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  1. H

    PA Testing Sheets

    Just hoping someone has some form of PA Testing Record forms that they use and could share with me?
  2. FatAlan

    Greetings from a Surrey wanabe.

    Hi folks. Been lurking on here for a couple of weeks now and really enjoy the informative posts and banter. I'm just about to start one of these intensive courses with Access Training at Edenbridge in Kent which I'm doing over a number of weekends so will keep you updated. Bit of background on...
  3. cliffed

    Eicr

    Anyone here actually enjoy doing EICR.
  4. Marc Lajevardi

    Lost My Job Thanks To A Lazy Spark And A W****r Site Manager.

    I was wondering if any of you employers had any tips on things you would look for on a CV which would help me get a job, it's been 3 weeks now and i'm reaaaally ----ing worried. I've rang endless sparks and construction companies with no such luck. So in the mean time if anybody has any ideas...
  5. P

    Trying To Work Out Price For Doing Wiring In Kitchen

    Hello, I have carried out electrical wiring in a kitchen. I have never priced a job before and don't want to overprice or shortchange myself any help would be much appreciated. I fitted: 16 down lights 2 double socket moves Moved all isolator off walls and relocated to central location (10...
  6. N

    2.5mm Radial Doing All the Sockets

    I was called in to a recently finished house extension as the heating wasn't working, plus they needed the alterations tested for building control. There was a kitchen extension to the back of the house plus a 2 store extension to the side which was an office downstairs, plus 2 bedrooms and a...
  7. telectrix

    doing my head in.

    situ is a park homes prefab for sale. i have been tasked with doing an EICR. wylex 3036 board with a later added 30mA up front RCD. Ze = 0.3. Zs readings at cooker outlet 0.32. lights 0.47. RFC sockets all read between 687 and 720 ohms. cpcs are intact and connections checked. tested the Zs on...
  8. Z

    The problem with learning by wrote and working without calculation

    Firstly I just want to say that working from tables and on site guides can be great for convenience, and this is good. But so often the very presence of these easy and convenient rules of thumb to comply with regulation may prevent a person from developing a deep technical understanding of why...
  9. D

    Am2

    I keep looking in to doing the Cross Over 2330 to 2357 but i would need to do the AM2 Can you do the AM2 any time, ie before doing the Cross Over bits and how much is it to do the AM2 ££ also what kind of project, its a all day thing Was thinking on the lines of, KNOWING WHAT TO EXPECT...
  10. G

    Zs using Fluke 1653b

    Hi all, This maybe a silly question and if it is please go easy lol!!!! I have a fluke 1653b MFT and am having trouble doing a Zs test on a radial lighting circuit using low current (non Trip). For some reason I just cant get the thing to take a reading and it just buzzys at me. The same...
  11. M

    New to trade

    Hello everyone. I am looking for some advice. I am 27 years old and and currently studying level 2 electrical installations and will be doing level 3 after. I am not in the trade as this is a complete career change for me. What is the best way to gain valuable hands on experience? Due to...
  12. T

    Doing Self assessment - Where is the section for power tools?

    Hi all, I am completing my self assessment and need to know where I should claim for cost of power and hand tools, are they classed as a capital allowance? If so these are my options, and my guess would be that it goes under 'other' Thanks James Annual Investment Allowance:£ Allowance...
  13. F

    2365 for Home/DIY?

    Been reading for days alot of the posts and obvisouly staying away from zero to hero courses is the 2365 lv2/3 suitable for household jobs? Or is there something else more suitable. Would i have to get an "electrician" to certify what i have done? Im More interested in becoming more competent...
  14. M

    Full Certificate and Minor Works Certificates

    Hi All, Not posted on here for a few years! I have a question that i hope someone can clarify. I need help understanding the differences between a full cert and a minor, correct me if im wrong a minor is for jobs that are non notifiable and full for special locations and notifiable works...
  15. A

    2394/2395

    Hi I need some help, I qualified back in 2012 (303) level 3 + AM2 ect.. But plan on doing my 2394/2395 course 8 days straight. Some have said its worth doing the 3 day 17 edition course prior, just to refresh things as we were only working to 17th edition when doing the level 3 (303). But...
  16. D

    windscreen wiper doing there own thing!!

    My rear wiper on my Ibiza Mk3 comes on all by itself and stays on all the time even when the switch is off but then sometimes will stop for a while then a little bit down the road will start off again on its own. Sometimes the front wipers will work on their own as well with the wiper switch...
  17. M

    Charging for testing, certs and notification etc...

    Hello all, just a thought... Could i ask if anyone ever charges for testing, certs and notification on top of general electrical install or do you allways include the above within the contract price for sockets, downlights, cu change etc... Just wondered because sometimes that call all take up...
  18. S

    EIC report and 2391 (or 2394/5)

    Can sparks complete and sign off teat sheet EICR's without having the city and guild certs 2391 (or the later ones 2394 or 5) If they have plenty of testing and inspection experience and know what they are doing and have the select BS7671 qualification will this suffice? Sorry for total Newb...
  19. C

    New Member - Electrician considering doing HNC.

    Hello everyone, Electrician with background in commercial installation, also done some domestic and industrial. Qualifications include City & Guilds 2394/5, CompEX 01-04. Don't have as much experience in Inspection & Testing as I would so far in my working life and largely why I've joined...
  20. D

    Cheap EICR prices

    Hi I wanted some feedback from you guys and some advice and opinions. I am starting to get a lot of domestic EICR requests but when I send a quote I never hear back from them. I am quoting around £350 for a 3-4 bedroom house. Most don't have not had prior PIRs so I recommend a 50 - 100% on...

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