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    Hobby finding companies for exp? >>>

    Hi, does anyone know any good websites to find companies in my area to send my cv/cover letter to, I need to gain experience and do my NVQ portfolio.
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    tool for floorboards + other stuff?

    I just need to replace some floorboards in the house and maybe even skirting boards and want to get nice cuts. I was thinking is there any multi-purpose tool that can do floorboards, plasterboards and bricks. Something that an electrician would use but then you can also use it for floorboards...
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    which junction box for light

    anyone know any ideal junction box for a lighting circuit. I have tried the ashley hager ones but they seem filmsy and fidgety to get 4 cables in securely. It's 4 cables so 3x1mm and 1x1.5mm, will throw them into wago 221s and then need to find a adequate jb any ideas? also another question...
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    Anyone know good voltage & continuity tester?

    Need to get a voltage and continuity tester I do like the fluke one from screwfix but it's a little out of my price range for now. anyone know any good budget alternatives?
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    adding a socket?

    wanted to add a socket to the wall for a tv on the wall/stand: so I want to add the socket on the wall at the end of the vid by taking it from the socket thats upstairs. (is it ok to do that and if theres 1 cable only going into that socket am I correct in assuming that it's a radial circuit or...
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    junction box help

    can u connect a 1.5mm with a 1.0mm in a jb i assume u can but it is bigger which is making these connections alot harder and fidgety. is it better to get a maintenance free junction box from screwfix and can all the wires fit into the jb, its four wires 1.0mm or 3 wires 1mm and one 1.5m? (and...
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    is capping off like this ok?

    The socket was alrdy on just removed the front plate so they could remove more of the plaster aside it, metal backbox is fixed to the wall the wires that are coming in are live, conductors are exposed so I put each one into a wago and used electric insulation tape over the wires.
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    what dewalt drills to get4electrics?

    Looking to get a pair of dewalt drills for electrics any tips and best places to get them from preferably decent price :D also any idea if cashconverters is a good spot I didn't go in for them was just looking around the city and stumbled upon them. They seemed to have alot of tools including...
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    install new light in middle of roof, what if cable too short?

    So this is where i need the light in the middle, i will remove the light that is on the wall, im afraid that the switch wire will be short, the switch is on the same wall just right of the white trunking u see on the far right of the picture. this wall is plastered alrdy so not sure if i will be...
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    need help wiring a floodlight(old wiring)

    Hi, this floodlight had been up for a very long time, but it stopped working sometime ago just got around to trying to fix it, so i confirmed there is power coming to the flood light circuit and the switch. from when I cut off the wiring it seemed like the yellow wire wasn't connected in...
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    help what to do now? (electrics)

    so straight to the point these are the qualifications I did back in those times however, I did not do an nvq lvl 3 am2 an such because It was hard finding a apprenticeship or electrician or company to work for and it didn't help that I didn't have a car back then. Electrical Installation C+G...
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    [emergency quick!]Pull cord not working

    DIY at my friends house, his pull cord stopped working for bathroom light, so i went over and the wires that are coming out the roof was 3 wires and thats neutral, live and earth. got a new pullcord panel, put the earth in the box terminal, neutral into com and live into L1. turned the breaker...
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    work trousers for trainee electrician

    any recommendations for work trousers, preferably 35 quid and under?
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    am I certified to Sign off fuse board?

    Am I certified to sign off/do certs for a fuse board if I've completed my Level 2 and level 3 city and guilds (2365) electrical installation? (have not done the regs yet or testing & inspection or the NVQ)
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    Just saying Hi, also would like trainee forum access

    Hi I’m hoping to find some good advice from those experienced in the electrical industry. I’m 23 and from Birmingham, I completed my level 2 and 3 C&G Diploma in Electrical Installation (2365). Has anyone got any advice on what I could do to gain practical experience to help my CV? I do...
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    what to do next?

    I've gained my electrical installation Lvl 2 & 3 (2365 C&G) at college about 2 yrs ago been working outside of electrics. I want to get back into electrics and be employable. What's the next step into being able to gain experience? would it be ideal to try get a apprenticeship even though I...

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