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  1. G

    Leave or replace?

    I had my bungalow extended about 11 years ago, creating a new living room and main bedroom. Anyway, I fitted brushed stainless mains adjustable spots in these 2 rooms which I bought as a pack of 10. I ran T&E to each fitting, but when I opened them, the instructions said they were...
  2. J

    Is it time to leave the industry

    Its not been a great start to the week, so what better way to spend an evening than by having a rant! Let me paint the picture; I help my dad run his electrical business that has been trading over 30 years. Since coming on board I have fought everyday with the old-school ways of thinking and...
  3. T

    Top civil servant to leave DECC

    Permanent Secretary to leave DECC in Autumn - Department of Energy and Climate Change Moira Wallace was the person sitting beside Barker at the joint Environmental Audit Committee and Energy and Climate Change Committee when DECC were savaged over their handling of FiT cuts.
  4. K

    Leave being self employed?

    In a quandry, do I take this job I've been offered, 3 months temp, 30k P/A. more than likely become full time? Never been busier the last 6 months, and earned some good Money. The job is factory maintenance, becoming multi-skilled, which means more money, The ops Manager is my brother, so I...
  5. T

    socket in fireplace wall

    doing a rewire and was wondering if i can leave the original socket in the side of fireplace,it is not being used as a chimney?
  6. A

    Checkatrade, Mybuilder, Myhammer ratedpeople etc etc.. Your views?

    Are they amu good as I am thinking if joining and one of their reps is coming next week!! Keep the cash and have xmas or spend it and have a bonanza Xmas next year?!?!!?
  7. B

    I'll just leave this here...

    Never knew insulation tape could be used to joint 35mm cable...
  8. D

    Panel of Supreme Justices refused the Government leave to appeal.

    Panel of Supreme Justices refused the Government leave to appeal. Read this on the Click Green Site Supreme Court kicks out DECC appeal bid on Feed-in Tariffs > National News > News | Click Green
  9. R

    Should this job have been done

    or should the spark have walked away???? went to a boiler change today that had been wired ready, the spark that had doen the work had a dis agreement with the owners about the way to run the cable, the owners didnt want mini trunking and they wouldnt pay out for the wall to be chased and made...
  10. B

    Take it or leave it

    Within the past month I've had 2 customers who were wanting a shower swap, like for like. Both have been 9.5kw but have 6mm2 cable instead of 10mm2. Both customers were advised of the dangers & consequences of having 6mm2 on a 9.5kw such as volt drop, ambient temp's, grouping, and thermal...
  11. J

    What cert to issue for an existing installation before reconnection of supply?

    Hi, I have just had a phone call asking to test a commercial type building and issue a cert so that his energy company can re-connect his supply, they disconnected it due to it not being used for a year or summat and bill not being paid I believe.....obviously I would only be able to do dead...
  12. W

    RCBO's - To Cutoff Off Excessive Cables Or Leave Alone??

    When I fit RCBO's, I've always retained the original blue & white cable lengths, in spite of it sometimes looking untidy! However, a colleague of mine cuts-off any excessive cable. He said he has never had any problems with doing this. I would prefer to cutoff all excessive cables in CCU's but...
  13. R

    Zs on a new circuit without an earth.

    Iv been sent to test a job. Steet light consumer unit. The control circuit which contains a double insulated overide sw and double insulated photocell has no earth. So i can not do a R1+R2 or earthloop. How do i go about the test sheet?? Fill inn the parts i can and leave omment sayin...
  14. P

    Assessment in the morning

    Hi guys just looking at this checklist.....Any napit members got the health and saftey doc or waste disposal doc?I can't see on the napit site where to download it!?CheersPhil
  15. S

    nic inspection

    for my nic inspection i have to show one major and one minor installation. my major is a replacement of a fuseboard. my minor is an addition to a ring circuit. the ring circuit is on a splitload fuseboard. the circuit im adding to is protected by a rcd so this will cover my addition. the other...
  16. C

    Leave 6mm Bonding on TT?

    Hi All Can someone please clarify for me? I have installed a circuit on a TT system but the gas and water only have 6mm bonding. Does this mean I have to upgrade it or just note it on the cert and advise the customer? Many thanks
  17. richy3333

    For the first time ever I was asked to leave a customers house yesterday

    A new customer called and originally asked if I would visit to 'wire up' his conservatory. When I visited it transpired that he had built a new utility and conservatory and had applied for a building warrant retrospectively. He'd clearly upset the building inspector (BI) who'd 'gone to town' and...
  18. Amp David

    How would you all work this one.

    If you looked at a job of a garage or similar, in which was supplied via a 30ma RCD protected circuit from the house and the customer wanted to add a few more sockets, add another flourescent and a couple of bulk head lights on the outside, would you leave the supply as is or convert it so RCD...
  19. P

    Running T&E in conduit

    Hi Guys, I've been asked to do a surface mounted ring mains in a residential property, is it normal practice to leave the wires loose in the conduit or would you tie wrap them together or use something else? Thanks in advance from a newbee
  20. J

    Fan isolator switch...

    Hi, We've had an extractor fan wired into our bathroom by an electrician. However he's put the 3-pole isolator next to the fan. The fan is a timed/humidistat one that is triggered on by the light and then runs on it's own. The fan and the switch are in zone 3 - but I understand that isolator...

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