Hey Guys, I've just been offered a 3 week trip offshore on the ropes sparkyin on the 14th of July, only problem being i've been offered to undertake the ESR course on the 12th. Can anyone tell me how many days this course takes as i understand it is a course only shell employees are allowed to...
i have been asked to quote a pv system, the easiest board is a submain which is fed by a 16mm cable which is big enough for the pv system i want to install, but does the pv installation still work the same through a sub main, the main consumer board has no spare, and the sub main has lots of...
hi, i am booked in to take the 17th edition shortly and want to start getting some jobs in, i am not part p registered although i want to be as soon as possible, just wondered what you can actually do legaly without bein registered? im sorry if this has been asked before which im sure it has
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I have recently become self employed and need to join the NIC EIC & have been told that they will come to view one minor works and one major works, what is regarded as major works to them?
plz help
Hi guys,
Just a question on joining one of these. Can you join say nic if you still have a job? probably a silly question but i was thinking about going down the self employed route after completing qualifications but didn't want to just take the plunge and leave my job, go self employed and...
loacl housing group are re-wiring 40+ homes around near me i was asked why thay are using pvc trunking for all circuits .. i remember in the late 80s doing houses with trunking but that was just lighting drops only ..
what are the rules for pvc trunking in a house just seems lazy not to chase...
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may sound a stupid question to a lot, but im aproaching my year end ( been self employed a year) have kept set percentage back for tax
should I be paying income tax on the money I draw as wages or is the fact that I pay tax on my profit sufficient??
Im a sole trader and its pretty...
hi everyone,
i am looking at doing a rewire for a friend of the family in wimbolden at easter time, and understand that local building control in the london area have certain rules which don't apply to the rest of the country.
things like you can't use brown blue(sleeved)+ cpc for the...
Hi all,
i posted something similar in the taining section but this is a much better suited forum to post it in.
The situation :
If i hold
17th Edition
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Now if we are installing air con units into offices etc, are we legally covered to be putting in the isolators/wiring to...
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fairly new to this so probably asking some silly questions but anyway!
basically i need to know if where my electricity supply comes into my house, can i run a pipe (plastic or copper)behind recessed into the skirtiing board or boxed out and insulated/earthed for a radiator further...
At last a guy has taken the time to write this all down
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Just got a Email with this in.
From 1st October 2008 planning permission is now required to lay traditional impermeable driveways that allow uncontrolled runoff of rain water
Released by Communities and Local Government and Environment Agency called 'Guidance on the permeable surfacing of...
I'm getting loads of enquiries for jobs going lately, mostly looking for apprenticeships but sometimes qualified sparks looking for work. I have a website and a job page, and I quite clearly state we are not looking to recruit right now. I only put this page up to stop people wasting time for me...
Here's one chaps,
I was talking to a bloke the other day who claimed it was ok to have 415v AC and 24v DC running through the same cable (2.5,7 core) at the same time.
This was for a 3ph motor, with the 24v being for an early break control through a 4th pole in the isolator, and back to the...
I've re-instated Tony's account and have updated the rules to be clear on the matter. Hopefully we wont have the same problem in the future.
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OK . . . . .er nuffer for you guys,[periodics ]for land lords , local councils and also insurance company are asking land lords to get there propertys with tennants inspected, the gas regs have been in line with this for some time [safety certificates]. . . . . . reet my question is , do you...
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