Evening
went to look at a cafe today- existing lights are twin 58w fluorescent fittings on chains dropped from the ceiling slightly.
Its quite dark in there- doesn't help with having black ceilings!
she wants to get rid of the the fluorescent fittings- and go for spotlights...
I explained...
I have asked this question before but thought I would try again due to seeing several new Trainees joining the Trainee section.
Have any of you got any new ideas for this place or maybe extra ideas for existing themes, is there anything lacking in here that could be added or improved upon...
I'm fitting my new single oven in the kitchen. the existing cable is probably 6mm with a large switch on the counter. the new oven has a total connected load of 3.5kw and recommends a 16A fuse.
can I wire on the end of the 6mm a cooker terminal block and single 13a socket, as I want to put a...
Morning everyone.
I was wondering what you guys do if you need to work outside in the rain? I dont mean if it's a torrential storm, just some rain.
In paricular I just want to be able to cover a small area and have one or two tools with me.
It would have to be something that just pops up or...
Hi all!
Im looking for 5/6 flood lights to up-light a manor house. Customer wants a warm light and not too bright but subtle. Cheap. Most leds are on the cool white of the k scale that I have seen? The lights will be on the ground about 3-4 metres from building which is 12-15 metres high.
any...
Right Guys as you probably already know the staff and mentors are always thinking of ways to keep you all interested and entertained in here whether that is via competitions with prizes or sticky threads relating to your course work etc.
So I got thinking ( Do your worst with the jokes ) what...
Hi
ive come to a job where it's got a single phase board and I need to change it to a 3 phase board due to new equipment going in.
ive gone back to the meter where the main control panel is that distributes supply's off to the sub boards and there is no spare ways for me to run a new supply.
Any...
Paul M has suggested an earlier post I made should be more readily available so an edited version is posted here for your reference.
Thanks Paul.
Just my thoughts on what and how you may be able to approach and break down electrical fault finding.
Always remember what training you have...
Alreet chaps.
The great marketing push of 2015 has started. I want to get some leaflets done but i have so far procrastinated for near half a day on how/what to do.
My adobe illustrator is..... no longer in its trial period shall we say so that is out of the question. I have tried using...
Evening all, bought a new house a few months back, recently finished gutting it and am now looking to rewire. The usual wiring will be installed (power and lighting), I'm planning on having speakers in all rooms, and am taking cat5 and RG6 to every room so i can watch HD television and listen to...
Peps,
So, I went to look at a job today at London Waterloo Station. They have a peak hour only link corridor that runs from the underground to the overground concourse.
Within this area there are about 250 twin 49w T5 fittings. Half of which are emergency. Now these fittings are wired with...
After seeing Not_Today's thread asking about what books to buy for the mathematics side of your tuition and speaking with Doody Toody on site today, should we start a "Formula Thread"?
I think it would be helpful for a lot of people because the majority of members are L2 or L3 students and at...
Alreet chaps.
So we appear to have had some visitors over the Christmas period. We stayed over at a relatives on Christmas eve and upon returning home my girlfriends lovely gingerbread house had been nibbled at and they had eaten about 20 squares of chocolate off the driveway (of the...
To continue from the Chit Chat Xmas Spirit Thread...
I thought it would be better to restart in Arms, as comments will be from valued and experienced members,
I have no power to change anything, but I can put ideas forward on your behalf.
Father in law got a shed with a 2way cu usual set up 40a 30ma rcd 16a & 6a mcbs for skt and lights. Had a problem recently with rcd tripping occasionaly ever since they had a old freezer gave them so obvious what's causing the rcd to trip nothing else plugged in but freezer but tested...
Hi guys,
I have just picked up the keys to my new house, the Incomer is exposed under the stairs and looks a mess, I will be doing a gradual rewire as we revamp the house over time but firstly I will be sticking a new CU on.
Now if you look at the pics what would you guys do with this? I want...
Hi Guys,
Can any one recommend recessed fittings with Dali control that would be suitable for a swimming pool environment, also any other advice/recommendations would be very welcome.
Client currently specifies wireless dimming controls to a remote dimmer pack of which recently they have started...
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