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    Just cruised though 'whodunnit thread'

    Aren't we all ****in smug about that?
  2. S

    domestic bathroom

    I dont really work in the domestic field so was just wanting to know a few things before starting a job, bathroom downlighters, can these be mains voltage as long as RCD protected is that correct and also a fan isolator can this be situated up the the loft space, or does it have to be...
  3. S

    I DO find this rather amusing at this time....typical though

    ........especially the timescales :>) £30 million announced for community green schemes and public sector energy efficiency - Department of Energy and Climate Change
  4. A

    rcd in kitchen

    hi all just want to check that i am right have been ask to check over another sparks work in a first floor flat all he has done is added 3 new sockets in the kitchen the only thing is it is a old ccu with rewireble fuse and no rcd as the cables are buried in the wall it needs to be on a rcd. one...
  5. B

    shower test cert query

    hi all just a quick question what type of cert should be issued for the straight forward replacement of a shower.
  6. G

    Underfloor Heating Repair or repair kit?

    Hi Folks, I've had a quick search for a thread on this but there are so many queries on UFH. I've been asked to repair some UFH where a carpenter has sliced through it with his stanley knife. I've never worked with UFH before but what i have been told is that this stuff is called elements e...
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    C3 on EICR....

    Evening all. I have a thought that I'd like to discuss. Using the current PIR certs, the absence of brown indicator sleeving on the blue S/W of a twin & earth cable used as a switch cable for a light for example, currently warrants a code 4 as it doesn't comply with BS 7671. Code 4's, are...
  8. S

    Anyone uses a Yankee screwdriver in this trade

    Ive seen a few people using them and im wondering if its useful for the electricians. Any sparks here use them. If you dont know what im talking about, its the screwdriver which you push and it turns by itself, if you know what i mean.
  9. B

    Commercial kitchen bonding

    I cant work out what needs to be bonded in a commercial kitchen. Commercial kitchens have lots of free standing metal work tops & work benches, so do these need to be cross bonded and have a earth taken back to the DB? Also for the sinks in commercial kitchens do they need bonding? I cant seem...
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    strange fault

    Strange fault. Rewire, 8 circuits all rcbo protected Tests out ok Intermittent fault Turn basement lights off at switch (fed via a 6a rcbo) basement power trips? (on an adjacent 16a rcbo) no crossed neutrals. The 16a rcbo trips when turning lights off not on? Any ideas, never seen this type...
  11. sythai

    32mm PVC conduit...?

    Think I may have used this years ago but not sure....? Anyone know if there is such a thing please? Probably be needing 4 lengths, few couplers and an angle box Got to run in a 10mm supply across an external wall but customer wont go for SWA ! Cant go inside either, ummmm. Next thing is...
  12. P

    Does Anyone Recognise this Steel Trunking Please?

    I am on a job in Abingdon, and struggling to find the make of this trunking? Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks for looking. Nick
  13. S

    Stan in Afghanistan testing trouble

    Im in the royal engineers and currently in Afghanistan, I've just been tasked to carry out a test and inspection and do not have an on site guide or GN3, and I completed my 2391 2 years ago and not touched it since. Can anyone help me with electronic copies of on site guide or GN3 so i can...
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    incoming 3 phase

    hi everyone 3 phase mains coming into building split 1 phase for each of thee 3 flats. now 2 flats are converted into one and rewired my question is do i still use 2 phases for 2 fuse board to balance the load or do i use 1 phase and leave another one unused any thoughts well appreciated
  15. Sintra

    Happy Birthday SirKit Breaker

    Happy birthday mate have a good un.:party:
  16. R

    Pilot drills in bundles?

    Anyone know anywhere online where I can get a cheap bundle of pilot drill bits, like 20 or more? Nice one!
  17. H

    Commercial part 'p'?????

    Newbie here (to this forum...not electrics...:D) so gentle please I know for domestic dwellings working on kitchens/bathrooms and general electrics one has to be part 'P' registred, But....what about working on commercial properties? I'm talking of shops, factories where no-one is residing I...
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    Advice on a kitchen circuit.

    Hello all, could I ask your advice and opinion? 18 months ago, I fitted in a new kitchen to my house (built 1994). My friend did some electrical work. He is not a qualified electrician, but has done extensive work on his own property (an old farmhouse) and appears to know his stuff. I was...
  19. D

    Fluke 1652

    Just purchased a fluke 1652 on eBay can any one tell me if it's a good tester please and has it got auto rcd test cheers
  20. E

    Thinking of doing inspection course

    Hi all, I've been considering doing the C&G 2391 Inspection Course. I would like to work self employed carrying out inspections, but maintain my regular PAYE job as a 17th Edition Approved Electrician. My question is, if I want to carry out inspections and sign installations off, is...

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