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    IR test sets off gas hob igniters - WTF?

    On more than one occasion I have had a sinking feeling upon realising I have tested a circuit L-N at 500V and not isolated the boiler circuit. On only one occasion did I do some damage and that was to blow a 1A glass fuse on the PCB board.
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    IR test sets off gas hob igniters - WTF?

    Yes, he then has to spend time unplugging items that may have caused dodgy readings and then test again.
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    IR test sets off gas hob igniters - WTF?

    Tested live & neutral connected together and that connection tested to earth. On circuits previously working fine (i.e. no live - earth reversal) that should not cause a problem, esp at 250 volts.
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    My first difficult client!

    Obviously.... but she didn't believe what he meant.
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    My first difficult client!

    Of course she would. One of the golden maxims many people (I include myself) live by is that 'nothing is for free.'
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    Testing breakers

    Is an MCB just a mechanical device whereas RCD is electro-mechanical?
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    Split Boards!

    :rofl:
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    Split Boards!

    For heavens sake! He is not wiring the Channel Tunnel! It's simply a BOARD change in a domestic property - hardly rocket science. Most people of average intelligence and a basic knowledge of electrics from even a Reader's Digest or Collins DIY book would be able to wire a house and probably do...
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    Anyone done work for LOM Maintenance?

    All the information I have posted links to is freely accessible from reputable sources: Radio 4, Mirror and, one supposes, O'Mahoneys own entry to Linked in. Mirror - I don't think it has anything to do with the Daily Mirror. New Info Andrew Penman and Nick Sommerlad form the Daily Mirror's...
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    Anyone done work for LOM Maintenance?

    He sets up repeat businesses Easy 24/7 Services leaves traders short - Investigations
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    Anyone done work for LOM Maintenance?

    Laurence O'Mahony - United Kingdom | LinkedIn If you subscribe linked in you can find out about the manager
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    Anyone done work for LOM Maintenance?

    start listening at 11 mins in
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    Anyone done work for LOM Maintenance?

    They were featured on Radio 4s consumer magazine You & Yours today: BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, Bank switching
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    DB2 (TT) trips DB1 TN-C-S

    15 metres, I think.
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    DB2 (TT) trips DB1 TN-C-S

    I don't do that, customer has to get it sorted.
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