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  1. richardg

    Confused green electrician in the making

    WOW I have been reading all your amazing posts and I'm still confused. Working through my third year of city&guilds 2330 level 3 as a mature GSOH with a big heart and loving the course.(looking for blond young sexy female) sorry side tracked there!! For me to become a fully qualified domestic...
  2. G

    Making a temporary power supply

    Evenin all..... This is something i knocked up earlier. A 6 way memara board with 4 ways blanked off and 1x 16A and 1x 32A BS 3871 MCBs. 32A feeding 3 sockets on a ring ant the 16A feeding the bottom right socket as a radial. Bit of ply and a few hours and its nearly ready. Just needs some 10mm...
  3. S

    Making garage door automatic help

    My father wants a garage door converting to an automatic door. I know you can buy a kit to convert it. Has anyone done this? Is it difficult to do? Thanks
  4. M

    Making good

    What's the best way to make good prior to mounting knockout boxes? I have a situation where, along with all wires in the cavity, the back boxes were mounted in a hole and basically held in place with plaster. Would you put new back box in and use the holes in its edges to fasten to wall, or...
  5. A

    Hi all . the question is .. Am I making the right decision

    After following the forum, I am enlightened by how busy it is and the information that you guys are so helpful with. I am seriously contemplating taking up a career as an electrician and would like to go the route of PV, once I have gained my necessary qualifications and hopefully some decent...
  6. B

    making good

    hi guys just after some advice and tips on making good opps the down-light hole is to big after the ceiling has been painted filling in a hole in the ceiling and matching the artex filling in chases also if your ask'd to move a light that is in the center of a room and cant access...
  7. R

    Making choice for Main supply cut out upgrade???? 80amp or 100amp

    Hi guys just scratching alittle on this on as far as max demands concerned. Got extension in house, curenntly has 60amp main cut out. 7 way board. Asked N.Power to come fit Iso and upgrade cut out too 80amp INC. 1x 40 amp. shower 2 x 32 amp. rings 1 x 6 amp. lights WHOLE HOUSE ! eeeeeek...
  8. B

    Downloadable PIR?

    Does anybody have a Periodic Inspection Report that is usable in Word? I've done about 10 PIR's and scribbled down the results but wouldn't mind making it easier on the hand and typing the information in. I've looked into buying a package but my dam CD ROM drive is buggered and obviously any...
  9. T

    Acceptable means of making a spare live conductor safe - inside external floodlight

    I've got an old floodlight outside my domestic property that I want to replace with a new Low-Energy unit. The new unit has no PIR, so just has a Live, Neutral & Earth connector inside the IP65-rated housing. The connector itself has push-buttons cable clamps a bit like cheap speakers have, so...
  10. W

    making the step

    hi to all. I have recently gone self employed but mainly subby to people. i have done a few jobs for myself but have got others to test it to get them signed off. i want to be fully legal and up to date so i can move away from sub contracting. i know i need to do my 17th edition, 2391 and...
  11. G

    Making DC safe for connecting

    Hi Newbie here, i have done a fair few PV jobs, the only problem is---- how do i make the PV array safe for the electrician to connect the DC cables to the isolator???? Your help is appreciated.
  12. C

    The big question - are you making enough from PV for it to have been worth it?

    As most other work is pap at the moment and handymen galore are winning jobs I'm figuring (as plenty of you probably have) that it's time to get specialist or get out. But before pumping a load more money into more courses and schemes it'd be daft to not appeal to the helpful side of all of you...
  13. S

    At the risk of making myself look a bit of a.......

    ....Pratt! I was having a disscusion with a mate of mine and radials (like you do) and we disagreed on on feeding a 2.5mm t&e from the 32a mcb of a ring ciruit. I thought that you could only spur off the ring from a point on the ring itself like a socket, but he said you could take it...
  14. La Poste

    Making permanent connections

    If you came across the situation where you had to add a piece of cable because the cable you were dealing with was not long enough what would you use? I have two options at the moment either dig the whole drive up and replace the entire cable lengths to some lights at the entrance to a property...
  15. C

    Making Own Warning Stickers

    Hi Just wondered if your able to make your own warning lables up using printer sticker paper, ie the warnings for, 2 wire colours being used, etc etc. As some of the labels are quite pricey.
  16. M

    Making a circuit live prior to final fix

    Hi I have been asked to make a circuit live before the work has been completed. The situation is that the boiler has been moved into an extension. The extension is at the very early stages and i will be running the cable from the C/U (No ring to spur from yet) under a floor in the house...
  17. kevyn

    Making your own Flyers.........

    Does any body have any instructions on how to make your own flyers using Microsoft Word 2007?
  18. C

    making money on materials??

    i work for a bloke at the moment, when ever he gets a quote for materials from the wholesalers he would add 15/20% on to the job quote price, is this normal practice?
  19. jibjob

    Making underground connections

    Hi Guys, Been asked to fit approx 8 decking lights into a patio. The lights in question are like this Welcome to Eterna Lighting The connection boxes are suitable for outdoor use but not for burial. Customer wants all cables etc buried. Thought about dispensing with connection boxes and using...
  20. W

    Making Off 70mm 4c SWA

    Does anyone know of a manufactured adpatable box with insulated connections or 4 x bus bars with 10mm studs either end, that I can connect via crimps an old 4 core ( imperial just larger than 70mm conductor) so that I can split down to single phase boards locally.. cannot find the manufacturer...

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