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    Should a completion certificate always be given for works carried out please?

    Hi Everyone, I had a new consumer unit installed in December 2021, the electrician said that he had more testing to complete and would come back and said it could wait. My oven also began tripping on the same day, which he felt was a faulty oven. I asked to schedule for a few months and...
  2. MaintenanceSpark

    I've been given a second chance

    Good morning everyone, Thanks for having me! I was an apprentice from May 2008- August 2009 gaining my Level 2 certificate in Electrical Installation but I was 16 and wasn't quite ready for the big bad world of work and got sacked. I then laboured for a builder who we did electrical work for...
  3. P

    Failed RCD socket given post-mortem out of curiosity

    Many years ago I fitted some RCD socket outlets to my parents home for the two likely to be used outside, the front hall and the kitchen one next to the window. Being the paranoid sort of person I am I always test-trip them when I have cause to use one, and in the case of the front hall that is...
  4. F

    3 weeks later and the electrician still hasn't given me the EIC

    Hi, I would like some advice. I had a full rewire done 3 weeks ago and I am still chasing the electrician to issue the EIC. The electrician is registered with Napit and he is also on the Competent Person register. I have emailed + called him up multiple times, but he keeps making excuses. What...
  5. T

    What code should be given for no RCD on lighting circuit of a CU in a house about 15 yrs old

    What code should be given for no RCD on lighting circuit of a CU in a house about 15 yrs old.
    • Tim Williams
    • Thread
    • circuit code given house lighting lighting circuit no rcd old rcd
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  6. R

    EICR no RCD given a C2

    Hello, I've recently had an EICR done on my residential let. The property is a 1-bed flat in London on the 8th floor, about 10 to 15 years old. The EICR has not been issued but the electrcian has said as things stand, it is unsatisfactory with a C2 rating. This is due to the the fuse boxes did...
  7. NDG Elecs

    ADT Door Contracts - poor advice given

    Hi All, been a while since been on. Life very hectic.. Hope all are well.. Anyway.. Very regular customer tied into an exorbitant ADT contract. Last time she called them out was to A) remove magnetic door contact from door and B) return and refit contact on new door.. Cost +£1000.00 yes over a...
  8. T

    Default forum response to DIY enquiries vs. skills shortage

    To the qualified electricians on the forum: The default response to DIY enquiries on how to do stuff seems to be "Get an qualified electrician in, it's too difficult for a DIY'er to do". Given the skills shortage within the industry, is this a reasonable response? Is there another way?
  9. S

    I Need Work Confused by information I have been given

    Hi Guys, Just for clarification as I've been told so many different things, what qualifications do I need to become a fully qualified electrician? I currently have my city and guilds level 2 qualification and I have 17th edition which I will be updating to the 18th I am also doing my level 3 at...
  10. A

    How is a generator earthed and given neutral?

    Hi I have a question i cant seem to get an answer too. If you have a portable generator and you plug for instance a fridge or any appliance directly into it, how is the neutral/earthing provided?? I know already that normally you can connect the neutral and earth from an existing...
  11. D

    Why, on a given turbine, a smaller generator would generate less output?

    Hello everyone, I am a mechanical engineer with litle knowledge about electrical so I need advice from people knowing about electrical system. Having a wind turbine that I am testing at the moment, I first placed a big generator (PMG 500kW 690V @ 300RPM - 18000Nm) behind it and it could...
  12. Marti

    What was the best pice of career advice you've been given and what did you do with it.9

    Dead honest true. Couple of years ago I asked two unrelated friends what was the key to their successful, 6 figure salary, careers in highly competitive fields. Answers (verbatim) were, "Know which arse to pucker (kiss) up to?" And the other was "Know where the blame is going for any project...
  13. G

    2 electricians on site at any given time - your feedback

    Hired and trained a relatively new electrician. Getting along ok as far as competency goes so far. However, a few issues with him that I wanted to get your guys feedback/opinion on. 1. Doesn't like to go to any domestic site solo even for the simplest jobs. Has demanded he always has someone...
  14. Davisonp

    What do folk do when given a CU with switch on wrong side?

    I came across this earlier this week doing an EICR and would value your opinions on this matter. I have occasionally been given a CU to install only to arrive and find the switch is on the wrong side of the CU and it will not fit in the current configuration. I was taught to move the switch and...
  15. D

    Design Current?

    how do i work out the design current of a circuit? ive been given the voltage, Ze and PFC.. its the highways depot assignment but they havent given me the power of any of the circuits.
  16. N

    Kneeling Board For Attic?

    Im wondering if any body has used a kneeling board in attics. The kit I'm looking for was A kind of folding contraption like a mug holder for the wall. You could turn it into a kneeling board or push it narrow and it would become a walkway. First seen them maybe 8 years ago. Googles failed me...
  17. O

    EU Brexit - How will you vote given the latest "news"

    OK. The EF poll last May was more accurate than all the other polls so can we do it again?
  18. HappyHippyDad

    Can I claim on my tax return for money given to charity?

    Evening all.. I am wading through my tax return for the first time ever (had an accountant last year but decided to save the £300!). It's all a bit complicated with all the legal sounding jargon, but I have pretty much completed it. I just wanted to find out if I can make a claim against money...
  19. M

    132 Million for Solar Industry damages

    Solar industry defeats Government in £132m High Court damages case - Nextgen Any chance of some tort cases from those of us still trading ?
  20. C

    Knowledge unit help?

    Due to my college being a complete waste of time myself and a few other of the lads are on our supposedly 'last year of college' with approx. 3 weeks left of this year. The first year was a waste of time and only managed to do unit 301 task a and the gola exam, the college had forgot about the...
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