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  1. calpol91

    Making money - not through sparkying

    Ive got a mate who's made quite afew quid one way or another, mostly legally.... Selling things on, importing, mostly through ebay or sometimes carboots... Hes said to me quite afew times: working pays the bills, getting rich needs more (or something like that). He obviously wont tell me much...
  2. F

    anyone making any money

    is there any sparkys working for them selves making any money lol spoke to 5 different sparks over last few weeks in wholesalers and they are all struglling to make a wage someone give us some positives ha ha
  3. G

    Making money

    Is there still money to be made in a stand alone PAT testing business? I'm looking to set up part time and advertise. I do the odd bit here and there, but nothing substantial. Do most of you do PAT along side other electrical work? I will probably avoid large businesses as they want everything...
  4. R

    Strange lighting fault(?) which involves a child's toy.

    Bear with me. Our toddler has got a toy which is a wooden board with cut-outs to put various shapes of wooden vehicles into. When the correct vehicle is put in the correct slot it makes an imitation noise of the particular vehicle. This toy is battery powered and doesn't connect to the 'mains'...
  5. N

    unbeliveable or just money making

    Had a Call from a customer yesterday , funny smell from shower switch ,well we all know what that will be , so said ill be with you tomorow first thing , in the mean time she rang her utility compay who are looking after her world , they sent a guy out who looked at the problem and said , I cant...
  6. S

    No main bonding EICR code??

    Hi guys, i did a EICR on a property which i found to have no gas bonding or water bonding? I listed this as a C2 but is this over the top considering it has been fine for 25+ years and there are plenty of properties around which are still in this condition? Also backboxes were no existing and...
  7. T

    Help with Making Cable Safe

    Recently got cables ready to put through new ceiling. New ceiling now up and customer has decided to do away with one of the lights. My question is there a suitable method of making the ends of the cable safe other than making a big hole in the new ceiling and terminating cable in junction...
  8. E

    Another industry making money from solar

    Mis-Sold Solar Panelswww.mis-soldsolarpanels.com/ You +1'd this publicly. Undo Is your investment not performing ? No Win No Fee - Compensation Claims seen this on google ????? what next?
  9. V

    Making a charging USB solar panel system

    I Built a system using 2 parallel solar panels 5V 700mA a dc-dc converter and usb female connector. I got in the dc-out without anything connected 5V and 1A. But as i connect the MP3, i get in the dc-out 2V and it isnt charging the MP3. What am i doing wrong guys? Please help me i am messing...
  10. M

    chasing and making good

    Just a quick one fellas ,just done as rewire on a 3 bed semi priced it very competitiveley customer is now saying it's my rresponsibility to fill the chases,so how many of you guys do your own patching up ?
  11. M

    Dimmer rating not making sense

    Went to a house the other day as dining room lights not working. 4 x 40/50w gu10's on a dimmer, dimmer faulty. Looking round the house there was an incredible amount of incandescent lighting mostly on dimmers so I suggested to customer that it may be worth spending an extra couple of £'s on the...
  12. J

    DIYers/Builders...when will it end

    How much longer are Builder and DIY'ers going to carry on 'de-valuing' our trade. It seems the more i read on here and the more i see out on site DIY electrics are getting more and more common. It winds me up that we go to college for 3/4 Years to get a qualification that enables us to work...
  13. I

    Need help making decision....

    Hi there, I am about to buy 8 solar panels at 250w each to connect them with the Flexmax 80 charge controller and to the 24v battery bank system... Will these 8 panels work ok if wired in parallel given that the Vmp is less than 36 volts which is the recommended value for the 24v system? See...
  14. T

    Making a Cupa T, 12v kettle

    Just having a look at a small kettle to keep in the van, I always buy them coffee sachets that are 3 in 1, milk coffee and sugar in 1, I quite like them.. Are 12v kettles worth buying? Do they boil enough? I looked at getting an inverter and a normal kettle, just seems alot of effort and...
  15. D

    software for making paperless test sheets which can be used with a ipad or laptop

    hi... looking for software to change test sheets (paper ) for testing electrical control panels to use on a tablet or laptop... These test sheets can be pulled from a server ,perform a test and then downloaded back to the server in .pdf form. If anybody needs a copy of a certain test sheet, we...
  16. M

    Making the move to Canada

    Hey guys, I've always found everyone very helpful on this forum so I thought I might as well ask about this here. Also, before anyone asks, I've tried to contact Romans99 for some advice, but his inbox is full so I can't get hold of him! He's always inundated with questions as well, so this...
  17. J

    Ground Works Required

    Anyone know a decent ground works team. Just need to get our AC cable underground then i'm packing up for xmas. 9m under concrete, not much making good to be done, as quite a rutted area on the farm anyway. Bracknell area. The end is in sight!!!
  18. G

    making a quick note of it...

    evening boys n girls.... my boss n i Had a little job on top of what we were doing today for one of the neighbours of the customer we were at...needed a cooker connecting up....so my boss went and sorted it for her.....when she asked us about putting a blind up n all......no probs i says...10...
  19. Amp David

    Customer says electrics are making loud bangs!!!

    Think i've got involved with a right one today. Got the call last night saying half the sockets had gone of and the fuse had blown. Went out a found and replaced a section of damaged wiring which was run under the kitchen units. Looked like mice but she reckons its the rabbit. Just spoke with...
  20. E

    Making off in main switch

    Hi guys, Have to make off some 95mm lugs onto an old Bill main switch, which has 160A fuses. There are 4 terminals with an M10 dome head bolt with a square shank for the 3 phases and neutral, and there are currently 2 lugs on each bolt, 1 feeding a main dis board and 1 feeding a new switch fuse...

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