Good evening Sparks,
Im Steven a trainee sparky. I passed my 2365 L2 and are currently working my way through L3 2365 and NVQ. Ive got a 2hr writtwn exam to take and ive yet to start the 615 design unit. Im doing all my training over at Thompson Training Ltd in Bury st Edmonds.
Hello all, stumbled across the forum whilst searching for some wiring schematics for an S plan heating system with added Log burner back boiler. Hope you’re all well Hopefully speak to some of you on the main forum pages.
Experienced DIYer, rewired two houses (and certified by qualified electrician) way back in the day when you could do that. Electronics I'm comfortable with - plumbing I hate! (Why? Because if you get something wrong with electrics it goes "pop" and you know about it; a plumbing fault...
Hi everyone I have started a new venture as a coffee shop owner and have gone out and bought my machine . Unknown to me the shop unit is not kitted out for three phase . I told the owner of the shop and he said he is at his max and just use a 32 amp socket . This is riddles to me and I don’t...
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I am new to wiring and could use some help getting this circuit wired in the kitchen . I am trying to get the source power to the GFCI and then through a switch to have the garbage disposal protected by the GFCI. I also have a switch that I would like in for the above sink light. Lastly...
Hello all! I am a recent newly-bought homeowner, with some questions about electrical. I am pre-planning, researching, and setting up for an electrical project where I will do most of the work, and I am hoping to find some answers to basic questions. Seems like a good forum here!
I have a welder that takes 240v. I just wanted to know an appropriate wire size I should use and breaker size. I had been recommended 10-4gauge with a 30 amp breaker but am pretty sure that’s not enough power
I’m using an Eastwood mp250i
I know I’m not an a electrician
Hi all, im a newbie to the site, currently studying my level 3. I need to get access to the trainee forum but wont let me start a new thread, any ideas?
Cheers.
Hi. I'm completely new to solar but am getting a system for my house with solar panels, an inverter and battery and, of course, will still have a mains supply from the grid. I aim to provide my electricity needs as much as possible from the solar and from the battery (charged from the solar or...
Hi,
Another newbie here. I’m a mature career changer, having worked in HM Forces & the emergency services before.
Now working for a ground works company & looking to get trained up as an electrician.
Cheers, npg
Hi,
I'm Martyn, just wanted to introduce myself.
New to the industry, due to a covid related redundancy in 2020, have spent most of 2021 at a training center learning the basics.
Have passed the following City & Guilds qualifications.
2365 (2)
2365 (3)
2382
2377
2391-52
Based in Essex and...
Hello. I'm an engineer and serial DIYer on both cars and my house. Over years I've tackled many projects including a full re-wire and all new plumbing and heating system on my last house. I like to do things properly and neatly, even where the work will for ever be hidden from sight.
If it...
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Hi everyone! I'm Sam and will be owning my first home in the South West soon if the ongoing purchase goes through successfully. Its a 3 bed semi detached built in the 1970s and the current owner is a lovely lady who has lived in it since new but hasn't renewed or changed much since...
Hi there, I'm new here. I specialize in the TV aerial, satellite & CCTV side of things and have done for 20 years. I'm just about to start my Domestic Installer course as I'm forever being asked to move power sockets or "do i know an electrician" as a huge amount of the general public seem to...
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