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  1. dansk

    Spare panel required - can anyone help?

    Due to glass damage i need to replace a customers panel - usual crap with supplier "we don't stock that anymore" you know the drill. original panel: Caymax (aka CSUN) silver 250w mono. VOC 37.3 ISC 8.78 Vmpp 30.1 Impp 8.31 1640 x 990 x 50 Maybe an ET 250 would do it - its very close in the...
  2. P

    code 1 on EICR

    my amtech flags up a code 1 when max zs is reached on a protective device when tested and the results entered ELECSA guidance notes quote it as a cde 2 anybody suggest which to follow as it can create problems on site
  3. R

    AM2 Prep

    hi guys any advice or information regarding the am2 would be great. hints and tips welcome. Cheers lads
  4. T

    What ferrule and labelling kits/brands do you use?

    Just wondering what ferrule and labeling kits everyone uses? We have always used hellerman tyton ones but now im after purchasing my own i don't know what to go for. If anyone has a particular brand could you post a pic of a CU completed with it? Cheers!
  5. J

    Design software which one though ?

    Can anyone help trying to choose a design software to help me but which one lots out there
  6. D

    Megger GS38 probe tips

    Does anyone know where I can find the test lead probe tips? Megger sell a pack of 20 £26.40! This seems a little expensive to me but maybe I'm just tight??
    • Dannyboy1412
    • Thread
    • false found megger probe probes though tips
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  7. J

    Lighting and Sockets on same feed in House extension

    Hello all, has anyone come across lighting and sockets on same feed, basically a house has been extended, and from the CU it goes out in 2.5mm2 and in the loft it looks like junction boxes have been used to feed the lights in 1.5mm2 instead of laying on a separate feed for lighting. How rough is...
  8. Energetic

    Immersion controller pricing

    Those of you who are fitting these, are you charging a flat rate or surveying the job and pricing what you find. I'd like to charge a flat rate but there are implications with RCD protection and bonding and 3036 fuses that mean some jobs will be longer than others. I'd also like to not have to...
  9. T

    why a 'GREG' though??

    Hello all, Im a new member,my name is Terry,im 32,been sparking since 1998. For my first post id just like to ask a daft question that iv been pondering over for years,not sure if its just a north west thing or all over but why do some sparks refer to plug-in ceiling roses as 'Gregs'?? weve had...
  10. I

    ELECSA Certification Scheme yippe elecsa assesment passed

    yippeee just finished my elecsa assessment now passed with flying colours wasnt half as bad or taxing as i thought :smilewinkgrin:
  11. A

    building control fee for electrical work even though its my job

    Hi all I'm in the middle of a arguement with local building control over my 2 storey extension on my own house, last year it was started and when i applied for building regs etc i told the B.I bloke that i'll be doing the electrical work as its mfull time job in the day. Told him i could'nt use...
  12. S

    Voip - Not strictly Solar but Business Related

    I'm on a cost cutting mission - our broadband and BT landline is abysmal and I seem to be paying through the nose for it too. I'm changing to a local firm who provide broadband through their local masts and I'm changing to Voip - can anyone recommend a voip provider? Are there any pitfals with...
  13. B

    testing the water.. 50mtrs 10mm t&e

    I might have 50mtrs of 10mm T&E for sale brand new still sealed, depending on price, I may keep hold of it for future use. £75 collected, £100 posted? offers.....:bucktooth:
  14. W

    Routing Cable back though boxes

    Is this allowed? I'm planning on running the cable (Single) vertical down to a cooker socket using oval conduit, and have the ring main sockets cable go down into the same box, then run them horizontally to two double sockets using 20mm round conduit, then the from the 2nd box, the cable will...
    • WilliamWatt
    • Thread
    • boxes cable routing though
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  15. U

    help with testing

    Hi all Wondering if anyone can help, I'm just about to do my testing exam at college and not very confident with the full testing procedure, wondering if anyone could wright out or suggest a good way of remembering the full test procedure from start to finish. Any help would be...
    • unders13
    • Thread
    • continuity help procedure testing tests though
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  16. D

    Electronics/circuit make up etc

    New be on this, please bear with me - I appreciate this site is mainly for Sparkies, but I wondered if anyone is on here who likes getting the soldering iron out making up circuits, for instance - Shed alarm, Site alarm, Solar panel, put together a Wind Turbine that works, useful on the...
  17. Rockingit

    Gas fitter jailed for accidental death

    I realise that the plumbers forum will be full of this, and justifiably so, but from a skilled trade to another, this is a hard and cold lesson for us all: if it's not done properly, it can kill. BBC News - Gas fitter Andrew Hartley jailed over Zoe Anderson's death
  18. Top Cat

    Wylex old style breakers

    Anyone know what the breaking capacity of an old style plug in MCB on a Wylex board. The breakers are 6 and 16 Amp. Am i right in putting them down as BS3871? Cheers.
  19. O

    Todays botched Installation

    So today I was installing an extractor fan close to a 2nd DB in a house which was extended about 2 years ago. This is the nice new shiney CU (and yes there is an EIC for this!) and given I'd viewed the EIC prior to starting, checked the EFLI for the circuit I wanted to add to and I must say I...
    • Octopus
    • Thread
    • attach breaker installation registered though
    • Replies: 28
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  20. N

    Confused about ECS Card.

    Hello everybody, I am 22 and I'm not long out of college (I passed in 2011) I have recently had to look for a new job due to redundancy and everywhere that i'm looking in around my area is asking for either an ECS or CSCS card, I have looked into an ECS card as this is what my old company...
    • NewElectrician
    • Thread
    • assessment card confused course currently ecs ecs card fuse though training
    • Replies: 34
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum

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