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  1. J

    PAT Testing General Pricing Per Item For An Electrician to Charge.

    HI All. Looking for a general price for PAT testing as well know it does not really pay for electricians to do PAT testing but as we are all trying are best for work, I am looking at what we could charge or what other charge to braek even and get work. I currently charge £1.50 an item and a...
  2. J

    General Lighting Question

    Am a 1st year apprentice and just want to get my head around the wiring of domestic lighting... 3plate: You take a 1.5 t+e from c/u to first lighting point (L,N,E) and then loop in and out of each lighting point (hench being called loop-in method aswell as 3plate?) then take another 1.5 t+e...
  3. B

    general query

    hi all i have got a question that has been bugging me i work in the insurance game and i would like to know when our company strips out a domestic installation to the bare bones then the installation is reinstated back to exsisting .. hence forth once works are completed i do a PIR but should i...
  4. J

    Help with fault finding - general questions please help

    Hi there i have got my trade test to do done my installation today and tomorrow i have my fault finding and testing&inspection to do, just have a few questions i want to ask a decent tradesman who understand faults quite good, im fine with testing and inspection but where it comes to fault...
  5. J

    general testing questions

    On a PIR test to confirm Zs values i obviously go to thr BRB page 48.But when do i use the rule of thumb i.e 80% Method ?. I understand there are differences between a cold install to one that is in service as resistance changes when cables are warmer. On previous posts i have noted to qualify...
  6. T

    Socket close to handwash??

    I have first fixed a kitchen area all walls and ceilings plastered. Now the owner has completely redesigned the layout of the kitchen, so I have a couple of sockets where there of no use now, one of them ends up being behind a very small hand wash bowl, do you think this will be a problem to...
  7. i=p/u

    diversity in general

    havent got my books no more as lost on train last week or id have look,,,, ive seen loads of people talking about diversty on cookers 10% then 30% of remainder, what does this all apply to, isit just cookers.....
  8. Joe S

    Landlord Tickets and General works ? ?

    Hi, I have been getting a few phone calls lately from letting agents about various works on some of their properties. I am a Domestic Installer with the NIC and was wondering how far I should go with regards work? I mean general fitting changes and general maintenance I would imagine are fine...
  9. B

    general advice reqd

    hi all going to be doing a small refurb on a small single unit, what i would like to is this know is the client is going to fitting in several pc points and server would it be good practice to fit a sub board for all the clean supplies with additional protection or will fitting a slit board...
  10. B

    general query regading select assement

    hi all i just completed a new installation and it will be getting assesd by select for membership but i have a general query about it even though it passed the building control inspection. If you have done a new installation and the client has requested sockets and light sw,s to be mounted at a...
  11. T

    General questions on volt drop.

    1. Discharge lighting is on a 16A mcb, can it stay this way or will it need to be updated to RCBO for the new regs? 2. Radial sockets 50 metres away, on 32A RCBO, wired in singles, in trunking and conduit. What size cable should be used taking voltage drop into account? 3. 3 phase motor...
  12. telectrix

    LEDs

    just found these----------- (GU10 fitting) 12 LED, 1watt GE LED lamps, quite a good light for what they are, £4 a pop from Asda
  13. B

    British General MCB's

    Hi Guys anybody know where I can get hold of British General MCB's my normal wholesalers don't stock them (and can't get hold) if I remember correctly the big orange shop used to sell BG Products only don't now. BG themselves only sell by the box of 10 and I ain't seen these boards in anywhere...
  14. B

    general query about the 2391

    when doing the Ze test on the single phase board how do avoid the parrallel paths via the three phase board
  15. ringer

    Too many stickys on the General forum

    There are too many stickys on the General forum. I have to page down a long way to get to the first non-sticky post. I would suggest that most of these stickys could be moved to a 'Useful information' page instead. This also applies (to a lesser extent) to most of the other forums.
  16. M

    general consumer unit question

    Grateful for some advice with this one. In addition to my normal consumer unit I have an addtional consumer unit that was once used for storage heaters. Each Volex16 CB supplying one heater. Over the years the heaters were removed and the outlets converted to single point plugs. (the economy...
  17. Bromd123

    General Election May 6th

    what are everybody's views, labour tories lib dem or BNP. I personally am thinking that lib dems are the only ones that are even thinking of making actual changes rather than rabble rousing and then not changing anything!! Lets here who your voting for and why
  18. Mr Mark Sparks

    bs88 fuse

    on a bs88 fuse there is sometimes a big G and a little g Gg what does this mean
  19. W

    Australian A grade qualifications

    Hi folks i'm new to this so here we go....... I am about to emigrate to Australia in 12 months time and need to gain Aussie accreditation (A grade status) Does any one know if I can do this in the UK before I leave? Any info on this matter would be gratefully received.
  20. H

    General equiries into redundacy

    Hi guys, here its goes. Have recently just had my AM2 and passed all units. I have all the needed cirtificates in the practical and thoery exams to be fully qualified. I have the ECS application form in the house filled out. I am just waiting for one cirtificate which indicates my logbook is...

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