Good day Currently I do electrical inspection EICR day in day out, average of 16 a week as an employee. Working on council premises. I was recently asked if I can do a private electrical inspection job, but I wasn't sure where I legally (Regs) fit to undertake the chore. I anyway declined for...
I'm looking to getting into the test and inspection route. And certification
I currently have 18th edition I did city & guilds level 2 / 3 I am a ecs card holder and have completed a pat testing course. What course's qualifications do I need to achieve this
Thanks in advance
Stuart
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hi, asking as a customer not a tradesman
Having had a rewire and had some issues with the electrician , namely his working standards and the fact the job took twice as long as estimated. I paid a third up front before work started, he then coerced a not agreed upon second payment out of me a...
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Hi, when you guys do your EIC certs for a multi board installation do you complete one Particulars of install at origin and one schedule of items inspected for the whole install and do multiple schedule of test results for each board or do a complete a full 6 page cert for each sub board off the...
There are lots of discussions on forums about what is and isn’t Part P notifiable work. Everything I have done on the past or would want to do in future is non-notifiable, especially now that outdoor wiring is now non-notifiable if it doesn’t involve creating a new circuit. However, the...
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Hi folks, this will probably be obvious to most folks on here but I'm new to this. A friend is putting together a quote to rewire my house. He is a qualified and very experienced electrician working for a big local firm but this will be a private job. He's not joined one of the schemes like...
Please can people clarify what value they insert in the Max Zs field on certification.
I've always input 100%. Currently in disagreement with another person as they are specifying 80%.
Done my 2391 in 2008 and I was taught and told it's always 100% and it's down to the QS to interpret the...
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Hi,
First time poster, not sure if this post is in the correct section? I am trying to sort out a meter for a friend who has an equestrian business.
He has an old three phase supply but no three phase equipment. EON are metering an average of 80kwh per day which I am disputing.
The meter is...
Michael862
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Hi all sorry if this has already been covered but new to here. I've just fitted a sub board in an office block to feed a shower bkock. But unsure which cert to issue. Its an additional circuit of the main board
Hi, trying to move our family run electrical contractors company into the 21st century and do our test certs using lap tops or i pads to have all the information stored electonically and produce more professonal test certs to give to our customers.
We employ 5 electricians and do a fair bit of...
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Good evening all,
Due to an increaseing demand from my clients for modifications and repairs on Lutron systems I’m keen to broaden my Knowledge on these systems.
And so I’m looking for advise on where to find the right course’s to
Become Lutron certified etc.
Hi all, long time reader first time posting.
Hope you can help, I am level 3 and 2391-52 qualified having been in the game for 10 years I’m looking to do private work, but want to do it legally I already have public liability insurance, but the main question is do I have to join an association...
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This is a question I have to admit I don't know the answer to, hard to believe I know! What is the period after which test equipment needs re- calibrating? As far as I know it is yearly, but I could be wrong. I ask because the dno I worked for had an engineer who built a test rig. The idea was...
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Looking to go away from duplicate pads to computer certs.
Mostly domestic jobs but perhaps software that does calcs too.
Which are available and the most popular..
Thanks
T.
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Hi all .
Can I have some clarification please as seems a bit of a grey area when asking fellow sparks.
I'm an apprentice served sparks with cg part 1.2. C course . 2391. P.a.t. Etc . Working in the nhs for over 30yrs on industrial and domestic residences. I've been asked by a family member...
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Basically a property has two electrical supplies. (It used to be two flats, now one property).
Client wants to keep both consumer units, with one as a sub main off the other.
There is not a whole amount on the top floor board as the kitchen etc is downstairs.
So a 40/50A submain will be more...
-Matt
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