hi all,ive been working for many years as employee (electrician/tester) and recently a friend of mine asked me to help him doing some second fix on a new build flats. ive still got my utr number,my question is do i need to do anything else such as register as solo trader or limited company?the...
I've just fitted some (Wylex) AFDD/RCBO's for the first time, what goes in the box on the cert regarding the BSEN number, 62606 is for AFDD's and 61009 is for RCBO's. which one is for both?
As a side note can I just say how crazy it is to have a red light showing that everything is ok when...
Came across a cooker circuit with 10mm and 40A rcbo. Last leg was 6mm. Isolator to outlet. I downgraded to rcbo to 32A to accommodate the 6mm. Does the cable have to be the same throughout? If so what is the reg for this please. 🤔
Fault finding today,
no continuity on a FRC turns out to be 1 complete leg of the ring is simply not there. cant run new cable in due to decor/tiled floor
I was going to split the remaining sockets into 2 radials which would mean 1 radial with 3 sockets and 1 radial with only 1 socket
this...
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I completed an EICR at a customer home in the week and came across this old Crabtree DNO equipment in the meter cupboard. Just two questions really
1. Does anyone know what the BS number of this equipment is (See pictures)
2. Will the DNO replace it if the customer requests an isolator...
Starting a new thread to explain better...have a dining room light with 8 small "B" type bulbs. Light suddenly stopped working. Ceiling wires measured with multimeter showed 120V. I connected the light to a cord with a plug and plugged it in another room and it worked fine. So the light...
I always find stripping round flex a bit of a pain. I nibble away at it, bend it forwards, backwards, sideway and eventually it comes off. Sometimes it far easier than others.
Does this jokari tool work? There seems to be lots of jokari strippers, is there a particular one for round flex? looks...
I'm an experienced sparky, now semi retired, with absolutely no knowledge of solar PV, which I'm trying to do something about.
My questions are quite simple ones, but ones where Google didn't provide a definitive answer.
A typical 2kVA grid tie invertor is a Sunnyboy 2000HF which has a start up...
Hi all, I've came across fairly old consumer unit for EICR. It looks like RCD is an old type and used as main switch.
Question 1 what is the bs number for this is rcd, 61008?
Question 2 - how would you code it in this case, rcd tested ok x1 19ms, x5 16ms. C3 as recommendation, i looks like...
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Some advice would be appreciated.
im a Qualified employed social Housing Electrician.
I was asked to help on a commercial project from another company.
I’ve taken 20 days holiday to work as I’m interested to learn different works.
I’m due to start tomorrow and the guy has said he needs my...
Hello, does anybody know of a part number of this type of busbar kit thing for a Square D Speed D Panel Board? Couldn't find any part numbers on the unit itself.
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Where can I find the MPAN on a "Radio Telemeter Series K" meter? Unlike the older meters, this just has a serial number and stores code on it.
I have no way of getting past energy bills but doubt if that would help as the meter has been changed.
ENA requires a 21 digit MPAN. The serial number...
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Carried out an EICR and found the SWA supply to the garage wasn't glanded at either end. Can someone tell me what regs number it is that states it should be?
Thanks
1585217228
Ok so after looking further I may have answered my own question! I would say this comes under 526.1? Correct me...
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I'm a new member to NIC and I need to notify 2 jobs done this week. A DB change and a minor works for bathroom extractor installed. I use easy cert software which generates own cert numbers. When going to NIC site to notify is asking for relevant certificate number and says enter...
-Purchased 2005 Dodge 2500 5.9 in June 125,560 miles on odometer from out of town Chrysler Dodge dealer
-Scanned with Launch X-431 Torque showed mileage: 174,603 (apparently the data is stored in Body Control Module (BCM) then transferred to Electronic Control Module (ECM)…if someone can verify...
I am in estimation and often estimate conduits run in the drawings. My clarity about number of conduits run is not good.
I want to know that in multiple circuits zone, how we calculate number of conduits run to the panel.
For example. If i run conduits from Ckt A-1 to ckt A-2, i need Two number...
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