Hi i am from Mauritius and I am really happy to be here. I think will learned a lot from all you my friends. I want to make a safety socket with RCD for my workbench, so that i can connect the apparatus under repair to the socket and if something goes wrong the rcd connected to socket will...
Hi.
I am off grid, UK. There is no grid tie or connection and there is currently no potential for connection.
Background: I use a Honda EU10i for light duty stuff and have been using an old 5kVA diesel lister single for heavy stuff. The lead to the workshop just manually plugs into whichever...
Hi, has any one done the
City & Guilds 9848-51 Certificate in High Voltage Operational Safety
my boss wants me to be the site SAP, is this the course for it?
Hi,
If a house is fitted with non-fire rated downlighters between the ground and first floor back when this was common, should they need to be replaced before the property could get a safety certificate?
Cheers,
Tom
Hi all got my date booked for me domestic installer with the niceic and looking for some guidance. I need a health and safety policy they send through a template but not to sure.
Thanks gene
Time for some new ones. Whats everyone using?
I've had 2 pairs of Dewalt Cutter trainers which are comfortable and last relatively well, but need regular glueing on the toe piece/sole to keep it peeling away from the upper! Quite frustrating as this happens within a few months of buying...
Anyone want one of these FOC only got one spare, first come first served PM your address and I'll pop onee in the post,( Only 1 left )
UK plug pin gauge - https://www.pat-testing-training.net/articles/plug-pin-gauge.php
Hello Electricians
I'm after some general but professional advice, figured this forum would be a good place to ask and would really appreciate some help.
My ex-partner recently mentioned in conversation they had an electrician round to look at changing some light fittings for ascetic reasons...
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I hope someone can help. I only know the basics of electricity so I play it safe when I am wiring something. I just hope someone can tell me if this is safe. I want to install a single socket in my loft so have decided to buy 3 core flex and wire it to a plug top with a 13 amp fuse (plugged...
Right, looking for some info from some of you control gurus.
So I'm very interested in control sytems, panels etc have even built a few and have come across safety relays, trying to get the hang of how they are actually implemented into a control system, I've studied plenty of the safety relay...
this man was relatively unknown to me till today, from what ive seen he seems a bit on the mental side
i know there is folk that ---- and moan about health and safety but can see why access equipment is all the rage nowadays
i refuse to go up ladders if the building is above 2 stories...
I need to have one for the next assessment the GOV.UK site has one which is a joke all I have to do is repeat myself over and over basically just entering my name as i am a sole trader does anybody have a suggestion were I can download one that actually makes sense,
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Hi guys. I've recently purchased a new property and the following notice was left for me. Does anyone have the right lexicon to explain this to a complete novice?
As a side note, My oven always trips the fuse box and doesn't work, yet all the other electrical circuits are fine - could this be...
Hi all, just saying hello and hoping someone can give me some advice on safety in a kitchen area around a sink unit.
I have had a kitchen installed by a company and they have disconnected a couple of old sockets near to my sink unit. I have looked behind my tumble dryer and found the attached...
I recently had CCTV installed and the contractor installed a plug socket in my loft, spurred from the lighting circuit - which is unearthed. He added a four-plug extension lead to take the plugs for the four cameras. Is this safe? Or should I be concerned? Many thanks for any advice and help.
Karen
in 2003 i engaged a builder to extend my property.
1-when I asked for 3 light switches to control 1 light, it took him a week to find out how to do it....he ran multiple cables , just in case, until he found out how it should be done...
2-he fitted a consumer unit, but immediately it kept...
Hi all,
I've been asked to provide an EIC some two years after the work was completed.
I did a cert at the time but the client claimed not to have received it. He now wants a guarantee of electrical safety.
OK so no problem getting a copy of the cert. It was a paper version but even so, I did a...
As someone who knows only enough to be dangerous I have 2 questions that are linked to electrical and was hoping for "yep that's ok" or "omg are you crazy?" to my proposed solutions.
I am about to decorate my bathroom and before starting need to tackle a couple of holes in walls.
1. A hole cut...
T'was reading this article TripActivator | RCD Fire Safety - http://professional-electrician.com/features/tripactivator-rcd-fire-safety/ in the latest edition of PE.
Seems a novel idea, but I can sense our domestic CU's getting bigger, with them and AFDD's
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