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  1. S

    UK Wanting some quoting advice / am I about right/or too high-low

    Need help with a quote here. I’m wanting some sound advice. Was called out to the hot water not working so repaired the issue within the panel (micro switch had failed) Whilst I was there the guy asked me to price up a board change and to have all of this tidied up/put into one box, the hot...
  2. V

    Wanting to get into site work UK

    Hi all, just looking for some advice about getting into site installation work. Currently 32 yo, 1.5 years qualified gold card in electrical installation on a static site doing 3ph and single phase db's, tray, motors etc. Just wondering how would I go about getting into site work? Do I need to...
  3. Mᴀʀᴛʏɴ

    Wanting to add led strip lights under the stairs.

    Wanting to add 2 strips of led lights down each side of underneath of the stairs, I have a socket I can spur off, into a fused switch, been looking at angle profile, so light is better, so ideally I need a LED driver, some led strips, and a way to connect them, happy to wire/solder something...
  4. R

    What are your thoughts on people wanting to be ultra neat when wiring inside boards?

    I get wanting to do a good job but does being super neat inside a board really make it a better job? I don't see any advantage to it aside from aesthetics and if it's something that's not seen then....what's the point in obsessing over how neat it all looks? To me it's a bit like a kitchen...
  5. T

    UK Wanting advice on CU replacement

    I have an old home that was purchased 35 years ago, all wiring is original from that time and it still has the old fusebox installed the type that uses actual fusewire. I am wanting to have this replaced with a modern CU. I am not a qualified electrician but more than capable of replacing...
  6. D

    I Need Work British electrician wanting to move to US I'm

    I'm a recently qualified electrician and wondered if it's possible to move to the US to work? I know the electrical voltage and other things are different but fundamental aren't things the same? Is this a possible or just a pipe dream?
  7. S

    I am wanting to put some extra sockets in a shed. Bulgaria

    Hi. I'm in Bulgaria and wanting to add some extra sockets, what I was planning on doing was cutting into the feed that supplies the next room and adding the sockets as I go and then connecting back up to the cable. Can I just put a connector in and run a spur to the plug or should I come in and...
  8. P

    pharmacist wanting to re train as a domestic electrician

    Hi everyone I'm 35, been a practising pharmacist for nearly 10 years, but it doesn't really float my boat any more. I bought a fixer-upper 6 years ago, put an extension on it and learn loads about the building trade on the way. I loved the hands-on aspect and didn't mind the hard graft. Now I...
  9. Lister1987

    Wanting to get my head around fire detection and alarm systems...

    Can anyone recommend any good links, books, materials (Aside from bs 5839-1) for getting an understanding and looking into how these systems are devised, wired, maintained and such like? I know there was the IET Electricians Guide to Fire Detection and Alarm Systems - 2nd Edition, however I...
  10. Risteard

    Reported content: Post in thread 'Ireland - Customers wanting receipts'

    Post in thread 'Ireland - Customers wanting receipts' by Risteard has been reported by Risteard. Reason given: Content being reported:
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  11. Risteard

    Ireland Customers wanting receipts

    I had a customer that I've done a bit of work for over the past couple of years ring yesterday morning looking to get some lights etc. replaced which I had advised him about a number of months ago. I told him that I wasn't available from Saturday onwards for another 3 weeks or so, so it would be...
  12. N

    Wanting to become self employed electrician

    Hello all, I’m 25 and thinking of a career change. Currently work for a car company but it’s soul destroying to say the least. I was in college about 7 years ago studying for my 2330 level 2 but it was midst recession and no one was taking on so so couldn’t complete the level 3. The offer of...
  13. B

    29 Year Old Wanting To Train As An Electrician

    Hi peeps Im currently 29 and wanting to change my career to become an electrician, can anyone please help on how this can be done at my age, the problem is i'm in full time work and need to be in full time work while training...is it possible to get an apprenticeship type of deal or does anyone...
  14. J

    Hi there - particularly wanting advice on Central Heating wiring

    I'm a plumber wanting to have some training on Central Heating wiring - please can someone point me in the right direction (region is Sunderland).
  15. D

    Hi newbie here, wanting to return to the electrical trade

    Hi all, I started my electrical apprenticeship nearly 10 years ago went to college for 3 and half years on the C&G 2330 I passed every test except the last one on level 3. I worked as an apprentice electrician for 2 and a half years before Jacking it in. The company I worked for weren't very...
  16. Lip.82

    Newbie to the forum wanting career advice

    Hi guy's Just joined the forum, I'm putting myself through college on a night after work and just passed my C&G L3. I'm going to do the regs but going to have to wait until the 18th edition comes out and then after that I'm doing inspection and testing. Any advice on what is best to do after...
  17. C

    Apprentice wanting to progress

    Evening Lads Im currently a month away from finishing my apprenticeship. Im training to be a field service engineer. From this I'll get my NVQ in electrical testing and maintainence along with decent knowledge of domestic electrics. I dont plan on staying in this job forever and want to...
  18. HumbleWorker 91RT

    I Need Work Enthusiastic Apprentice wanting to work Warrington/Manchester/Liverpool

    Hi guys, I'm looking for a company that want to bring on a new apprentice I'm an older apprentice at 25 but have basic hand tools an eagerness to learn the trade and want to help a business grow. I've laboured in the past and just want to work hard and learn all that I can. I have my CSCS and...
  19. C

    New to the forum just wanting advise on a sensor in a bathroom

    Hi Basically I just want to know what is required to fit a sensor in my bathroom and do away with the light switch completely. I'm having a new stud wall built with a pocket siding door inside the wall. So the joiner said I'd need to get a pull down light switch so there would be no wires in...
  20. M

    Wanting to scale ?

    Hello, right now business is really good, i am getting plenty of work, and i am also having to turn away a s***load of work, before i started out on my own(just under a year ago) i was working with the local council just doing repairs and maintenance so I've never really saw how private...
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    • doing domestic payments wanting
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