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Can't seem to find anything in the regs but I have been asked to fit an extractor fan in a small cupboard containing some IT equipment which gets quite warm and it's just to dissipate heat out of the cupboard. My question is, as it's a fan without run on timer I am using T&E to power it...
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I'm new here and possible my last chance to find somebody to test and sign off before I starting to convert my system to island system. My original plan was a grid connection but I'm loosing my hope to find an electrician in Ashford, Kent or surrounding area to test and sign off...
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Got a call the other day. Electrician in hospital. No power. Please help.
He was working on a 8 way 3 phase board and attempted to insert a single phase MCB without turning off the power first (trying to be helpful). Unfortunately he mispositioned the MCB and managed to short 2 phases...
I currently work offshore as a electronics engineer, looking to do my 17th edition in the coming months as an option to pick up work onshore also. Just wondering where the best place would be to do my 17th training in Scotland? Also would there be any other courses worth thinking about? Was...
Well I'm am out of the training game for a bit..
I've got a couple of work offers but I am basically whoring myself out to whatever is paying for the foreseeable..
So I've done a full test of a primary school this week, I was handed Amtech Fastest loaded on a laptop which had all the cert data...
How would you code for circuits not protected by RCD in HMOs, the circuits being, lighting, water heaters and storage heating?
I'm thinking code 3, my main concern is the switch drops having no protection, just wondered if others agree.
I am gradually replacing filament & halogen bulbs with LED versions. Whilst some LED lamps work okay with standard 12V transformers, the transformers don't like low current devices, resulting in flickering. Since the idea is to save money and energy, I don't really want to outlay large sums of...
Hello guys.
I was asked to quote to replace a 3 phase db in a sports pavilion. All cables are twin and Earth in the wall.
Because it's a building open to the public I decide to go with rcbos on every circuit, to give extra protection and discrimination so they don't lose everything if a fault...
So I have just come home for some lunch, and I have a message left on the phone. Nearly 3 minutes of rambling message as to how his sockets don't work, and could I come and look at them. No address or number. Tried 1471 number withheld.
Hello everyone,
I'm looking for some advice if any of you can help, I will get straight to the point!
I'm an american citizen living in the uk, I've been living here since the age of 3 since my parents divorced. I also have sisters and family members who I've just recently connected with...
Hi guys, got my assessment on Thursday, was wondering how stringent they are on safe isolation etc, do they want the board turned off before opening etc, and I take it I'll need to lock off all the time, I never do it if I'm in a house on my own, and I will be for my 3 jobs! Proving unit every...
Anyone know where I can get either a class II door switch or one with somewhere to terminate the CPC? The Jeani ones I've seen are not class II and do not have an earth terminal.
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