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    Trouble with NVQ 3

    Hi All, First and foremost this may not be in the correct forum but oh well, just don't come down on me too hard. I am having great difficulties starting my NVQ 2356 level 3 I was enrolled on this course over a year ago with OCLI. Correct me if i'm wrong but NVQ's in general required on the...
  2. S

    Trouble lining up 4x sockets on glass splash back

    Hi guys, I'm hoping someone has got an idea for me! I've got four accessories to line up on a glass splash back, all flat plate metal finish. There's 1x cooker (dble), two SFCU (sngles) and a double socket. I bought three of the brackets that join metal back boxes together, and they are...
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    Trouble shooting on a shower installation

    Firstly i installed a 7.5kw shower, wired with a 10mm t/e, protected with a 40a mcb, on the rcd side of the board and with a 40a double pole switch. Now when i come to turn on the switch everything is fine, the neon light comes on hurray, but when i turn on the shower it trips the rcd. I did a...
  4. Rockingit

    Is anyone else having trouble finding people to work?

    Out of all us full-time S.E. sparks, I just wondered if I'm alone in not being able to find some decent short-term labour? Having done the usual asks with the wholesalers, an ad on here, an ad via the Job Centre and after two weeks not a single enquiry. So the economy is clearly that good...
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    SMA piggyback with laptop trouble!

    Hi, Recently installed a system with 2 SMA inverters. I've connected the piggyback to one of the inverters and switched the rotary switch to the '1' setting. I have sunny explorer on my laptop but when I search for the piggyback it says no devices found. I've also tried it with the rotary...
  6. 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...
  7. J

    trouble with newly installed MK c/u

    recently changed an old fuseboard to a new MK consumer unit with 2rcbo's and then RCD with 5 mcb's on it, now i IR all the circuits and all came out at <299Mohm but since day 1 the rcd has tripped whenever a high load is switched on? i tried the up and down ring and the fridge radial on 1 of the...
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    Porcelain tile trouble

    Hello. I have received a request to put a shaver socket in a bathroom, bang in the middle of a porcelain tile. Does anyone have any experience on the best tool, method to use? I have cut plenty of holes in normal tiles for socket outlets using a dremmel quite easily but it doesn't touch the...
  9. S

    SMA inverter trouble

    New to forum so first post. Hello! Just installed a 21 x 190Wp system using a SMA SB4000TL inverter. Have 2 strings of 8 on input A and one of 5 on input B. Keep getting error message 1 stating Too much generation for the inverter and trips out. Will operate on the 5 string but obviously at...
  10. dansk

    Mcs renewal

    Just had a four hour mcs audit for my renewal, all went well, except for a couple of non conforms, and a strong word of advice, anyone not doing wind cals and structural calcs are going to be in trouble, and they can make you go over all your installs and carry out calculations. I was ok on...
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    Is it just me having trouble terminating cables?

    When it comes to 3 cables in one terminal, for example the earth wire, I find it really hard. I'm at college at the moment, with my practical exam, I have gone overtime because of this. I have two cables in then I put the last one in, then screw it in but there is usually one that falls out...
  12. A

    Trouble with heating system wiring.

    Any help would be appreciated. Recently had a new boiler with megaflow tank fitted & i've wired up the heating controls according to the s plan diagram inthe booklet for the tank, except for a room stat as i intend to use the thermostatic valves on the rads to control the heat. The problem i'm...
  13. D

    Trouble finding main fuse!!!

    Just stated out and having installed a few CU's with success i went to a flat today and couldn't find the main fuse. Hoping to find it with the meter it wasn't there. This was next to the old fuse box under a panel. Any ideas??? No doubt you will but many of the old installs baffle me! Thanks
  14. J

    ZS trouble help

    HI All Ive just finshed installing a small lighting circuit in a toilet riser The cct is protected by a B 6A MCB and is wired in FP200 2.5MM I got the following readings Ze was taken at the Db at 0.11 ohm All insulation resistance readings were taken at 2M ohm and my R1+R2 was 0.03ohm...
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    Question Trouble ( need help )

    Hello everybody, This is my first post names Micky. I was wondering if anyone could help me out with this question I’ve have been struggling with it for a long time. As a result I’ve lost a large part of my hair, mainly from the frontal region . Question: - Given that the resistance per meter...
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    3 pole contactor trouble. 230 v coil, 50hz. ADVICE PLEASE

    Hi guys, Havnig a small drama here at work trying to re-wire a contactor for a three phase motor. The chap that installed the contactor was firstly NOT an electrician, he was in fact a metal worker....and the job he did certainly worked, but was a little unusual to say the least...
  17. Amp David

    Alarm system for the van

    Can anyone advise on a van alarm. Do others have them or just rely on fitting uprated locks and guards?
  18. D

    fluorescent trouble

    i fitted 4 5'twin corrosion proof T8 with electronic ballast 3 of them are giving trouble -sometimes they start other times not -or might go off after a few minutes i assume there's a fault with ballast-i doubt it's voltage but will check anyone had similar issues thanks
  19. H

    Nvq portfolio trouble!

    Hi everyone, just joined the site, looks great and im happy to have now got involved! Im 20 and started my NVQ yesterday, after taking home the portfolio and having a read of it, i dont understand some things: 1. On each "section", (301,302,303 etc etc), there is a table saying description of...
  20. S

    Trouble downloading PAT test results to Megger Powersuite Pro Lite

    Hi, Apologies if I've put this question in the wrong place (its my first post). I've just bought a Megger PAT 450 along with the Megger Powersuite Pro-Lite software and am having trouble downloading results. The tester instructions are that results must be taken from the machine with a USB pen...

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