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  1. R

    Old boy needs advice on which route to follow

    Hello folks I'm just looking for some advise regarding career route path. I'm 53, been a sparky all my life. I have a Maintenance gold card, 18th regs and 2391 52 amongst other add on qualifications. I'm currently in a fairly well paid role as a full-time electrical test engineer in the...
  2. Retroelectric

    Part P follow up?

    Evening. Was asked to carry out a test (non registered kitchen fitter installed circuits) so could only offer EICR on those circuits although what they really wanted was an install and Part P. EICR would fail anyway so am walking away from that one, but do you know if anyone follows it up as a...
  3. F

    Which electrician's advice should I follow?

    Dear Electricians Scenario: privately owned and occupied flat, not tenanted. Electrician 1 - Completed an EICR report. Recommended upgrading the consumer unit to a metal unit Electrician 2 - Was concerned at readings achieved on electrician 1's EICR and informed me that the readings did not...
  4. S

    Is This Safe to Take Out?

    Hi I posted a few weeks back what looks like to be an economy seven timer located in a store cupboard in my flat that I assume was connected to a large storage heater that I no longer use. I am arranging to have the timer removed when the fusebox is updated in a couple of weeks however I have...
  5. littlespark

    Follow on from retro switches thread

    A few examples of my mates taste in decoration, and what he drives around in... .
  6. Dan

    Follow people; and now you can have alerts when they post new content (videos, threads, replies, etc)

    https://www.electriciansforums.net/account/following Checkout this area, this is the people you follow. If you'd like to, you can change alert options for each one. So you get different alerts for each member you follow. :)
  7. Dan

    Why follow people on the forum?

    Okay, so the other day I spotted a couple of people chatting about who they follow and how that happened. Over the years the forum software makers have changed this area of the software a couple of times. It never really gets used by forums setup as actual forums. There are some websites that...
  8. T

    Follow up on DNO complaint and earth terminal responsibilities

    Just to update on my witterings re DNO and unclear direction reponse regards maintaining/providing earthing point; P.S. this has been taken to committee and the following agreed I am told. Dear Mr Votigern (Name redacted) Since our conversation about this topic I’m concerned that you may be...
  9. sham

    Lost out to allot of work trying to follow new ever changing Regs, Part P etc

    I have been asked on many occasions to add lights and sockets to an existing installation. When I tell the customer that I must change the MCB to an RCBO and then carry out a minor cert which all adds to the cost of the job, I know that he has called someone else who will just extent cables...
  10. C

    Fire Alarm

    Evening, my company have become BAFE accredited and taken on some Fire Alarm testing and remedial work. I have been sent to install new sounders and detectors here and there. Whilst I'm ok with the wiring and installation and testing of these (all conventional and bi-wire) I don't have a good...
  11. L

    Experience

    Did two years in college a couple of years ago, but I couldn't follow that career path after college due to family commitments, just on here to look for any, little or large experience I can get to help me become a qualified electrician.
  12. Marc Lajevardi

    List of countries that follow BS7671 or thereabouts

    I had a look on Google at this which brought a wiki page up which says... BS 7671 is also used as a national standard by Mauritius, St Lucia,Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, Cyprus, and several other countries, which base their wiring...
  13. cliffed

    Rcbo's

    Just finished installing power sockets in It suites at a school. All protected by 30 ma rcbo's ,circuits specified by electrical consultants,15 2 gang skts on each circuit.All working & no trip outs. My reckoning was about 7 2 gang skts per circuit,what's your feelings on this. Have I gotta...
  14. D

    Am2 help please

    Morning chaps . finally got round to booking my am2. I know it changes a fair bit so was wondering if anyone here has done it recently or has an informed idea on what's in it now. I've been in the trade some time now so I'm sure I'll be OK. I have my 2391 ect . I just hate exams and well any...
  15. C

    Power shower wiring

    Hi all, I understand the wiring requirements for Electric showers that need 10mm2 cable. I'm just not clear of the position with Power showers, specifically this Mira one: http://www.mirashowers.co.uk/onlinecatalog/pdf/1079321_w2_d_mira_go_thermostatic_power_shower.pdf The Mira spec says...
  16. Les Macaulay

    EICR - Follow up

    How should a failed EICR be followed up by the contractor and/or the client?
  17. Elmer BeFuddled

    Bathroom Fans, Fuses and Isolators. A follow on

    Following on from a recent thread. My head started to hurt after someone posted (and I can't find the thread now, so I'll just have to quote what I copied, credits to whoever wrote this.). Being a Electrical Trainee I couldn't quite get me head around that so, as a picture is worth a thousand words, I drew it...
  18. B

    Anyone follow this guys....

    I think he's a ledge.... Here's his take on the cowboys......Seems they are the same in Australia as they are here....... Solar Cowboys Archives - Solar Power Blog and his guide to inverters...its a nice twist....(Wish I'd thought of it.....and very probably will) Samil Power Inverters: The...
  19. P

    tools for sale

    For car fund and slimming down due to not being on the tools much :D Makita 24v drill model number and pics to follow £85 delivered to mainland address (Sold Tel) tek 1320 brand new tester £34 delivered same as CLICK HERE dewalt 12v drill and charger £25 delivered pics to follow ck magna...
  20. H

    Don't follow up on quotes....

    I learnt something yesterday. Not to follow up on quotes!! - it seems pushy and some people just like to be left to think and get other quotes, just because they don't ring within 2 days doesn't mean you havent got the job!. I quoted a fuseboard change 3 weeks ago and left with the feeling I...

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