I’m nearly a qualified electrician and I’m looking to change from mainly domestic jobs to more of the commercial/ industrial side. I’m just wondering how difficult will it be and what type of work should I expect to be doing?
I'm pulling my hair out trying to get a definitive answer for the following query.
I'm trying to upgrade mcbs in a board and that we have been told are underated so I'm swopping 32 for 40a breakers along with changing faulty sockets,fitting blanks to the front CU's,sealing up holes in CU's that...
Any advice would be appriciate as stated have possible work opperunity on big site ,To make some bank price and day rate. Any tips advice spefically on metal munvhing which is what ill mainly be doing first few weeks with a squad pf sparkies mates some of which mightbe be better and quicker than...
Just registered - mainly here for soaking up info & learning.
Happy to help others if I can, but I'm no sparky, so probably unlikely :( Will help if I can though.
Mainly here for solar motorhome chat, as currently mid-way through a van conversion.
Cheers :)
Mine is in dock waiting for VW to conjure up a new battery - they say this is an isolated event ............ but various sources on the internet suggest otherwise.
If you have one of these vans - make sure you are carrying your jump leads
Not having the van for 3 days has cause me havoc with...
Been reminiscing through the Red wine mist, and it took me back to October 1962, for the younger Members, the Cuban Missile Crisis (I urge you to watch "13 Days" Kevin Costner film).
It was a time when the West nearly came to blows with the Soviet Bloc using Nuclear Missiles, or Armageddon as...
So my thinking for this post is that hopefully I will be time served at the end of the year and wondering where I want to take my career. I'd like to hear from everyone; house bashers, industrial, commercial, offshore, maintenance sparks(shout if I forgot you) and what a typical day is for you...
I am currently self employed comms engineer but have previous electrical installation experience as used to install standby power plant. Have also worked in construction and have building and general practical skills. I have C&G 2330, 2382 and also logic I&T quals. I am looking to get into...
Hello all,
I am new to all of this, signed up today due to lack of work in the areas im trying to break into. As an apprentice I served my time at a company called industrial electrical services. In this time I carried out mainly heavy industrial installations. After leaving college, I paid...
I am electrical cable distributer so getting a little lost with the component side.
Looking to purchase some Rotary Isolators direct from a manufacturer and getting a little confused with the specs and certifications used in UK so wondered if anyone can help.
So far I know the following.
25 Amp...
Hi all, still an electrical student so not working at the moment. was advised to start building my own toolbox so am doing this bit by bit. as far as power tools go, going mainly cordless but wondered what to choose for some corded power tools? 240v or 110v? I understand site work is mainly 110v...
How does this fare for the repetition of box chasing & channelling plaster for chases etc...
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im going to be starting an apprenticeship soon (sorry for my poor spelling and grammer)
i have some tools that i bought for college but there not insualted so i dont really want to use it and buy all new stuff
what
screwdrivers,pliers,side cutters,hacksaw's do you guys think i should go for...
Hi, I am currently an electrician working within the food manafacturing industry. I have a basic understanding of a few PLC's and various software used to view information on these.
I'm looking to further my knowledge and understanding of PLC's with the hope of moving from just simple maintance...
I found some of these...
Our Jago Jeep...
A dogs head nailed to a wall... (whilst drunk)
£7k in cash to buy a car (bank loan, not drugs money)
Loan applied for whilst drunk.
A tattoo after absynthe.... (drunk)
1975 Electric Lego, still sealed!! Purchased...
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Im at the point where im struggling to stay under the VAT limit and im thinking of buying a new van in the next few months so i will need to shortly register for VAT, has any of you lads who do a fair bit of domestic work had problems with the extra hassle or cost to the customer? or has...
Just wondered if any of you guys did purely testing/inspection or if this is a large majority of your work. How do you find it? Is there enough work out there to keep you going? Where do you get all your work from? Do you work alone or with help?
I ask all this because I was considering...
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