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  1. J

    Advice on stand alone P.V. system upgrade please ...

    Hello All , By stand alone I mean off grid -domestic I have a few questions about where to go now with this situation -I have an existing System that doesn't have quite enough juice so i will be enlarging the existing capacity. so I have bought some kit which I can't take back so therefore will...
  2. K

    Stand alone system

    Hi guys I'm just wondering if anyone had deal with Stand alone systems? Basically for me it is not very clear what is classified as a "Stand Alone System"? I know in other contries the Stand Alone Systems refer to Off Grid Systems, but in the UK everything must be a little complicated. Here...
  3. Amp David

    Ring testing when stand alone RCD is used.

    Working on a RFC today and its had a stand alone RCD added previously which is installed outside of the 3036 fuse board. When testing ring continuity and R1R2 would taking the conductors out of the RCD then joining them be the prefered method or taking 2 readings, one from the fuse board to the...
  4. S

    Planning for Stand Alone Systems

    Stand-alone Solar Panels: The following limits apply to stand-alone solar panels: They should be no higher than four metres; They should be at least 5m from boundaries; The surface area of the solar panels forming part of the stand-alone solar is limited to 9 sq m (or 3m wide and 3m deep)...
  5. SolarCity

    FITS review - stand alone systems

    Just been scanning through my early morning reading material and came across an article in Roofing Today about the FITs review. In this article, it claims that Stand Alone Systems will only receive 9p per kWh after August 2011. Surely this is incorrect as I've not heard anything about this...
  6. B

    Going it alone!

    Im currently working for a large electrical company just outside london but am thinking of going it alone. My reason for this is my basic is only £25,000 which is ok but I want more. There is no chance of overtime and no chance to progress so my only other option if I want big money is to go it...
    • Bright.Spark
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    • alone going
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    • Forum: Business Related
  7. J

    advice on going alone please.

    hi all.. newbie to the site. my name is jamie and im 20 years old from the west midlands. im looking for some advice as i want to go self employed but have no idea where to start and not sure if i have the right quals.. i have city and guilds 2330 level 2 and 3 and i have passed my am2 exam...
    • jamie_sparks
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    • advice alone going please
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Business Related
  8. B

    Need advice asap about going it alone

    Hi there, I've recently been made redundant and I'm considering setting up my own bussiness but I dont know where to start or what work I can actually do with all this red tape melarky! I started an advanced apprenticeship back in October 2006 and finished December 2009, Im not 100% sure what...
    • Benbrown83
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    • advice alone going
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    • Forum: Business Related
  9. P

    Self Employed Domestic Installer - Going it alone, advice on testing my installations

    Hi all, I am a qualified electrician about to go self employed. I have my 2330 and 17th edition but I am about to start certifying my own work and I am in the process of buying a multi function tester. I have a couple of questions; 1) Advice on what make of tester to buy, kewtech KT62, 64 or...
  10. U

    old wylex board

    quick dilemma, bathroom fitter i work with just informed me that the quick rcbo changeover for a light in bathroom is an old metal wylex fuseboard in a cupboard for a flat. im pretty sure that u cannot get rcbo for these boards................i maybe wrong?..........it has the mcb conversion...
  11. S

    Boiler keeps tripping out fuse.

    My neighbour boiler keeps tripping out the 3amp fuse. He had recently replaced the elcectronic board in the boiler, since then his been having trouble. Iv disconnected the live and neutral from the boiler and tested it and im getting voltage. Its only when i connect it back into the boiler...
    • sparkz
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    • alone boiler fault fuse getting keeps out tripping
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Central Heating Systems
  12. D

    Is it worth trying to go it alone?

    Although I'm not yet in a position to really consider it yet (see my previous post), I've been wondering, in this current climate is it really worth the gamble to set up on your own? I don't, as yet, know just how competitive it is out there. I'll be looking to work with a company initially...
    • doug the rug
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    • alone trying worth
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Business Related
  13. U

    stand alone rcd

    anybody reccomend any good stand alone rcd? have a cct board, no rcd protection, cant get rcbo for type of board as mentioned in previous post, need to protect 6A upstairs light cct as light has changed in bathroom.............a stand alone rcd was mentioned?! any pointers? cheers all for...
  14. B

    please tell me I'm not alone

    Some daft **** has put the wrong fuel in his van - and guess who that **** might be?
  15. B

    Thinking of going alone but want to stay employed with my company.

    Hey, Im a 24 year old electrician with two years experince. I have a city and guilds 236 part 1&2 plus my 2391. I am currently employed by a big company based just outside london but I really want my own business and feel now is the time. What Im wondering is can I register a company in my...
    • Bright.Spark
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    • alone company employed going thinking
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Business Related
  16. S

    Going it alone

    Hi fellow electrically biased people. I've found this site invaluable when studying for my 2391 and I've popped in regularly ever since. In December my Yellow Pages ad will go live and the phone will be ringing off the hook with work offers :) Seriously though, I'm setting out on the inspect...
    • securityvillage
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    • alone going
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Business Related
  17. R

    Going it alone

    Having worked as an approved electrician for 11 years I then had a career change to an electrical draughtsman, I have just been made redundant and if nothing is forth coming in the next couple of months I may consider going it alone as a domestic installation electrcian. Are there any grants...
  18. B

    going it alone

    hi guys havnt been on this site for quite a while had internet problems seems like loads of new members....anyway to the point ive got my 2330 level 2 and im half way through my level 3, ive got my 17th edition. im currently working for a guy who pays me £6.20 a hour and i basically run...
  19. D

    Going Alone Advice Please

    Hello I am new to this Forum. I was an Electrician for about 8 years up until I was 24. I am now 33. and got sick of it and decided to work in Call Centres.. ( seemed very clean and cosy). Now Im thinking of Going back to Sparkying but working for myself. Maybe On nights only to see if it...
    • dazsafc
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    • advice alone going please
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Business Related

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