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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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    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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    How many hours a week?

    When you tell someone you are a sparky they always say, you must have loadsa money, but seriously how many hours do you work on an average week to live a no frills life. I probably do about 50-60
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    Help test in 14 hours

    My 2330-301 is just around the corner and im stuck on the following questions and would feel better to have them under my belt please could you explain to me how to work them out I have the awnsers for them just not how to get the awnser appreciate any help. How is an earth on a star/delta...
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    4 hours of maths

    well that`s another four hours of maths done. time for the codeine:) now
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    The jobs becoming a joke

    just seen a job advertised for a 2391 tester £20 a test, and the sad thing is someone will take that job and do 10 a day.
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    PIR Sensors

    Evening all. Thanks to Grifin for his earlier advice regarding my current Auto lighting project. My client is now adamant that all internal lightng within the Module is automatically controlled by PIR Sensors because the system "works so well in his new office". Maybe that has something to do...
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    Battery adapter

    I have a small screen for the car, it has no built in battery for operation, I take it camping alot and annoys me that I have to be around the car when whatching. It takes a 12v 1200Ma adapter, I'm not to bad at wiring, just unsure of power flow, I was thinking about making a battery pack of my...
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    NIC assessment in 2 hours

    NIC assessment in 2 hours, :eek: I have been the QS for a company on approved contractor scheme but this time its for myself and its DI. Ill let you all know how it goes.

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