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    EICR for Transportable/Mobile Building

    I do a lot of similar testing for a static caravan sales firm, I check over and test second hand units. I agree LIM as dead testing only and highlight this on cert in many places, also place sticker with test date on cu with next date put as AT NEXT SITING. Biggest thing I find is if you have...
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    Need a nice to work with CU

    Can you pm me details, they sound like they would be ideal for a couple of board changes coming up, ta
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    Need a nice to work with CU

    Where are you buying your sbs rcbo's from, online search seems to show out of stock on many sizes
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    Is it possible to do domestic work only ?

    When you do a job, always leave 2 or 3 cards with u your invoice, these will quickly make their way round to customers who are more likely to be more genuine than leaflet drops. You will be surprised how much work you get with this recommendation and eventually you will drop on the one contact...
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    ELECSA Certification Scheme elecsa eicr forms

    Nothing wrong at all with being unregistered, looking like it's the future now for me too, they were happy to take the money but didn't even think of notifying of changes
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    ELECSA Certification Scheme elecsa eicr forms

    Last night tried to order some new elecsa eicr forms but couldn't find them on their website.. contacted them this morning only to be told they no longer do the branded forms for eicr as they have no way of monitoring their use and therefore cannot take responsibility for them. They said I can...
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    Focal point fire

    It was a stand alone fire that looked like a log burner, the daftest thing I ever seen, trying to explain to an 80 odd year old woman how to fill her electric fire with water!!
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    Focal point fire

    If it's one of the ones that also gives smoke effect you may need to fill bottle under coals with water, had similar problem recently where customer hadn't done this and it was doing exactly same, on for a few seconds then off. If this is problem you need to make sure you use filtered water and...
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    Earth continuity

    OP says #21 that it is a new property, so we assume new wiring, so likely also new (possibly cheap) sockets which could be giving poor connection on L & N
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    RCD tripping......yes, ANOTHER one!

    you may have a faulty mcb, I have had this recently on a couple of static caravan pitch boxes containing a 25A RCD and 16A MCB, where there was random tripping, all tests like ops were ok, so changed RCD and was still doing it, changed mcb and it has resolved the issue.
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    Guidance notes

    I recently picked up a used copy (in perfect condition) of GN7 from amazon for less than a fiver, delivered
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    schneider mcbs

    just going through toolstation catalogue to order schneider cu and mcbs, and noticed they now have an "easy9" range.does anybody know if these are different to standard Schneider mcbs or just rebranded, don't want to have any compatability issues in future
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    PIR problems

    do both lights work off same pir or seperate
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    PIR problems

    sounds like you got a light source nearby working off a photocell, making your new sensor light think its daylight
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    Recieving shocks of the kitchen taps.????

    has BG been there to move gas meter, they don't like fitting back the bonding and don't tell the customer it needs doing, its just written in some small print on the job sheet

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