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I am am a self employed electrician from the island of Guernsey, small island in between England and France. I have been going for my self since October last year and charge £24 an hour. The normal going rate over here for an electrician is anything between £25-£40 an hour and...
hi sorry for such a basic question but it needs asking,
my parents run a pub and the takeaway next doors electric meter is in their cellar, the owners of the takeaway have been quoted £1200 to move it into their cellar, even though it would be an hours work.
the pub runs off a 3 phase supply...
I am looking to move a major amount of generation meters fitted on boards in the roofspace which are difficult for the meter reader to read.
First off I guess I would appreciate some help as regards what is entailed in moving the meter to a position alongside the consumer unit and how to make...
First can I ask MODs not to move this to the DIY forum as I do not seem to get answers from sparkies there.
I am in the following position. (for those who have seen my previous thread all 3 flats are now agreed to the move). 3 phase cutout is to be moved from indoors in cellar to outdoors. I...
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I am on a job currently where a consumer unit has been extended and moved from one cupboard under the stairs to another cupboard under the stairs to make way for a new toilet.
Now the lady is having the meter and supply moved as well by edf, apparently you cannot have the main fuse...
Client wants (indoor, domestic) socket moved a matter of a few feet, assuming cable is not to be buried in wall, would you say for regs compliance socket must be RCD protected? I know the answer is liable to be yes because it's adding a new socket and decommissioning the old, but just wanted to...
I have recently bought a 3 story house with a self-contained basement that I am wishing to rent out.
The basement already has it's own gas supply and separate meter.
In a wardrobe in the basement is the electricity meter and new separate fuse boxes for the main house and basement.
If I rent...
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I am in the process of re-wiring a small domestic unit in the middle of nowhere which has a overhead TT supply. The meter is outside and backs onto the bathroom, the previous installation had 16mm meter tails through the cavity upstairs to a 30ma RCD and small re-wirable fuse board...
Maybe slightly confusing but here goes...
Have a job in a large building , the front is being used as a shop , the first and second floor as a living area , the supply into the building is 3 phase , with one phase being used to supply the shop, one phase being used to supply the living area and...
hey guys, me and my partner are moving to the uk next year on a ancestory 5 year visa and im looking to be an electrician there. im fully qualified and have my practising license here, but im curious to what tickets I need over there? and we wont be living in London either.....so whats the...
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Im after some advice and help with regards my current qualifications and how to move forward.
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I left school and started working as an apprentice electrician working towards a NVQ Level 3 but unfortunately i was laid off and thus could not continue on the course without...
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Got to move a cooker switch down a couple of feet from current location, no problem there, but when the new cooker comes, it will have a light switch above it. (Currently no cooker, although the switch is there). Moving the light switch is going to turn a small job into a pretty big one...
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A friend has asked me if I'd be able to move a fire alarm detector for him. He's getting rid of current suspended ceiling so it only needs to go up a couple of feet. What do I need to do to do this properly/safely? Is it as easy as turning off the mains, removing battery and then...
quick question as im not 100% sure, ive been asked to move a 3ph board from one side of a wall to the other side of the wall. now the set up is SWA glanded off into a 6x6 metal trunking running from top to bottom of the wall. supply then goes into an isolator, out of isolator into a meter and...
Hi all. Welcome some advice. I am extending house and am moving the electricity meter to the an external wall which happens to be adjacent to a cul-de-sac i.e. path. Aside from being quoted £650 to move the cable and meter Scottish Power have now changed their mind to have the meter facing...
Customer wants a socket moved 50cm to the right.
The wall is brick with socket fed from below (floorboards), channelled into wall.
The 3 options I've given are:
1. Blanking plate on current socket and channel across. (cheapest option)
2. Take out cable from wall, under floorboards and channel...
Hi, I've been asked to move a consumer box in a bungalow from above a kitchen cupboard to a more accessible position in the kitchen. Obviously the cables are not long enough so I am going to be using the Wago range of connectors. My question is can I use the Wago din rail enclosure...
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we currently fit solar solar pv systems for a copany. we fit the roof panels and install the required electrics. what do we need to enable us to supply solar pv as an independant company and what will be the cost
Looks like some of the Chinese manufactures are moving countries to avoid the tax. Email sent to me today. xxxcxxxx has stock available
and long term supply of the 250W Virtus II 2nd Gen Poly panels, from Tier 1
manufacturer, ReneSola. These panels are made in Poland and exempt form the
anti...
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