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  1. P

    Recognising a duff panel

    Theory's great but it's only when a problem comes up you really start to learn things..... My relatively low number of installs to date have gone to plan so I'm hoping a few of you out there have hit more problems than me. Just put up a 14-module rooftop, two strings of 7x245W panels. Al lthe...
  2. S

    Meter checking

    Hi all I had a call from a customer saying there bill has just doubled nearly, from 7k to 12k per month, they have there own sub station. question I have is, how do I go about checking to see if there meter is reading correctly and having it calibrated possibly. Will I have to call the local...
  3. robd

    NIC visit, checking testers regularly...

    Had our annual visit from the NIC t'other day, also am becoming the new qualified supervisor for the firm so was my first involvement in one. Anyway one of the boxes for the inspector to tick was Evidence of ongoing accuracy of test instruments, so I cheerily got the calibration certs out for...
  4. R

    Help checking lighting circuit

    Hi Guys When checking a lighting circuit you obviously need to check at each point on the circuit, switch and light fitting. What do you do when you can't get to the cable in the light fitting?? For example, in my kitchen I have 3 spot lights on a bar. I'm not able to remove the bar...
  5. M

    Checking your electrician

    Anyone coming to the forum looking for advice ect are most welcome if looking for specific advice it may be helpfull to give details of location and one of the forum members located near you might be in a posistion to assist Any electrician proclaiming to be part of NICEIC SELECT NAPIT ELESCA...
  6. G

    system for checking accuracy

    I have seen a card that allows you to check your multimeters accuracy on resistance measurements. Does anyone have a link to somewhere I can get one please?
  7. G

    ring mains joined

    continutity tested both rings no earth on 1 and no live on the other every thing works on sockets when swiched on but get high readings on 1 ring when other reads ok help please every thing diconnected from sockets when tested
  8. D

    Cal Checking Your Test Instruments

    I use a Megger MFT all in one tester. The NIC inspectors are not impressed with just flashing a 12 monthly calibration certificat in there face. So I need to purchase a test box and log the readings. So can anyone advice.Whats on the market with regards to test boxes. Plus any details on...
  9. S

    Checking an energized relay

    How can we check normally open and normally closed contact of an energized relay using multimeter?
  10. zone77

    checking rcd tester

    i ve got my NICEIC inspection at the end of the month and just wondered if using a cheap plug-in RCD unit is ok for testing if my instrument is accurate.:cool:
  11. N

    Just checking installation,

    Hi all, Right i just need my workings checked before i do anythng. I have a shed that needs power. Its roughly 10m away. Im using a 40 A MCB in the house CU and running 6mm SWA from there to a second CU in shed which will be using a 40A30ma RCD as its isolater. The CU will have a 32a ring...
  12. O

    main fuse

    Hi Everyone We All Know You Should Not Pull The Main Fuse, Its Down To The Big Boys From The Board.(in A Perfect World) But If You Didnt Have A Double Pole Switch Fitted, And You You Needed To Pull The Main Fuse To Disconnect Main Tails In Front Of The Inspector From Niceic, Do You Think...

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