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  1. 1Justin

    CH tools cable stripper. Cable damage problems?

    I am about to blame my tools. 48 hours after installing some 2 way lights, my customer called to say the switch had "blown up". (The Varilight switch has a transparent surround and she got to see the fireworks as L-E fault popped the RCBO). Close inspection revealed that my CK tools cable...
  2. D

    flood damage electrics

    Hi all Any suggestions, for dealing with flood damage circuits the property had a leak on the bath now one of the circuits is tripping randomly I have IR the circuit and it is giving a 000 reading tried splitting the ring but with little success on establishing exact location its a very old...
    • davek
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    • damage electric electrical electrics flood
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  3. D

    NICEIC Certification Scheme NICEIC conflicting advice

    Dear All Im quoting on changing a fuse board and the earth bonding to the gas is 6mm. TNCS system 100A main fuse at cutout (sealed so not confirmed) The flat has concrete ceilings and floors and the bonding cable is deep in the structure of the building. No obvious route to run in a 10mm. I rang...
  4. S

    Lighting Strike - Ground Potential Rise - Cable Damage

    Hi all Called to a neighbour whod had almost direct hit lighting strike, I know this because I witnessed it and the same strike turned my desktop PC and bband modem into charcoal briquettes/paperweights. It also took out her telephone and bband permanently. All her electrics had tripped but...
    • SpannerSpark
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    • cable damage ground lighting potential
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  5. R

    Stuck on a underpinning knowledge question!

    Hello Folks. Situation is I'm doing the online 2356 and have to do some underpinning knowledge questions, but I feel I may be over thinking this one.... "Why would an induced overvoltage occur and what damage may occur if this happened while working on an un protected computer?" Now is it as...
  6. E

    Would this work...?!

    I am planning to have an external PIR powering 3 soffit LED light fittings. Here's where it gets (mildly) interesting, client wants there to be two options, to have them permanently on or to have them just on the sensor. The way I have first fixed this is... (CPC omitted for clarity) Perm L...
    • Eddiesparks
    • Thread
    • damage electrical work lights switch switched work
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  7. T

    Why did I hire a digger driver.. I could have done as much damage myself!!!

    Just had a great couple of days. Needed a trench dug, so thought I'd organize a digger and get an experienced driver to avoid hassle. Land owner told us where there were potential water and oil pipes (market garden plus greenhouses). Digger driver went through 2 water pipes and the oil line...
  8. G

    charge for using company van at work

    Hi all.just looking for a bit of advice. I have been with my current company for just over a year. They are asking us to sign a piece of paper authorising them to deduct £40 a month from our wages to cover any potential damage to our work vans. apparently if our vans are undamaged at the end of...
    • grimysparks80
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    • amount charge company damage electrical work electricians vans going insurance using van vehicle work
    • Replies: 54
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  9. A

    What makes a good drill

    I need to buy a drill does not know what is good. Last year bought a useless seriously damaged a few months.
  10. I

    Flood water damage????

    Hi first time I have had to come across this, hope it's the last!! Straight to the point, following last weeks floods here in Lowestoft. I have been clearing a flat and the council sparkie came in killed all sockets and made safe. He said to me as I agree with the 17th consumer unit on both...
  11. T

    First customer dispute... Where do I stand?

    7yrs and had my first customer dispute... Now I don't know what to do. Sorting out a lot of dodgy connections on a big amount of ELV downlights on the loft, all connector blocks wrapped in tape and a lost Neutral. Had a part drum of 1mm in the loft, used what I needed and left about 8 meters...
    • TPES
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    • customer damage don't first paint stand where
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Electrician Talk
  12. D

    report after flood damage

    I have to go to a house where a spot of indoor rain has occured and check out the electrics in the affected area as part of the repair works specified by the insurer. Naturally they are asking for a written report to confirm all is ok or what is required to make all ok. I have done this a fair...
  13. F

    Power Surge damage to PC Equipment

    Hi All, I am an IT Technician by trade and would welcome your theories on the following situation that I encountered today. Today after an overnight powercut (believe a sub station went down temporarily) one our clients rang up to say there server wouldn't start. The server was attached to a...
    • faqinel
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    • damage equipment power surge
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  14. Y

    New Zealand Mice damage

    Just done an EICR and need to now work out how to fix some of the issues. 1 of which is - inside a consumer unit and in a void behind it some mice have been having a nibble at the cables. Number of cables where the red/black can be seen, lesser number where the copper can be seen. How would...
  15. D

    Fire damage after loft insulation installed

    Hi all, went to quote up a rewire on lighting circuit in a bungalow today. It turns out that they had new insulation laid just over 2 weeks ago. The insulators had left room around the light fittings (recessed 12v 50w halogens) but they totally covered up the transformers. After a quick look...
  16. R

    lost neutral damage

    Had a call from a friend who does commercial kitchens, mainly duct work and extract fans. He was at a job to look at a faulty fan. He called me said he plugged in his drill and it started making a funny noise and the lights were flicking. He said a there was a sparky next door so I advised...
    • Robert Turnbull
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    • damage lost neutral neutral
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Electrician Talk
  17. S

    Testing - Following an Addition

    Addition to an existing circuit, if I was to instal an outside light and did so by taking a spur off the ring through a FCU, how would I test the the circuit to complete the minor works cert? I presume that I would carry out a continuity test on the ring as normal, but when it come to the spur...
  18. richardg

    Pyro damage on a lighting circuit

    HI Good evening, I was called by a landlord yesterday asking for a check to be made on a pendant lamp as the light wasn't working. After talking to the tenant and digging around for information I learned a cowboy plasterer soaked all the wiring and 3 rooms out of 6 had no lights. As this was a...
  19. D

    kitchen lights abd heat damage

    Hi all. once again i,m looking for some advice from all you valued members, been to look at a job to replace a twin fluorescent weatherproof battern lamp in a commercial kitchen.The heat of the kitchen as caused the lamp to become brittle and actually drop off the ceiling. the twin and earth...
    • daz1963
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    • damage heat kitchen lighting lights
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  20. W

    Maximum pain, maximum damage

    I'm well past my patience threshold now with this arsehole who hasnt paid me. Like you all said when i was jumping around with a smile on my face regarding the judgement, getting the money is proving to be the hardest part of this whole 12 month fiasco. It's becoming a very acute, very...

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