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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...
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    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...
    • Electricalserv
    • Thread
    • aus backbox bargain bought electricians' talk found lenny metal metal clad socket
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Australia
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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...
    • nickblake
    • Thread
    • aus circuit during electricians' talk fault found main periodic ring ring main round socket wired
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Australia
  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
    • sythai
    • Thread
    • aus controls dimmer electricians' talk found grid other please white
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Australia
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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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    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...
    • jones.emyr
    • Thread
    • along electrical work electricians' talk found welcome worked
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
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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...
    • Therolster
    • Thread
    • circuit contactors cooker domestic electricians' talk found
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Domestic Electrician Forum
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