
  2. Keyur Patel

    Help with a difficult customer!

    Hello there my fellow electrician. Need some advice about a customer who is being very difficult and annoying. I was called out by the customer who got my number from the Niceic website for a fault in his kitchen. Cutting the long story short! His flat was a mess with many non Compliance’s so...
  3. D

    Why so difficult to navigate the City and Guilds qualification jungle

    Returning to the trade and just done my 18th Edition update last week. Trying to make head or tail of new C+G qualifications and cross-ref to my old qual's is a nightmare though this forum has come up with the best info I could find online and this problem obviously affects loads of other...
  4. M

    Difficult to start, even with new battery, good charching etc

    Hi Winter here inSweden when I noticed a starting problem. When it was very cold it didn't start, not even cranked the engine. So I thought it was the battery which was rather old. The strange things was that it didn't even cranked the engine with some help from another car battery with the...
  5. H

    Difficult customer! Refusing to allow me to rectify faults.

    First Post on here but I need some advice so bare with please! So I recently got called to a job from a customer who had their consumer unit changed by an "electrician" who fitted a split load rcd board. When the rcds repeatedly tripped he walked away from the job on nothing but MCB and main...
  6. Lister1987

    At a difficult crossroads and don't know what to do.

    Long story short; My employer is starting proceedings to get rid of me as my current 15hr contract (reduced from 37.5 as a reasonable adjustment to help my attendance levels - high levels of sickness absence due to back pain) is going to be removed and hours reinstated. Obviously this is going...
  7. Weezy

    Customer Demanding We Pay For Her Blinds ££££££ Need Serious Advice.

    Im seeking advice from a job we have done with the most difficult customer of my whole career. We're a family business of 50+ years and take pride in our work and after today have been left debating whether its all worth it. I will explain the best i can: We was called to a job to remove 3 old...
  8. HappyHippyDad

    Difficult fault to find?

    I have come across a fault that I am struggling to find. I cant remember being stumped like this before as I like fault finding and have always found the fault before. 6A MCB is tripping on lights. It sometimes trips the moment it is switched on and sometimes takes up to 30 mins. There is no...
  9. D

    Difficult and Unreasonable Builder Questioning Price

    Hi, I have recently started work and finished first fix on a loft conversion for a builder. During first fix, the builder who has hired me for the job, specified various additions and removals from the original quote which I had to include at the time of first fix, which resulted in the job...
  10. R

    Difficult overload omissions question

    Q12 Omission for circuit protection against overload may not be given to which of the following: 1. Fire Panel supplies 2. Control circuit for fire extinguishing equipment 3. Exciter circuits for rotating machines 4.Supply circuits for lifting magnets I'm guessing it's the control circuit but...
  11. HappyHippyDad

    Why is it so difficult to buy these....?

    Lazing in the garden and decided to ask this after wondering why.. Why is it that you cannot buy 30mm socket screws or 1mm H05RN cable easily? Most wholesalers sell 35mm, 40mm and 50mm socket screws. They also sell H07RN or 0.75mm H05RN. Most sockets come with 30mm screws in a packet with...
  12. J

    Most difficult fault

    Just wanted to know out of curiosity difficult wiring faults people have come across in there careers? what type of fault, and how you got to the bottom of it, Some faults are easier to find than other, maybe the fault was an emergency call out or perhaps something that was picked up on a EICR...
  13. N

    Difficult gaining experience.....

    Hello everyone, Could really do with some advice on the best way to go about continuing my learning to become an electrician. Currently working with a local spark for the last 4 months but he can only give me 2/3 days per week if that. When I'm with him I feel I'm definitely learning but I'm...
  14. L

    Difficult Service head

    Hello all, I've recently put a new circuit in a house and when filling out my EIC, I needed to access the service head (attached). I'm relatively new to this and I'm struggling here. In order to access ANY part of this, you have to pull the main fuse and I had to cut a few metal tallys off...
  15. P

    Retraining as an adult is always difficult but worth it in the end(hopefully) ;-)

    Hello all Just joined and thought would say hi. Been an avid reader for years whilst in the solar trade and now i've began by level 2-3 diploma. Seemed right to join and contribute. Do have some questions and some advise to seek :wink5: but still trawling all the pages endeavouring to find...
  16. K

    Difficult customers - and remedial works

    How does everyone deal with difficult clients? Today I have had a client kick off claiming we have scratched their floor. The flooring is lino so is prone to scratching. We have been putting spot lights and despite dust bowls and dust sheets some dust has got onto the floor and this has shown...
  17. VoltzElectrical

    Best way to deal with difficult colleagues!!!

    on the back of the other thread, I am interested in your opinions with how to deal with difficult colleagues. I work for the local authority doing street lighting. I'll get sent out with 2-3 labourers to replace old columns and fix cable faults. After picking up the job details and materials...
  18. M

    Difficult customers...

    In a chatty mood.... So just wondered if anyone had had any really difficult customers...Or the customer that calls you up to do the work and then they know better once you've arrived. Had one recently, Customer wants a downflow heater put in 2 of their bathrooms. Had a look around the property...
  19. W

    Finding it difficult

    Morning All Advice and guidance would be good please. I've just come out the Army after 13 years service and for my resettlement I did the (what is known as) 'the 5 week sparky course', although I've had extensive life experience and experience over the years in all kinds of environments and...
  20. HappyHippyDad

    My first difficult client!

    3 weeks ago I did the first fix on a refurbishment of kitchen. I have only just had a phone call to come and do the second fix. The customer is unhappy as the builder has said he cannot use the cable I had in position for the downlights? He has gone ahead and put the ceiling up and just left...

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