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New member . Hoping to gain knowledge
Just saying hello. I've joined this group to seek advice as I am new to this lark. I'm doing bookkeeping for an electrician- Diydebs
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- doing electrician hello hoping knowledge member new new member yorkshire
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Anyone from Liverpool doing an Electrical Course
I am just curious if there are any people on here from Liverpool that have done a course, whether in College, or a Company or whatever. How did you find it? I am looking at doing an evening course, or one that I could start in January.- RDB85
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- anyone course doing electrical electrical course liverpool
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New ceiling light - what am I doing wrong!!!
Hi all, New to forum, apologies if this is in wrong place. Purchased a replacement ceiling chandler and wired up, but obviously wrong as fuse keeps tripping. I've got the two green wires from light (hand photo) to green on curling fitting, where old yellow wire is. Blue wire from light (hand...- Matt Anssari
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- ceiling ceiling light doing light new wrong
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Hi all, I need some advice on a course I'm thinking off doing!
Hi I've recently just came out off my time I'm 20 years old and was thinking off doing a HND in Electrical Engineering, I would have too take a day off work each week for 2 years, and was just looking advice on the job opportunities or if someone regretted not doing it or something lol, thanks!- Oisin
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- advice course doing off thinking
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Hours spent pricing and doing customer site meeting....
Just a bit of a rant really....This one job that is pretty much mine as do all the builders work and the customer has confirmed that I'm doing the job. 6/7 bed house just around the corner from my house. 1st site meeting I Sit down with the customer for 2 hours and went through what ideas they...- Leesparkykent
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- customer doing hours pricing site plan
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>50v on megger when doing ELI test
Hi guys I have had an issue with a couple of sockets in a property when carrying out ELI tests on them saying greater than 50v and won't let me test, some sockets are ok on the same circuit just a couple saying this anybody come across this and understand what it means,I'm using a megger and the...- Sb8389
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- doing megger test when
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Do they think we are sitting around doing nothing....
So I got an email from my scheme today.... notifying me that my annual assessment will be.... yes you've guessed it, next Wednesday - so 7 days time.... I've got work booked for about 3 weeks PLUS I need to get the date agreed with my client. Idiots Rant over... So my response was: "Thanks...- Octopus
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- around doing nothing
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2008 DB and RCD
hello guys Just done an EICR on a house, the board was installed in 2008 with no RCD protection, the contractor was NICEIC according to his install stick haha. initially I thought it may have been taken out with Nusance tripping however Insulation resistance LN-earth was 33meg so all appeared...- chris day
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- doing people protection rcd sockets
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Electrical level 3 courses
Hello there I'm currently doing my level 2 electrical 2 nights a week at college I was wondering if anyone's ever done the level 3 but with the home schooling. I like the idea of doing it at home because of the flexibility I.e I can work later and I don't have to always rush back to get back...- Dan morris
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- college courses doing electrical level level 3 still
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Unused new combi boiler bought 6 years ago but not plumbed in.
Due to illness I've fallen behind with my home renovation plans. I had mounted my new combi boiler (Sabre HE) 6 years ago but as yet have not plumbed or wired up any of the supplies to it. I plan to start running in the pipework soon. Is there anything I should be worried about given the...- bigmondy
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- boiler bought combi doing new registered unused years
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Advice required if you have had similar predicament
Hi all I have completed level 2/3 2330 and 2 years ago started a job as an improver electrician at a maintenance firm. 12 months in i began working to Level 3 NVQ. However, the qualified electrician i was working with resigned shortly after. Good news is i got more responsibility and...- Chris Graham
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- advice company doing level portfolio required similar skills
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Pete's Videos Is he doing what I think he's doing Nah surley no
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Wanting to scale ?
Hello, right now business is really good, i am getting plenty of work, and i am also having to turn away a s***load of work, before i started out on my own(just under a year ago) i was working with the local council just doing repairs and maintenance so I've never really saw how private...- M17JSN
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help needed what am i doing wrong!!
hi everyone I not long finished college . i did a level 2 and 3 city and guilds, 17 edition , 2394, 2395 which i found challenging, i also have ECS card (adult trainee), have my own hand tools, can drive both car and truck (c license ). i have been applying for jobs i even offered to work for...- gatuka
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- adult doing experience needed trainee tried wrong
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Worst tested cable I ever found doing a EICR
Last year at night I was carrying out Electrical Inspection and Testing and Found the 300mm 4 core SWA sub main cable to a chapel was recording 0.09 ohms on carrying out high insulation resistance testing between phases. 25 thousand pounds later its rectified. Would love to hear other people's...- Sam cook
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- cable doing eicr found insulation megger resistance tested testing worst
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Working on ships
Anyone any experience working on ships? I've ordered a copy of BS 8450 to read but would appreciate any advice from someone that's done installation work. The work will only be in restaurant and shop areas doing refurbishment, lights and power etc.- Sintra
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Latching relay circuit for thermal store
Hi everyone. Hoping someone can help. I'm using a recently qualified electrician to carry out the following work but he wants me to tell him what I want and supply parts for wiring to lpg boiler/thermal store. I would like to have two pipe thermostats on flow and return to store (as close as...- Rich d
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- boiler circuit doing electrician relay store thermal
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Old three fuse board
Hello, Buying a house and found this under the stairs. I'm guessing it needs updating. Am I right in thinking there are three circuits here? What would be involved in getting a new consumer unit. Worth doing? Also if you cover Wigan let me know. Thanks for any help.- scribblesvurt
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- board consumer doing fuse fuse board old three
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Damp proof cement?
Hi guys Hope you are all OK? So I am doing a job for a friend. They are have a new kitchen fitted and wanted me to sort the electrics. Easy enough job, extending ring, adding spurs and low level sockets for washer, dryer etc. Also adding a new cooker circuit. I will be dropping the cables down...- Jay Sparks
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- before cement damp doing proof
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