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  1. Top Cat

    Just had a call from an old customer!

    Phone call tonight from an old customer i rewired her house about 10 years ago:- Her, a light bulb blew and now i have no lights upstairs. Me, Yes you will need to flip up the trip in your fuse box. Her, i remember you telling me about that, what am i supposed to do? Me, go to the fuse box and...
  2. G

    PIR is it satisfactory.?

    HI all, dont really do PIR's but its family, basically its and 30+ house they want to sell , wiring in good condition earth in lighting old WYLEX board with, 6mm main earth, 6mm to water and gas. no rcd protection, TN-C-S ok, so is it satifactory or not, i know its not upto 17th Ed regs...
  3. L

    Unsatisfactory EICR - ring r2 broken?

    Evening Fella's Did an EICR today, on the ring final the r1 and rn were 0.47 and 0.48 but the r2 was >22, every socket had a satisfactory Zs and I also fitted a new RCD board. The ESC say the broken r2 is a code c2 which would mean an overall unsatisfactory verdict, If it were a live conductor...
  4. C

    strange rcd problem

    rewired property and fitted b g consumer unit , on testing rcd 1 tested fine , rcd 2 would nt operate on testing , test button is fine but on usual test procedure would nt operate , so exchanged it, but its exactly the same , however now on testing rcd 1 both rcd s trip out, i m baffled going...
  5. R

    Testing for sub contractor

    Hi all, This may be long winded so stay with me, also I think it's in the right bit but move it needed. Been asked to do an eicr on an industrial factory, quite a large building and it's in a bit of a mess, anyway there is bound to be lots of remedial involved. The guy that owns the factory...
  6. G

    help needed with dno

    Help needed witj dno installed 3.9kw system with sma 3600tl which limits output bang on 16a max but dno says this is g59 as panels are over 3680 w is this right what they are doing?
  7. Dic Penderyn

    Cable spec for a factory cooler!

    Howz it Lads & Ladettes! There's a huge project afoot! No cable spec yet! Would anyone have a incline to what cable size might be required for the following Cooler for a Diary Factory? · Model RTAC 250 HE · Power: 628 kW · Electrcial power unity: 253 kW · Power...
  8. L

    Opening factory-sealed cable tips

    Is there any way to break open your average pre-fabbed cable connector tip in such a way that you could re-use it? I'd like to replace the end of a DC cable without just chopping the end off ...
  9. P

    PIR- Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory

    I'm doing a domestic PIR for rental purposes and fixing things as I go along (I'm not working to Amend No 1 yet). There are some things I can't fix. A lighting circuit with insulation resistance L-E 300k, hidden junction boxes -both Code 3. Code 4s - no grommits, switch wires unsleeved, cable...
  10. ringer

    Rectifying unsatisfactory findings on a PIR

    What do you do when you come across small faults or non-compliances during a PIR? Some things are so easy to remedy it's a bit of a no-brainer to just fix it on the spot. But then how do you get across to the customer that, by having an inspection done, you have made the insallation safer...
  11. W

    veritas r8plus alarm

    how can i find out the engineer code for this alarm system ( already fitted when i bought the house). i need to reprogram some of the settings and the user code does not work for programming. the default engineer factory code..1234 has clearly been changed so also does not work, or do i need an...
  12. M

    Factory transformer help please

    We were working in a bottling plant today and chief engineer comes over to say we have a problem on one the machines. Turns out the transformer has been connected wrong by passing 110v -0v connected together. We went got a replacement transformer but now are stuck on reconnecting it No matter...
  13. S

    Earthing arrangement at a factory.

    Okay, been working at a factory today and need to establish the earthing arrangement of it.. The power comes from a substation which has an earth electrode, then after the transformer the cables come into the factory with the earthing conductor.. Am i right in saying the installation is a...
  14. S

    Elecsa Question

    I would like to join Elecsa to enable me to complete domestic work. I work as a maintenance engineer in a factory and as such only really work on installs, addition and maintenance in the factory. Could my assessment be done on a job at work, the order for the works comes on a standard form...
  15. P

    periodic inspection prices

    hi i was wondering what to charge per circuit for a periodic inspection in a factory unit
  16. S

    ZE at board/earthing alternatives

    Hi there... Couple of questions for you experts. Still learning.....:o Been to a factory today... It has one main incoming board and 55 distributon boards scattered around there factory... They asked me to fit/wire a couple of socket outlets under one dist board. Which only uses the...
  17. Katash

    Requirements For Electrical Work Conducted Within Factory Enviroment

    I work as an engineer (elec bias) within a food factory, my qualification is 2360 and was done to 16th edition many years ago, I (nor any of the other technicians) have 2382. My question is this .... My site electrical responsible person says as its an industrial environment there is no legal...
  18. G

    PIR in a factory

    hi all, am new to this forum. i am recently qualified and have worked as maintenace electrician in factories. i've recently been asked to PIR a factory, which is a fair size building. trouble is i know its going to be one of them jobs that you go round in circles, i've seen the silly things...
  19. J

    Pir

    When carring out Peridic Inspection and Testing to a Installation in say a factory and the work has to be done during normal working hours of the factory What must be agreed with the client during the timing of the inspection?
  20. B

    3 phase factory lighting

    Hi - first time post: Hi, I'm a technician in a factory and have been tasked with sorting the lights out. We have approximately 60 x 250 w single phase halogen lights which I would like to control via contactors. Without going into detail the following is my take on things: I've got a...

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