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    Different routes to becoming an electrician?!

    I'm trying to find a viable way in to becoming an electrician after a career change. I'm 41 years old. I've taken a couple of exams such as 17th edition and inspect / test 2192, but I've been trying to join an apprenticeship but I'm way too old. I don't particularly want do another course. For...
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    Advice for the best routes to getting qualified

    Hi all, If possible is like to get your advice on the best way to getting house bashing qualified. A bit of background first which will hopefully help.... I'm currently running 3 projects which are all restoring/rebuilding old buildings and as part of that all the services are to...
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    Cable routes

    Hi everyone, firstly many thanks for any input and taking time out the day to help. Ive edited the post to make more clear as some are reading this completely wrong , while others have advised on the point basically a guy owns a car garage one half the building is the double height garage next...
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    Domestic Cable Routes

    Hi Guys Magnet is refurbing a kitchen. The client wants all switches out of sight (in cupboards) which Magnet has agreed to. Their electrician has installed a cable (concealed under plaster) for the cooker hood vertically from ceiling to a point below the working surface where I guess it will be...
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    joist cabling routes

    Pretty simple question really, Is it ok to use existing holes in joists when running in the cables? Thanks Phill
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    Find cable routes? - old house - not in protected zones

    Need to find out where someone routed cables in 1970's extension so I can part the light circuit from the ring!!! Any ideas what tools are best to trace the cables? The extension is a flat roof that 3 months ago was replaced, typical! Have been looking at fuse finders, tone generators, multi...
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    Permitted Cable Routes

    Been discussing at work today the permitted cables routes 522.6.6 and have had a dissagreement on where cables can actually be run. We are all aware the regs state 150mm from corners, from the top of wall, horizontal out of point and vertical out of a point.So my question is if you have a lets...
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    Domestic cable routes - cable ties/bases

    Hi, Is it a common practice nowadays to use cable tie bases and ties to fix cables above ceilings and along joist runs? I have used them commercially a fair bit but only once in domestic. I've got a rewire/newbuild to do and it will take forever if I use clips for all power,lights, tv &...
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    New to trade & looking at training routes

    Hi, I'm currently driving a cab in Cambridge and struggling to justify my job ( hours & reducing income ), so I'm looking to jump out & train to become an electrician. There seem to be a few companies offering class and home based learning packages and after finishing I wil be 'qualified' to...
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    Soon to Be Ex Forces Career Routes to Electrical Jobs

    So Then…. You’re leaving the forces and need advice what to do….! So you have decided to become an Electrician and you have seen all them adverts for 50k+ a year and unlimited time off…. (Step 1) Firstly take a deep breath, hold, then relax and continue to do so until you feel up to...
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    routes to re training in terms of domestic electrician

    hi, can someone tell me the best way to get back up to a working standard in terms of being a fully qualified electrician. i have not worked for some time in trade and further, i have no knowledge of english part p regs,,,, if you use the internet its hard to find reasonable priced courses...
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    Cable routes

    Hello all, Please can somebody help with minimum separation distances. On page 61 and 62 of the on site guide describes telecommunication cables as being band I, and in table 7.7 on page 62 there should be a minimum of 50mm separation. Am I reading this correctly? Thanks simon.
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    Existing cable routes through joists etc

    I am rewiring a property built in 1953. Where possible all new cables have been passed through holes drilled in the permissible areas of the floor joists however there are some areas where this is not practical. Notably there are some very large notches cut out of some joists (way bigger than...
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    Should those seeking Fast Track routes into the trade be belittled ?

    I seems that resentment, ego and selfishness are at play on some construction trade related forums when ever the question of fast track courses pops up. Again on "some" forums, i get a sense of.. "I had to do such and such, so i don't even care if the fast track course was any good anyway...
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    Electrical routes advice

    hi im new to this forum and just wanted to ask a couple of questions about becoming a qualified electrician and what im doing now. i have 2330 level 2 and im currently looking for an apprenticeship or a job to get some on site experience and to get money to do the other courses i need too do...
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    Cables routes over doorways

    I have a door way and on either side, a wall light is to be installed. Above the door way of a flat roof into which there is no access. The clients are removing the existing door and replacing it , whilst at the same time, they are having the walls dot-and-dabbed with plasterboard to cover up...
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    permitted cable routes

    Spoke to a spread and a house holder today and asked them if they were aware of safe zones for cable routings ie 150mm down from ceiling and out from corners or horizontally/vertically from switches sockets etc. They didn't have a clue about this apart from directly vertically above or below...
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    cable routes in commercial property

    Hi, My first thread so be gentle. I have always done domestic but have got a job at a commercial site, 2 small units knocked into one. The problem I have got is running the cables, as I cannot gain access to ceiling, and they don't want trunking everywhere. They have started to put up...
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    Cable routes

    As a floor fitter I have cut through a number of live cables which have been located in door jambs and stair stringers. (domestic properties) Are there not rules about where live cables can run? Should the floor fitter foot the bill for the repair, or is the householder liable for...

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