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  1. M

    Finding a van in this crazy world

    Good morning, my goal for today is trying to find a van in this crazy world. My long term goal is to start my business middle to end of this year, took collection is coming along nicely, it would be lovely to get a van to have somewhere to put it all! Haha!
  2. C

    Dead socket - finding the cabling

    Any tips / tools for finding cable runs? Sockets and outside light stopped working in an extension. Experienced DIYer / renovator, doing some uncovering for my spark. What with social distancing and the fact that old horrible artex (ugh - will be replaced) might have asbestos - A lot of the...
  3. W

    Fault finding advice

    Any fault finding advice It’s always been said to clients to unplug everything if a fault on socket circuits but can you Turn off counter top fused spurs for e.g washing machine instead of the hassle to get to the back of plugs. So I’m asking are fused spurs double pole. Also the same question...
  4. T

    Fault finding in the am2

    Hi I have my fault finding resit in a couple of weeks. the 3 possible faults are-open circuit short circuit and high resistance how would I test for each of the above faults and what sort of resolute am I looking for on the tester The test instruments I have is a low ohm continuity tester...
  5. B

    Tripping shower (fault finding)

    Hey guys , just been to a fault finding job and discovered what I think may be the problem but the consumer unit may be overloaded , please advise on the following ... The shower circuit is on a 32a MCB (wrong should be 40a) which I think is causing the tripping of the rcd , my dilemma is that...
  6. M

    UK AM2 Fault Finding

    Hello everyone, I have my AM2 fault finding resit on Friday and just wondering if anyone has any top tips as I don’t get to do any fault finding at work? In the AM2 you get 7 faults which can be on these circuits: 1 usually on a data circuit 2 on earth bonding to extraneous parts water pipe and...
  7. mak

    AM2 ring fault-finding headache

    How would I pinpoint a fault on a ring circuit with very little resistances, and without any visual clues, only by measuring. Say I have a break in neutral between db and first socket. How would I go about fault finding it? 1. I will use low resistance ohmmeter. 2. I will find that rn is not a...
  8. M

    Guidence on some fault finding for am2 please

    Guidence on fault finding am2 please
  9. C

    Fault finding ring final RCBO

    Done a condition report on a old mains board, everything good apart from ring final, got 0.55 nn 33.7ll and 3.8 on ee, changed board to main switch and rcbos, carried out a full accessory swap on all sockets and fuse spares in house, found some bad practice, twisted lives, n and earth's, no...
  10. B

    Control Circuit Fault Finding

    I spent 22 years in the RAF as a ground electrician. Essentially there are about 3000 different types of ground equipment used to keep aircraft and airfields running ranging from specialist fire engines designed exclusively for the RAF, hydraulic rigs and specialist 200v/400Hz generators to run...
  11. westward10

    Reported content: Post in thread 'Domestic - Help needed finding low voltage led lamps'

    Post in thread 'Domestic - Help needed finding low voltage led lamps' by Markyd has been reported by westward10. Reason given: Content being reported:
  12. Markyd

    Help needed finding low voltage led lamps

    Hi everyone..Help needed finding some low voltage led lamps that will run off of a 12 volt transformer not a driver,as the previous so called sparky has made all the transformers impossible to get at without tearing the ceiling apart. Any recommendations will be appreciated,
  13. E

    FAULT FINDING

    ok, iv a domestic house with a shed 50 mtrs away supplied via 3x10 SWA on a B32A MCB. fault has been occurring the last few days which is the MCB in house tripping. I arrive and open both boards and remove both PE and N conductors from terminals followed by IR testing and was getting very poor...
  14. J

    Understanding/fault finding jacuzzi pumps

    Hi All Been on a job today and while there was asked to look at jacuzzi which hasn't been working for a good while. Wondering if anyone got much experience of these mine is completely zilch. I proved 230v coming in to motor pump but beyond there I haven't got a clue on the mechanisms to make...
  15. M

    UK What sequence to do when doing fault finding (AM2)

    Hi everyone just to let everyone know that I did my AM2 last week and I only failed on the fault finding part. I was very confident before going into the fault finding test but I lost my way and the pressure got to me. I'm so chuffed that I pass everything else. Just to explain what the test...
  16. SparkyChick

    Fault Finding Brain Teaser

    Trainees... need some help... I got called out the other night by a lady complaining she had no power through out the house. I attended and this is what I found... The circuit in question supplied a number of sockets, both upstairs and downstairs. With the power on, some sockets tested were...
  17. I

    Lost transformer for Christmas lights and need help finding a replacement. Thanks :-)

    Hi I'm not an electrician and have no idea when it comes to electrics. I have some Christmas lights at home and have lost their transformer. Here is the information on the wire: lamp type max 6w (334 x 3v/0.048w) transformer: input 220-240v- 50-60Hz Output:24 Vdc 6VA They are the ones that...
  18. G

    UK AM2 Fault Finding

    Hi guys, got my AM2 fault finding Resit on Monday and have a question. How would I check for reverse polarity? If I test say from the board L N or E to say a switched spur if I put one probe on the board side L then the other probe on the spur N and I get a reading, surely that means the fault...
  19. Baddegg

    Fault finding easier in the dark!

    Fault in lighting circuit, started poking about in the loft in the dark and managed to find it....:tearsofjoy:....
  20. S

    Help finding fault after a short Circuit( Com with Neutral )

    Hi there Im reaching out here as I have given up trying and couldn't find a local electrician to help today . so the issue . after painting the wall I was try to fit the light switch back into the wall and somehow the com cable touched the metal surround on the wall. the lighting RCBO...

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