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  1. telectrix

    came in today.

    as title. rullion seeking mates. stoke. Electrical Mates / Stoke-on-Trent / Long term work / £10.00p/h (27914323) - reed.co.uk
  2. V

    Classic EICR Today. Words nearly failed me!!!!!!

    This is long, so apologies but I have never come across this before. I got asked by my local garage where I get my van MoT'd if I could do an EICR for him as his insurance company have requested one. So I pitch up today and the owner produced a load of old PIR's and EICR's that have been...
  3. ETradesmen

    Today ended with a bang!

    Hey there, I don't normally post much on here but am always browsing through this forum as the topics are somewhat interesting. Anyway, as per the title. I managed to end todays work with a BOOM! I have been working on a complete refurbishment on a old 1920's terraced house. The property has a...
  4. C

    finished and Passed AM2 today was pretty intense ... feels good.. Sept 2015

    Finished and passed my AM2 today... Finshed it at 3pm had result via email at 8pm... Feels good. The forum helped me with elements so im happy to add any tips i may have picked up for people who are looking.. I thought it was a good and adequate exercise... i understand the frustration with...
  5. Dave OCD

    CU Change today - anyone familiar with these ?

    Did an easy CU change today, the only things of note were there was only one RFC and in the old Wylex each leg was connected to its own 30 amp fuse ! The place was built in 1964 so probably been like that for 50 years ? The other unusual [to me] thing was a '2 part' Crabtree trip switch with a...
  6. E

    Saw this today

    Exclusive: Gmail will soon let you have a custom email address for $2 per month - GSMArena blog Good news for all you '[email protected]'s people!!
  7. C

    can't believe what i saw today

    Hi all not posted for a while been busy and going through a divorce:hurray: been to a job today to fit alarm system, in a new build just been finished, opened c/u to find neutral tails done in 10 x 2.5mm singles all crammed in and earth done in about 6 x 2.5mm singles, these run for about 6...
  8. N

    Potential hammer blow today

    Went to a training center to practice my testing, prior to 2932 practical assessment tomorrow 2/06/06. I Found out the test forms have all been changed to AMD3. The blank test sheets they're providing are not the IEC ones I'm used to, and they're NIC branded. To add insult to injury...
  9. S

    Bad day today :-( drilled a 20mm hole straight through top chord of a tji joist

    As above drilling from floor above I thought I was going through a 3x2 bracer but turned out it was the top chord of a tji joist! In all my years and knowing the golden rule ! Well I'd say id describe myself as devestated!
  10. D Skelton

    NAPIT Certification Scheme An interesting exchange today with Contactum, IET & NAPIT

    As title says:
  11. N

    2394 Results

    I'm well chuffed, I passed my 2394 exam today. Anybody else get their results today.
  12. M

    Trainee asking for an explanation on something I found today (arcing cable)

    Hey there folks, just to let you know I am only a trainee, not actually started my NVQ yet but been working with most aspects of the trade for about 6 months now. Today I was working on the roof of a cinema replacing some emergency lights. Whilst up there the spark I am working under...
  13. M

    nice view at work today

    A nice 33 degrees today in perth. Not a bad view from site either
  14. N

    Saw someone blow the DNOs Fuse today

    Today I witnessed my first electrical BANG ! When someone actually blew the DNOs fuse. Just so no-one else does it, it was caused by joining L+N at the RCD with the busbar.
  15. M

    2 possible electricians died today. 2 others critical

    iv attached a link to what happened here in perth today. the post says exploding transformer but time will tell what happened. be safe out there Second person dies after explosion at Perth shopping centre - 9news.com.au
  16. J

    fault today at work 400v live to neutral

    went to work today, on a hospital we’ve been working atand we got there and a phase of works that we’ve have already done I tested itan powered it up last week, the lights were all flickering and one light sw onone circuit was switching another light on another circuit very strange, I tookthe db...
  17. S

    Pensioners and the youth of today!

    I overheard a couple of pensioners discussing their boredom and ailments the other day, and commenting on how the youth of today are not like them. So i chipped in; Its OK for you to complain about the younger generation, but the problem with pensioners is that you are all out of work and on...
  18. rustynails

    Anyone see the daily mail today...

    notice the double extension socket that looks as if it's cable goes through the tree lol Clapham house rented out by rogue landlords had a TREE to route electricity  | Daily Mail Online
  19. ElectroChem

    Something new today

    Had my first encounter with one of these today, wondering if any of the other trainees are familiar enough to guess it's identity from the back?
  20. L

    Saw it twice in the same property today!

    Evening all you experienced fella's, Completed a EICR today and at the cooker isolator on the load side was a 2.5mm2 running up to a single socket at the ceiling (Dual RCD DB, the cooker is a 6mm on a 32A 60898). Asked the customer what this is for "a local spark put it there for an extractor...

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