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  1. D

    Signing off circuits

    Hi, if I’m qualified JIB gold and wanted to sign off someone’s work and certify it for say a landlord can I? Even I’m not part of NAPIT or the like! Thanks Adam
  2. L

    Electricity meter running/blinking even with electricity off at the mains

    I really hope someone can help me. Last July I got an electricity bill showing an enormous rise in my kwh consumption of about 900% from what it normally is (very low, roughly 500 to 700 khw per year - now almost 4,500 kwh). There is an immersion heater in the flat which is isolated and is...
  3. A

    Electric shock off live steeltech shed!!

    Hello all, Looking for help here as I've come across a strange call-out today. Bare with me here: Got a call from a customer saying they had received an electric shock from their steeltech shed, not once but twice. To give a bit of a background, there are two sheds in their back garden. One...
  4. E

    Devices Randomly turn off and back on quickly

    I’m very confused I don’t know much about electric and looking for help. My TV, Microwave, and HVAC randomly turn off for a second then come back on. My TV, Soundbar and tv lights are on one outlet and breaker Microwave on its own breaker HVAC on its own breaker This happened about 3 times...
  5. O

    Signing off partially completed job

    This is a strange one, my neighbour is a bit mad, he had a largish extension built in about 2015, the builder attempted to do everything including the electrics. I had a look when it was first fixed and said it was done terribly and it needed starting again, so I did it for him. That was back in...
  6. C

    Flashing LEDs when fan and lights off

    Good afternoon everyone. I have fitted an extractor fan in my bathroom with an overrun timer, to start when the bathroom led lights are turned on. I have wired the feed to the fan via an adjustable overrun timer and DP isolator with the SL for the fan timer coming from the light switch. The...
  7. B

    Boiler won't work off generator

    As a young man, I was an electrician, but now I'm getting on, I am strictly DIY. I used to have a cheap old 900W petrol generator connected to a dedicated twin socket which I used to run my gas central heating boiler (plus essential TV) in the event of a power failure. It worked fine, but...
  8. D

    6 swipe main shut off - overload code?

    Good afternoon - we're considering adding an additional breaker to our "main service panel" which is where the meter is located. That panel has 6 slots (I guess 12) with 5 double breakers currently. One breaker is 90 amps which feeds our interior panel which has lights, cook top, A/C condensing...
  9. V

    economy 7 on peak/ off peak boards

    if a house has economy 7, off peak board and on peak board. and where the meter only energizes the off peak board during the night for the storage heaters - my question is does the on peak board also run at cheaper electric during the night, or just the off peak board. the meter has rate 1 &2
  10. L

    DPDT switch burnt while off

    Hello, I wired a DPDT switch to my sunroof 12v DC motor. It was working ok and I was able to reverse the polarity of the motor to open and close the sunroof. However days later it started to burn when off, even though I hooked up a 20A fuse before the switch. I don't know if it's a short circuit...
  11. Mark Wright

    Getting refund from college – Help –Where to start? Feeling ripped off

    Hi, Can someone help point me in the right direction of where I turn to get a refund from college?. Hi, this is not about an electrical course but I have done my level 3 2365 etc in the past and I know what to expect from a level 3 course. I did a course at another college in Epsom and it was...
  12. nedley

    Spur off Garage Feed

    Hi all, My mother wants a double socket adding next to a desk, behind the desk there is a 10mm (i dont know the MCB in the Consumer Unit) which feeds a workshop outside which in turn has its own CU. What i was thinking of doing was spurring off the 10mm into a Fused connection unit with a 13A...
  13. B

    UK 59 volts when light ceiling is off from switch

    HI everyone I'm getting 255 volts between live and earth natural to live on a live lighting circuit fed from 6amp rcbo , When switch off I'm getting 59volts between live and earth Natural to live 59 volts Any idea why
  14. M

    Cooker Socket showing 3 volts when off

    Hi there, wondering if anyone can give me some advice please. In my kitchen I have a cooker switch with a plug socket which I believe is on a dedicated circuit. If I test it with a Voltage Tester it read all correct as it should. Now if I turn off the Mcb on the CU which is labeled "Cooker" it...
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    Do illuminated switches pass current to the load side when off?

    I installed an illuminated switch (switch is lit when circuit is off) for my porch light. I noticed that even when off, my LED porch lite is dimmly lit. I measured the voltage at the socket and it was 25VAC. Is this expected or did I install a faulty switch?
  16. M

    Electric switch covered in plaster, now light doesn't turn off

    Plasterer has been in this week and after leaving today, he left the light on in the room. I went to the room to turn the light off and saw the switch in this state Not only are the wires completely covered in plaster, the switch didn't turn the light off (the wiring has been compromised) so I...
  17. B

    Spur off ring breaker

    Hi, looking for some advice on what I have seen at my mums house when I took the cover off the consumer unit. 32A breaker, labelled kitchen socket ring, 3 wires coming out of it. All look like 2.5mm2, two of them are same shade of brown so I suspect they will be the ring, and another to an...
  18. M

    I Need Work Seeking electrical experience in Birmingham willing to be ripped off!

    Hi, my name is Manjot and I am a hardworking 21 year old who's training to become an electrician. I have almost finished my Level 2 C&G. I live in smethwick and would like any sort of practical electrical experience. I have a part time job which supports my lifesyle so I won't require high wages...
  19. archee

    2.5mm2 on with CPC cut off to 32amp mcb Is this normal ?

    Hi, A question to all the sparkles out there who could explain this mess to me please. Bought a house built in 2000’s found this 2.5mm2 cable running to loft for radial sockets via FSU ( they had 3 amp fuse in there lol ) connected to mcb 32a as you can see for some reason they decided...
  20. ziddyshin

    Do I need to join a scheme to sign off Minor Works Certificate?

    Hi, I would like to do some minor domestic electrical work while I am completing my NVQ level 2 in electrical installations. I have the 18th edition and part P qualifications as well as an NVQ level 2 in inspection and testing. However, I have read and heard from other electricians that you need...
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