Doing a rewire at the moment and the builder has ripped the main phone point right out wall leaving just the cable sticking out wall
In sure it is the main phone cable into the house as it is a thick black 4pair round flex like
Not had much to do with telephone points in the past apart from...
Is this why earth cables are Green & Yellow...
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"Becoming Green" a South Wales based business have just been featured heavily on 'Rip off Britain' on miss-selling the green deal,
The programme indirectly did quite a good job of promoting the benefits of the Green Deal process and what it could offer.
Most importantly what it did was to...
Seen it so many times round connections on old cables, that horrible sticky smelly green stuff. Just wondered what it actually was and where it comes from! Anyone know?
I have heard or read this and cannot find where. I have seen or heard it proposed that PV and FIT qualification will be aligned with the RHI, This would mean a property meeting Green Deal Ticks rather than an EPC of D. It would make sense in terms of consistency but would probably only apply to...
I want to replace my 1653 leads with the newer fluke twist tip leads, however I cannot for the life of me find a set of 3
Do they only come in red and black? And if so why don't they do a green?
Paul Reeve, Director of Business Services at the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) says: “The Energy and Climate Change Committee’s report into the Green Deal issued yesterday (22 May) is a wake-up call to Government, which must keep on top of Green Deal performance if it is to prevent...
Sad news - the administrators were brought into Enact last week.
I've seen the rise and rise of Enact since the 90's. I've seen them manage multi-million pound energy efficiency schemes at the same time I was doing it in the North and they were pretty good at it. Who knows if it was the...
Just a quick update and some good info for NICEIC approved electricians.
We have now got our QMS in order and our inspection has been moved forward to Next Friday 31st May.
They are coming to approve us for Gas Boiler & heating controls.
Some really good news is that we will get assessed for...
I have always been told/understood that the reference method for cables buried in plaster was reference method c (clipped direct), however I have seen reference made to reference method a (enclosed in conduit in an insulated wall). Does anybody have a definitive answer please?
For those of you that missed it, A bunkc opf Door to Door Con artisists have been targetting people in South East Wales and West Yorkshire, chargeing them for fraudulent Green Deal Assesements.
They've been promising up to £10,000 of insulation etc for free in exchange for paid for 'surveys'...
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I want to buy The electricians guide to good electrical practice for my son (the little green book)
My college has ran out and we will both be sitting the exam in a couple of weeks, Should of got two copys when they were handing them out.
Anyone selling one or know where I can buy one...
Guys,
we are taking the plunge and going for green deal accreditation pas 2030, I understand its a paperwork excersise through our niceic membership including PV. therefore we need to marry the new technologies into our QMS.
however we are going to add on additional...
What is missing from all of these pictures? All taken at the same job.
1. This is the main incoming isolation board:-
2. DB 1:-
3. DB 2:-
4. What's the fault in this picture of the main earth terminal (earth bar for the full installation)?
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