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    Is this right?

    Hi, my name is Mr. Count hence the name anyway. I'm half way throw my 1st year at my online collage and started to do some work in my mums flat. dont know wat the earth systim is, only got the fuse box to look at but anyway, can you get a ze messurement from a £10 mutymeter? cant suz it out...
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    A new member: with a question right away...

    Hi, My name is Akbar and I am from Pakistan. I am an amateur who loves to do simple electrical DIY at home. So please bear with my non-technical lingo. Question: I want to add an LED at the red-circled spot, indicating the ON position of the switch in this switch/socket circuit. Please tell...
  3. B

    Switch spur by a sink

    Just a quick one, I've had a look and can't find a definitive answer! Is their a minimum distance between a sink and spur for a boiler. I've just wired it all up and they have changed the kitchen and fit the sink below the boiler and spur. All I can find is 300mm distance but not sure if theirs...
  4. J

    Insulation test between 2 different circuits

    Hi scratching my head alittle today as of why when I test between two different circuit I was getting 55 meg ohms on L and N and 1700ohm on E. It is a horse stables and I can see one cable goto the the right hand side stables and the other stays in the left side stables, I thought it might...
  5. Simonslimline

    Distribution Voltages.

    I have a practice paper for a college exam coming up soon. The question is ... (Which of the following is an example of a Primary distribution voltage) A) 400V B) 275KV C) 11KV D) 3.3kv I think the answer is 11KV, 400v would be secondary and 275kv would be classed as transmission i think...
  6. S

    What Test is Right?

    Hi all. Hope someone can help me. Im a self employed electrician and I have been asked by another compnay to install Thermostats when they fit new boilers in this green deal that is knocking around. Just wanted to know what type of test & cert I would have to do to cover this as they are...
  7. P

    Wiring a thermostat to Baxi Combi boiler - is this the right way?

    Hi Guys, I've done a quick drawing of how I think I should be wiring in the thermostat. Can anyone take a look over it to see if i've got it right. Cheers
  8. GMES

    Ignore me just testing something

    I mean it don't mind me just satisfying my curiosity. :yesnod:
  9. M

    Possible Job available

    I have a fair bit of work happening in the new year. I use sub contractors now rather than employees due to hard times and recession. However that said I feel the time to employ a new apprentice is right. If you are within the Gloucester, Cheltenham, Tewkesbury or Stroud area and would Like a...
  10. J

    Does this warrant bringing the installers back to make it right?

    Got a call from a local guy that we quoted for, he went with another company and has now asked me to inspect his install today to see how it was. I've now done that and found a few issues: 1 Only used 12 hooks on a row of 7 panels (no wind calcs provided as far as I know but this is quite a few...
  11. S

    Circuit design

    Installing heaters in a milking parlour and he wants them to operate on a time clock? 5 heaters at 2000 watts each. Approx 15m run. Current running through will be around 25 amps. What cable will I use and breaker? Only a single phase board. I was thinking 4mm or 6mm radial on a 32amp mcb. Or...
  12. J

    Is this installation safe or not?

    Hi Guys I am hoping to get some outside opinion on an installation that I don't think is safe but others do, I've drawn a shocking pic which I have attached to help describe the issue but I will try and detail it aswell. This was a Solar PV installation in which the AC side was fed into the...
  13. P

    am i doing the right course length time ???

    Hi there!! I'm new to this site and I am whishing to become an electrician I am currently studying at night class at a my local college L2 2330 2year and then L3 1year so all together 3 Years some people have said why not train with the olci and you will be trained in 18 months but some people...
  14. S

    Right level 3 training

    Hi. I'm looking at some level 3 courses. The most obvious to me at the moment would be inspection and testing considering Im a domestic installer. Howevet Im not sure this is really going to test me as I'm 80% aware of what needs to be done anyway What I'm looking for is some advice on an...
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    Cooker / hob wiring, is this right?

    Hi, We're starting to strip our mums kitchen in prep for fitting a new one. When I removed the induction hob I noticed that it was fed directly from the rear of the plug socket that was designated for her cooker. The socket is fed with 6mm cable direct to a cooker switch above the worktop. I'm...
  16. M

    Can someone explain this meter setup

    Hi, I moved into my flat today and discovered this meter setup , not had anything like this before, In the flat there are 2 storage heaters and the rest are convectors, these are all wired into the bottom panel and work off the right hand meter along with the shower and the emmersion. The...
  17. J

    Intermediate switching

    Guys please help! Im currently re-wiring my house and I've hit a snag. I'll try and explain At the bottom of the stairs on the ground floor im fitting a double switch. The 1st switch turns on ground floor light and the 2nd turns on the 1st floor. Easy up to now! This is where it gets messy...
  18. Hellmooth

    Blue commando socket

    Hi I have a commando socket to fit in my work unit to supply a gas welder, am I right in saying these come in 16 and 32 amps? What size of breaker would be best, I can't seem to find the right info on the welder for working out the max load? thanks craig
  19. M

    Choosing the right supplier

    Hi All New business looking for reliable supplier/s? I have done a little looking around but most wholesalers seem reluctant to give out price lists. "What do you want the price of?" they ask. But as a new business scraping around for work i want to maximise my profit margins, but they all seem...
  20. E

    Dedicated 32a2.5mm rfc for underfloor heating

    Hello all, doing rewire at the moment and i have pit underfloor heating on dedicated ring to save cable. No reason why not right? Conductors in parallel and all that. Not using fcu's just using stat as DP isolator. 7 zones/stats. Design current ok with Ref method B. Am I doing the right...

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