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    Testing before cu change

    Hi Guys, Just wanted to get some views and different opinions on what tests you complete at pricing/enquiry stage for a cu change?Complete all tests beforehand? Complete limited tests, ze, PFC, ir?Would be interesting to see how everybody operates?Particulary IR tests, just want to give clients...
  2. E

    Metal clad Socket and backbox

    What do you guys pay for these. Bought a couple from my wholesalers today. Thought price was very,very high...
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    fluke 1653 repair

    hi just wondering if any body has any ideas on where the best place to get my 1653 repaired i belive the personb i lent it to blew the motherboard
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    124 volts on earth

    Eve Chaps, Went to look at a house extension today and put my meter on the sockets and lights. I found that I had 124v on the earth but no tripping. When I touched the terminal I got no shock etc. Any ideas ?
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    Little Gem i Found

    Found this Level still has bubble in it and legs are still on it where David Dickson ;) "1st time iv seen pics iv taken on my Blackberry Torch on a pc"
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    Bad things found during a PIR

    Hi All, I have been doing a domestic PIR due to an install from 2007 where the supposedly NICEIC 'sparks' refused to sign the certificate. Anyway my client asked if I would sign it for them. I have refused due to some of the things I found.... Enjoy these: I like the earth wire used as...
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    found this

    job on gumtree and it really shocked me with the wages. We currently require an Electricians mate for a long contract in Central London. You must have a JIB CSCS Card. Hand tools and Full PPE. Site hours 8am-4.30pm ( paid a day rate of £75 (equivalent to £9.37 per hour) Please send...
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    help.. insulation test problems..intermittent fault

    hi all im testing a new house wired by my self..intended from the start to be one for my nic inspection. all is as it should be ...but for one circuit. so when testing a ring for lounge,bed 1,bed 2,bed 3, (16 dsso in total) i found i had a n/e fault around .64 M ohms. so normal checks split the...
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    Ring main fault located during periodic

    A little while ago i put a post on a thread regarding a periodic i carried out on a small bungalow where there was no continuity on all three conductors of the ring and testing showed a very high Zs reading 2.64 althought the insulation was ok , well today ive been back to the property to...
  10. sythai

    Richmond Grid 500 dimmer...thoughts please...?

    Evening All... Just seeing if anyone has used any of these before ? Richmond Lighting | Grid 500 If so would like to see how you rate ? And also trying to find out if there any other alternatives that go up to 500w for a comparison ? Many Thanks, Sy
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    Nice looking / pretty smoke alarms

    Just doing up a property with high spec finish, has been re-plastered everywhere and nice spots etc - can anyone recommend smokes / heat detectors that don't look like they were £5 from B&Q? Ideally something small or not noticeable at all? If you've put 12 spotlights in a kitchen I can't...
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    Found During I&T

    i have just inspected a couple of buildings & found several problems. 10mm to 2.5mm with no inline fuse/mcb for a lighting cct. 4mm lighting cct protected by 32A Type C leadfing to the Zs falling outside the tabulated values but protected by RCD so gets away with it, not correct i know...
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    First inspection tomorrow and found broken cpc - advice please!

    Hello! I'm new to this so please be gentle... I have my first ever ELECSA inspection tomorrow. To prove that I know vaguely what I'm doing, I've replaced our old CU with a shiny new split load one. After dealing with wires that were too short, replacing lots of choc blocks that shouldn't be...
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    Great Little Website.....

    Hiya... Just joined electricians forums so thought I would share some info.... Stumbled onto a fantastic little website And they've got all sorts! Ok so not wholesale but great for a quick fix I reckon! Think they are new so take advantage of the cheap prices before they click on and raise...
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    gold mine found

    called to 4 story house south london. upper floor lost all power. consumer units all over the place. got to top floor, cu at skirting board level, broken cover. opened to find supplied with a 2.5 t+e, 4 ways, 1 32a ring, 1 16a and 2 6a. overload springs to mind when i see lots of heaters, tvs...
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    Well..... that should`ve worked!!!!!!

    Hi all, I`m hoping that`s a phrase I wont be using very often. Anyway, about me, I`m 34 from Anglesey. Ex forces, then a delivery driver, but decided to 'invest in my future' by enrolling on OLCI`s become an electrician course. Fingers crossed I`ll have finished my Level 2 by the end of...
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    change of board

    after changing a board and doing a eic, do you put in the note that its just a change of board. what i mean by this is i wont of check things like conductor id,will be upgrading tails/bonds, i will do a i.r befor to check that no probs! cheers guys!!
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    just found contactors on a domestic cooker circuit.

    Hi all. New to this site. Just been to check out the electrics for a friend that has moved house. Consumer unit is part RCD / part not i.e 16th. BUT he has a totally odd wiring set up for the cooker circuits. Consumer unit has a breaker 32amp for hob and another breaker 32amp, for the cooker BUT...
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    RCBOs fails 5I test

    Hi Has anyone else found that about 10% of RCBOs appear to fail the 5I test but pass at the rated (30mA) current? (Telaris 0100 plus)
  20. mattyevz

    Found this today

    Went to a job today to check the electrics for a customer as he is going to rent it out.It is currently not occupied thankfully. Went to look at the supply and found this(attached pictures).I have phoned western power and they are going to sort it. Left the fusebox off with no fuses and warning...

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