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  1. S

    advice wanted please

    Hi all.just come accross this, not 100% sure what is does.in the con.unit 2 conductors coming from bottom.. N going to neutral busbar..line going to 6a mcb used for lights what is is exactly ?
  2. Richard Burns

    Wanted 20A MEM QLCS fuse

    Would anyone have available one or two 20A MEM fuse holders, either the rewirable or HRC ones with the horizontal blades. I think they are QLCS or QLRS as a number. They look like the above, but with the nice yellow dots! If you have I would be glad to buy them as I need to replace one on an...
  3. J

    2365 303 Task A

    off all questions this one has misinterpreted totally weird in my head. can anyone shed some light. Describe the possible implications for the occupants of the sheltered accommodation whilst fault diagnosis work is carried out?
  4. R

    Outside Socket

    Hi there iv been asked to install 2 outside sockets and was wondering the best way people would do this. first things first the ring is currently not rcd protected so could I get away with getting 2 outdoor rcd sockets instead of putting an rcbo on the whole circuit?? also what would be the...
  5. J

    Job Opportunity!

    My client is a successful electrical contractors operating in the Glasgow area. We are looking for a competent electrician to perform fault finding duties on a large property. This is a one day contract and it will pay £500 cash on completion of the work. You must have your own vehicle and test...
  6. B

    rcd or not rcd

    Hi all, I am shortly going to be fitting a high integrity distribution board to a property which has two supplies (peak and off peak) fed from the meter outside the garage.the two supplies go into the garage into two 63amp switch/fuse disconnectors the main distribution board is then fed...
  7. K

    Looking for helpful books

    Hello all,I'm hoping that some of you can come with a suggestion or two to assist...My son is starting evening classes at college twice a week to learn electrical installation and theory.He's doing really well on the practical stuff but like a lot of people, he sometimes struggles with the...
  8. Admin

    Winter tyres may increase your insurance premium!

    Anybody rang their insurance to check and ask? Speedmonkey: Will Using Winter Tyres Increase Your Insurance?
  9. O

    limits on usage of "Lim" on an EICR form?

    So this church job is rapidly turning into an utter headache. can't get access to the kitchen as the tenant doesn't want stock missing/dirt in there (commercial kitchen but ffs) person letting me in only has been given a key for the outer doors, so several others might be locked.... Methinks the...
  10. SJD

    How to change from conduit to T&E in celing void

    Scenario: In an old house, the main fuse board is next to the supply intake, which feeds sockets, cooker, immersion. For the lighting, there is a separate sub-board in the centre of the house, fed by a 2.5mm T&E distribution circuit from the main board. This 4-way sub-board is antique, cast...
  11. G

    The handyman thought it might be loose wires....

    Got asked to install an extra socket in a kitchen this week, and while I was there the customer asked me to look at another existing socket which hadn't worked since she moved in over a year ago. She had been in touch with the previous owner's "handyman/electrician" who had been to have a quick...
  12. P

    DC found in AC circuits.

    The other day I found some DC lurking where it did not ought to be. The new sticker that indicated it had passed an electrical safety test was a ruse, and the lamp at the bank of sockets was glowing a lovely bright red, indicating these were all on and you could satisfy your longing for AC here...
  13. B

    just thought I might just say hi....

    Hey everyone, I have been 'lurking' in the background for a while now, so just thought I would introduce myself!! I am 23 years old, with 2330 level 2&3 on 16th,(17th updated) and 2392(as a refresher for test and inspecting) also done the Part P course :rolleyes: lol. I have worked for an...
  14. G

    This might just be the daftest question I have ever asked

    Am i in the electricians arms right now. Bear with me guys! Today i requested entry to the said electricians arms , but have heard nothing back, however I now appear to be able to access it and think I am in it. Also do I get a pub member logo on my profile. ok guys fire a will :laugh3:
  15. I

    Walk in sun-shower

    Right bit of a strange one here a customer has brought a 2nd hand walk in sun-shower well i think thats what thay are called (walk in sunbed) so thats 4 panels so its 60 tubes in total im thinking your looking at 32 - 40 amp supply with 6mm to 10mm cable rcd the normal stuff but coming from the...
  16. Rockingit

    Darwin at work

    Don't think I even need to list the thread, do I? FFS, what a moron.
  17. B

    TP-LInk internet over mains.

    Hi Chaps, Can someone tell me if these devices (tp link internet over mains) will work on different ring finals? Chap I know wants to use these to connect his sky box to his broadband, only thing is his sky box is on the up ring final and his router is on the downstairs ring final, and there...
  18. B

    RCBO'S for less than £10 MCB'S £1.10. Anyone had dealings ?

    Been sent a link for RCBO'S, Lad I have been on site with has tried them and swears by them for the cost.. Personally don't buy consumer units and associated breakers on-line for obvious reasons. Anybody else used them? TYPE B - 10kA, Consumer Units, Fuse Boards, Fuse Box, MCB, RCD from...
  19. M

    Warning Lables on Grid Switch.

    I've been to an office block today to move some lights in a suspended ceiling and label the light switches with it's operation. There was a 12 way grid switch with 3 banks of 3 switches and an emergency light test switch. Each bank of switches was fed via its own mcb and on a different phase...
  20. M

    as winter arrives, the solar enters into a cold season

    the solar now comes to the coldest season in the year now. Partly to the declining market, partly due to the cold winter season, when the sunlight is to weak to be used for solar. What can we do to pass the winter in a warmer way?

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