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    Repair to Ceiling pull cord fitting and replacement switch cable

    Got called to do a job today for a Landlord friend of mine to replace a Light pull cord fitting in "a room containing a bath or shower" Look like someone has been hanging from the fitting and even had to replace the switch cable!! Just checking this is still a repair and replacement and...
  2. R

    EICR query- Plastic pipe bonding

    Hi Just finished a EICR on a flat, and want to pick some people's brains. Scenario: One bed first floor flat Water main rises into flat in plastic pipe and is plastic throughout the installation, therefore main bonding can be omitted. Boiler is gas and is bonded on point of entry. Fuse...
  3. nowaypedro

    PL Insurance

    First post so please be gentle Just took out £2M PL insurance with Simply Business today. Price was good (less than £100). Process was easy with no hidden restrictions (i.e. 3phase) and also no gimmicks (i.e free tool cover and PI insurance). Better still - if you say i recommended you we...
  4. D

    rcd protection

    Hi at the moment im unable to afford a full house rewire and consumer unit upgrade so was wanting a little information regarding my current installation and what possible solutions i could do to add a little more protection to my current in home supply. I currently work as a 3 phase electric...
  5. B

    Dimmer Query

    Hey All, I installed two sets of 6 lights, each set controlled by a dimmer. When i bypassed the dimmers, i got 240v at the end of line lights. when the dimmers are connected, i got 208v at the end of line lights. The dimmer switches were on full, i dont know where im losing the 32v...
  6. K

    Blu tac isn't a very good insulator

    Hi a job today with a N-E fault on the downstairs ring. after a bit of hunting I found this It turns out "the electrician" who removed the fire from the fused spur thought blu tac would be a good insulator Don't know why he even took the wires out the spur. Apparently he didn't even turn the...
  7. kingeri

    EICR - coding for a single CU

    Been doing a few bits at a house down my street. Guy had an EICR done a few months ago (not by me). He wanted the stuff picked up on this put right. Fair enough, I thought. So I had a look through the EICR. The installation is in generally good condition, but I have spotted a few things...
  8. S

    PV on a builders supply

    As many of you know, I'm not an electrician so please go easy on me. Do a PV on a new build etc. Customer told me the electrical connection was going in so we were good to go. Turned up yesterday and all he has is a builders supply and wants us to tee into that. The is a consumer unit up but...
  9. B

    New real/qanw scheme details published

    Just into my inbox. Now we have take out compulsory insurance for our warranties and deposit/advance payment protection from 1 Feb, or have equiv arrangements in place. 2 year warranty £26.50 5 year warranty £31.00 10 year warranty £35.25
  10. La Poste

    Cameron isn't green – he's yellow

    Here's a nice little article from a Solar man if anyone's interested. The man who helped David Cameron to burnish his green credentials by fitting solar panels to the roof of the PM's home accused him yesterday of "lying" over his commitment to the environment: 'Cameron isn't green
  11. K

    Isn't painting and decorating soul destroying?

    spent last 2 days emulsioning, still got the glossing to do..... sigh....
  12. M

    It's really hard to get out there, isn't it?

    I've sent around 70 letters including my CV to companies in hope of an apprenticeship, rang a number companies and I've even been looking on apprenticeships.gov.uk but still nothing. Now that I've completed level 2 I thought the time was right to train on site because I would find myself at a...
  13. G

    Suppliers getting very fussy about paying first few units!! Isn't this just theft!

    I'm getting annoyed with suppliers refusing to pay the first few days generation. We fill all our paperwork in on the final day on a laptop and print off everything including handover documents e.t.c. We then fill in the customers FIT application and mail it on the way home. So why do suppliers...
  14. P

    extra socket

    guys been asked to install an extra socket in a house. does this need to be rcd protected if isn't already. Fuse board has rewire-able fuses its also only a short run cheers
  15. T

    part p isn't working!

    WELCOME TO THE WEBSITE FOR tells us why ! Also why we can't rely on the likes of the NICEIC to do their job properly. By the way, if anyone has bought the guide book, can you tell us if it's worth 8 quid?
  16. A

    This Isn't Right is it?

    This morning I went round to a flat in central/north Bristol , a friends son, girlfriend and friend have just moved in, he wanted me to have a look at the electrics. So, this is what I found ....... First floor flat with a car repair garage below. Mains head couldn't be located - don't know...
  17. Y

    Immersion heater circuit

    Just wanting to check and get advice on immersion heaters. I have wired up them before but on the job that i'm on, the house is needing 2 3kw heaters for 2 cylinders. The consumer unit is less than 10m way from the airing cupboard, so would a radial circuit with 4mm cable and a 32mcb be okay...

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