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  1. L

    Hello! Need help :-)

    Hi there, I've joined this forum to see if I can get some help with an electrical problem I'm having with my home. We've already had two electrical companies out to have a look, and they've both been stumped! We have a Honeywell CM927 Wireless heating control system, and about half the time it...
    • Liz Steel
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    • circuit heating hello help! need help tripping trips wireless
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
  2. E

    Strange Double Plug Socket! Help!

    Hello I have a double plug socket which is very odd indeed! I can't upload pictures of it on the forum as I don't know how, however the double socket I have has 2 x screw cap covers which you take off and unscrew the cover with the electric turned off obviously! Through the plug socket are in...
  3. S

    2357 portfolio HELP!

    Has anyone done NVQ 2357 portfolio with Ableskills? I'm just starting my portfolio bridge units 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 and 318 but really struggling how to start. It's really hard to understand the concepts of how they put their wording. My assessor doesn't explain it really well :(...
    • sp4rky.
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    • cover help! portfolio really reference
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
  4. D

    I Seek Experienced Help!

    Hi, recently upgraded a garage roughly 35m from the house, have wired it with 2.5mm twin core and earth throughout and have got two circuits, a lighting circuit and a ring main, ring main, the two circuits are fed from a 32 amp MCB and a 16amp MCB which is in a small consumer unit inside the...
  5. Mark Pole

    Help! Solar Pv System Question

    Hello All, I'm seeking some advice about a solar PV system we had installed in November 2014 please. After 18 months, we seem to be consistently short of the predicted generation figures. I tried taking it back to the contractor, but they've ceased trading, and it turns out that they never...
  6. L

    Lighting transformer help!

    Clients bought some track lighting(catenary wire type with anchors etc) to install in three bedrooms upstairs. All rooms are on the same B6 MCB. Each comes with 4 lights to screw on to the 12v wire track. Transformer is 210VA 230v-12v step down Calcs- 230v/210VA = 1.1A per track setup, 4x50w...
    • LankyWill
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    • help! lighting transformer
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  7. J

    Hi, I'm new and need help!

    Hiya everyone, I need help as I've recently had a quote from a sparky and I don't think his costs add up, and want to be sure I'm not being diddled. This was the quote minus the plumber costs for a shower installation, please note I don't have space on my CU for another RCD. The length of 2...
    • Jimmy Jim Jim
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    • help! need help new
    • Replies: 33
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
  8. J

    HELP! Plumber sparks argument! Advice needed

    Had a week long argument with the plumber on this and would be good for some advise. i install new build electrical first fix, we fix our cables to directly the concrete slab, however when we come to a heating or gas pipe we run the cable underneath the pipe. This may not look as neat but stops...
    • jamie80s
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    • advice help! needed plumber sparks
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  9. dlt27

    PME Bonding help!

    More experienced help needed please. Scenario is Mains intake and MET(PME) outside the building in cupboard with KMF's (80A fuse) feeding flats via 16mmT+E. 2 flats gas meters are in cupboard at mains with 10mm bonds. 1 flat has gas meter in flat with no 10mm bond. Also no 10mm bonds to water...
  10. dlt27

    EICR Help!

    Hi all, Any avice on the following would be appreciated. The buildng is a listed building that has been converted into 4 flats. All flats have KMF with 16mm t+e to each flat fed from cupboad outide bulding. Gas meters are in the cupboard as well.(PME system) 1 what I would like to know is does...
  11. S

    Help! Lucy gear

    Hello everyone. Got an issue on site at the moment. New 3P cut out has been supplied by SSE. Its not energized yet. The front cover has been broken. Is it possible to get a replacement cover for the cut out. If not, what is the next course of action? The cut out is a Lucy GF400CN...
  12. P

    I need some help! Please!

    For the past few years I have been brewing beer at home. About 6 months ago I decided to upgrade my brewery with electric heating elements. I designed the system to be supplied with standard US 220v power, which is really two 110v lines, a neutral, and a ground. However, as I was almost done...
  13. J

    Student principles question help!

    Hello all I need help on a question I have from my Level 2. A 17.46μF capacitor is connected in series to a resistance of 200Ω. It is connected to an ac 230v supply at 50Hz. Calculate: a. The impedance b. The current flow I have: a. √200²+17.46×10−6²= 200Ω b. 230/200=1.15A Is this correct...
  14. Q

    No sign of any earthing in newly installed kitchen... Please Help!

    Hey Guys! I'm not an electrician by trade but I need some advice on what seems like a serious safety issue. Recently bought a flat in an old ex-council building and had a builder in to gut and rebuild the place. He says he got an electrician in to do the work in the kitchen but I have some...
    • quinlivanb
    • Thread
    • attach builder earthing electrical electrician help! installed kitchen led newly please
    • Replies: 51
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  15. S

    Help! Do i do the 2397 Domestic Course or the 2357 Apprenticeship?

    Basically i have just finished Level 2 and Level 3 2365 City and Guilds courses and i am not sure where my future lies in either Domestic or Industrial and Commercial. I am here for a bit of advice if anyone has taken the 2397 or 2357. I have done a bit of Domestic work but not really enjoying...
    • SparkyGinge
    • Thread
    • apprenticeship course domestic electrical guilds help! level
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  16. P

    Hot tub help!

    I have been asked by a customer to quote for the wiring to a hot tub. I have not done one yet so some advice would be appreciated. consumer unit is a lewden, i plan on using 6mm 3core swa (max distance 20m) to a weatherproof isolator, then to a female blue commando socket required by the...
  17. S

    AM2 help!

    Hi I am a 3rd year apprentice working at my local council coming towards the end of my apprenticeship (not a frequent poster on here) however I have came across various threads on the forum regarding the current AM2 test. Having read through many of them which have helped hugely with thoughts on...
    • SouthyBCFC
    • Thread
    • am2 cable fault finding help! remember
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  18. D

    Help!

    Ok so this is probably a dumb question but here goes....So when I moved into my flat I found what I thought was a plug socket without a face but there is no hole in the wall the wire litererall just comes straight out of a flush wall ( it looks like there is a recess but it's wood panelling...
  19. P

    Sparky a cowboy only test 10% never hear of it help! caravan condition reporting

    Hi I have started testing on a large caravan site i did a condition report and full inspection and testing on one caravan took me 3 hours. The previous contractor (Niceic domestic installer ) does 10 caravans total of two people in 4-5 hours including certificates My client has now asked me...
    • pmasouthwestltd
    • Thread
    • caravan condition cowboy electricians vans help! never sparky test van vehicle
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  20. H

    Fire Alarm & Em lighting Help!

    Hi Got a job that involves re-wiring 2 flats. Ground floor is a shop, with a separate entrance to a communal area for 2 flats, 1st floor is flat 1, 2nd floor is flat. Each flat has its own main fuse in the flat. The client has asked for lighting to be installed in communal area, including...

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