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  1. Redvanman

    Am I being stupid

    Ok I know you guys are shy at coming forward but tell me what you think, I have some LED floor lights to be put into a tiled bathroom floor. The cut out size is 20mm and the flex on the light is 1M therefore I was thinking of crimping the flex to T&E under the floor and heat shrinking it so...
  2. S

    Fuse characteristic

    Hi, I'm currently studying for both my 2394 and 2395 exams and I've been thinking of scenarios to test myself of certain theories, I thought of one where a garage board would be fed with a 13a fuse spur with only a 1.5mm armoured buried under ground. So I started thinking about fuses etc and I...
  3. A

    I always get the stupid tight customers

    Priced a job Wednesday night existing fan in bathroom wasn't working properly. Said she needed a new fan. priced for an manrose 100t inline fan and new ducting etc and to install a new spot in bathroom £170. She allready had it done for £85!!!! Today!!! Materials are the best part of £70-80 and...
    • Andystraughan
    • Thread
    • always customer customers doing first get kitchen priced stupid switch tight
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  4. gnuuser

    stupid sales people!

    we had a sales rep in today to demonstrate their gear I was just coming back onto the floor from a call. just in the middle of him using a megger on a conveyor motor he couldnt understand why he got strange readings as soon as he finished the test i took him over to the control panel and gave...
  5. S

    Am I being stupid?!

    Hi, I've joined the forum to ask a diy question but when I click on the DIY forum there doesn't appear to be a "add new thread" blue button - can anyone kindly advise me how to proceed?! Thank you.
  6. D

    Is my MFT knackered or just plain stupid?!

    Was testing earlier and my measured R1+R2 values decreasing the further I was from the DB... Turns out I'd nulled with my 30m wander lead earlier, but even though the machine had been switched off it hadn't reset. It was taking every reading and subtracting the 0.50 ohms measured on the long...
  7. Rockingit

    Stupid 'have you ever seen' Q

    Has anyone ever come across a 2G light switch where the switches are vertically above each other and designed to fit on a conventional 2G pattress fitted vertically??! I can't even think of a grid system to do that!!
  8. B

    Stupid Dail Mail article

    When people complain about Daily Mail articles I normally smile, thinking they are PC loonies or lefty loonies who should get a life. But the Mail has published an article by Colin Dunne today about solar panels which really is complete and utter nonsense. Don't fall for the solar panel...
  9. G

    stupid or cowboys

    house visit today to quote for rewire lights on the basis the lights had no earth , already made my mind up 99.9% that there is a earth before i even step foot in house. 2 sparks before me said , defo needs rewired no earth walked in light hanging from ceiling not secured i asked whats the...
  10. L

    Editing avitar, am I being stupid?

    Hi I can't seen to upload a new avitar, searched similar previous posts but all I get is this; Am I missing something?? :sad3:....Andy;~)
  11. L

    Seems a little stupid

    Hi guys just a quick one to see what you guys think, completed my apprenticeship earlier this year, NVQ 3 AM2 etc, but a few of us didn't quite understand why we still had to do the full 17th edition course which we had to pay for when we had spent 3-4 years being trained to 17th edition...
    • Liam12
    • Thread
    • electricians' talk little seems stupid
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  12. J

    Really stupid voltage drop question

    Hey all, reading through the 17th trying to get my head around some areas of it. I did physics at school and some at uni so electrical calcs usualy dont bother me the slightest. BUT, If were calculating voltage drop over a reasonable length radial, for example twin and earth or SWA feeding a...
    • john2512_00
    • Thread
    • circuit conductors electricians' talk question really resistance source stupid voltage voltage drop volts
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  13. W

    Stupid question but...

    May sound like a stupid question but..... In a large building that currently has 4 separate businesses trading from, Is a Fire Alarm system the only method of fire detection that can be Used?
    • Welshsparky
    • Thread
    • electricians' talk question stupid
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  14. S

    Help! Am I being stupid?!

    Bit of a strange one or I'm being stupid (I'll let you decide!) New boiler installed in my house tonight. From the switched spur to boiler 3 core LNE, the boiler to a JB have a 4 core cable (live out, neutral out,earth & return to boiler), from here a 3 core & earth to the programmer (Live...
  15. G

    stupid dog owners

    Well what a stressfull morning after meeting a bunch of idiots while walking my dog,some of you may remember I recently got a new german shepherd that had been mistreated,well she is wary of other dogs and nervous of some men so I took her to a dog trainer for some advice and was told to keep a...
  16. K

    They say there are no stupid questions but I might be about to disprove that - PME

    I'm an not that familiar with TNCS systems at all, as almost every system I work on is TNS. My question is this, is there a way to tell if a system is in fact a TNCS system. There is one I am currently working on which is labelled as PME, but rather that taking it as gospel that this means it is...
    • Ken77
    • Thread
    • electricians' talk might pme questions stupid
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  17. Top Cat

    Stupid price for PAT testing

    An old customer rang me today (tight as a ducks ---) and asked if i did PAT testing. Yes no problem. What do you charge? £2.50 What, per item!!! Yes Well i was expecting to pay up to 50 - 60 pence at a push. Find someone else!
  18. T

    Stupid Lyrics

    The wife's got a Beyoce dvd on just now and Irreplaceable is playing. It struck me that the lyrics are stupid, she's singing about dumping her boyfriend but says I could have another you in a minute. If he's useless enough to be binned why would she want another him? Any other examples guys...
  19. H

    1st Stupid mistake of 2012...

    Just this past week I was doing a job that required 8 dual dry lining boxes and 3 2 gang boxes to be installed. Thought I was being clever by making myself a small cardboard template which I used to mark out the hole size required on the wall. Completely forgot that dual boxes are wider than 2...
    • Heisenberg
    • Thread
    • aus electricians' talk mistake stupid
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Australia
  20. R

    Probably a stupid question.

    Why doesnt T&E cable have Reference Method E (perforated cable tray) listed in table 4D5 (page 340 green)? Although table 4D2A does and says it's multicore cable with or without a CPC? What's the difference between this cable and T&E? Thanks in advance.
    • Rampage
    • Thread
    • aus electricians' talk probably question stupid
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Australia
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