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  1. M

    Testing if out-dated bonding still functional

    Hi Folks I am a plumber and have recently had to replace a couple of old pipes that had old bonding connected to them - black cable cross bonding the two pipes and then going off under the floor boards. Normally I would simply replace this bonding. The issue here is that a section of the...
  2. Chrisuk

    Sometimes surprises me why I find

    Doing some remedial work at a large student accommodation and the pull switch light stayed on all the time..I thought that the line and s/line were connected wrong...pulled down the pull cord and found this So what issues can be seen? Enjoy your day
  3. Redvanman

    MW cert on a spurred circuit

    I have extended a ring circuit into 3 new conservatories and in each a switch spur has been used to supply the lights Now my question is would you issue a MW cert for the ring circuit plus individual MW Certs for each spurred lighting circuit stating the 3A fuse as the main OCP device or just...
  4. P

    Bathroom fan not working correctly

    Hi everyone, I recently moved into a new build house with a fitted bathroom complete with fan that comes on/off with the light switch (+delay for going off). Strangely when you switch the lights on/off in the hallway next to the bathroom is sometimes disturbs the fan so you can hear it skip...
  5. G

    help with 303 question city and guilds

    State TWO faults which may be found for EACH of the following.a) Luminaries b) Flexible cable/cords c) Wiring Can any one help me with this one?
  6. W

    central heating help

    Wired in a y plan heating system not so long back , all was well until the boiler packed in a few months back , the new boiler has terminals for the external stat inside the control panel , my stat cable goes back to the wiring centre , the stat no longer works? Help please?
  7. A

    fuse blowing randomley somtimes instantly sometimes in 10 to 20 mins driving me nuts

    hi there my downstairs lighting ring fuse blows randomly sometimes instantly sometimes in 10 to 20 mins. ive tried a multimeter continuation test to see if there is any contact between earth and live and neutral and live on that circuit . which there doesn't seem to be. there is continuity...
  8. S

    13 Amp Radial Circuit - with added joy

    Back to my cat pee soaked floors and a RCBO protected radial cirucit that is giving grief. RCBO symptoms described by the customer, "it's a nuisance and keeps tripping so we just flick it back up, sometimes it's OK first time sometimes it can take 3 or 4 goes before it resets, sometimes we have...
  9. S

    MCB tripping and takes out RCD

    Any help will be greatly appreciated!! Had house rewired 8 years ago everything fine. 3 Weeks ago down stairs socket ring tripped the MCB but the RCD tripped too and took out everything (on the RCD protected side). Checked the cables for breaks/rodent damage, none. PAT tested all the equipment...
  10. D

    sometimes the customers intellect needs questioning

    took this in back of a sarnie shop, only reason im been called in is because the stainless splash back is been replaced by a full height one and she asked me to re-route the plastic conduit they were unaware it was doing any damage to the conduit DOH!
  11. S

    Out of date books!!!

    What you guys doing with all your out of date books now?? I have loads like snags books and the yellow inspection books etc?? Really annoying that you buy them then they get updates weeks after!!
  12. T

    Sometimes electricians make me sick

    needs no words
  13. S

    Insulation Resistance Test with Fluke 1652

    I'm using a Fluke 1652c as my MFT. When I do the Insulation resistance tests at 500v - sometimes the result is displayed immediatley i.e >500 Megohms , other times the resistance seems to climb slowly, peaking around a figure. As this figure is generally massively in excess of the required 2...
  14. C

    RCD (sometimes) trips on switching OFF an ELO

    I recently replaced an old electric cooker with an up-market multi-function ELO and ceramic hob that I had kept in storage for 4 years - a simple swap at the cooker switch. The Wylex domestic CU was put in 4 years ago and incorporates a WRS 80/2 30mA RCD and has never given any problem. There is...
  15. A

    PIR floodlight problem... Ideas?

    Hi peeps, I've added a PIR sensor into a security light that was previously just controlled by a switch. I've kept a permanent feed still from the switch so it can be either switched on, or will come on from the sensor. And, it all works great. Except... It is now sometimes triggered by...
  16. G

    Another New Member On Board

    Hi All, Just to introduce myself, i am an apprenticed served electrician, way back in 1980, i was a JIB registered, approved electrician, with a C+G certificates in electrical installations 236 course, parts 1 + 2. in London. The shopfitting company that i had worked for, wen`t into liquidation...
  17. B

    Pat Testing - sometimes the customer understands

    I called in on a customer today, we look after his PC's, CCTV, Network and PAT. He said he had had the hard sales from <guess name of PAT company>, who apparently could not understand why he is paying £2.00 a test when they offer £0.50. He went on to say he told them to <guess expletive> and...
  18. G

    intermittent fault

    Hello. I could do with a bit of help with a problem I have at the moment. I have a customer who has some outdoor lights that just won't stay on. It is a big garden and the route each of the cables take are not completely known, or where some of the terminations are. The consumer unit has...
  19. T

    will kewtech kt61 or 62 do the job

    hi, going to book a napit part p assessment and want to spend wisely. will the kt61 be ok[cheapest], i now about only 500v instul test setting and will trip rcds. will this pass the assessment and would the tool be ok if not using day to day. also do i need a proving unit and fuse locking...
  20. A

    Sometimes i hate customers

    Had a bloke call me and ask for a socket and tv point on the wall so he could hang his tv on there. I quoted him £65 as it was all stud wall. ariel above room and socket to spur off of. Nice and simple. He called me today upset as his wife complained I did not hang the tv for them. the...

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