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  1. G

    WTF found this on gumtree

    SPECIAL OFFER FUSEBOARDS SUPPLIED AND FITTED FOR ONLY £100 FOR A LIMILTED TIME ONLY ALSO ALL TYPES OF ELECTRICAL WORK UNDERTAKEN MILITARY BACKGROUND SO MY WORK IS TO A VERY HIGH STANDARD PLEASE CALL FOR A FRIENDLY QUOTATION ANYTIME ALL AREAS COVERED how can you compete
  2. J

    Best deal found on Fluke 1652c

    Morning all, In case anyone is in the market for one, I found a good deal on the Fluke 1652C. £450 + VAT £550.80. Mine arrived this morning. Not old stock. Manufacturers calib was December. It's on the VFM website. It's listed as £590 on their main multifunction tester menu....but If you...
  3. J

    Found a glitch with fern howards LED E/L

    So got given a e/l remedial job today in a old people home. The Warden monthly checks the e/l using the key switch, and she reported the new Fern Howard LED emergency fittings that have recently been installed are not functioning correctly when she uses the key switch to test them. So I tried...
  4. rmaynard

    Found this earlier

    Took the Hoover apart earlier as it wasn't picking up as it should and found this, it means that the screw in place would of been live when the Hoover is on, I'm going to email them tomorrow
  5. T

    NO EARTH FOUND ... can I change my system to pme myself?

    Think the builder ripped the earth rod out... Whatever happened there's not an earth now. Instead of installing a new one am I allowed to take the neutral from the metre and connect a main earthing conductor in a henley block. The street does have pme available, I checked. Is it legal though???
  6. T

    Found: Outdoor light spur with bag on it outside - Spur from socket. Can I use it?

    Hello, Just moved into my new house, well a few months ago and i thought i'd stick an external light in the garden to the rear of the extension. Well... There is a bag covering what looks like and old light snapped off crap remaining 'lump'. connector block in the end of the wires. turns out...
  7. B

    twin socket box found behind shower tray!

    Hi Guys need a little help here! My uncle has had a leak from his shower which has in time got worse - in fact it has started to drip through the ceiling. He decided to remove all the tiles above the shower tray approx 1 mtr high to expose the problem - in doing so he noticed that these tiles...
  8. calpol91

    What could happen to a cowboy spark if found out despite nothing going wrong on him?

    Ive been working in a factory the past few weeks, and the owner of the place happens to be mates with another spark. Or "sparky" The other guy doesn't have part p and im not 100% he's fully qualified. It got me thinking, what could happen if he got found out by someone? Is there someone to...
  9. D

    What goodies have you found under the floor?

    Did a partial re-wire last week for a friend who lives in a 1900s house (lights wired with rubberised cable!) Found about 20kg of lead pipe under the floor when jemmying up boards... Thank you very much, that will make a few quid at the scrappy! That a normal sort of thing to find in an older...
  10. P

    AMEC trade test

    Hi Lads, Anyone here sat a trade test for AMEC? I've got one this month and was after a heads up on the questions they ask. Im COMPEX trained and work on a gas site at the moment so I'm not worried but I hate doing anything blind. Thanks in advance. Paul
  11. J

    Anypne has found this piece?

    Hi, For months I'm looking for this piece without success: A relay module powered by 220V and that can be controlled (toggled ON/OFF) by a wired NO (normally open) momentary switch (push button). All I have found is some X10 micro modules that offer this functionallity but they very expensive...
  12. Marvo

    fault found before leaving the vehicle

    Had a call recently from a very old friend saying he'd arrived home and some of his sockets and all the upstairs lights weren't working. I went around to have a look for him and managed to find the fault without getting out of my car.
  13. D

    Voltage still present with MCB off

    Hi All, Currently undertaking a rewire of a kitchen and when splicing the new light circuit to the old I inadvertently tripped the front end RCD. I was perplexed as I had proved circuit dead first. However when testing I found that the circuit still had a reading of 1 volt. The property is a...
  14. D

    Found this other day!!

    Sweet as a nut... !!! Obviously pinched from a large employer at some point last Century!! Wonder what pit it came from Oh it's now on my van...!!
  15. Paul.M

    The Best Floorboards Ever???

    Went to a job last week and found this Oh dear the plumber has had a go at the chipwood and then did this Yes that is compacted cadboard covering a hole in the floor....... And there's more....
  16. ses

    Found this today

    My first bit of lead cable
  17. D

    Megger GS38 probe tips

    Does anyone know where I can find the test lead probe tips? Megger sell a pack of 20 £26.40! This seems a little expensive to me but maybe I'm just tight??
  18. T

    just found on ebay

    just found this on ebay, how can they make a profit? or is it just a way to get through the door? with prices like this i would be better off getting a job at tesco! Full House Rewire Including Consumer Unit. | eBay
  19. timbobelfast

    CompEX Books

    Does anybody know where I can find text books relating to CompEX? I have searched the web and only came accross something called ' The Yellow Book'
  20. J

    no power at socket

    hi guys anybody come across this before, got a call from a landlord to go look at a socket in a rented property,the socket had been working but suddenly stopped.I automatically assumed loose connection or socket faulty nips out with new socket just in case.Got to house whipped the socket front...

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