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  1. M

    "Pretty" or "Smart" consumer unit options.

    Disclaimer: Not a pro sparky, so i have no intention of doing this myself, but I am looking for options that I can then take to someone qualified. I am looking to replace the consumer unit in our house for a number of reasons, and its location means that it is directly visible by anyone coming...
  2. S

    Dangerous Video Youtube won't remove: Join electrical cables the pretty way

    Came across these videos on youtube. Do you think this is safe? Reported many times myself but it is still there. Perhaps if you agree you could report them as well. Vid 1: Vid 2: Ironically they are promoting Safer Internet Day as well boasting about removing harmful content. Shame...
  3. D

    Is everyone’s work pretty much back to normal ?

    work pretty much back to normal or still slow due to the pandemic...? my stuff has slowed quite a bit , got one or two things on the go , one or two quotes in but no where near as much post pandemic
  4. Pete999

    Scammers - Pretty obvious the scammer's don't work on the weekend

    Pretty obvious the scammer's don't work on the weekend, no Oriental carp yesterday but full of the shyite this morning, somewhere with an 8 hour time difference. What time does Kim Jong get up any ideas?
  5. A

    Pretty sure my cps assessor was wrong

    So I had my yearly assessment today with my friendly local engineer. He was fair enough but there was 2 points he pulled me on that have niggled me because I am sure I was right. Would like some other opinions please. Firstly a 60 Amp TN-S supply to a domestic property. ... what is the minimum...
  6. O

    Dash Cams

    Anyone got a dash cam and found them useful? Just wondering... Thanks
  7. D

    Best Screwdrivers available?

    Time to renew some of my Screwdrivers again. The set I'm currently using are Wera which for comfort of use I quite like, problem is 2 of the Pz head drivers have shattered now whilst I've been using them. Looking for recommendations for the best make out there. Begin.:thumbsup:
  8. L

    Lighting PIR's

    Can anyone recommend any decent quality, external stand alone lighting PIR's to Switch LED floods, ive used a Hispec one and it's pretty awful, about a 2 metre range at best. Cheers
  9. C

    finished and Passed AM2 today was pretty intense ... feels good.. Sept 2015

    Finished and passed my AM2 today... Finshed it at 3pm had result via email at 8pm... Feels good. The forum helped me with elements so im happy to add any tips i may have picked up for people who are looking.. I thought it was a good and adequate exercise... i understand the frustration with...
  10. V

    Best Cordless Drill Screw Driver Bits

    I use my Bosch Professional Cordless Drill a lot, it's the 18v one and I love it. I used it today on some Pozi drive screws in a fence post that must have been put in by Guy the Gorilla a few years back and were about 4 inches long and it totally mashed some bits trying to get them out, I got...
  11. T

    HELP: City & Guild 2394/5

    Hi Guys, I've recently enrolled onto the City & Guilds 2394/5 which i am due to start in April. Just looking for pointers really from anybody who has done this. I've heard the exam its pretty difficult.:uhoh2: A brief heads up on what's to expect or any tips you could provide would be greatly...
  12. A

    Diversity and Showers

    Hi, please be kind to this Electrical Trainee fresh out of the forces. This is my first question on the forum. One thing that was not discussed in depth on my course was diversity, and reading up there seems a fair bit of subjectivity and difference of opinions on it. Now that I have my shiny new quals...
  13. C

    Newbie - AM2 revision?

    Hi All, I have just joined, I have been browsing online for revision material for my AM2 (which is booked for the beginning of December) and came across this site. I'm so nervous, and as I'm paying for it myself, I want to make sure that I pass first time. I am pretty confident with the...
  14. B

    Ring Main Breaker Size

    Hi Guys, Recently I had an issue with a ring main in my flat either the circuit was over loaded or the connection at the breaker was poor. Either way it ended up with a burnt out breaker with black scorch marks on the top and melted cables by the breaker. As the flat is rented i'm...
  15. T

    New Apprentice help for tool bags and pretty much everything.

    I got an apprenticeship a few weeks ago after working for the company for two months, but then I found out how expensive everything is and how important quality tools are. At the moment I've got a basic tool selection from a B&Q tool pack I got about five years ago and other tools i've picked up...
  16. B

    wide dual-sockets

    Hi guys, Total DIY newbie here. I've just tiled my kitchen and had to make a series of cuts around double plug sockets. I've screwed the sockets back in place and have found that there is a gap of about 2 mm at one edge. Yes I know - I'm a pillock! It is a bit of an eyesore - and I...
  17. G

    Old original period light switches , condition report.

    Doing an CR on a very old period property with some very expensive original features. It has been rewired around 10 years ago but they have reused the old original switches, some of which I believe to me 70-80 years old! A few of the switches are clearly arcing when moved so C1 noted. What...
  18. kkkkk

    Fire Alarm Panel - pretty old metal clad - can't find any information about it....

    Hi all I am checking out a faulty fire/intruder alarm panel, it is an Eagle AFB180N, and I enclose a picture of the frontage. This is quite an elderly metal clad unit, which looks very sturdy. Apparently a tenant, when the landlord was away, was fed up with the alarm going off, and...
  19. S

    Socket ring readings. R1+R2 approx half r1, r2

    I havent come across this before, wondered if its common and what it signifies in the ring. Remeasured 3 times and got within 20mohms or so each time so pretty sure its not a zeroing the meter thing. 2.5:1.5 TW/E ring. I went around all of downstairs rooms, did min of few sockets in each room...
  20. M

    pretty confused...

    Hi guys before I start I wanted to say that I'm training to become an electrician but I've come across some thing in my studies that's completely confused me. My understanding of magnetic flux is that it rotates around the conductor when a current passes through it and the direction it rotates...

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