Was a member for years on here, I'm 60 now and recently changed jobs! Due to a buy out of the company I'd been with for 18 years.
Lost my log in there didn't have it saved anywhere or access to my old emails!
So here I am again!
NICEIC QS for the company I'm with. Not properly been on the kit...
I am very interested in electrics and have a pretty good working knowledge of how to troubleshoot and install electrical equipment.
This forum has been helpful and interesting to benefit from the experience of others.
thank
Hi all, Al Groves here - owner of Groves Technical Services and Lecturer in Electrical installation at Middlesbrough college. I've been working most of the time and occasionally read the odd thread when I'm not installing or teaching, I had to post a thread to keep this account open so there ya...
Hi everyone, I’ve been a long time viewer of the forums and have used many times to answer queries I have come across.
I am a 26 year veteran sparky who has worked mainly in industrial settings this has included 14 years of purely installation work and the remainder doing installs, maintenance...
This is quite lengthy so get comfy...
I had a bizarre call out relating to a job I attended about five years ago. The situation was they were getting regular short term low voltages across all phases, only a few seconds, but enough to make lights flicker.
In the intervening years they had done...
Hi everyone,
I am Hamsquad. New to the forum working as a controls engineer but do abit of everything.
heard this is where I need to come to learn more about everything electrical!!!
So a customer had a nuisance trip and I spent 4 hours trying to find the fault (first hour identifying circuits as none labelled at board).
There was a ring circuit with each leg being fed by 32a breaker, I put them into the the same breaker.
Another ring had its leg connector blocked...
Hi all...
I thought it was about time I introduced myself to all of you forum members.
My name is Dave, I'm located in the Walsall (West Mids) area, and I'm a qualified sparky.
Originally from the MEB (apprentice), I've worked for myself for a while.
I'm registered with NAPIT (... Ouch, don't...
This might be long so feel free to grab a brew.
So, as some of you may know, i'm a 34 year old who has been dying to get into the industry. I have fought for years to get someone to take me on and have been unsuccessful despite having a background in construction (I can basically build a whole...
Just been called to this beauty as previous electrician wanted more money ( in cash) up front and walked to quote "cut his losses".
Mounting board has been removed. Meter has been moved by said electrician. And yes it has been wedged in pushing the gas feed across.
I wish I could say it's a...
My name is Tim and I have just turned 23. Started my Electrical Apprenticeship in September doing commercial work and I live in Northern Ireland. However, my company only does work in the Republic of Ireland. Currently working down in Dublin. At my local college, my apprenticeship is EAL rather...
Hopefully in Video and Pics I explain it better than here! I have a dilemma in my old house that I thought was a Simple Switch Loop but I have two hot wires in the ceiling receptacle and one hot in hallway light box!
Here is my YouTube video, I have had a couple strokes and three heart attacks...
Just a little thought here,
With PME / TN-C-S supplies being most common, and the difficulty with EV charging from this earthing arrangement are:
722.411.4.1:
(i) = Very difficult to ensure 3 phase loads are always balanced in the real world
(ii) = Unless in a new build with foundation...
Usual problem with smart switches - no neutral at the switch, been plenty of threads on it before.
Fortunately managed to find some switches that don't need one. So the circuit's permanently 'complete' since the switch is permanently 'on', and actually power is going to the light, but not...
thought ( see what i did there) that this could start a thread titled "Thought for the day". here's mine. future contributions welcome.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkiD3wR8kS0
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