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  1. Doomed

    The things kids say

    my 3.5 year old girl in the car with mum, passes a church. girl: Mummy, there's a graveyard mum: Clever girl, do you know what a graveyard is for? girl: Its where you put dead people mum: Well done! You do know alot don't you. pause girl: Then they come back as Zombies.
  2. P

    23 things your kids or grand kids will not understand

    23 Things Your Kids Will Never Understand
  3. S

    Weirdest, strangest, oddest things found........

    Good evenin' all,.....i hope your all busy at the moment working and earning-earning and working, and for those of you that are not, i hope your having fun just the same. i had a thought the other day about all the jobs i have had, and some of the odd things i have come across / had happen to...
  4. S

    How many circuits

    We all know each site is different and there are so many variants which can affect the time taken to complete a ECIR. But what would you say is an acceptable amount of circuits to be testing per day?
  5. S

    3 Phase map - any bright sparks?

    I am undertaking some research on the optimal potential of wind turbines in the UK. I am trying to find out where there is 3 Phase power. I am a wildlife scientist based in South Africa and have dangerously little knowledge of electricity so I would appreciate ANY guidance. Thanks Shan
  6. J

    Pricing

    Hi guys, only recently set up on my own and need some advice on pricing of c/u changes please. Had done one for a property agent domestic/off peak at £200 fitted, priced low to get my foot in the door sort of speak but have friends say even that is way too cheap! Obviously am not wanting to rip...
  7. M

    Hello from Manchester

    Hi guys/girls, Just a quick hello, I'm recently out of the Army after 22yrs and have taken things Electrical as my resettlement course. To be honest i dont consider myself a sparky yet, so im sure you will be hearing quite a lot from me in the future, i hope you dont mind helping this newbie...
  8. D

    Getting back into the swing of things

    Hi I im 32 now and did my electrical training for 5 years in a huge private school! During that time i worked along the electrical supervisor and we did all types of electrical work from maintenance,testing and fault finding and installation work During the school holidays! All the...
  9. G

    how to make a electronic device in to solar powered

    hi, i have just bough a air purifier it says it will consume 48 watts, and this is the product Airfree Air Purifier and Steriliser P125 Platinum i want to power this with solar, i understand that their are many expensive ways where i can hire a professional and get things all fancy, but as i...
  10. gnuuser

    things that make you smack your forehead

    doing a power quality analysis for the main computer room i noticed some weird spikes around noon ??? went to computer room and found the tech guy had made a home-made hot dogger using some cord and a couple of galvanized nails i asked why and he said it was too far to walk to the lunch-room...
  11. A

    Terminating SWA to existing sockets

    Hi everyone, I'm looking to put two power sockets in my garden shed. The shed is about 10 meters from the house, about 20-25 meters the way I plan to route the cabling. I've researched this and have come up with the conclusion show in the pic which I hope is mostly correct. I plan on using...
  12. D

    Doing things correctly!

    Hi im new to this game as you will probably tell but i am also not one of these fly by night just done a weeks course i can now do everything guy. Basicaly my experiance so far is 100% mains electric supply as i work for a energy supplier installing single phase and 3 phase electric meters. my...
  13. A

    bad ghostly things

    some old buildings have a lot of nasty things that have happened in the past well i,m off the naughty seat for
  14. S

    price per point - steel conduit

    Not done this for a while. What's the going rate per point. standard metal clad sockets, spurs and switches. Light fittings budget fluorescent. Runs aren't long. We are sub for main contractor in SE. Any help appreciated. Thanks
  15. C

    Complete Novice trying to install new 2 Gang Light Switch - please help!!!

    Hi guys, I am completly stuck, I am replacing my Kitchen Light Switches with new Chrome switches, I thought it would be just a quick straight forward swap, how wrong could i be!! There are 2 separate lights in the kitchen on a 2 gang switch, indepently controlled by the same switch (2...
  16. M

    Plug sockets behind stacks of rockwool slab insulation.... Safe?

    Hi all Just wanted to run this by the experts and see whether it would be a problem.... I have a small home studio and in the corners there are stacks of "Rockwool" (it's actual Knauf Rocksilk RS60)that look something like this: My DIY SuperChunks Plus & Soffit Corner Traps (Pics) -...
  17. S

    Are Things Looking Up??

    Been out of the country for a couple of weeks discovering that the sun does exist after all. Is anyone seeing any sign of a pick up in business out there??
  18. A

    Things worth money!

    Hi, Thought id start a post to see what you guys have found and sold! I just been to a house and ripped out a really old MEM Contactor (This thing is mega heavy and absolutely HUGE haha).. I was about to bin it when my mate said why dont u check ebay.. Checked ebay there going for around...
  19. S

    A question about the weird box things

    Hi guys! :) I have kind of a dumb question and so I searched for electricity related forums and found this one. Sorry if I sound really silly, but here goes: Can anyone please tell me why are these weird box things so common and what do they actually do?? :( Picture: Ok, I realized I can't...
  20. S

    Wow... its all changed.... Advice on err.. a few things!

    Bit embarrassed to be asking this. Its been a bad year. Hi all. Back in January I did my City and Guilds 17th Edition Full 2382-12 IET level 3. Just to brush up, as I have been out of sparking for about 6/7 years (sparky for 12 years before that) Was hoping to do 2391 - but had an accident...

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