Just reported by the NICEIC. I know some people will have a good moan about the NIC and AP's but at least we don't have DI's and this stops all the Dangerous Daves and Roger the bodgers doing the I&T:
NICEIC registered contractors in Scotland are recognised as satisfying statutory guidance...
Hi guys, need some advice.
Have a condensate pump to wire up. The pump has a safety switch cable (1 blue, 1 brown wire) that is to be wired into the 'permanent live' to a combi boiler. Therefore, if pump failure occurs, the combi will be shut down (as it condenses in both H and DHW).
The...
I was having a read through this closed thread http://www.electriciansforums.co.uk/electrical-forum-general-electrical-forum/67808-eca-esc-announce-major-partnership.html and wondered if any one has noticed an improvement in standards in the domestic side of the electrical trade since the...
Hi there i signed up to this forum as i am looking for some Electrical advice about a safety issue i have, my compnay attend events and provide a phone charge service. The set up is that we have a phone charge bays in moveable cabinets each with individual plugs, the arrangement is like a daisy...
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Just need some help filling out fire alarms safety certificates. I do not know how to test them. What type of form shall i will be using?
Some help please...
Hi there,
Just wondering if someone can shed some light on a situation that I have not come up against before. I am working in a synagogue and they also on the site have two domestic flats and the synagogue and two flats are being done up and I have been asked to install a cooker and hob circuit...
Hello Sparkies, …..I need advice.
I currently have a ceramic hob that is on a dedicated 30 amp circuit and a fan oven with a 13 amp plug on the ring main.
The oven has reached the end of its life and I have to buy a new one, at the same time I would like to change the ancient hob for a new...
Hi all.
Just reading through my NICEIC gubbins on what is required on Friday and noticed a couple of points. Such as my written health and safety policy and my risk assessments (neither of which i have) and also my regs book is Amendment 1 NOT Amendment 2.
Do we think i am going to get pulled...
Hi all,
I have a need to transmit a switched signal over about 200mtrs, I was looking at Easy switch that TLC do and have been successful with them in the past for garden lighting projects. Has anyone used something a bit more powerful as it is going to be used to send a fault signal to a plant...
Took a look at a job in a commercial kitchen. I normally do domestic so I've never seen this before but there's a some kind of automatic switching that detects gas flow to the oven and automatically starts the extractor hood.
It's obviously malfunctioned at some point because it's been...
Made me laugh. Apparently Mike Power is a Electrical Trainee whizz kid (Yawn!). Thought I'd say it before anyone else does!
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Just read the following on the Edmundsons email circular I receive.
The law requires an electrician registered with a government-approved scheme, such as the one operated by NICEIC, to carry out most electrical work in the home.
Since when has this been law? Have I been asleep?
Link...
Do we really need the JIB card anymore ?
Agencies & companies know full well wether you're a paid up JIB member by checking online - a bit like the automatic number plate recognition.
The JIB backlog for applying for a card is ridiculous, they can't cope because of demand - Even fast track...
Where can I Find a template for an Annual Fire Alarm Safety Certificate. The council has asked for an annual test of break glass points, smoke and heat detectors and sounders.
Hi all,
Just visiting from the plumbers' forum! When doing Landlord Gas Safety inspections I'm often asked if I do landlord electrical inspections as well. I don't, obviously, but when I checked with my sparky mate he reckons there is no such thing.
He says there is an installation safety...
Hello,
I have my house on the market and have recently had a fullreferb. The house hasn’t been rewired but my electricain removed the trunkingthat was all around the house and chased the cables into the walls and put newswitches, lights and sockets etc.
The house did have smoke detectors...
I have an old panel that produces 8 x 240v outputs to signal lamps, I wish to use these outputs to run a mimic panel a distance away, I need 110v to deal with the volt drop, but dont want 240v at the mimic, thinking of 240v relays in the master panel and running a multicore swa carrying my...
Anyone read the latest edition of PE which has a feature of the safety shield eliminating the need of having to go back to a job to second fix.
Anyone used them?
Can't see them taking off, who is going to leave a builder to screw back sockets not to mention the damage that could potentially be...
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