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  1. R

    Hi all..... advice needed

    Hi all..... Im Ross. Spent the last 5 years running my own sales company but sadly this has now come to an end. Long story short I've decided I want to retrain as an electrician and I'm really excited about it. Looking at what qualifications I need and a way in, being 27 an apprentice scheme is...
  2. buzzlightyear

    new 18th regs, coming soon to your nearest cinema soon !

    more monies down the drain .
  3. C

    NAPIT Certification Scheme NAPIT OR NIC

    Hello guys I am really conflict as to who I should go with as i am looking to go it alone this year. Napit are cheaper and less fuss - however the brand is not recognized that well Napit appear to be allot easier to start off with because they only want to view one job, they also seem...
  4. DanielM

    Hello

    I'm dan, being a little bit shy i've decided after some time to show myself. I have some years of electrical background overseas but wanting to do the things right I am learning everything from scratch, at the moment pulling cables and striping wires. :) Hope to learn and share with you more...
  5. R

    New member here.

    Hi all, I joined up a while ago and really enjoy reading through the forum and building my knowledge as an electrician as there's some super clever sparks on here with some great info and advice! I've finally got round to introducing myself. I started my time as a carpenter for 5 years and...
  6. D

    Quick question about 12v parking buzzers

    Hi, just joined to get the definitive answer to this conundrum. The parking speaker in my car is really quiet, so I bought a 12v DC buzzer from Maplin to replace it. The Maplin buzzer doesn't work when connected to the car, but works if powered direct fom the battery. The voltage at the...
  7. Pete999

    Pete's Videos Barnaby is back

    Is this something good at last fro KLEIN?
  8. D

    WiFi light switch wiring help required

    Hi, I am hoping someone can help point me in the right direction. I have purchased a 2 gang WiFi light switch but I am struggling to wire it up correctly. I can only get one set of lights working. I have a feeling it's not possible. Please can you take a gander at the attached pics and let me...
  9. jaydub

    Insurance

    Whilst I am in my last couple of months before I fully qualify as an electrician I will be self-employed and doing electrician mate work for various people. What do I do about insurance? I was looking at trade direct insurance and they seem like a good company, does anyone have any experience...
  10. D

    #Eureka - or - understanding Zs/Ze/R1+R2

    Not sure if I post in here or elsewhere (no access to the trainee section as yet, just waiting for details to be confirmed and access granted). But I had a eureka moment at around 2:30am this morning, woke up and completely understood the relationship between Zs, Ze, R1+R2, why we do R1+R2/4 to...
  11. rolyberkin

    Bodge Job!

    Just fitted four new fire rated down lights to be faced with this, made my day..............not! So two of the six have been fitted below joists which have obviously been hacked out by the previous sparks, give me strength.
  12. sparksburnout

    Right, I'm going to be a really grumpy B*****d now

    So, whats with the Snow falling, and the Santa hat at the top??? It's only half way through November. I am surprised I havn't seen any daft sod with Xmas decorations up yet, guess it won't be long. The supermarkets have already started, can we keep XMAS until it actually IS Xmas??? There should...
  13. U

    Scariest Games on xbox 1 Recomendations

    Just a quick post to see if any members like playing these scare crap out of you games I do personally lights out job headphones on. Im really old school though and some of the best for me were Aliens and the Dead space games lol some really jump out of skin gameplay in those. But can anyone...
  14. J

    Apprenticeship Assesment day

    Morning everyone. I have an apprenticeship assesment day for a really great electrical company. There is a practical, literacy, and maths tests. I am 31 now and really want this. I was wondering if anyone knows where I can get hold of some mock tests perhaps? Aswell as an idea of what might be...
  15. grumpyjohn01

    Interesting cable system

    Did some work on a sheltered housing style flat from the 80's today. It was wired in a type of 'cable' I don't think I've seen before, comprising a flat flexible thick rubber 'conduit' with 3 separate tunnels each containing a PVC single core of very high quality, the sizes of the conductors...
  16. A

    Lived in house rewire tips

    Hi guys, Just wondering if any of you have any tips on lived in house re wires? Got one coming up and just looking for some tips and tricks to get the job done as quick as poss without annoying the occupier. Been told the kitchen was re wired a few years ago and don't need to do, obviously I...
  17. GMES

    Mafia 111 and Gears of war 4

    Anyone playing either, I bought both on release and can't take to mafia 3 at all, there's a couple of neat little touches to it but I actually preferred Mafia 2 , anything mafia really should include the Italians. As for Gears of war, Only just started it but looks ok, jury is still out. So...
  18. B

    Rcd trips after installing rcd

    Dear all, Really shattered today. It is old house. Fusebox vey old type. I replaced it with a new consumer with rcd. However rcd keeps tripping for all the sockets circuits. Upstairs lights fine. Downstairs generall fine but rcd tripps when I turn on kitchen lights. I disconnect earth for all...
  19. A

    Becoming self employed - is it really that easy?

    Morning all. Woke up and realised I've just about had enough of being cards in. I'm working for a great company and I get payed a decent wage but I can't stop thinking how easy it looks going it alone. I get quite a few emails and phone calls from recruitment agencies asking me to do contract...
  20. S

    2357 portfolio HELP!

    Has anyone done NVQ 2357 portfolio with Ableskills? I'm just starting my portfolio bridge units 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 and 318 but really struggling how to start. It's really hard to understand the concepts of how they put their wording. My assessor doesn't explain it really well :(...

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