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  1. B

    Scheme providers cash cow vs must have.

    Often wonder what many electricians commercial or domestic really think of being a member of one of the scheme providers. Are they really there to help provide a valuable service to practicing electricians ? Or are they just a pain in the backside that are always trying to find new ways to...
  2. P

    Is this really a good path to take?

    Hi all, I want to be a electrician and been looking into how to become qualified and from my searches i found this website: https://www.electriciancourses4u.co.uk/ And just wondering if it is a legitimate way to learn the trade? Seems too good to be true to me... Any help appreciated...
  3. S

    Armoured Cabling - do I really need it?

    I have a cable running from a mains socket in my house, down the garden thru a white thick plastic tube. The cable on leaving the house runs down the wall and along a patio with no tube around it. It's a standard, tho thickish, cable. It runs into the shed, to a double socket that supplies a...
  4. L

    Secuself wireless alarm help

    I'm looking to install a Secuself wireless alarm system (www.electronics-line.com , no luck looking on there) and it requires a sim card for GPRS(to link the panel to the PIR/door contacts I imagine) and text alerts. Could anyone from experience tell me if it uses a lot of data, I'm wondering...
  5. M

    Help, system fault.

    Hi, I had 10 panels installed 3years ago now, 2.5KW system - with enecsys microinverters. One of the panels stopped producing last year and initially I contacted enecsys about the problem who said it was probably just the AC power supply, perhaps a faulty connector, as the inverter was still...
  6. J

    Can peple really get away with these?

    Was trying to find details on my City & Guilds stuff the other day and came across this by accident: *** deleted link *** I am sure some agency's would not check your qualifications, but there surely should be some instant accessible database like when a landlord vets you. If not, it...
  7. D

    College REALLY slow issuing NVQ3 cert...

    I'm beyond annoyed with this now and was wondering if anyone has any advice on where I stand or has been through anything similar. I passed my AM2 in July last year and handed in my completed portfolio the same month. It's now been 8 months and just been on the phone and my portfolio hasn't...
  8. A

    This one I really have to get off my chest.

    This one really does deserve this post because I've been laughing all day about it and I still am laughing and I hope you do as well. Ok. My wife's work colleague has had a extension built and it was completed 2 weeks ago. Her colleague has asked me to pop in to take a look at something not...
  9. M

    Do I really need the yellow book for 17th edition exam?

    Do I really need the yellow book for the 17th edition exam? I've been in touch with Guildford college, and they say I can sit the exam ONLY for £100. Which is great news. Only I don't fancy forking out £70 for the yellow book (chances are I'll never use it again!) I know it is theoretically...
  10. S

    Solar iBoost and new Immersion Element

    Thinking of adding an Solar iBoost to my home system but also changing the immersion heater as its been in for about 14 years and no doubt heavily covered in limescale, not even sure it has a thermostat on it. I noticed that Backer do specific low wattage immersion heaters for Solar. Is it...
  11. Redvanman

    Code 1 Really!!!!

    Completed an EICR last week on a flat that is roughly 20 years old, wired to the 16th. It had been tested last in 2007 and had been given a code 1 for no supplementary bonding in the bathroom. Slightly harsh to say the least but after investigation I found that all the pipes were plastic...
  12. uksparks

    Armeg Conduit Threading Set

    Hi, Has anyone got the Armeg Conduit Threading Set? Conduit Threading Set I saw it in Eddies and was tempted, not that i do any metal conduit stuff, but thought it would be good to have. Your thoughts please.
  13. S

    Grid Tie Inverter wiring to AC Distribution Board

    Hi all, First time poster here! I am looking for a wiring diagram for the connection of a SMA SB3600TL to the AC distribution board. Could anybody point me in the direction of one? Thanks in advance, StudentX
  14. B

    confused as to what to do next

    hello there im new to the forums so take it easy on me please. im 22 at 16 went college did 4years and competed my electrical course culminating in me passing my am2 . in the6 years i have been working my father a qualified spark for over 30 years. Now 2 weeks ago m dad sadly passed away an...
  15. C

    Really old memshield 3 phase board. New install.

    Hi I have a 3 phase cooker range to install on unbalanced loads 47a / 9a / 9a. Apparently.... I need to confirm that.. it needs a new supply that is rcd protected. My problem is the board that it is coming from is a old memshield board 3 phase with all individual bs88 fuse carriers and no...
  16. M

    Cable in Plastic trunking

    I am due to start a house rewiring job in the new year, due to the customer having the house fully decorated it needs to be done using plastic trunking. They have had a couple of other quotes that have said that the trunking must be run from the ceiling in a straight line to the socket (which...
  17. M

    not really practical

  18. M

    New joiner - anyone need a keen, hard working apprentice?

    Hi there I have completed level 1 and now attending Level 2 at college. If anyone is looking for an apprentice in the Sussex area, please consider me. I am enjoying my course and really keen to get out there and do some proper hands on work. If not a fully fledged apprentice then I would...
  19. Leesparkykent

    this really puts the plum in plumber.

    went to a customer of mine today, she has just has a new boiler fitted. she phoned me as wasn't happy with the wiring the plumber had done connecting new boiler, programmer and wireless thermostat receiver to the existing y-plan wiring centre he had also added the fused spur below the boiler as...
  20. G

    a bit confused.

    Excuse my ignorance but i am a bit confused when searching jobs. After completing 2365 l3 i still don't know what to look for? As an apprentice or as an electrician mate? Thanks anyway

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