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    Terms and Conditions you have found helpful

    Hi folks i'm in the process of drafting some terms and conditions for when i start up on my own later on this year. are there any terms and conditions you have found helpful, or wished you had had ? not wanting to be restrictive on what i can and can't do, but just want to cover my back :) many...
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    found out electrician not registered midway through rewire

    Hi all im a non expert homeowner and battling to understand the regulations. And apologies for the length of the post, a long story. we have an electrician who came to fix a small issue few weeks ago. He seemed good. through discussion he ended up taking on fuse box replacement which we knew was...
  3. R

    Ge rcbo

    Just found this site after being recommended by METEOR Electrical Online. Problem I have is, been out to customer of mine with a GE Distribution board with faulty 2 pole 32amp RCBO, I have searched online and asked my wholesalers to source but all have been unable to find replacement. Does...
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    Trainee asking for an explanation on something I found today (arcing cable)

    Hey there folks, just to let you know I am only a trainee, not actually started my NVQ yet but been working with most aspects of the trade for about 6 months now. Today I was working on the roof of a cinema replacing some emergency lights. Whilst up there the spark I am working under...
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    Halogen gy6.35 Light Source

    For a project at university I need a fairly intense light source for a fluid dynamics experiment, as the previous one broke. I've been advised a halogen source of around 50W should be sufficient, though as I am a mechanical engineer, my electronics understanding is very basic. Through basic...
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    just got home and found all my doors and windows open

    just got home and found all my doors and windows open they have taken the lot! :greedy::greedy::greedy: what good is an empty advent calendar :santa1::santa1::santa1: well it is december:tree:
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    Ring mains continuity test-problem

    Good day, Just a quick one, on testing a ring main continuity test. After following the following sequence on a existing circuit. he problem have is on my Cpc - Cpc. The reading I am getting s open circuit. But when test L1-Cpc2 and L2 - Cpc1 he reading am getting is inconstant. Would...
  8. telectrix

    SWA fault.

    never seen anything like this before. new cable supplied by cient, installed by ne. no probs. 2 weeks later get a call.. no power. continuity test proves brown conductor is o/c. client is in a catch22. has to return cable for replacement involving me 2 call-outs.... as a temp. measure, i...
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    Answer found please lock.

    Answer found please lock.
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    anyone know what this is found it in leeds

    its in Armly mills now will post more pictures if no one guesses
  11. telectrix

    site not found

    keep getting this. 404. site not found. Not FoundThe requested URL /search.php was not found on this server. Apache/2.2.9 (Debian) PHP/5.2.6-1+lenny9 with Suhosin-Patch Server at www.electriciansforums.co.uk Port 81 even trying to switch from a thread to "new posts". then takes 5-6 attempts to...
  12. ETradesmen

    One for the books!!

    After working on site in Watford yesterday I returned to the job today to discover the ground floor ring main was tripping. What I found was gob smacking!!! A fox had managed to sneak onto the building site get trapped under the floor, resulting in him trying to chew his way out!! He somehow...
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    so i stayed up an extra 3 hours and got to the weird side of youtube and found this

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mViO9mnCTBo Welll then haha
  14. B

    wide dual-sockets

    Hi guys, Total DIY newbie here. I've just tiled my kitchen and had to make a series of cuts around double plug sockets. I've screwed the sockets back in place and have found that there is a gap of about 2 mm at one edge. Yes I know - I'm a pillock! It is a bit of an eyesore - and I...
  15. S

    Extractor fan switch found under kitchen sink

    Hi Today whilst we were carrying out works to a holiday cottage i noticed this under kitchen sink, we will be back there for few days so can notify landlord, spark who im with said for me not to worry about, which i don't agree with. Double pole switch inside enclosure is redundant including...
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    well I found the door bell!

    The mess I found today, guy says got a problem the porch is being demolished on the weekend and can I relocated the electrics in the hallway.
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    Ceiling light not working and found free switch wires!

    Lounge main ceiling light stopped working after changing a bulb and it blew straight away. The bulb and the ceiling light have been swapped with working ones to see if it’s a failed bulb or light fitting, the swapped one still didn't work which leads me to believe one of the two switches that...
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    Interesting Floorboard Find

    Working above an old shop on a rewire today and under floorboards I found an old card tag presumably off an old cable drum when the building was wired or rewired many years ago. It contained the following information: Nonazo (Regd.) Cable Pure and Vulcanised India Rubber Insulated. Made by a...
  19. kingeri

    Found him

    Glenn has stolen someone's identity and moved abroad. Damn him. https://www.facebook.com/glenn.sparks
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    ELECSA Certification Scheme registering with elecsa

    Hi all Just going though the application to register, has anyone information about the trustmark scheme. can you join later regards Dave

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