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    Best way to improve testing/fault finding knowledge?

    Hi all Hopefully I'm not letting myself in for a verbal head kicking here but I'm prepared to take the risk so here goes!.... I have just completed my registration with Elecsa after going through the 2330 level 2 and 3 and the 2382 (which I did over 3 years) and I have started to pick up a bit...
    • th_walking_dude
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    • best best way fault finding knowledge led testing
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  2. HappyHippyDad

    Best way to keep condensation out of bathroom?

    Evening all... Customer wants a bathroom fan in his small bathroom (approx 2mx2m). single glazed windows and no heating. At present he gets a great deal of condensation. My question is 'which is the best method of reducing condensation, increasing the ambient temperature of the bathroom or...
  3. R

    Best way to become a qualified sparky?

    Hi All now I know I might get a bit of stick for this but here goes, I want to become an electrician! I would like some advice on the best way of doing this. Here it comes, I am actually a qualified plumber/ gas safe registered!, I have been in the industry for 10 years, originally I wanted to...
  4. HappyHippyDad

    Best way to loop garden lights?

    Evening all.. I have been asked to install 2 garden lights, the chap says most likely they will be spike lights in the ground. I was wondering how everyone loops them together? There will be SWA coming from the house to first light and also SWA linking 1st to 2nd light I have had a good look...
  5. C

    What is the best way to overcome the problem of shade from a chimney?

    Hi, I want solar pv panels: a 4KW system. My roof is large and south facing, but shadow is cast by a rather large chimney. Solar Edge power optimizers have been recommended by one company, but a different company has reservations about fitting this system because of the expense of scaffolding...
  6. D

    Can anyone explain the best way to fault find on a ring main.

    Hi, Can anyone help please. I am doing an assignment for college level 3. I am trying too understand how to find a fault on a ring main circuit. I have read about splitting the ring, finding which end has the fault test again until the fault is found. But could anyone explain step by step on how...
  7. P

    meter tails over 10 meters best way to do it

    Hi just after a bit of advice,we are wiring a new build where the meter is, the tails will be coming from outside into the kitchen they will be coming up the wall to the ceiling along the the middle of the joists to the consumer unit in the wall what is the best way to do this 1) shall i run...
    • pablo4321
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    • best best way meter meter tails meters tails
    • Replies: 56
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  8. A

    Battery Best way to mark battery gun

    Hey guys, merry xmas. I got a new makita battery gun for xmas and was wondering the best way to mark it? Quite a few guys on site have either the same drill or another makita tool which has the same batteries. I obviously want to keep my own drill and more importantly batteries, ive seen many a...
  9. R

    Part P - What is the best way forward?

    Hi Can anyone help me answer a simple question? I trained as an electrical apprentice and have a HNC in elec engineering. I'm now a physics teacher and have done lots of simple household wiring over the years. Recently I've done a few house renovations and feel unsure if I should undertake...
    • robjgriff
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    • best best way forward part part p
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Electrician Forum
  10. M

    Best way to fix into pre-fab concrete wall

    Hi, Getting a pre-fab concrete garage installed next week and I got thinking about how im going to fix the conduit and accessories to the walls when I come to wire it out. What have you done in these situations? The only option I can think of is to just board the garage walls with wood and...
    • mark80
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    • best best way concrete wall
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  11. M

    Workshop ring 110v ring main? what is the best way

    Hi There, I am currently wiring a car body repair workshop. The owner doesnt want transformers everywhere and has asked me to lookinto 10 x 110v twin points around the workshop running from one transformer. I have looked into it and was just checking whether to wire the circuit in 4.00m...
  12. T

    best way of connecting

    trying to join new cable to existing cable 1.5 twin, will be located under floor boards what would you recomend.i would usualy use junction boxes but as using it for passing elecsa wondered what you thought. was going to buy crimper from elecfix as they had one on offer for about 7 quid but none...
    • thekingiam
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    • best best way connecting
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  13. T

    Outside lighting, best way to wire them and what with?

    Hi, i have bought 3 lights for my garden, I've installed them on 3 upright posts and driled 1 hole through the back of the post for a cable to run through and down the back of the post. At the base of the posts I have decking, then a patch of grass before the house. I was wondering if someone...
    • Tim101232
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    • best best way lighting outside wire
    • Replies: 36
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  14. J

    What is the best way to become a qualified Electrician

    Hi I was wondering what you guys think the best way to get my 17th edition qualification is? I passed my old style part 1 a few yeaars back but could not continue because of my job. I have heard that the new 17th edition is allot easier than the 16th edition is this the case? There are so many...
  15. A

    whats the best way to wire a long run to the outside of a building

    Right any advice would be very much apreciated, i have an install for a friend, they have a farm the stables being 30 meters away from the house which contains the meter & Cu a new CU would be installed then from that its another 25 meters to the point where SWA can be run underground, so i need...
    • apollo1979
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    • best best way building cheapest long meters outside whats wire
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  16. M

    Best way to wire Inverter to Household/Grid for easy monitoring?

    Having had our PV installations (mine and dad's) a couple of weeks now, we've had time to get used to living with it etc. and our attention has now naturally turned towards monitoring the system in order to try and make optimal benefit from it. The installers supplied an OWL basic wireless...
  17. H

    Best way of lengthening cables for consumer unit change

    Just wondering what's the best way to go about it? Do you try and gain extra length from the attic, ferrul the cables or terminate into a junction box and lengthen from there?
    • hoover
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    • best best way cables change consumer consumer unit unit
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Australia
  18. G

    best way to contact businesses.

    Hi all, Any advice would help please!!! Ive started a lighting repair and maintenance business in Kent. I have sent letters and emails to businesses but as we all know times are hard. Any other good ideas for getting work or contacts of people to speak to. Nick
    • greenn424
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    • best best way contact
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Business Related
  19. L

    adding a pir to existing flood, best way ?

    Ive got a flood that is high up on the house and want to put a pir down low for good pick up and keep the light where it is, what is the best way to wire it as it already has the cable at the light. cheers :)
    • lee2lee
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    • adding best best way cable existing flood light pir switch
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Australia
  20. M

    Best way to get work signed off

    This is my first posting on this forum. I have recently changed careers after 20 years working in local government. I've done a fair bit of house renovation work in the past, but I am now making it a full time job, and so purchased a 100+ year old house in need of complete renovation. In...
    • Martyn68
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    • best best way building control covered electrical work first get off scheme signed work
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Australia

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