Hi there!,i am recently moved to London. I am preparing my 17th edition exam and i have a NVQ level 3 in electrotechnical instalations. I have many questions that i would like some to answer to me. I change we can practice Spanish becouse i am native speaker! we can take contact face to face or...
Just a minor gripe...In the mire on an emergency this week,and had to visit CEF as no-one else had a 240v 16a appliance inlet...on the counter is a variety box of twist-nuts. "New product,fella..." well,it's not..."BS numbered,tested and approved.." the sales minion chirps, "And who uses these...
Alright, here's a juicy little circuit that came up in last night's class:
What's I, R1, R2?
(And who is the "someone else" from the title that might help you solve it?)
If anyone reckons I'm fishing for a homework answer... just PM me, I'm very happy to PM you my answer and workings...
Been to look at an extension earlier and told by the client on arrival it's already been wired by someone else but he's been taken ill , the extension is very large and the first fix looks very rough I'm not sure I want to put my name against it just incase as some walls have been boarded ...
I had to take a switch off the wall and when I came to replace it the screw will no longer bite, it appears the thread in yellow bit shown in the picture has warn down. If anyone could let me know what they are called so I can replace it I will be very thankful.
Cheers
I have been asked to quote for the above board change. Having read the COSHH guidance it doesn't appear to be anything that I can't handle. However, do I need to be licensed to undertake any work with asbestos and would I need to inform my 3rd party insurance providers.
I am aware that I...
I have a full rewire to do on a stone (blue dolerite) terrace in Wales. Aside from the obvious (blood, sweat, tears, lots of masonry bits etc) are there any drill bits in particular that are better than others for this stuff?
There won't be much chasing required fortunately, as careful...
Hi Guys,
The company I work for carried out an electrical installation in Widnes before christmas on an industrial plant. Everything was inspected and tested as required. The operators of the plant are experiencing problems with a particular portion of the plant and have asked if we can get...
Can someone please just check over my working & diversity calcs for the following CU change:
Supply is 100amp TNC-S with 25mm tails, 16mm Main earth & 10mm bonding so all good there.
Working from OSG Table A2: Working off number 9 (Standard arrangement of circuits in accordance with Appendix H)...
Last year I paid a college to do my nvq level 3 but I can never find the time to complete it. friends of mine used a firm where they just made a couple of site visitors and that was it.
Does anyone know if there is someone I can pay just to complete the write up for me?
I can provide...
BBC News - Cable thief could be seriously hurt after Methil incident
Trying to steal a live 11Kv line......I think that shows some seriously determined stupidity....hospitals should be required to report scumbags like this who wander in for treatment....
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...
Hi All! A newb here from Notts. I'm not a spark but a serial self-builder and have done a lot of (what I call) average knowledge work. Where I always fall down is with stuff like below. I do anything and everything I can but my spark's let me down and I need two things: 1) Some quick advice on...
I've passed my 2330 l2 but can't get into electrical work however many calls, emails, blah blah..... anyway i've been offered some tiling/ plumbing work renovating bathrooms, have any of you on here found employees or employers from other trades on site?
hi newbie post here but seems best place to get an answer.
i have a radial circuit of 5 9w led downlighters, with 2 on lower hall and 3 on upper hall, with a 4 way switch setup (1 switch downstairs the other 3 upstairs).
This arrangement is bizarre and i'd like to split the circuit in two so...
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...
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