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  1. P

    RCD holding but won't hold any load on any circuit

    Hi guys I've just rewires the power in a cottage due to the plasterer putting a few screws through cables. I have fitted a new wylex rcd 8 way board and I have got a shower,ring,ring,radial and lights on it. The rcd will hold but if you plug in more than a boiler or a radio it trips straight...
  2. R

    Third party Part P inspections

    Does anyone know what is happening with the new 3rd party inspection system that is coming in with the changes to Part P. E.g. how do I find someone that is allowed and insured to do the inspections?
  3. B

    changed a light and now it doesn't work????

    Had an email from my wife, one of her friends husbands changed a light over and now it doesn't work. Dunno what people think sometimes, I can almost guarantee he mixed a neutral with sw/wire! I wonder if people think, how hard can it be, electricians can do it?? lol Anybody else get this?
    • bk81
    • Thread
    • changed doesn't earth electrical work light neutral where won't work
    • Replies: 31
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  4. H

    Require Training

    Hi all I am new to this forum and looking for some advice..I am currently doing the 2357 city&guild and I am close to completing the 17th edition but the trouble is I need a bit of hands on training.. I am willing to work for free jus to get a bit of training can anyone advice me what to do.. It...
    • hotcriscar
    • Thread
    • cause doing require seems training won't
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Talk Electrician Forum
  5. B

    Rcd, small puff of smoke and then won't test trip.

    Hello fella's, here's one for you. First post from me and I'd like to know any ideas. I went to a job today where the guy has had a new M2 board installed. Guy previously fitted m2 rcbo (6a) to a lighting circuit (no problem), 1mm live and neutral and earth going off to circuit (no problem)...
    • beckryl
    • Thread
    • brand circuit rcd small smoke test trip won't worked
    • Replies: 27
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  6. T

    Tripped circuit won't work again so I've no working lights upstairs - please help!

    Hello I live alone, so I have no help here with electric issues and would really appreciate some advice. I have no working lights upstairs at the moment, and don't know what to do..... I switched on an upstairs light this afternoon, and the bulb blew and the rest of the lights in the fitting...
    • Tara100
    • Thread
    • again circuit electrical work electricians' talk help help! lighting lights please tripped upstairs won't work working
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  7. L

    Customer won't pay.

    Hello, Can anyone suggest the best possible way of getting the money back off a customer who won't pay? It's a conservatory company we worked for installing all the power for it. It's been ongoing since February and I have took a very down to earth approach about claiming the money back.I...
    • leolen
    • Thread
    • company court customer electricians' talk final letter pay payment won't
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Business Related
  8. P

    global optitrac won't stay enabled

    I've got my bluetooth dongle and got sunny explorer up and running. I've logged in as USER and changed global Optitrac to ON and pressed save. When I exit and re-enter sunny explorer Global Optitrac has gone back to OFF. Am i doing something wrong?
  9. timbobelfast

    Contractor won't pay up....

    What can one do if a contractor they subbed into won't pay? He has been fobbing me off since mid January. Speaking to other sparks, this seems to be his trade mark tactic. How this guy hasn't had his big loaf cracked open yet I will never know! I sent original invoice recorded signed for so...
  10. A

    Can't get my profile picture on it won't happen :(

    I have tried all sorts to get my picture on. I have uploaded a picture but it won't go on my profile for some reason. It is a JPG. I'm no stranger to forums & even built my own websites, but this is ******* me off! :banghead:
    • Astro800
    • Thread
    • can't electricians' talk get picture profile won't
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Electrician Talk Forum
  11. B

    Customer won't pay to correct dangerous wiring

    Asked to put a new 32amp cooker circuit into an old wylex 6 way board. Explained that I needed to split meter tails and install a new CU with RCD protection for cooker. Suggested a new CU for the whole house but customer unwilling to pay and insists on wiring new cooker circuit to old board...
    • brennybig
    • Thread
    • aus cable circuit cooker correct customer dangerous electricians' talk pay protection sockets wiring won't
    • Replies: 57
    • Forum: Australia
  12. S

    Main Fuse ID Help

    Having trouble identifying the main fuse on a recent CU change ( 1939 Semi ) to put on EIC, it’s an Aeroflex Fluvent Type AFS 60A rated, dimensions are approx 78mm long by 17mm wide. Have tried DNO and are no help. Any help would be appreciated as I am unsure of the KA rating. Thanks
  13. J

    Has anybody ever reported another approved contractor to the NICEIC?

    I'm unhappy that I've lost out on a job recently because I priced to do the job correctly and another contractor has agreed to bodge it and scarper. The job is wire some roller shutter doors x 3 in an industrial unit. The board is an old bill rewireable board fed in what is at best 6mm SWA four...
    • JL_Electrical
    • Thread
    • another anybody approved contractor electricians' talk niceic won't
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Business Related
  14. B

    Boiler Won't Stop When Stat Satisfied.

    Can anyone please help with this one? Our boiler often keeps running when the stat is not calling, but not always Boiler: Worcester Greenstar R25/30 HE combi (standard condensing combi) Control: Sunvic TLX RFP Radio Freq Programmable Thermostat circa 2006 Receiver power is supplied from...
  15. N

    Won't sleep tonight

    A friend of mine asked me to call round to reroute an armoured cable in his shed.I wired the house about 5 years ago so no problem I thought.When I arrived he told me it was in his mums house next door. Called into his mums and saw she had a cu change recently.Tripped the rcd to pull out cable...
    • Nolnoc
    • Thread
    • aus electricians' talk won't
    • Replies: 33
    • Forum: Australia
  16. M

    RCCB won't operate.

    Testing a RCCB installation off a Crabtree Starbreaker. TT installation. All non powered tests good however 30mA RCCB failed all tests. Even tried at the Dist. board still no joy. Replaced RCCB and still the same. Earth earth loop impedance via earth electrode is 248 ohms which although a tad...
  17. D Skelton

    Forum won't work on my phone anymore?

    Anybody have any ideas why not? I have a BlackBerry 9700 Smartphone.
  18. S

    RCD won't trip

    Hi can anyone help. I have just done an extension to an annexe, using 3 core 1.5mm swa for the lighting and 4 core 2.5mm for the ring into a 2 way CED Garage Consumer Unit with a 63A 30mA RCD, 32A and 6A MCBs. Ze, Insulation resistance and continuity test came out fine testing with a Megger...
    • shovelhead
    • Thread
    • aus button electricians' talk faulty insulation rcd testing trip won't
    • Replies: 35
    • Forum: Australia
  19. J

    megger mit300 won't lock!

    hi guys, i have a mit300 and when i press the lock button to do an insulation resistance test it simply beeps and won't lock, any ideas? thanks :)
  20. M

    Testing PV Install

    As i'm fairly newto the PV market I wonder if anybody can confirm whether or not it is acceptable to use the information obtained from the inverter for the required test results? rather than phisically conducting the test?
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