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    Does anyone use a good job tracking software?

    Wow this could be just what I am looking for thankyou Sparkychick! I'm going to take a YT deep dive with my headphones and some popcorn and will let you know how I get on when I come out on the other side. Thanks again!
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    Does anyone use a good job tracking software?

    Hi there, Can anyone recommend a simple, intuative software or system for tracking jobs and issuing job sheets for 3No. electricians? I currently use Google workspace for scheduling/calenders but this doesn't provide any means to database and track our jobs or issue forms (job sheets) for our...
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    Does an RCD still function when Solar PV is generating?

    Thanks westward great advice as always 👍
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    Does an RCD still function when Solar PV is generating?

    Thanks pc great advice, really appreciate it 👍
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    Does an RCD still function when Solar PV is generating?

    What you say makes absolute sense but then why, in Electrical Safety Firsts Best Practice guide 3 (See viii in BPG 3), do they say it is permissable to connect the dedicated feed in circuit to an RCD supplying other final circuits, if the RCD is double pole??
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    Does an RCD still function when Solar PV is generating?

    Thankyou for your reply. That does make sense. But I did just wonder, in the event of an earth fault in my scenario with the shared RCD, after it trips (within the prescribed time), in that short period after, where the faulty circuit is still being indirectly energised by the inverter, is the...
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    Does an RCD still function when Solar PV is generating?

    Hi everyone, I wondered if anyone could help me with something that has been niggling me please?! When a Solar PV feed in circuit is installed and added onto a spare way of the RCD protected side of a split load dual RCD consumer unit (i.e. other final circuits are protected by that same RCD)...
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    Does a lampost need have a segregated electrode?

    Hi all. Does a lampost (private) 50 metres from a building need to be segregated from the installations PME and have a segregated electrode? I have a church with 3x lampposts in the churchyard fed from armoured cabling. The lampposts are part of the churches installation. Exporting PME this far...
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    Do you charge for quotes?

    Evening Sparkies. Does anyone charge their clients for site visits/consultations and/or quote writing?
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    NICEIC Certification Scheme NICEIC renewal assessment debacle!

    I've looked into NAPIT. It seems to me to be just more of the same with less notoriety and slightly less for your money. Part of me thinks better the devil you know but I'm not going to conned out of £415.00. What to do! I'm not on twitter believe it or not. Nor Facebook nor any other. Too busy...
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    NICEIC Certification Scheme NICEIC renewal assessment debacle!

    We do carry out a fair amount of Part P scope works, so we do need an accreditation really yes.
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    NICEIC Certification Scheme NICEIC renewal assessment debacle!

    Thanks for your advice Simon. I have written to this guys bosses boss who is part of the 'Leadership Team' at the NICEIC but I don't expect I'll get a response. Good idea regarding the recorded delivery letters. Written letters do tend to pack more of a punch than an email. I think there needs...
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    NICEIC Certification Scheme NICEIC renewal assessment debacle!

    Thanks for the reply! Its reassuring that Im not the only person to have experienced this sort of bullying culture, but equally worrying that its not an isolated case! The NICEIC just don't seem to have a robust and effective customer complaints process in place for their contractors. When I...
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    NICEIC Certification Scheme NICEIC renewal assessment debacle!

    Hi All, I recently had my NICEIC renewal assessment. We are a two man band. We only carry out small local work and we are approved contractors & domestic installers. We have always (for the last 17 years at least!) had a half day assessment from the NICEIC. The freelance assessor they sent...
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    Why has this note disappeared in Amendment 2 of BS7671?

    Hi All, Can anyone shed any light on why the note from indent ii) of regulation 702.410.3.4.3 has disappeared in the most recently published version of BS7671? I quote; "NOTE: Where a PME earthing facility is used as the means of earthing for the electrical installation of a swimming pool or...

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