Hey all. How is everyone's rainy Sunday afternoon?
I thought I'd pop by and let you all know that as of yesterday I completed my first rewire of a 4 bed property. It took just over 2 weeks to complete. The property was lived in and involved moving a lot of furniture to other rooms, covering...
morning chaps,
i need to get some upvc windows and doors fitted on my house and i was wondering if anybody had any recommendations for trustworthy companys.
i based in north london
i dont wanna drive myself mad with the dodgy salesmen/shysters etc so any help would save me a lot of messing...
Hi,
my name is Zoran Vidic, I'm from FYROM ( Macedonia), I'm electrician and HVAC technician with more than 20 years experience. I have followed this forum but, I didn't involved in discussions. I intend to activate and give my contribution in this excellent forum. For my past careers (work...
Hi Guys,
Im a recently qualified electrician (full apprenticeship) working for a small local firm doing mostly domestic work with a bit more chucked in. Also booked in to take my 2391 soon. Im slightly older than your average apprentice and very keen to push myself forward, both professionally...
I went to look at a job for a 92 year old customer. It took 20 minutes to travel each way to his house.
When I was there I looked at 3 seperate lighting issues in 3 rooms.
1. Living room walls light stopped working - Wire out in the switch
2. Utility light not working - changed the lamp
3...
Hello everyone. I am Rob and I am brand new to this site.
I am a lecturer of electrical installation at a local college and overheard 2 of my students talking about this website a couple of weeks ago and decided to check it out myself and I have to say its fascinating. Hopefully I may be able...
hi new to the site currently comeing to the end of my time (3 year college route) love the job, currently self employed floating around a few firms at the moment. all good fun and looking forward to my future in the industry,
hopeing to pass my 2391 this year exam 1st dec fingers crossed and...
I recently contacted my local building control regarding a cu change in a domestic premises regarding fees for them to check and sign off my work with regards to Part P, as i am not registered myself to self-certify. They quoted £235 to carry this out, is this about right compared to other...
Hi to all fellow members,I have been lurking here for some time now reading other members' posts with interest, however this is my first post. I am now in my sixties and have been a spark all my working life, nearly 50 years now (including an apprenticeship), mostly contracting in the...
Hi everyone,
I qualified 19 years ago in South Africa with a N.Dip. Electrical Engineering. I am currently employed in a FMCG production environment, responsible for all breakdowns, PM's etc. Have recently completed 17th edition.
Got a reminder email today to "use it or lose it" (forum membership, that is). So.... had a browse and decided what's here is as interesting as I must have thought when I originally decided to register, so here I am!
I'm not an electrician (actually an electronics engineer working with...
Hi, been lurking on here for a while so finally thought its time I introduced myself.
I'm new to the industry, been training with British Gas as a 'domestic installer' since october last year. They've put me through the relevent exams (2377, 2382, part peeeee, etc), just waiting for the results...
I have just finished my 2330 l2 at college. I have enrolled on the next term to start 2330 l3.
I am doing this two evenings a week so I can work by day as a painter/decorator. Although I will be trying to get in the electrical trade soon, I am very busy workwise so I need to keep it going while...
Sorry if this has been answered before but i couldn't find anything about it in the first 15 pages or so.
As the title says im starting up by myself. i've been out of work for a month or so, so i've decided to setup my own business, i've got everything i need but the only thing im unsure about...
hello one and all,
new to the site and I am looking for some hel[p and advice, but first let me start with a long winded story. recently my company that i work for lost the long term contract which I was working on, and under the Tupe laws i was due to go over to the new company. However one of...
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