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...
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...
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 ......
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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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...
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...
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...
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?
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...
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.
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