As most other work is pap at the moment and handymen galore are winning jobs I'm figuring (as plenty of you probably have) that it's time to get specialist or get out. But before pumping a load more money into more courses and schemes it'd be daft to not appeal to the helpful side of all of you...
Hi guys,
I'm having a problem in my flat since a few weeks, and no one seems to be able to figure it out.
I have a fuse box in my apartment. One of the circuit is having up to 300, very short "power drop" per day. Enough to see the lights blink, but not enough to power off a TV.
I've unplug...
Hi I am unsure on the regs with this I have a 100a main fuse but need to run tails outside
in armoured cable into loft of extension I know that I need a kmf switch but I'm struggling to find a small 100 amp one (not enough room for the big wylex ones) can I use a Switch Fuse Moulded Single...
3 weeks till i bog off on my holidays...........10 days of all inclusive self abuse, no phone, no van, no stroppy customers, no email, no plumbers, no plasterers.........happy days:D it cant come soon enough.
Morning all, I have been asked to do some commercial work (shops) and was wondering if there is any other qualification I need to be able to do such work? highest cert I have is 17th edition. I know that part P is for domestic so could that mean I can do commercial?
thanks
Scott
Hi all'
anyone know if there is a single phase c.u.on the market with more than 15 ways, have come across a couple off instalations recently where there has been 15 or more circuits due to additions.
Did first day of my AM2 today and half 2 and half hours left tommorrow.
I have to do all of the central heating system and few niggly bits but majority of everything else is done.
Is this enough time? (one guy took 2 and half hours on central heating alone)
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Just a question about joining Elecsa. I contacted them by email today to see what is involved in joining then and what work they would need to see. this is part of the response
"As a competent persons scheme operator we would carry out an assessment on installation work carried out by...
Hi guys,
I have a 12V tyre inflator, which plugs into the 12V cigarette lighter in a car. The power cable for this is not very long, so I've made myself an extension cable, which is about 10 meters long.
When I plug the inflator into a power source using the extension lead I've made, the LED's...
Hello all,
I have built a couple of boxes out of MDF for 50w GU10 fittings (two lights in each box)
They are 6" x 6"x 32"ish or 150mmx150mmx 800mmish in new money.
I have put a vent in each.
Should I be thinking about "treating" the inside of the boxes with any fire retardent...
hi guys
am i right in saying that generally the higher the amps the lower the volts ??
watts divided by amps = volts
watts divided by volts = amps
amps x volts = watts
taking that in mind a 12v extra low voltage spot light which is 50 watts = 4.1 amps
240v low voltage 100w bulb = 0.4...
Been thinking about it for a while but today ive decided its finally time to leave this sinking ship we call england.applied for and been granted a working holiday visa for australia which lasts a year but can be extended another 24 months if wanted.
Always wanted to travel the world which is...
Hi there, I was wondering if anyone can help me out at all as I have tried all my local contacts and services and have had no luck at all.
Basically I own a car repair garage and have purchased a 3 phase rolling brake tester unit which has 2 x 3.7 kw motors in it as well as a control panel, the...
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Was on a job when his neighbour asked if i could have a quick look at his place, as his power trips of all the time? And his bills have gone up dramatically. Has a home energy meter that tells him he's using power even with every thing off???
5 bed 15 years old no paperwork...
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if you had a consumer unit where all the CB's were used up and u need to run a new cable and cb to the board how would you all go about it ? instead of replacing the consumer unit for 1 more cb what would you do ?
ive seen people fuse spur off sockets then from the spur to a mini cu...
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