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Why you don't down-rate shower cables....
Simple call to look at a shower iso that had burnt out. Apparently not for the first time, so I make my first look in the shower itself. Nothing to report. Take apart the iso and discover the picture below. OK, only 6mm so what rating's the shower....hang on....when I opened it there was... -
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Oven Element blows every 3 months !!
Hi I have a Bosch double oven, approx 8 yrs old, which has developed an annoying fault. About every 3 months, the heating element in the fan oven blows. It doesn't just trip the C/U, it blows to an extent that the element itself snaps or furs up/melts. The oven is connected correctly to a...- Sam7
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- element every months oven
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AM2 Next week
And i am really looking forward to it! Just had a refresher day, they went over testing and safe isolation both of which the tutot said i had no issues with, did some fault finds, normal stuff like open ring crossed over conductors and short circuits i had no issues identifying. When it came to...- Superspark23
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- am2 check didnt every fault thing
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- Forum: Australia
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Do you support part p leaflet in building compliant letters
Just had my building compliant cert through the post and inc is a do you support part p leaflet saying the government has signalled its intention to review the building regulations for England and Wales including part p which covers electrical safety in dwellings. This means part p which...- kung
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- building compliant electrical every leaflet part part p qualified support
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- Forum: Business Related
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PIR - retest frequency??
Went to see a job today, the houses are let to students and the owner believes he can do a PIR every 5 years. Given that the "average" student stays about 6 months and there are 4 students per house I said that a retest should be considered yearly. A quick look around told me everything about...- Octopus
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- condition every frequency guidance pir years
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- Forum: Australia
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AM2 Prep Course
Anybody taking there AM2 course I would advice them to take the prep course. The college I went to they give you alot of information on what past students have relayed back to them as well as other helpful tips. It's also good for jogging your memory with testing. Which is really useful for...- Sean08
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- am2 course every testing
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- Forum: Electrician Courses : Electrical Quals
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Wylex RCBO's
I put a new circuit into a CU which had one RCD so thought RCBO on non side. Circuit installed, all dead tests okay, RCBO in and turn on, straight off of goes, it would not go one. After a bit of paranoia and checking every thing including possible borrowed neutrals, earths mixed up and every...- Mark_Burgess
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- every rcbo rcbo's still thing wylex
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- Forum: Electrical Tools and Products
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NICEIC Certification Scheme NICEIC - instrument accuracy DEMANDS!!!!
Hi Everybody, I've got my NICEIC assesment next week and i am trying to put together my own instrument check box, with resistors in thtats able to test continuity and resistance. PLEASE can anyone help in this quest, where do i start? Thanks- tom-the-sparky
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- boxes calibration certification certsure check every instrument niceic scheme
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- Forum: Certification NICEIC, NAPIT, Stroma, BECSA Forum
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2391 Refresher every 2 years ???
So I just heard that the 2391 is being looked at by various people and one idea being banded around is that we should have to do a refresher every 2 years (which to me is an absolute joke considering the amount of money we already have to fork out too much to keep our quals/insurance and scheme...- john25
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- 2391 every refresher years
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- Forum: Periodic Inspection Reporting & Certification
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Adverting, word of mouth? Face Book?
Hi All, Just wondering if anyone has set up a facbook page for their business and if so has it been productive? Any ideas? Thoughts?- Octopus
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- book don't every quote unless
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Testing
Hi people I have my niceic approved assessment on the 7th June and just wanted to ask a few simple questions. 1- R1+R2 on lighting circuit, if I have awkward fittings is it still essential to test at them? 2- Do I have to do R1+Rn on every circuit or just the cross connection one on ring? I'd...- Frosty69
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- circuit every light required testing
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Every one be aware of neu-era marketing
I feel an utter fool for falling for this scam, but it seemed really good and forgot the golden rule of not handing over my card details over the phone to any one. I received a call from this company stating that they can put me on the first page of google, upgrade my website, and give me 5 key... -
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Final Circuit to Origin?
Hello people, My company installs a lot of circuits in larger commercial/industrial buildings, we tend to have a lot of trouble gaining access to every sub-main leading to a consumer unit which supplies our new circuit. My NICEIC inspector was adamant that the installation must be tested all...- westmac
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- circuit every final installation origin system
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- Forum: Periodic Inspection Reporting & Certification
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one every 4 mins
according to the press there was a solar panel installed every 4 mins in April- bugsy
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- every
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Need help before your AM2?
Hi All, Just found out today that i passed my AM2 first time. I have started this thread so people can ask me questions if there worrying, thats what i would have wanted before i took my test. Before i passed i took the pre AM2 freshers course and would advice for you to do the same. so...- youngsparky
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- am2 before don't every need help question years
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- Forum: Australia
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Testing after like for like change
When changing fittings i.e. sockets and switches like for like what testing would you do afterwards as a minimum?- Danielwareham
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- accessory after change changing every testing where
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- Forum: Australia
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fault HELP NEEDED
every time I turn on the ring main, mcb the rcd trips i've crossed over line and neutral at cu and tested each socket reading between 0.5 and 1.5 ohms. please help- coatesykid
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- every everything fault needed tripping you've
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Seperate cooker hob fault
I just recieved yet another phone call from a previous customer who has a seperate cooker hob and every 6 months or i have to replace hob due to this tripping one 30ma rcd from a split 17th edition board. I cant put it on a non rcd protected way due to a socket outlet in the cooker switch. My...- mainebankelec
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- cheap cooker cooker hob customer every fault hob seperate these
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- Forum: Australia
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testing codes and queries
hi eveyone i have recently gone out on my own and have performed my first periodic inspection which i want to get get spot on i have come accross the following queries which i am strugling to solve. the con unit has a huge opening at the top which i would say doesnt meet ip ratings as i can get...- dochisholm
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- codes every inspection socket testing
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- Forum: Australia
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Radials radials every where
I am doing a I&T on an older part of a hotel and all (socket) circuits have been completed as radials, not a problem But, there have been so many additions, alterations, and generally screwed around with, spurs, well more like spurred radials of the original radial, interconnections IE a loop...- the pict
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- every radials where
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- Forum: Periodic Inspection Reporting & Certification
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