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  1. M

    Electrician Jobs Looking For Electrician Mate job for me

    Hello Every one My name is Mirza, Living in Luton,39 yrs old, recently I finished a intensive course through that I have got C&G 2382 wiring regs, C&G 2394 Initial verification, also studying part time C&G L2 Electrical Installation at Barnfield college, if any body needed me please contact...
  2. Dave

    How to check the integrity of insulation?

    I recently bought a house and started to rewire it. A sparks mate came and helped with a few bits and I got him capping the chases. He put a nail through a cable in one chase, then told me he may have done it in a couple of other places, he's not sure! I had a plasterer going round behind me...
  3. O

    Washer won't stop - keeps going through all the cycles - Any Idea?

    Working on a Roper washing machine model rtw4641bq0. It completely runs an entire cycle and then starts over again. I have to manually cancel it otherwise it would run all day. Also, if the power goes out the washer automatically starts up again once power is brought back. Any ideas? Thank...
  4. M

    Don't shoot me, I need some clarification.

    I'm not an electrician, I'm a chemist, and although I think I know the answer I need a clarified clear answer from someone who knows what they are on about. Its not strictly electrical but my MS (multiple Sclerosis) nurse told me what MS was using this analogy. Imagine you have a lamp... and a...
  5. R

    Just had full rewire done, cables very close to surface or coming through skim

    we just had a full rewire done on a 1920's property. Electrics been completed and signed off with certificate. Making good on wall chase areas done by plasterer hired by electrician. We have just come to decorating and found that in a few areas the cables haven't been chased deep enough and are...
  6. S

    Do I need conduit?

    Im considering my options for fitting an outside socket for the garden. If I was to take a spur from a socket on the inside wall and drill through, would the 2.5mm Twin and E cable between the two sockets need to be fed through conduit or trunking? Or can I simply run it through the wall? Thanks
  7. F

    Voltage through earth to desk

    I built a metal desk with wood top. I just wired in a 500W heat lamp on the desk. 13A plug goes to a single metalclad socket via 1.5mm2 3 core cable. Same cable then goes from socket to 1 way metalclad switch. Same cable then goes from switch to heat lamp. Earths are all connected to each...
  8. A

    Wiring a siren through a timer

    Looking some advice on wiring a siren through a timer to alert everyone to the conveyor belt running. They don't want it to delay the belts starting (stupid idea) they just want it to sound when the belt starts up as it's unguarded. I'm wiring it off a n/o contact on the push button. I'm trying...
  9. M

    Hi from newbie

    Hi to all I'm mark a customer advisor in the electrical department for a diy chain previously trained as an engineer about 25 years ago but didn't complete training through I'll health so went doing other jobs in the mean time then decided to redo the training so I can try and work for myself in...
  10. J

    installing downlights- wired in conduit

    Looking at a job tomorrow morning- where the customer wants pendants turned into LED down-lights in hall, bathroom and kitchen. He mentioned that there is a loft space above these areas but the existing lights are wired in steel conduit. How do you guys normally go about installing down-lights...
  11. gazdkw82

    Bs7681 wiring regs test

    I have this booked for January 9th. Iv just passed the 202 exam so now I'm going to dedicate my time in getting ready for this exam. I need some advice on the best ways to organise notes that I can stick on the book to aid locating specific information/sections. Only thing iv done so far is...
  12. N

    Who can issue a Minor Works cert?

    I have been through a time served electrical apprenticeship, achieved LV 3 2330, AM2, NVQ, and all other stuff to do with, 6 years ago. I do not not have test and inspect. I have always worked for large contracting companies, in the cushy side (maintenance) and have never had to supply certs for...
  13. O

    Not my handy work

    So there I was today up a ladder when I spotted this..... This roof is new and some sparky has drilled through it - sure its got some form of sealant - but through a brand new flat lead roof??
  14. S

    Qualified electrician looking to broaden network through an online world.

    Self employed electrician, broadening connections by entering the on line world and looking for fellow electricians support for those jobs that have me abit stumped.
  15. M

    Wiring through apartments

    I am just starting a new project with consists of multiple new apartments being put in place within a large single existing building. Due to the layout of the multiple storey building and the fact the apartments are already laid out and in situe there is only one mains riser capable of being put...
  16. H

    Terminal Box Wiring Coming Through Wall for Conduit

    hi is there a steel terminal box that caters for wires coming from inside to outside, all the terminal boxes i've found don't have holes at the back. i was just wondering what would be the correct way to feed a wire through the wall into a terminal box (then through conduit to a camera outside)...
  17. M

    Sub-main install urgent question

    Hi Everyone Looking for you knowledgeable people to help me out with question about the routing of sub-mains. UKPowerNetworks are soon to install a new 3-phase supply to an external meter box. This will supply two separately owned maisonettes (shared Freehold) - one on ground floor and the...
  18. cgfw201

    Drilled through a cable embedded in plaster, easy fix?

    Hi there Been a bit of a pillock and drilled through a cable when putting a shelf up. It powers the ceiling light in my kitchen and nothing else (pretty sure anyway). I've gone through the live wire but not the earth which is still safely encased in it's sheath. There's a small gap between...
  19. rolyberkin

    Speech Sync Issue Samsung

    Bought a new Freesat 55" Samsung TV and couldn't watch strictly tonight due to a noticeable speech sync/sound issue on HD. Any ideas what causes this, have updated firmware etc and issue seemed to go away once Michael McKintyre got on?
  20. bigspark17

    Concentric cable used as submain?

    Situation DNO supply into garage outside meter box, submain into house approx 10M in concentric cable. Fused down by 80 swfcu . I dont know the size but it has 7 neutral strands and approx same cpc strands. Any thoughts on this.? Is it ok? I would have thought ok as same if not very similar to...

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