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    Need help with domestic fire alarm training

    Hi all, I have googled etc the best route for getting training on domestic whole house fire alarms as I have half a dozen among my list of lettings customers. Grade a/b/c ( couldn't understand the difference and the google shows cut and paste definitions which don't help) Ld1 and Ld2. I have...
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    Need help with a certain problem please

    Hi guys, I'm new here. I'm from South Africa, Cape Town. Below is a device that I bought that came from America (if I remember correctly). It uses different 2 prong (thin flat rectangular) which we use here (long round). I bought an adapter for it. This is what I bought...
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    Need help with what I'm allowed to do

    Hi all new here and need some friendly advice please .... im a fully qualified gas engineer and plumber .... About two years ago I went to able skills in dartfodd and Done a introductory short course in domestic electrics a level 2 certificate in fundamental inspection testing and...
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    Hi, I'm new and need help!

    Hiya everyone, I need help as I've recently had a quote from a sparky and I don't think his costs add up, and want to be sure I'm not being diddled. This was the quote minus the plumber costs for a shower installation, please note I don't have space on my CU for another RCD. The length of 2...
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    Need help in CV looking for apprenticeship

    Hi I'm currently doing an apprenticeship in electrical but i feel the company im with am not doing a lot anymore as they are lacking on work I'm looking to hopefully find another company wiling to take me on. My friend has recently left his electrical company to pursue a different career and his...
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    Need help with a waxpot

    Hi my wife has a wax pot she uses for her job and has lost the lead, I've found a spare lead but I need to know the size of the fuse that should be in there, she had a spare lead she used before and it melted This is the only info I have on the waxpot
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    UFH really need help

    Hi All, I have just spent all day trying to sort this out!! System: jg speedfit Underfloor heating, 6 radiators and hot water cylinder UH3 wiring center for underfloor heating y plan with a 2 port valve to stop hot water heating up 2 port valve on underfloor heating 2 channel programmer for...
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    Need Help With Vaillant Boiler/Immersion Wiring

    Hey Guys, I'am an Electrician (just qualified) but I have limited experience with heating systems. My folks have a hotel which has just had a vaillant ecoTEC plus boiler installed, with programmer, along with dual 600/800 ltr cylinders. Both cylinders have dual thermostats with no motorised...
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    Need help with this question

    Explain why there is no sequence given in guidance note 3 for the tests undertaken during a periodic inspection and test.
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    Need help asap!

    Doing some work at home I have a new light fitting to fit there 3 terminals in th new one, neutruel, earth and live. The old pendant and wires has 1 neutruel, 2 earth, 2 lives and 1 neutruel switch live. When I put the switch live with the lives the light has constant power and wont switch off...
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    Need help with identifying name of connector

    Hi, I hope someone can help me shortly - what's this connection name, it feeds LED fairy lights in a garden, but cant find any name on it. It does work on 230V Thanks Tom
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    need help on afew from the NVQ L3

    Whatare the advantages and limitations of fault diagnosis techniques? Hi lad need help, im on the last one and have 5 that I don't know, my background is in construction Thanks colesy
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    outside light not working, need help on wiring

    I have recently bought a house and the outside light doesn't work. After unscrewing the bolts I realised it wasn't wired up at the light. I have a brand new light and cannot get it to work. At the light I have 2 grey cables: 1 with a red core and a earth, the other with just 1 black core. At...
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    Electrical exam need help please.

    Good evening. I have an exam next month and I am really struggling on a certain section of it. The section is on motors which is something I never ever do. I just house bash. I've put the link at the top of he page. The post is number 324 and its the bit where it says motors obviously. Any help...
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    Need help at Emergency central battery

    please i need your help to understand how can i make maintained or non maintained emergency luminaires . i want to ask about programming of CPU in ECB. is that responsible to make maintained or non maintained emergency lighting or not ? if not tell me what is using of this programming in CPU...
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    USB wall adapter with no safety / reg marks - need help

    Hi there, I ordered a phone of eBay and it came with a USB wall adapter (pictured) and as you can see their is no marking on the plug at all. Is this allowed? Should i notify the seller? I thought UK plugs had to have certain marks on them. (I am no expert with electrical "terminology"...
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    solar iboost- do I need help??

    Hi, Looking to get some advice and or assistance possibly if required. I had an iboost unit fitted when my pv system was installed at Christmas but yet to use it we had other problems with our system which are now resolved - I am concerned that when I did swich it on the fused switched spur...
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    Taking level 2 electrical installation 2365 unit 203 exam tomorrow and need help

    Hi guys im real new to this forum just found out about it recently and i was hoping someone could help me i have my unit 203 exam tomorrow in level 2 electrical installations and really need help im revising allot but struggling as im not used to looking in a book im used to memorising things...
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    Hi. I'm new to this forum, I need help with fixing an amplifier.

    Hi. I've just joined this forum but I'm not sure if I'm in the right place to be honest. I've got a Pioneer SA-1290 amplifier (stereo integrated amplifier) and have a problem with the voltage selector switch at the back of the unit. I was hoping to find someone who is familiar with Pioneer...
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    Hi I need help with this question

    Describe, for each of the following symptoms the most likely electrical fault. A fault has occurred on a lighting circuit in the glass house area so that when it is switched on the RCBO protecting the circuit operates the out side lights Obove the entrance only turn off when the protective...
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