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  1. PCBWay

    Check Out PCBWay's Latest at Embedded World 2025 and AMPER 2025!

    We are excited to announce that PCBWay's first round of exhibitions in 2025 is just around the corner. These two events will be held in Europe in March: Embedded World 2025 in Germany and AMPER 2025 in the Czech Republic. Embedded World 2025 focuses primarily on embedded systems, providing...
  2. P

    Trying to work out what to price EICRs

    So I’ve been having a look around and come across some other threads on this forum mentioning around £20 per circuit… Surely this can’t be right? I know it’s less graft than install but to do an eicr on say a lighting circuit, radial socket circuit, even a ring socket circuit would take at...
  3. M

    What are these 2 wires for I have to connect a mirror but there is 2 wires coming out of the wall and only one white wire.

    any help would be appreciated.
  4. S

    Being pushed out of NICEIC after 15 years if I don't take 2391 exam.

    Hello, I was wondering if anyone else had any experience of the any of the governing bodies trying to insist on further training or face removal. I've been an approved contractor with the NICEIC for 15 years running my own business. Each year I am assessed for installation work and EICRs for...
  5. littlespark

    My kid’s moving out! House buying.

    Just gauging the collective intelligence here on perils and pitfalls of renovating a possible house my middle daughter (19yp) wants to buy with her own money. She pays the bills, daddy does all the donkey work. The market around here is slow at this time, so there’s not a huge choice of...
  6. Dan

    JBOD Suppliers; JBOD Storage Server Suppliers. Who is best out of the 5 options?

    Just found some info. Here are five well-known and reputable JBOD (Just a Bunch of Disks) suppliers: 1. Western Digital (WD) - Known for high-quality and reliable storage products, WD offers JBOD solutions that are designed for both consumer and enterprise use. 2. Seagate - A leading...
  7. stevef22

    Installed 6 new high bay lights. One went out already. Dimmer question

    Hello, I recently swapped out 6, 150w 1X2 flat LED pannel shop lights. They had a 1-10v dimmer line installed. I upgraded to 6, 200w UFO style LED high bay lights. Replaced each wire 1:1 taking my time to make sure each has a good connection with wire nut and black electrical tape. This...
  8. J

    UK Diyer : FCU warming up over approx 6- 8 months before switch starts arcing out

    FCU warming up over approx 6- 8 months before switch starts arcing out, supply in kitchen is from weirdly up stairs to fcu, then down to double unwatched socket for dw and washer, then up to switched double socket above worktop, never have both on at same time, and a desk top pc again now and...
    • Jim mac
    • Thread
    • approx arcing before fcu months out switch
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  9. T

    Filling out an EIC when multiple people have worked on a circuit.

    Hi quick question, we are a maintenance team in a factory, sometimes we have jobs that carry on to the next shifts, sometimes up to 3 people could be working on a job at different times, how do you go about filling out a certificate, should you just list all the installers and signitures on a...
    • tomodo
    • Thread
    • certificate circuit eic filling multiple mwc out people when worked
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  10. A

    Advice on Burnt out wall socket

    Hi All Wonder if someone can give me a little advice on a burnt out socket I’ve found today: Socket has now been isolated at the fuse board and is on a small ring with only 2 other sockets and a 30amp rcd. Items plugged into the socket were a tp-link smart plug, with a lamp connected to it...
  11. robbo4002

    Is an eicr still valid if company that carried it out goes into liquidation

    Hi all Quick question, is an eicr still valid if the company that carried it out goes under.
  12. B

    Is there anybody out there?

    Morning fellow sparks, Just touching base, always read these forums but never signed up, but I guess I'm here now :) S Wales based.
  13. B

    AC servo motor burning out 1 phase (motor side) but ok VFD side

    Hi all, First post, so not sure how this will work out… I’ve currently got a 3 phase AC servo motor (Lenze brand) at work that seems to be overloading 1 phase (U phase of motor)… This motor is VFD driven by again a Lenze brand 9300. The load for the motor is a coupling driven pressure roller...
  14. SparkySy

    1 year old immersion heater keeps tripping thermal cut out, any suggestions?

    Hello good people. I have an ongoing issue with a top entry immersion heater over heat stat that keeps Tripping out. (Built into stat) On a 24hr mechanical timer. The tank was replaced just over a year ago and with it a new immersion heater and stat. The original stat worked fine for about 3...
    • SparkySy
    • Thread
    • heater immersion immersion heater keeps old out suggestions thermal tripping
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  15. M

    Distance between meter and cut out

    My main cut out and meter is in a small cupboard above a kitchen sink. The CU is in the utility room next door. The tails are approx 2 meters long. The DNO has said there is not enough room for a smart meter in the small cupboard. Is it allowable to fit the smart meter next to the CU in the...
  16. UKMeterman

    Electrician Jobs Storage heater swap out first floor flat Didcot

    I am looking for an Electrican to do a swap out of a storage heater in a first floor flat in Didcot.
  17. T

    Working out the length of a ring finals circuit

    r1: 1.15 r2: 1.80 rn: 1.15 r1r2 0.69 To work out the length of a ring in 2.5mm twin would this be correct 0.69/(19.51/1000) = 35m or would you use the r1r2 before you divide it by 4?
  18. C

    Nearly completed this is my last question and ideas how to work it out thank you

  19. buzzlightyear

    should have ripped it all out

    where do i start , a customer asks me to have a look at thier old swann cctv system which was left by the prev owners . some cameras are not picking up any thing ,so i told them i will see to get some compatible cameras ,first replacement cameras nowt showing ,strange ,second lot of...
  20. ThatOneDude

    Please help me out!

    Hello electricians! I am in university and as my final project, I am developing and designing a first aid kit for electricians. This will probably get taken down but if you could fill out this quick anonymous survey, that’d be great!

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