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    Comsumer change and nice little extra.

    Went to view a consumer unit change today. I turned up, nice couple and nice house. I get pointed to this small little cupboard under the stairs and asked if I could go about pricing a new consumer unit and making it all look tidy. I have a little quick look and find this.... Far from the...
  2. S

    A little help please

    Evening everyone. Im working on a large house at the moment and need some direction with the heating system. As far as wiring goes I can handle basic systems but this is one of the larger ones I have worked on. Two boilers are warming a header tank. From the header there are three separate...
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    Smoke alarm

    Anyone know the make of the above with the little battery drawer, its for an old guy with athritis who cant rotate the head to replace the battery, tried talking him into something a bit more comprehensive but he aint having it, tight old git :) Pict
  4. L

    Ye have little faith

    I was on site today and got called in to do a customer care in a lived in plot about 4 months old. I turn up theres a bloke there with a very angry look on his face telling me ive messed his life up. He had no power in his house(since 1am) and claimed i had done some dodgy work etc etc. In the...
  5. M

    I'm a little confused about NVQ's

    Hi all, To give you a bit of background; I retrained as an electrician and completed my 2330 Level 3 in June 2012 and took my 17th edition straight after. At the time we couldn't get a straight answer from the college as to the path to approved electrician status! We mentioned the NVQ level 3...
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    2394 little help

    Iam getting ready to sit my written part fr 2394 and theres acouple of inspections im struggling wih. one of the practice qestions mentioned listing 5 checks you would carry out and the reason why exmple plastic conduit 1. the conduit system- check its not damaged and its complete throught out...
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    Its the little things that annoy !!

    For example, Ever noticed how on a double pole 45A switch your replacing for a cooker (for example) They always manage to put the Load terminals at the top. And the Supply terminals at the bottom. Surely after all these years manufacturers would have considered that 9 times out of 10 the supply...
  8. uksparks

    A little advice on these heat mats

    Hi, Had someone come to me who wants some heat mats connecting, at first I thought he was on about underfloor heating.. Anyway, I get there and he has to big sheets of steel folded and fixed together into something that resembles a paste table. Hmm whats that? He makes this stuff, this is not...
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    little advice please

    Hi all after some advise please. A shop with a basment and flats on top has a tns 2phase and neutral supply one for shop one for flat. doing ze test am I right thinking that if I disconnect the main earth wouldn't that put the occupier of the flat in danger?
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    Theatre Lighting Dimmers

    Hello guys got a question relating to lighting dimmers I have been asked to install a 24 way Stage lighting dimmer and each circuit is 10A running around 50m to each socket, the cables will be housed In 100 x 100 trunking, I am just little confused at the groping factors as not every circuit...
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    solar pv distributors

    hello all i am currently sub contracting for a company that have just started to go into PV and they have gone to a large company to supply all the panels rail etc (because they don't know what to get) after a meeting with this company this morning their rep informed me i charge to much for the...
  12. S

    Taking 2394 & 2395 - A little advice

    Hello all FINALLY getting around to doing my 2394 and 2395 in a few months. Got all the required reading I believe (GN3, GN8, Onsite guide, 17th Regs etc) Any other useful links or past papers available anywhere? I really do struggle with exams and getting stuff to stay in my head - hence...
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    Board change?

    Hi, Recently been to a property that requires a board change but got no main switch. Usually the service fuse has no tag (lol) so i simply remove fuse crack on an re insert. today i came across one were it had a big steel covering. On the PIR it had been picked up as "unable to access supply...
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    A little assistance required regarding earth sizing.

    Hi guys, I have been doing a bit of testing today and need a liitle input if possible. The installation is TN-S at source. There is a 50A switchfuse which feeds two distribution boards in a B & B outbuilding. The supply comes into the first D.B (in one of the B & B rooms) into the top of an...
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    Little Help Please

    Customer is making "a statement" with the lighting in the entrance vestibule of their enormous cavern of a house. They have 2 bloody enormous chandaliers that are going to take a hell of a lot of putting up, I'll definitely have to hire in a scaff and maybe even some winching gear. Lucky me. I...
  16. polo1

    A little reminder of the importance.....

    ......of proving circuits are dead, properly. Changing one of two consumer units today. Both fed off Henleys; I diss the tails for the cu I'm changing, do a quick L-N check on each circuit and start to strip out the old board. Last of five circuits and I get a belt from the end of the cable...
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    Burglar alarm and CCTV, Advice needed

    Hi, Id like to install burglar alarm and CCTV in my home, and was hoping someone could spec me a decent quality setup, at a reasonable budget. Less than £1000. Im a qualified spark with lots of experience with all types of industrial install but very little domestic. A system that could...
  18. GMES

    Little competition

    Right guy's it has been a while since our last competition, which was a monster affair thanks to all the Mentors and all the generous prizes involved. We have had Christmas and new year so I thought it was Time to do another one, I thought we could have a small comp with maybe the trainees...
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    Compex Instrument Installation resit advice please?

    Hi I'm going back to Hota in Hull to resist my I.S installation, I failed on a major and very little else that's all I know, was wondering if anyone could share any pointers or tips on what to look out for on the I.S installation , hoping to get my compex qualification after this resit any help...
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    A little advice required on emergency lighting testing !

    Hi forum, I currently work on domestic properties doing rewires and heating wiring , but have recently been asked to quote for a maintenance contract for a rather large secondary school ( well it has 26 DBs) . Part of the contract is pat testing and fire alarms which i will sub out , but there...

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