asked to quote for putting in a humidistat fan in bathroom and two outside lights but...
old board, 16mm tails, no rcd; no bonds to gas or water
when i said you need earthing in place and the work i carry out will need a rcd garage unit as its work outside and in a bathroom which is all going...
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Hi all, just bought PIRFORM, and im not happy!!
Installed on to my computer fine but no im trying to complete certs its giving me some serious grief and is about to be thrown out the window along with my computer!!
Just wondered who else had it and if the had problems with it too??
Or even...
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I normally use the blue and orange theme.... but since about 3pm this afternoon it's gone rather random.
If you click on "my profile" instead of the boxes arranged neatly the boxed now appear one after the other... So you get a reeeellllyyy long page.
I also found I was unable to update...
I will be taking the AM2 before long, and would like to know exactly whats involved since the chages last April.
I'm aware that all fabrication has been removed, and its basicly terminating cables, and choosing correct fuse ratings. A test and Fault find at the end with a mulitiple choice exam...
Hello everyone Im looking to become a PV Installer and was wondering which is the best training course on offer at the moment? Also with regards to the MCS accreditation is there a training course to go on ? Again which is the most worthwhile?
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Downstairs ceiling rose
Upstairs ceiling rose
upstairs lightswitch wiring
downstairs lightswitch left side work the downstairs light fine. Rightside should switch on upstairs light. Red common on left side was bridge across to the right .
I have now ran 3 core and earth to upstairs and...
Seeing as I have just aqquired a Megger1552, I'm selling my Metrel 61557. It is in full working order and was calibrated in February this year.
Only reason for changing is I prefer the Megger.
£100 plus £10 postage...open to reasonable offers as well.
Cheers all
Neil
We went to a job the other day where a customer was complaining about recieving shocks from her taps. This is what we found:
To top it off, she explained that she had that CU put in only a couple of years ago by a man called John Smith! I couldn't help but laugh!
What's missing here guys? :D
I've just got of these to keep a check on my MFT as reading up on the subject, seems like I need to be checking monthly (in between the yearly calibration) that the MFT is still reading OK.
Now I know thathe CalCard is to check for trends and not absolute values but I was surprised at the...
at a job today and saw a plug pluged into a socket followed the flex and it went into the wall and was chased up the wall feeding 4 wall lights lol... Good Stuff! :p
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what is the point of an IR test? yes i know its to show low risistance on cable insullation [its in the name] and that can lead to short circuit and fire risk, but with the protection we use now wont this show its self eventually. what do you tell a customer in a nursing home ? that his IR is a...
I'm looking to board out the middle of my attic and was wondering what to do about the cables. The majority of cables are placed around the edge of the attic in the eaves so are on top of the insulation and are not a problem, but there are still some down the middle for landing lights and...
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I sent an speculative application out earlier this week to a local contractor, who have offered me a formall discussion about joining their company. Fantastic news :) but is there any difference between an interview and formal discussion?
hi im a suby to a firm at min but some1 has asked me to do a private job but havent got a clue what to charge, could anybody tel me what the going rate is for a shower feed, i no it depends on the cable run but would like a rough figure please, i would be grateful for any help. thanx
I'm in abit of a dilemma in regards what to buy for a decent vacuum.
I used to use a nice cheap Argos vacuum because I knew it was going to be battered.
It was lasting quite well until I connected it to my wall chaser to extract the brick dust.
Basically the Hoover bag didn't collect all the...
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