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    Cheating the system to make even more money

    Hi All This is a something that is concerning me about solar PV instillations. What is stopping someone from using a isolated transformer with a bridge rectifier to give a dc output and feeding it back into the inverter while on economy 7 rates during the night at 7p per kwh then selling it...
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    Costing of EIC & EICRs......

    I have been asked to test my friends renovated property, fully rewired, and said i'd do it for £100. He is a qualified spark but i did check his 1st fix work to verify his workmanship and all seemed ok to me. It has if i remember - 3 rings, 2 lighting circuits, cooker, smoke alarms, 2nd small...
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    shower

    7.5 kw shower only thorws out cold water and not hot, checked the elements resistance and its nearly 15 ohms which as per ohms law is more that enough. what else could be wrong?
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    new cowboy builders

    new cowboy builders on channel5 tonight,looking forward to it,or is that just me sounding sad
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    Am2 done!

    finished my AM2 exam today, hopefully all went well not sure where i could improve on if worst comes to it, but hey stay positive i am sure it went well and i will get the result i want.
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    MEM a80h2 RCd needed

    While doing a test on a new socket install yesterday i did an rcd test as you do, only to have the rcd lever fly off the mem rcd when it tripped, a few bits went in different directions as is always the case. The rcd tested ok but don't want to leave it like this. I am not that keen on gluing...
  7. whinmoor

    Working in Bad Weather

    Will you still work on a roof if it's icy? Just wondering if anyone had any strategies to deal with early morning frost. Might it be possible to spread salt/grit/sand across the roof surface before going on? Working from roof ladders with a hook over the ridge might be safer but limit...
  8. M

    Single Shott 235 poly panel available

    As above I have one Shott 235 poly panel available for £200 might help if you need to make up numbers buyer collects from Dorset PM me if interested
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    trade stand

    Hi Anybody been to a exibition / show type of thing to sell their services Ive just booked one so any pics of what you may have done just looking for ideas. Cheers Mayfair
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    Domestic CCTV

    Hi, I've being asked to install a cctv system in a house.I've never done them before.Can someone tell me a good make, There will be 4 cameras, 1 at each corner.He also wants it linked to his intruder and be able to check it on his i-phone. The house is a bungalow so cabling will be handy...
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    Help/advice required concerning criminal record and working with kids

    Hi all, Sorry that I've been absent lately but we've been busy sorting things out for our new arrival in October. Anyway, as some of you will be aware, I sometimes help out with a local youth club - on a 'as and when I can basis.' Now, because I'm not in 'regular' contact with the kids there, I...
  12. M

    Please help me identify this switch

    Hi, I'm hoping someone might be able to identify this switch and where I might be able to source one. It's located outside a bathroom and operates the bathroom light and extractor fan. Left to right: light switch, fan switch, fuse (presumably for fan). As you can see the faceplate is damaged...
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    Blimey, looks like we might be buying a house...

    It's been a bit of a mental week to say the least. A house came up a couple of weeks back right opposite my grans house in the village we both grew up in. It's pretty damn perfect for us, just what we were looking for (not that we were really looking due to our wedding coming up in August)...
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    Southern Tool Fair at the Rose Bowl Southampton

    There is one on today and tomorrow, has any one been? Is it worth going to tomorrow? The Southern Tool Fair
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    OK i might end up feeling silly after this one - Points of Utilisation?

    Just trying to work out my Max demands and diversities for a job and assessment, just want make sure all firm in my mind. However question is. (all be it may a stupid one) Diversity OSG Tab1B. No. 10. S/O - 100% of current demand of largest point of utilisation + 40% of current demand of...
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    What job can I get with a City & Guilds Level 2 Qualification?

    Hi everybody, I have just completed the level 2 C&G at college. I'm not doing the Level 3 because I am out of work and need a job, plus I found the level 2 quite difficult and tedious so the written exams in Level 3 will be horrible. I now have basic knowledge and want to move forward with that...
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    SDS+ drill at Lidl for £35

    Just got an email from Lidl (yes, I am on their mailing list, especially for things like this) and from Thursday they have a Parkside SDS plus drill and bits for £35. I know Parkside are not the greatest of tools, but at this price, who cares about that? Check out the video here Think I...
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    Interlinked smoke alarms and intruder alarm

    Hi Guys I am looking to buy some mains interlinked smokes x3, heat alarm x1 and Carbon monoxide alarms x 2 can anyone recommend a good brand and even a sit where i may get them from? Also do you think it is ok to put the smokes on the same circuit as an intruder alrarm? Thanks Craig
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    My Circuit Test Screwdriver Melted!!

    I bought one of these a few weeks ago from an online company (who will remain unnamed for the time being) and i was using as normal to test a circuit and the handle started melting. The company have said they won't give me a refund, and will only exchange it for another one? But before i do...
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    thinking of moving to sunnier climes your qualified to work in the following

    BS 7671 Adopted by the follow Mauritius, St Lucia, St Vincent, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Trinidad and Tobago and Uganda. So your qualified to work in any of the above, Personally id give Sierra Leone and uganda a miss but it might be useful for our european collegues

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