Hey guys,
A number of years ago I completed the first year of a city and guilds course (2360 I think) and passed with a distinction, did my 16th and then got a job working as an elctrical and mechanical engineer and stopped college.
After a few years some things went wrong, the company went to...
Hi all,
Been reading quite a lot of threads around here and I hope to pick your brains with some thoughts I have been having.
I am a time served Electrical Engineer with 8 years experience working mainly industrial (installation/maintenance/testing/fault finding). I have done small amount of...
Hi Everyone,
As the title says I'm looking at joining Stroma & on looking on this forum I noticed users mentioning the following documents are required.
A complaints log
A Health & Safety Policy
A completed risk assessment for the job your using as the assessment
I've spoken to Stroma today...
Long story short, I've decided that Uni probably isn't for me so I've taken this time to look at an alternative. I looked into the trades and the two things that really caught my eye were Electrician and Underwater Welding/Construction. I didn't take physics due to having a bad experience in S3...
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I would like to offer my services on weekends on a voluntary basis to help with the wiring and installation of electrical equipment. I am currently working as a security engineer for an accredited company installing cctv, access control and fire alarms. The purpose of my...
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after being with the NICEIC for last 22 years, i thinking of ditching them for the Eca
has anyone done this , are they just the same? and is there online certification system any better?
also , i understand for domestic work you go via a third party, is this simple and is it a house hold...
We do mainly industrial and commercial work with a small bit of (landlord) residential.
After some recent negative comments from potential customers regarding NICEIC electricians I was thinking of jumping ship to ECA or Napit.
OK I know ECA are now the same as NIC but there name doesn't seem...
Hi there,
I was thinking about going abroad to work and was wondering if one of you's could help with the best way to go about it ? Not to bothered we're would just like to try something different ? Any advice and tips appreciated
Thanks
Hi just thought I would throw this out here into the forum. I am going to convert my loft and wonder if anyone has any tips, expertise or resources that may help. You never know who can do what on this forum. I live in a 30s' terraced house with a 38 degree pitch and 3m at the ridge so plenty of...
Hi I've recently just came out off my time I'm 20 years old and was thinking off doing a HND in Electrical Engineering, I would have too take a day off work each week for 2 years, and was just looking advice on the job opportunities or if someone regretted not doing it or something lol, thanks!
i put in a ring of 12 leds in a room (too many in reality)
put in a good dimmer meant to be able take load but lights causing horrible buzz
i am currently using 5w bulbs
if i replace the bulbs for 3w should that reduce the load and stop the buzzing, trying this before having to take lights...
Now I know this has been posted many times before.
I'm thinking of starting up. Hopefully with another electrician 50/50 so it's not so much pressure on just myself. I've had advice from a friend who owns a business (not in a trade) and said going Ltd and vat registered from day one. Reading...
Have been playing around with the thought of getting a new vehicle for work, ready for when i start out again (my TT isn't gonna work lol, so needs to go...). Looked at a Ford Ranger yesterday and quite liked it but test drove the new Nissan Navara today as you can get a full spec Teckna in...
Just a quick question on something I came across today. Had to replace a door on a metal clad box in a car park that vandals have broken off. Inside the Metal housing was a 100 A main cutout TNC-S , a Meter and a small C.U. with two MCB's, One for a car park pay and display meter directly behind...
Does anyone else feel that there is more headace in this trade but not enough pay. Regulations are ever changing, did my 17th edition last year to be told that there is going to be an 18th.
Hi, I'm currently working as a domestic self employed sparks mate however the work is few and far between at the minute. I have 2365 level 3 and around five years experience. I was thinking of starting up on my own just doing minor works and nothing notifiable to fill the time when I'm not...
Customer asking for a quote to re-vamp kitchen. Got some high end ovens/hobs:
Hob: 7.2kW
Oven: 3.7Kw
Steam Oven: 2.9Kw
Warming Drawer: 0.81Kw
She has told me other electricians have said another cable needs to be run for all this. Problem is that the CU is full, is build into a small...
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I’m thinking of switching to a Hive 2 thermostat …..
I currently have a very old SUNVIC TLX thermostat which from what I can work out is only connected to the oil central heating circulating pump which it turns on and off..
There is also a thermostat on the electric hot water cylinder...
So thinking of getting the Sony VR kit for my PS4, from what I have heard it's a game changer for the way your feel immersed in your gaming to the extent its scares the hell out of you, so anyone else thinking of getting one or has and can give us some feedback?
i got my level 2 3 and 17th last/this year mans done a few jobs some o th big and some of them small. Since I just have level 3 I am thinking to go in to the domestic market sat first. Is the FLUKE 1651b enough? It does not have phase rotation and earth rod testing if I am not mistaken. Want...
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