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  1. D

    Im on my NVQ, I have testing questions.

    Testing questions I installed a socket outside (on a garden bar) which is run from a DB from the side building, fed from the main CU in the house on a 20amp. The DB which feeds the garden bar has been turned into a TT system. 1. Would you do EFLi at the DB or main CU? 2. The 3core SWA is...
  2. E

    Questions regarding garage supply.

    I have been asked to supply a garage/stables with some sockets, they are reluctant to have a CU due to cost and will be converting the whole space completely in the next 5 years or so and will do it ‘properly’ then and they just want some power out there for now. There is a 32a MCB on the main...
  3. Sven666

    UK Inspection - Basic fault coding questions

    I have to re-sit 2391 photo coding assessment (having passed the rest), and have a couple of simple scenarios I was unsure about last time. (I know I will get different photos this time). I'm curious how everyone asses these: The task is to identify all faults (if any), likely outcome, and code...
  4. U

    TT system EICR questions

    Wondering if anyone can advise as I’m struggling to understand the regs, I’ve never tested or even worked on a TT system. I have tested an old farm that has been converted to a school so it is no longer an agricultural premises. The main supply is a three phase PME which feeds all 6 consumer...
  5. G

    UK Questions about Sub Contracting

    Hi all, just a quick story about what I’ve been doing. I left my role as JIB approved electrician in 2022. I have 8 years experience. I left to help my family with care responsibilities, now I need to go back as an electrician. I’ve always been interested in trying to do sub contracting so think...
  6. D

    Wiring a light and a battery pack, basic questions

    Hello Complete lack of electrical knowledge here. I sew actually, making a costume right now that I need a little light for. So my question is this: Is the sequance of "battery pack -> negative wire coming out of the battery pack -> wire nut -> negative wire coming out of the light -> light ->...
  7. M

    Poly poly questions

    Helping a friend out with a gate/intercom setup. Some terminating and a couple of joints needed Is there a decent stripping tool for this cable ? What's the best type of connector for the enclosed joints ? Cable has been in a while and is sticky as treacle ?
  8. J

    Need help with one of my questions

    Any can help where I’ve gone wrong?8
  9. 1974_Saab_Sonett_Project

    Wiring Accessory Relay Panel into Classic Car - Questions..

    Hi Everyone, New to the forum but hoping I can find a little help with my restoration project... I am adding a secondary wiring "system" to my project car (username) to control add-on systems to include an electric fuel pump, electric radiator fan, fog lights and also to replace/upgrade the...
  10. S

    A Few Inspection and testing questions

    I have got these questions on 2391-52 inspection and testing but can't remember option of 1st two questions. Please any suggestion will be valuable for me. 1) Why protective conductor are connected to MET during insulation resistance? 2) what test, other than an external earth fault loop...
  11. T

    questions for installation cert

    Hi , Could someone answer the following for me? i don't have reg book handy and when i google i'm getting mixed answers. 1. maximum disconnection time for a type A rcd on a consumer unit at times 1 setting? 2. on a ring continuity test the readings i measured and put on cert were L-L 0.36...
  12. S

    New Member with Questions (DIY)

    retired homeowner DIY in Washington state. New to me home, would like to ask a few questions
  13. S

    2391-52 exam questions need help.

    Refurbishment of dwelling has taken place and the clients insurance company requires a periodic inspection and test to be carried out, A new circuit supplying 9kw electric shower has been installed, No previous records for the installation are available. What information does the inspector...
  14. N

    SUB MAIN QUESTIONS. ADVICE NEEDED

    Hi all. I have been asked to take over a job an electrician has started, and has moved abroad. The house is a big mansion, with a 3PH supply, with 100A fuse on each Phase. The electrician has ran 2 25mm 3core armours to another 2 DB’s in the mansion, and there has to be a DB fitted where the...
  15. Boonsy641

    No questions ... yet 😇 just want to say hello

    Ime not an electrician and ok at DIY with most of trades but electrics are a no no... a black art that I leave to the experts.. always interested though. Anyway.. hello everyone, Ime boonsy (Andy) from Hertfordshire.. Thx
  16. S

    C & G 2396: Previous questions.

    Hello All. I am taking my 2396 written exam in December this year, therefore i am knee deep in practice papers. In case anyone else is in the same boat, i wanted to post some questions, to see the difference in answers, (If any at all) if those of us more knowledgeable would like to have a go...
  17. T

    Why are single gang boxes still made with 4 fixing lugs?

    Hi all, I am an experienced DIY electrician and I just wanted to ask a quick question about something since I am new to this forum, if it hasn’t really been answered anywhere else. The question I have in mind is how come most electrical manufacturers still make single gang (25, 35mm etc) back...
  18. J

    Backfeeding my home with a generator. I know it’s a no no, but I have a few questions.

    Here is my set up. I have 100 amp service coming into my house into the panel box. I have a 50 amp subpanel in my garage fed from the main service. My 30 amp RV plug is runoff of the sub panel. 1) I turned off the main breaker from the street, and set all of the breakers to off on both panels...
  19. B

    Would like some help with questions about wiring for RV setup on property.

    Hello everyone. I bought some property in northern Michigan. It has underground electric with a transformer already on the property. I would like to put in 2 RV panels that are 50A each. The county will let me do all of the work myself with the exception of hooking up the meter to the...
  20. Charlie_Don't_Surf

    NVQ / Portfolio, and optimal progress into the profession - a few Questions

    A bit of a mini essay but these questions have been building up in my mind over the last weeks and months as I've been studying and volunteering in the field. Just wondering if anyone can give some advice about the NVQ / portfolio. I'm currently studying level 2 EAL in the evenings, while...

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