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  1. jaydub

    Aqualisa Shower Fault Finding

    A customer has an aqualisa shower which has recently stopped working. So far I cannot pinpoint the exact model but I believe it to be an 'axis'. Now, it's got power to the processor unit, however there doesn't seem to be anything going on at the shower controls, which is joined to the processor...
  2. O

    Finding threads that you have started

    Am I missing something here? I can't see to locate an option "just" to show my started threads.... Thanks
  3. G

    Finding an apprentice

    Has anyone recruited an apprentice from the local college ? Is it worth a phone call or do the lads already generally have jobs ? Tia
  4. D

    Looking for some help finding a switch

    Hello, I'm new here so sorry if this isn't in the right area and what not. I'm running into dead ends everywhere I go, so I looked up Auto Electrical on google and you guys where the first to come up so I'll give it a shot. I am wiring in some lights on a piece of ag equipment. The machine has...
  5. jimmyray

    AM2 - any advice?

    Evening folks, got my AM2 starting monday. Feeling a bit nervous, but have been studying like mad for a while. Any hints or tips from anyone? Fairly confident with the installation and testing, but fault finding not so much. Any advice appreciated. Cheers J
  6. FatAlan

    Fault finding, cooker hood.

    Really impressed the Mrs tonight. Returned from work to be told that there was something wrong with the cooker hood as it was completely dead. Took one look at the isolator switch on the wall and flicked it to the on position. Problem solved! I don't even start my course till next weekend. Can I...
  7. Oli999

    Advice On Finding Work as an Electrician in the UK

    I qualified as a domestic installer about 6 years ago but have been unable to work for the last 5 years due to ill health. I'm now looking to get back to working again. I don't feel that I have the necessary experience to go it alone yet so am looking to work with someone as an electricians...
  8. E

    Fault Finding

    Hi, Does anybody have any tips or tricks on how to find where a break in electric UFH cables. I was thinking of using a tone generator and hoping to trace the tone until it stops. Thanks
  9. B

    Electrician Jobs Underfloor Heating Installer Required In Doncaster

    Hi guys..just started a job in Doncaster area..and it involves manifold/water underfloor heating..something I don't want to get involved with much..does anyone out there fancy giving me a hand with It and showing me something new..let me know if so..cheers guys..will pay accordingly. Also will...
  10. Karin

    water heater fault finding

    evening guys, the forum has been reminding me it's been a while since i posted, but everytime i think to post about something it turns out most everything is actually in those yellow tomes and associated texts if you actually look for it :lol: just looking for a bit of advice on faultfinding...
  11. rolyberkin

    Fault Finding

    This is not my job and is an issue a colleague at work is having with his house wiring, but as I am doing my fault finding unit shortly will run it by you all out of interest to see whether I am thinking the right things. A work colleague has come in today with the following problem: He...
  12. S

    Am2 fault finding

    Can a get some tips on the am2 fault finding. 1 fault that was on my list was chattering on DOL motor unsure how to find the fault.
  13. G

    Fault finding

    Identify the tests that would be carried out to locate each of the following faults, as reported by the client. a.A circuit breaker keeps tripping, as soon as it is reset, which is protecting a socket-outlet circuit. b. RCD on the outside lighting circuit trips frequently, even though the...
  14. D

    Fault Finding help

    Hi, I'm being assessed for fault finding as part of my NVQ tomorrow and have just had a bit of a 'what the hell am I'm doing' moment! I'm building the fault in. It will be a loose neutral touching an earthed metal back box in a socket on a ring main, causing the RCD to trip. My plan of attack...
  15. mattg4321

    Fault finding series LED outside lighting (collingwood)

    Got a regular customer who has just bought a house with some series wired Collingwood LED lights wired in series in the garden. Sparks who has done it hasn't done a bad job to be fair, but clearly didn't think too hard about those behind him! All 9 lights are on 1 switch and 1 driver (constant...
  16. C

    Inspection & Testing Fault finding & diagnosis

    Hi, my name is Craig. I have been doing electrical for about year+ but only started college about 10months ago. We have began the new unit of fault finding etc, and I am finding it quite difficult at the moment, and wondered if anybody had any video/reading material that is going to help me...
  17. L

    Afternoon Fault Finding

    Got a call from work to go and visit a signage factory, they manufacture road signs, lights etc. One of their machines is used to buff/sand/polish cylindrical stainless steel pipes. This is a belt sander which rotates via a motor inside the unit, the belt sander is then spun around via a...
  18. N

    Fault finding. Mind boggling

    I'm stumped on this one. My mate has a two way garage board in his garage. Circuit 1 is lighting, circuit 2 is 3 sockets on a radial. Lighting works fine. Sockets trip main RCD in DB when switched on. 3 sockets are now disconnected. Tried to reset 16A MCB (for radial circuit) and still trips...
  19. Lee Gold

    Short circuit and break up cable on fault finding rig

    Can someone explain a short circuit And a break in a cable when fault finding please what is the meaning of them please. Was fault finding today on test rig
  20. X

    Fault finding

    Are neutral earth faults classed as an earth fault?
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