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  1. keniff

    Phone number

    Ha anyone got a landline number that goes straight to your mobile? How do I got about setting one up?
  2. S

    Quoting at the Customer's House

    Does anyone quote at the customer's house? We've always emailed the quote within 24 hours after providing an accurate guideline at survey. I know pressure sales people price on the day, but I wondered if anyone else was doing it? I currently don't have paperwork to do it but am thinking it...
  3. F

    Smoke alarms

    I've always put smokes off local lighting circuit do in new builds the smokes have to be inter linked
  4. 1

    Adult trainee Glasgow

    Hi, my name is William I'm new on here & I'm looking for help/advice in finding a company that's looking for an adult trainee. I live just outside glasgow with 5 years experience a full clean drivers licence & IPAF Ticket.I have tried writing to local companies with no success. Would pestering...
    • 1williamb
    • Thread
    • adult experience glasgow local looking though trainee
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  5. D

    Local power cut...

    As some of you know, I'm a domestic only person... Very curious about what happened tonight in our area. Was walking along the street when all the street lights went out and burglar alarms started going off... Such a pain in the backside as I was just to get to the chip shop, which promptly...
  6. R

    EICR's

    Am i correct in thinking you don't need to be registered with a scammer scheme to do ECIR's?
  7. M

    Shower pullcord????

    I was always under the impression that a shower pullcord or shower switch (outside the bathroom) was a requirement of a shower circuit, but i was advised today by a QS that this isnt the case as the circuit has means of isolation for maintenance purposes, ie the mcb feeding it, so my question is...
    • mickytuff
    • Thread
    • always circuit isolation local shower
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  8. A

    Website

    Right so you've probably been getting fed up with me going on about Websites and SEO so this is my last post on it!! (Hopefully ;))! The website i use is Moonfruit.com - I have now just noticed that the site is published in Flash.. I have also heard that FLASH is BADBADBADBAD for SEO!! As...
    • axel132132
    • Thread
    • bsi electricians' talk flash google local website
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Business Related
  9. kingeri

    Shocking find at my local school

    So me and the wife went to put my son's name down for the local infant school. Was sitting in the corridor waiting to be seen and I noticed a hole in the wall with some wires folded up inside. Casually strolled over to investigate, saw the ends of the wires were just taped up. Looks like...
  10. M

    Local Isolation

    Currently doing some remidial for a EICR, the person who carried out the report and written up the defects has stated A/C fan units situated outdoors need local isolation switches for maintainence and repair. Whilst carrying out the work i have noticed that the whole A/C units can be seperately...
  11. S

    solar pv installs & solar thermal

    Im currently in talks with a few companys to do there pv installs G83 & G59 in the uk, after these talks if successfull im going to require installation teams if interested PM me with your details if you have solar qualifications as you may be working with a team or on your own (maintanance)at...
  12. N

    Fuse size?

    Today my job was to change fuses in switched fused spurs from 13a to 3a. It was for boilers and the electrician beforehand didn't change them. The circuit is protected by a 6a mcb and fed using 1mm twin and earth cable. Surely if the cable is protected by a 6a mcb then there is now risk of the...
  13. O

    Wickes ~ Link a trade

    Got a call from a company today trying to sign up trades people to have their cards in "my local" store. From what I gather its about £50.00 per month for the basic package (over a year) and I'm wondering if anyone on here has tried this and could give me an idea of take up etc? They claim...
    • Octopus
    • Thread
    • electricians' talk local people store trade wickes
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  14. P

    BNI Networking

    Evening all I've been invited to a meeting with a local BNI. Has / is anyone else envolved with a BNI group who could offer some advice. Is it worth while?? Cheers Ponty
    • Ponty Massive
    • Thread
    • electrical work electricians' talk group local people
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Business Related
  15. T

    No Certificate For New Electrics And Local Authority Demands

    In case anyone is wondering, this is an off-shoot and connected to another thread in this forum. We completed a garage conversion which involved Building Control. As part of the conversion, 3 new sockets were installed into the existing ring main and new spotlights daisy chained from the...
    • TMess
    • Thread
    • certificate electric electrical electricians' talk electrics local new
    • Replies: 75
    • Forum: Talk Electrician Forum
  16. E

    En Suite Shower room wiring

    We are in the process of renovating our en suite shower room. I have done some research on good practice/regulations and wanted to know some speciifc questions. We had a 100w electrical towel rail in the bathroom which I have discovered was wired to the lighting circuit..............deep...
    • eyeldham
    • Thread
    • electricians' talk isolation local room shower switch wiring
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  17. J

    How to approach to quote for local development

    Hi, I was looking on my local planning portal for work that's happening close to me and noticed that on the same road as I live, they're building flats on top of a shop. What I want to know is, how is the best way to approach them and offer my services and to quote the job? Would I simply go...
  18. jason121

    Dno

    Had a few drinks last night with a mate from DNO high upin the ranks, let slip that DNO don’t want PV installed that’s why they takethe full 65 days for applications. Too much work for them altering network and processing paper work
  19. sparks55

    What certificate for EICR

    Did a EICR for a customer recently sent certificate Napit edition as member Now his local council says that it must be NICEiC since when have they been the only acceptable certs as never had this problem before?
    • sparks55
    • Thread
    • certificate council eicr elecsa electricians' talk local napit niceic
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  20. D

    position of fused spur, isolation

    hi for fitting a supply , single phase, to a lift, 6A load. We state a local fused double pole fused switch, rated at 13amp. does BS 7671 state for fixed equipment, where the local isolation switch should be positioned ? thanks
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