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  1. H

    Any good ideas?

    Please see the attached files, I'm needing some ideas and possibly some out of the box thinking. This is a surround for an old range cooker in that house of my mate's that I'm rewiring. He's planning to put a range style cooker here but we need to think about extraction. At the top is a...
  2. H

    Cabling Ideas

    Hi, I've got a job coming up that involves networking an underground office. The walls cannot be chased and the Ethernet sockets need to mounted on the wall. I was thinking of running the cable in trunking but I don't think it'll look professional, then thought of using conduit but not too sure...
  3. Smithy33

    Any ideas on a rough price for 3 bed rewire

    Hi Guys, I'm going to look at a job next week, 3 bed semi bungalow. The property is going to be fully occupied whilst works are being carried out which is going to be a full rewire, new board etc. I have only just set out on my own and would appreciate any idea of a fair price (roughly) that...
  4. G

    PV system not generating, common ideas

    HI all, put a PV system in 4 yrs ago, business didn't take off due to the tarrif drop fiasco , so out of the loop on these things i've popped round tonight just to see if it was something simple but its not, going back to investigate more Saturday. was just wondering if there is something...
  5. T

    Any other ideas?

    Just done an EICR today in a small warehouse, should get the remedial work as i know the customer. Anyway, does anyone have any other ideas on how to sort this mess out? There was a conduit through box there until it got smashed to bits at some point. Conductors aren't damaged. It doesn't help...
  6. truckster

    Running LED lighting off a car battery Ideas needed

    Situation: A remote cabin with no mains supply available. Customer has bought a generator to supply small power (2 no. 2 gang sockets) but wants to use the genny to charge a car battery(ies) to run some lighting. I think LEDs so if anyone has any ideas of how I can achieve this I would be...
  7. J

    Any Ideas?? Trial io +magic eye

    Hi all, I'm after some ideas, i just put in a new 13A socket and HDMI point above a mantlepiece, and put all the stuff that was in the existing tv unit in a new one, they have a sky HD box with a trial io module with RF in, RF1 and RF2. The TV upstairs is connected via a co-ax and magic eye the...
  8. HappyHippyDad

    Any good ideas for holding the tails (clips etc) as they enter the main switch in CU?

    I shall be changing a CU soon (same thread as just started!) and it is a TT. I'll be using a wiska sprint gland to hold the tails (25mm) and main earth in place as they enter the CU (from the bottom) but I dont really see how this is going to help with respect to the possibility (however...
  9. jason121

    pre-registration for a community energy installation?

    Hi all Didn't know this existed, pre registration for schools to help keep the high rate tariff. Or has this been dissolved and no longer valid. I have a school to finish and we wont make it in time for the 14th January. Any ideas Thanks
  10. Brighton sparky

    Help needed to keep working after knees gave out

    Hi guys Looking for any advice, ideas or suggestions to help me out of my predicament My knees have given up on me - have been off work for two years now following a couple of knee ops and recovery times. Unfortunately it looks like I'm off the tools permanently as unable to do any low level...
  11. O

    TV room - ideas please

    Our extension is now being built and we have a room which is for the kids/TV so I want to make sure its done right..... so my plan is: TV on wall with socket behind, trunking inside wall to "devices" below. 3 x 2G sockets 2 x TV points (we have a splitter/amp which can cope with satellite...
  12. D

    Van ideas

    Guys looking at getting a small van transit connect size what are people views and reliability practicality etc of various vans and what do you use and recommend Thanks
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  13. J

    ideas needed for cafe lighting

    Evening went to look at a cafe today- existing lights are twin 58w fluorescent fittings on chains dropped from the ceiling slightly. Its quite dark in there- doesn't help with having black ceilings! she wants to get rid of the the fluorescent fittings- and go for spotlights... I explained...
  14. GMES

    Ideas

    I have asked this question before but thought I would try again due to seeing several new Trainees joining the Trainee section. Have any of you got any new ideas for this place or maybe extra ideas for existing themes, is there anything lacking in here that could be added or improved upon...
  15. C

    wiring in single oven where double was, ideas

    I'm fitting my new single oven in the kitchen. the existing cable is probably 6mm with a large switch on the counter. the new oven has a total connected load of 3.5kw and recommends a 16A fuse. can I wire on the end of the 6mm a cooker terminal block and single 13a socket, as I want to put a...
  16. HappyHippyDad

    Any ideas for a small rain shelter to work outside?

    Morning everyone. I was wondering what you guys do if you need to work outside in the rain? I dont mean if it's a torrential storm, just some rain. In paricular I just want to be able to cover a small area and have one or two tools with me. It would have to be something that just pops up or...
  17. B

    Any ideas fo flood lights to uplight a manor house? warm light rather than white/blue

    Hi all! Im looking for 5/6 flood lights to up-light a manor house. Customer wants a warm light and not too bright but subtle. Cheap. Most leds are on the cool white of the k scale that I have seen? The lights will be on the ground about 3-4 metres from building which is 12-15 metres high. any...
  18. GMES

    Any Ideas

    Right Guys as you probably already know the staff and mentors are always thinking of ways to keep you all interested and entertained in here whether that is via competitions with prizes or sticky threads relating to your course work etc. So I got thinking ( Do your worst with the jokes ) what...
  19. T

    Any ideas for 3 phase supply?

    Hi ive come to a job where it's got a single phase board and I need to change it to a 3 phase board due to new equipment going in. ive gone back to the meter where the main control panel is that distributes supply's off to the sub boards and there is no spare ways for me to run a new supply. Any...
  20. Richard Burns

    Ideas for approaching Fault Finding

    Paul M has suggested an earlier post I made should be more readily available so an edited version is posted here for your reference. Thanks Paul. Just my thoughts on what and how you may be able to approach and break down electrical fault finding. Always remember what training you have...

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