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    New iphone app

    Check out CAPABLE the new cable calc app. Cheaper than a pint! surely worth a look, any feedback greatly received cheers
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    Battery UPS Battery Run Time

    I need some calculation on based of following findings: UPS rating = 1200 Watt Battery Rating = 1300 Ah Total Connected Load = 1000VA Operating Voltage = 240 V Can anyone please calculate for how long battery will provide power to the load ( i mean run time) ? Please show full...
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    Quoting for testing

    i am going to be testing a commercial building to provide them with a PIR. i went to look at the site today, they have: 8 x 12 way single phase consumer units, as well as 2 x MEM 100a isolators, 1x MEM 200a isolator, 1 x MEM 63a isolator. i have never priced a testing job of this size...
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    Out of hours emergency call out fee

    Hi all, just a little question. Youre just about to sit down on a friday night to crack open a nice cold beer and order a niiiice takeaway. The phone rings and its a local hotel you do regular work for. An emergency light is bleeping really loud and causing distress to the residents and it...
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    iPhone 4

    Hey just wondered who has an iPhone 4 and if so what covers do u use?
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    PIR on a restaurant

    Hi all, I was wandiring how much to charge for a PIR on a restaurant. Not to big only 6-7 tables. Any recomendations? Thank you!
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    Emergency lighting - test for one hour or three hours?

    Building is a church hall used for such activities as jumble sales, morning playgroup etc. I would class that as requiring emergency lighting duration of one hour. The luminaires fitted are three hour types. So should I test them for one hour, or three hours?
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    is £40 callout charge too cheap for domestic house holder??

    the new year is here and every thing is going up in price. are you all putting your prices up to?? ive been charging people £40 for the first half hour then 20-30ph after that. i get good bit of work charging like his but have the feeling call out is on the cheap side. recently people...
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    why do some jobs take soooo long?

    did some work for a mate the other day and thought that I would not be there long, well I was. tell me how long you would expect to take to do the list below and I will tell you tomorrow/ friday how long it actually took relative to what I expected it to take. 1-replace bulb in bulkhead light...
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    Sink in bedroom with ajacent light switch

    Just completed a tasty domestic PIR today loaded with problems. The only concern I have is regarding sinks in the bedroom with a light switch on the wall next to it supplying a recessed spotlight above. With all the bits located in building regs, BRB and OSG, there apears nothing related to just...
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    Relays , Contactors and Electronics...

    Im bit empty headed when it comes to them things but i just applied for a job that pays silly money and well i need to brush up on my skills and knowledge about them...! any good books or courses you know about! sorry for sounding ignorant about them but they never really floated my boat so...
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    Average hourly rate for night work?

    Hey guys, Got some night work....client cannot shut down during day hours.....Fault finding, small amount of installations..... Could nt price job really as it is a bit of a can of worms senerio....Had PIR so faults and issues have been spotted so have a idea of whats going on as in circuits...
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    Only 2.5 hours left of AM2!

    Did first day of my AM2 today and half 2 and half hours left tommorrow. I have to do all of the central heating system and few niggly bits but majority of everything else is done. Is this enough time? (one guy took 2 and half hours on central heating alone)
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    6.5 hours for rain :(

    6 and a half hours to cornwall and when we get here it blooming rains. typical english weather. anyways it`s a nice break and chilling so it looks like it`s the swimming pool then :D
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    Pricing Structures - Help!

    Hi guys, I am looking into setting my price structures. i totally understand that all jobs are different and also different areas are different rates (I'm in the Swindon area). Just wondered if anyone has some kind of price structures etc ie. like 1st hour charged then subsequent hours etc...
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    tax and subsistance

    hi peeps ive been self employed for a year now,just completed my first year books ect what i want to know is how much can i clam for subsistance,how far from home do i need to be,ive been told its 20 quid a day if im working more than 15 miles away but i cant seem to find and info. any help...
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    Jobs

    thought Id start a wee thread for "Interesting" jobs that i have found heres number one found this morning I didnt apply But on the UPside you would get to see britian actualy throwing illegal imigrants out and not having them chasing jobs Job No: HAJ/39288 Wage £17000 PER ANNUM Hours...
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    the new am2

    hi, i have just done my am2, which is the new version. i was never given a lot of information before hand so i will list done the equipment you have to install, this might help some people who dont know what to expect or never had any decent information given, like my self. s plan heating...
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    Rates for PIR

    Hi Fellas Could you let me know if I'm pricing to high on domestic PIR. had two letting agents phone me now wanting to know what my rates are to carry out a visual inspection, Test, and compile a report.I quoted £150 pound. Am i to expensive? I looking at your average 3 bed semi...
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    48 hours until 2391

    Quietly confident. Iunderstand everything in GN3, just struggling on mock exams to remember 5 things associated to any given situation. Always did hate memory games.

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