Hi All,
I'm new to the forum and thought the best place to get some advice would be from joining the Electricians forum.
I have studied and completed the C&G 2330 Level 2 and am currently Studying the C&G 2330 Level 3. I also recently completed the 17th Edition. I do have some experience but...
Am interested in diversifying into the installation of EV charging points. Currently waiting for the IET to publish the COP, but in the meantime want to find out more about the subject. Has anyone got any experience of installing these charging points? Any tips on who makes/supplies them? Is...
Can anyone recommend a decent Insurance Company / Brokers ?
How much should a small new Solar PV company pay for general insurance ?
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Percy
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hi all please help i find myself in a bit of a situation i work with a company who primarily do insurance work ie when a property is damaged through fire, water and the like. anyways as you can imagine it provides some eyeopeners of propertys my questions are these
1. when doing a pir on these...
Can someone just give me some straight answers. Ive had a bitch of a day and i'm not thinking straight. These Kronenbourgs might have something to do with it. LOL.
With regards sub mains, on large commercial / industrial installations. When testing Zs on sub mains final circuits, if the...
I've just had an interesting meeting with a potential customer. He has had a few different quotes and he is more or less sure he wants to go with us. He was confused about a few things, however, and it's hardly surprising. He showed me some of the claims that have been made by other PV firms...
I'm playing around with max demand and diversity figures and thought I'd try and get better/more factual figures. Most appliance manufacturers tend to quote in KWh which doesn't make much sense for instantaneous power calcs and for A rated appliances the actual power seems to be very low with my...
New to this website. Just returned to the UK after 20 years and note electrical jobs and mobile fleet usage needs many certificates which were not in vogue when I left these shores.
Can anyone tell me what i need to get me on the employment list.
I am qualified to HNC Electrical Engineering...
biffa
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In screwfix before getting some SDS drill bits and noticed a customer asking about 2.5mm t&e. He seen my t-shirt and walked over. He said I'm looking to put in a 13amp ring but this cable only seems to carry 11amps lololol. After a 5 min discussion I think he left rather baffled lol. Told him to...
I have recently completed my Part P training and propose to use upgrading my consumer unit to 17th Edition requirements and rewiring my kitchen as the specimen job for joining Elecsa with the express purpose of gaining self certification status as a competant person. I have hit a snag in that...
Well my situation is I'm 23 and I currently work in the building trade as a general builder mostly bricklaying and plastering. I have been thinking about finding an electrical course alot lately as it seems to be a good idea whilst I'm young. I mentioned it to my boss and he has offered to pay...
HI All.
Looking for a general price for PAT testing as well know it does not really pay for electricians to do PAT testing but as we are all trying are best for work, I am looking at what we could charge or what other charge to braek even and get work.
I currently charge £1.50 an item and a...
jktelectrical
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Am a 1st year apprentice and just want to get my head around the wiring of domestic lighting...
3plate: You take a 1.5 t+e from c/u to first lighting point (L,N,E) and then loop in and out of each lighting point (hench being called loop-in method aswell as 3plate?)
then take another 1.5 t+e...
hi all i have got a question that has been bugging me i work in the insurance game and i would like to know when our company strips out a domestic installation to the bare bones then the installation is reinstated back to exsisting .. hence forth once works are completed i do a PIR but should i...
Hi there i have got my trade test to do done my installation today and tomorrow i have my fault finding and testing&inspection to do, just have a few questions i want to ask a decent tradesman who understand faults quite good, im fine with testing and inspection but where it comes to fault...
jordan2011
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On a PIR test to confirm Zs values i obviously go to thr BRB page 48.But when do i use the rule of thumb i.e 80% Method ?. I understand there are differences between a cold install to one that is in service as resistance changes when cables are warmer.
On previous posts i have noted to qualify...
I have first fixed a kitchen area all walls and ceilings plastered.
Now the owner has completely redesigned the layout of the kitchen, so I have a couple of sockets where there of no use now, one of them ends up being behind a very small hand wash bowl, do you think this will be a problem to...
havent got my books no more as lost on train last week or id have look,,,, ive seen loads of people talking about diversty on cookers 10% then 30% of remainder, what does this all apply to, isit just cookers.....
Hi, I have been getting a few phone calls lately from letting agents about various works on some of their properties. I am a Domestic Installer with the NIC and was wondering how far I should go with regards work? I mean general fitting changes and general maintenance I would imagine are fine...
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