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    Off-peak consumer for storage heaters EICR

    Timhoward didn`t say miss the board off the eicr , he said it might not required a code.
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    Cottage supplied by 16mm SWA 300+ yards! Trying to resolve a high Ze reading

    If the shared neutral is lost ,won`t you be getting 400v across both cottages? 2 phase US style but double the Voltage.
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    Why does my main house consumer unit trip when the inverter switched to AC backup?

    Give us a clue, how old is the MEM distribution board and installation? 25 to 35 years old? And going off the PV system diagram in The Big Blue Book your array should be connected to the main earth bar, it`s not for lightning protection but electrical safety. Chances are you are getting a...
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    17th Edition Question

    He just has to be competant in his job, which his ongoing empolyment by the company would indicate. And fill in IEE pattern forms to record any new installs or minor works in house. I`ve worked maintenance on and off for 40 years for various companies as inhouse or for sub contractor company and...
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    UK Extremely detailed EICR resulting in £7000 remedial works quote

    Maybe we're just letting ourselves be undervalued? Spotted this in the comments of a Thomas Nagy EICR on Youtube.
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    EICR check failed

    Could just fit an upfront rcd in a plastic enclosure
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    This might be a stupid question

    I`d say yes , have done it in the past and have seen it on other large commercial installs. Extraneous-Conductive-Part – A conductive part liable to introduce a potential, generally Earth potential, and not forming part of the electrical installation...
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    5 week short courses

    What cracks me up about Electrical Trainee`s is when they get a piece in the business section of the paper about how fantastic they are that after 18mths/2yrs they have decided to set up a training co train other Electrical Trainee
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    Installation price in Newbuild

    Are there no records from previous works for these builders? Have they given you the plans? Used to do work for Barretts etc we had a "bible" with the drawings in, there could be different layouts affecting installation cost
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    Old Wylex DBs no lids.

    Have to agree with rolyberkin, fit a lock on the cupboard door
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    Anyone have experience in Canadian electrics or the process to challenge the exams

    A quick google brought up this, no practical but 100-150 multiple choice Overview of the Red Seal Examination / Red Seal - http://www.red-seal.ca/resources/.2x.1ms_.1b.4.5t-eng.html
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    Anyone have experience in Canadian electrics or the process to challenge the exams

    A quick google brought up this, no practical but 100-150 multiple choice Overview of the Red Seal Examination / Red Seal - http://www.red-seal.ca/resources/.2x.1ms_.1b.4.5t-eng.html
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    Rcbo test buttons not working - but works ok when tested

    Had this several years ago doing periodic tests in Comet stores. Had 30 ish SqD rcbos giving trip times on the meter but not disconnecting the supply. There was a very quiet recall in progress for sticking mechanisms ,Schneider provided free replacements and paid for labour.
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    Fault on lighting cct prevents taking Zs

    Then join E & N together , Metrel testers have a double end on one of the probes to do this. Apart from this the OSG shows how to take Zs from a light sw.

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