Just a quick one but how long does a NICEIC membership last ?
Joined in December last year but not accepted until March this year so couldn't practise under there banner until then
But just had an invoice for dec -dec for another 12 years membership
So my 1st year was for 9 months then ?
Any...
I had an email today from spitfire selling off the 15kw inverter cheap, then find out solar max are going bust
I find it disgusting that a wholesaler throws an offer out knowing the manufacturer is going bust completely leaving the installed in the brown stuff!
I have done a few of these jobs for the same client. Install a 315a fused TPN isolator in their new heating centres. All the others I have done UKPN have bought in a PME supply so I have just mounted the fused isolator with tails into the CT chamber ready for me to do the follow up at a later...
Hi all just wanted some feedback what your best brands are for LED light bulbs, downlights or related products please?
I have found that Aurora & Robus are the big players in the LED market, be good to get your thoughts in terms of quality and costs.
Cheers Rob (forum rookie)
Been accused of refusing to allow negative reviews for bad workmanship and refusing to put up reviews relating to failure to turn up...., where they explain its to allow both sides to be heard and the tradesman to rectify their work ....well sorry if a trademan has to return to rectify poor...
I was replacing some sockets today to metal face plates for customer in their extension. Lights have also metal face plates, and these are earthed. They bought some more metal switches to replace the ones in original house but I found out there is no earth in this part. I believe they can't...
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I have an ECA assessment coming up in November. The company are already registered with the ECA but their QS left and they want me to step up. I have been a QS for Elecsa before but only for Part P in domestic dwellings. The company I work for now carries out commercial and some...
I started getting products from ledhut last November. One of their selling points is their 5 year warranty on all products which they advertise heavily on their website.
I discovered however that their standard warranty is only 2 years and the 5 year is only available upon application. The...
Hi my names Steve running a small electrical firm in the southeast, I'm in the process if second fixing 4 flats which I wired couple of months back, I've wired plenty of flats over the years and when the builder asked what's details he needed for the supply, I said put down 5 single phase...
We have two wrought iron light fittings in our lounge that take five candle lamps in each. Using 25watt incandescent bulbs gives the right amount of light and with a clear envelope the sparkly filament looks good. With the onset of energy saving bulbs we find the compact fluorescents very...
ok iim strugling to find some t8 led replacement tubes.
but im not after ones with a starter im after 230v mains powered.
i know you can get them because a relative was trialing them out on trains for a while.
problem is, we can't buy the amount required to get them from the same suppliers
this is a real life fault i came up against. without over-complicating the issue of the site, i'll try to explain just the electrical side. OK. 10mm SWA 3 core feed to a wiska box. no RCD protection. from the wiska box there are 2 6mm 3 core SWA branches.lets call them 1 and 2. with minimal...
Ground source heat pumps, solar panels, inverters, LEDs & more.
Question for you lads in this part of the industry- do you buy off a wholesaler, or do you go direct to the manufacture.
Brief background- I've just finished wiring a large factory and part of the deal was that I got one of the...
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I was called out to a house today who's meter had been removed by the electricity board as they had been tampering with it.
They wanted to connect a generator to it and no longer use any of the suppliers.
As there will be no switching between supplys, I presume I no longer need to...
Hi there I've being self employed now for nearly a year but I have just being sub-contracting, I've got alot of my own work coming on soon and I'm wanting to join elecsa so that I can sign it off. I've looked through their application form and tried searching on line about there assessment and...
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