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    Facebook marketing

    Has anyone tried facebook marketing? Latest offer is £145 for 30 days in a 25 mile radius of my nearest town. All targeted at over homeowners over 40. Apparently 50k of them in our area actively on facebook everyday (which I seriously doubt) they reckon a click through of 1% - I think I'm...
  2. B

    3 phase 3kw immersions, anybody found a good price for one in UK?

    Seems everybody is going down this road now we have more time on our hands? Energy management systems, using the new monitoring gear or using contactor from inverter relay! Yes I am trying to find a cheapish 3 phase immersion to cable as 1-2kw or 3kw domestic water cylinder heating system. At...
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    Steel trunking capacity

    Hi Folks, Not been here for a while, hope everything's still good! Well, here it is; I'm trying to find the capacity for 75mmx75mm steel trunking. I'm pretty sure it's 45% full it should be, I' having problems proving it though! Can anyone tell me the reg number or tables referenced? I've...
  4. Lit_by_Sparks

    Photometric Files for LED to regular flourescent tube comparison.

    I think that title makes sense. ;) Hi everyone, I'm Mike and I have a question with regards to my battle in trying to enlighten people, about how far LED technology has come on in recent months/years. I have a client that I need to show photometric files to, comparing an 'old school' 5ft flo...
  5. G

    Trying to date wires - Red, White and Blue

    Really struggling to find any info on this in google, had a peak under the floor at the existing wiring in my place which was made c1920's to see what state the wiring is in. The cables in the socket ring circuit are somewhere around 5mm 3 core silver coloured wire in flat outer sheath with red...
  6. R

    EICR and trying to compete.

    Hi all, Just a quick request, having looked on the net and failed i am looking for a pdf or the like that simply highlights what a EICR should include if done properly so that i can attach this to my quotes when submitting them to domestic customers. This is an attempt to highlight to them that...
  7. O

    Is it worth trying to get agency work as a sparks mate while at college?

    No real experience here and trying to get myself into the trade down the mate route as suggested by you lovely folk. Thing is I know there will probably be a lot of competition for these jobs(if they even exist going on the agency's I use for driving) but I dont have an ECS card either which...
  8. E

    Trying to find a style of downlight.

    Evening all. I'm trying to source a downlight fitting for a customer and have been trawling the internet trying to find the style that they would like but have had no joy. It is a twin fitting that allows the lamps to be independently adjustable and it's silhouette would share a similar shape...
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    Trying for my 2391 second time around!:-( how to spend on test equipment the first

    Hi Everyone all the best for this Electrical year,my question going for my 2391 second time around fingers cross and a whole lot of revising lol, would like to get me my test equipment for the first time and wondered how much money to spend on test equipment. my two choices are MFT1730...
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    Mcs log in problem

    Hi Cant log in to register my own install.Got my log in password and user name through today and wont work.Is this because system is to busy or did anyone have same problem first time Thanks for feed back Graeme
  11. Rockingit

    Trying to find a 63A/80A 2P or 4P 2N/C contactor

    Having not a lot of luck in my search for the above - I can find N/O ones by the bucket, but not N/C. The icing on the cake would be a 2p 63A with 2 x N/O and 2 x N/C. Any suggestions or links? Before anyone asks, the reason that I need n/c is because this system is going to be static for...
  12. i=p/u

    back too the books instead of trying to keep up with yous.

    i can do all calcs for designing a circuit as in Ib,In ,It etc. heres my wonder. how can you work out whats the max distance you can run a circuit without being caught on VD and max Zs. easy way maybe im missing. i know IxR=V and you can just keep rechecking till you get within values. or...
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    Man electrocuted while trying to steal electrical cable

    Silly fool gulfnews : Man electrocuted while stealing live electrical cable in Oman
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    E-Petition JIB members, Unite Union members

    For those of you in the JIB (joint industry board) and members of the unite union this news is probably old news as you will have had the letters already. But for those of you who didnt know a number of the countries biggest construction firms are trying to re write the rule book on employee`s...
  15. robd

    Trying to source....Class 2 (double insulated) chrome triple spotlight...

    Afternoon all. Am searching fruitlessly for a triple spotlight fitting in chrome that's double insulated as circuit has no earth...have tried wholesalers and internet without any luck so far :icon9: I found one with endon through CEF that said double insulated in the catalogue but on ringing...
  16. Paul.M

    It's the Plasterers Fault This Time!

    Over the past 2 weeks I've had a plumber drilling into a 4mm rmf, Tuesday a home owner putting a picture nail into a 2.5mm rmf and this evening a plasterer putting a 4 inch fixing screw into a sw feed/sw live! Whoops :):):). He tried to cover it up but was found out when the elderly couple...
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    Extractor fan and loft switches

    From another (non electrical) forum, someone has posted a thread about changing a knackered pull-cord switch in the bathroom that he cannot seem to get working. As an apprentice electrician I've been trying to get my head around it and I can't quite figure it out, especially without seeing it...
  18. J

    Trying to get nic registered part p cert

    Just got made redundant from a local council electrical contractor so thought I would become self employed with the redundancy. As I understand the Nic Eic want to have a choice of 10 completed jobs to view for the assessment. How can I do this if I am not part p registered . I was thinking they...
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    Door salesman trying to sell me £500 solar panels?

    A guy knocked my door yesterday, the guy had an Irish accent and reminded me a lot of Jedi Jim from the apprentice with the way he spoke. I found that to be ironic at the time so I actually bothered to listen to him. He was trying to sell me this idea of having solar panels installed onto my...
  20. B

    Trying to work out JIB grading ECS card.

    Hello,i know that this has been asked before by other members,but i am trying to work out what possible grading would be put on the JIB card i am going to apply for.I should be doing my ECS assesment within the next few weeks. I did a full apprentiship around 20 years ago and worked in the trade...

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