yesterday

  1. O

    Strange fault we had yesterday

    I sorted the fault fairly quickly as it happens but only because I'd come across it once before and at the time a few people said it couldn't possibly happen they way I described it, but its happened twice now. Both jobs done by us, full re-wires. The first time was during the 16th edition...
  2. D

    The work van of today , very much different to the work van of yesterday

  3. Spoon

    Got to meet my first forum member yesterday.

    As the title says, I got to meet my first forum member yesterday. I had a problem with my upstairs lighting circuit that was tripping the breaker. I have no test equipment and didn't want to keep tripping the breaker by dismantling things and seeing if it pops again. So I asked @telectrix if he...
  4. 123

    An interesting callout yesterday....

    No power to the house, didn't take long to find the problem.
  5. JOURNEYMAN

    Came across this yesterday

    Domestic supply to a first floor two bedroomed flat above a shop sharing the service head with another flat next door. I haven't been next door so don't know what or how the cable has been terminated but if it's anything like this ......
  6. GMES

    Finally Done

    Well that's it locked the office up lads paid up just landed home and don't plan on moving till Jan 3rd lol. Typically though I made the decision to get yesterday and today in the office with the lads to tidy up and get all invoices sorted and the Bloody laptops and printers decide to go on a...
  7. gatuka

    2394 multiple choice passed

    passed 2394 multiple choice anyone done the typed 2394/5 need more info as I have another exam on Monday
  8. uksparks

    Got Married Yesterday....

    Hi, I got married yesterday, all went well, a nice day, really was nice. Back to the grind stone tomorrow. Has a top end band play for us, 12 piece, really good, I know a few of them, the Mrs wasn't expecting a band so she was really impressed.
  9. telectrix

    Yesterday at Duxford.

    awaiting the green signal. pic #1. our yankee friends. pic #2.
  10. telectrix

    wasn't born yesterday

    just thought i'd share this with you all. born tuesday. 2 male, 2 female. all in fine shape.
  11. G

    interesting chat yesterday

    I was doing an eicr for a friend of mine, she, s just bought a house, anyway in walks the man from BG to do a gas safety check.He gets talking to me and asks what the earth loop is, so I tells him 0.19 oh good so long as it, s below 1 that, s fine by me he replied.He then got on about bonding...
    • Guest111
    • Thread
    • chat interesting yesterday
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  12. A

    Problems With Niglon RCBOs: Anyone Else?

    I had five out of eight Niglon RCBOs fail to respond to the test button today/yesterday . Three 6A, and two 16A . One of the 16A 'blew' / 'exploded inside', after pressing the button a few times. Wasted half a day because of it :banghead: Anyone else? I'm just wondering if there's a wider...
  13. B

    Had a look at a new house yesterday.

    It's a 20 year old house when inspecting the CU I see a new garage type Rcd Mcb unit installed . I asked if they had the test certs for it. The response from the estate agent was that most houses don't have them so why was I worrying (I haddn't told him my profession ). Question is with the...
  14. D

    New Meter installed yesterday spot the mestake

    New M Hi was at a job today were they had a new meter fitted by SEB yesterday installed a temporary socket for the builders and found polarity was wrong had a look at the meter and found this thank god for testing have reconnected it the correct way how the f+++ can he have made that mistake...
    • davetherave1979
    • Thread
    • attach electrical installed led meter meters new yesterday
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  15. telectrix

    yesterday

    call out to RCD trip . as soon as downstairs lighting MCB is closed, RCD ( dual RCD board, ) trips. L/E reading 0.02 Meg. logical approach, start at first light, split circuit and proceed from there. open 1st rose, all 3 L conductors twisted together and stuffed under 1 screw . OUCH. fault is...
  16. M

    Bad day yesterday

    I had a bad day yesterday and was just gonna forget about it but I wanna know if it was just me. Before I start I just wanna clarify, I didn't listen to the builder in any shape or form. I'm the electrician, not him So I have to wire the kitchen. It is only the third kitchen I would've have...
  17. K

    R2 test on a ring main where the conduit is the earth

    What readings would expect for the wandering lead method whilst testing from the consumer unit to the sockets, would you expect in the region of less than 0.10 ohm?
  18. K

    Passed with elecsa yesterday

    Passed my assessment with elecsa yesterday, assessor chris thomas put my nerves at ease stright away very helpful fella. For those who want to know it went like this, firstly spoke about what experience i had then went through all my paperwork, required a healthy and safety policy and risk...
    • Kelrich
    • Thread
    • certification checked elecsa learning paperwork passed questions special yesterday
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Business Related
  19. B

    MCS sign off problem

    i have just fininshed and tried to sign off a 9.8kw system on a 3 phase supply but MCS wont issue a cert, any ideas why as i cant get hold of anybody there!!!!!!!! thanks. i need a holiday.
  20. H

    any news from parliament yesterday??

    Does anyone know the outcome of the meeting in parliament yesterday?

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