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    Electrician Jobs Kitchen, first fix, under wall units! Liverpool 8

    Hello Kitchen Electricals On the off chance someone is available at relatively short notice, there is a kitchen job to work on. The house and the job is modest and is all about getting ahead of the kitchen fitters as it has dawned on the householder that electrics are not included in the...
  2. jaydub

    Start Up Costs

    Hi everyone, this may have been posted before so sorry if that is the case, but... Thinking of starting up by myself and I'm trying to calculate the average costs involved in starting up, followed by the on-going annual costs. I will be setting up as a sole trader and do not wish to grow the...
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    Does a Rewire of Bathroom Have to Have Extractor Fan Installed for Regs?

    Hello, I recently had house re-wired which included bathroom. While the wiring for an extractor fan / isolation switch for one has been installed no actual extractor fan has been. I was wondering whether this is required to for the Electrician to sign-off/for regulations? (My builder...
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    #Chuffed - first downstairs ring done

    Evening all, Bursting with pride - yesterday managed to finish off and test my first from scratch ring final circuit, felt like a bloody test when it came to doing the testing but it passed with (almost) flying colours - only thing I had to change was a double socket front as it was a bit duff...
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    Ring main tripped struggling to find cause

    32amp ring main tripped mcb and rcd overnight. Rcd will reset but not all the time, mcb will not reset. Unplugged everything in house and mcb still trips, but rcd ok now. 32amp ring main covers whole house and struggling to locate fault. I'm newly qualified and probably missing something obvious...
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    Career change at 40 !

    Evening all, Second post of the night, first was over at the Trainee Forum side to request access. So here I am, took a three month sabbatical at the beginning of this year from my previous position. Decided I'd like to retrain as a sparks, so paid for a course and currently divide my working...
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    Consumer unit change testing

    hi all I've got my first consumer unit change to do as I'm using this as my first nic assessment. My question is when doing my ir test the whole house is on led downlights about 30 of then plus under kitchen 12v led and a lot of sub sockets, will all,of theses need to be disconnected to do...
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    Interlocking conveyors and motors

    I'm going to be learning to interlock conveyors so that one cant start without the preceding one running. For safety purposes. I'm working with a guy that does this all the time and we wont be doing this until next Saturday but he isn't the best at explaining stuff. He knows his stuff and is a...
  9. rolyberkin

    Kitchen First Fix

    How do people put in feeds to under cupboard lights? I would normally run T&E to a slim pattress or small white project box mounted on bottom of eye level cupboard to joint to the lights, interested in what others do?
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    Problem in a junction box ?

    Hi There, First of all I am not a electrician, I am a carpenter. But my client has had a recent problem with a series of lights... and I am just seeing if its something that I could possibly fix or it is something more serious and need to get a registered electrician in. There is 7 different...
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    NIC assessment

    Hi guys, Quick hello this is my first thread. Thought i would message as I have my first NIC domestic installer assessment beginning November so any advice welcome and previous experiences shared Cheers
  12. David M

    ES LED Lamps

    I've got a job to price, it involves replacing around 30 or so ES lamps for modern LED type. The existing light fittings are pendent type with alloy lamp shades as part of the fitting design. My customer complains about how often they have to replace the existing standard filament lamps and...
  13. Wilko

    bootlace ferrule crimper New Toy Today

    Another quiet day today so a bit of retail therapy was in order - this time on a bootlace ferrule crimper. Here he is with his first 6mm crimp. I'm hoping he'll settle into the toolbox in the next few days 'cause he seems a bit stroppy tonight. Maybe it's just me ...
  14. Perci

    UPS supply problem

    Hi Recently we were asked to put in an 80A 3 phase supply to a UPS system, we carried out the work to the manufacturers guidelines with an 80A mccb in the panel board. To much annoyance of all the office workers, when the supply was turned on it blew all 3 of the main fuses that are rated at...
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    Magnet fishing

    Well my grandaughter was bored and wanted to go for a walk ( I had prepared a seriously strong magnet and a rope earlier) so took her to the local canal. First we tried the lock area but got nothing (kids soon get bored) so tried the old boat jetty BINGO a prize every time. We got loads of...
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    First time working on a TT Sytem

    Hi all, I have a few questions regarding a TT system. First time ive worked on one (Self employed now and throughout my apprenticeship and self employed career I haven't had one before) 16mm2 Tails coming in from the rec. There is 2x 2.5 (looks about right) Single earths going to the incoming...
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    Wiring Up Outdoor Light

    Hi All I've got a 2 gang switch in my garage and only one switch is connected which works 2 way with another switch at the top of my garage. I'm looking to add another light to work on the second switch. What's the best way to wire this so I can control it with this switch. 20160917_115057.jpg...
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    New Generation Of High-efficiency Solar Thermal Absorbers Developed

    Researchers are one step closer to developing a new generation of low-cost, high-efficiency solar cells. The structure is one of the world’s first examples of a tri-layer metasurface absorber using a carbon interlayer. The system, developed by Chenglong Wang a PhD student in Professor Martin...
  19. charlie76

    NAPIT Certification Scheme First Napit Assessment

    Had my first NAPIT assessment today. He came and looked at a rewire I've recently done and went through all my paperwork back at my office. He was very thorough contrary to all the bad mouthing NAPIT get. It was no walk in the park by any means, checked everything. However, also very helpful...
  20. K

    IPAF training 3a and 3b Theory test?

    Hi this is my first of many questions on here. I will be booking to do the IPAF 3a and 3b training tomorrow (pay day), Could some one give me an idea of what to expect for the theory test please? I'm new to the trade so the more I can prepare for it the better as I'm starting to suffer a...

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