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  1. R

    Cable Routing help required.

    Hi all. This is my first post for advice, so please take it easy on me. I am a recently qualified electrician on a completely new career change and have soon realised that qualifications mean nothing at all compared to the experience that no doubt you guys have built up over the years. I am...
    • Richlizard
    • Thread
    • cable chimney help other required routing socket
    • Replies: 50
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  2. A

    Newbie needing advice

    Hi all, I have just moved into a house and changed a socket to a new one with USB slots so now I'm quite proud of myself. There is a light switch (2 gang 2 way - I think) one Light switch controls upstairs hall and the other switch controls downstairs hall - upstairs and downstairs are both...
    • alexs92
    • Thread
    • advice attach intermediate newbie other switch terminals
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
  3. haptism

    Install designs

    When you design an installation and install it, is it a requirement to forward a copy of all the calculations (for cable calcs for example) to the client ? If so, is there a generic name for such a document and should it include anything other than cable calcs? If so anyone have any templates ...
  4. E

    Home Test Rig for Domestic Installer. Apols in advance for the length of this one...

    As I lack practical experience and recently failed to impress NICEIC into Registering me, I thought I could build my own test rig then test the hell out of it and try to develop fault-finding skills before paying for another assessment. My rig is deliberately non-logical - eg I have a switch on...
    • ennaress
    • Thread
    • domestic domestic installer electricians vans experience home installer length other practical small still test van vehicle
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: Domestic Electrician Forum
  5. Pete999

    Pete's Videos You have to watch this Bloke

  6. Soulsurfer

    Strange flickering low energy lamp reported ?

    Hey so just been to see a dad from the little daughters school class who asked me to have a look at his upstairs landing light pendant as his mrs said it's flickering the lamp when on a few mins and then goes right out altogether ! She then needs to switch off and on to get it on again, sounded...
  7. L

    Recomendations on a tone tester/generator

    As the title says really. My two apprentices run in 148 cat5e cables and used a permanent marker that turned out not to be so permanent :D.....Looking for a decent tone tester/generator so they can sift through the bundle of cables and re-mark them....In their own time of course to teach them a...
  8. M

    EAL 4337 & 4338 MOCK EXAM PAPERS

    Hi all, Ive recently attended an EAL 4337 & 4338 combined course in Chadderton Oldham, I passed my practical with out to much issue, however I have now failed both Initial and periodic exams TWICE by just a couple of marks (this happened today) now not wanting to apportion blame but the other...
  9. Arktosik

    Band 1 and band 2 separation

    Hi Is it agree to put power cable and data cat6 on the same cable tray .One side power cable in trunking other side cat6. it's 15 cm separation between them.what separator should be use? Thanks for help
  10. Last plumber

    From the other side

    Hello, Heating engineer joining forum, thought I'd test the water and say hi !
  11. Dan

    Update: Recent Downtime

    Hi guys and gals, Just a quick one to let you know about the recent downtime. We have some hard disk related issues with the SSD. We have a new server built and it's being customised, and we'll swap the data to it once it's secure. You shouldn't see any downtime during that process, but you...
  12. Dan

    Workwear - dickies or some other brand?

    What brands do you use? Is dickies the main make when it comes to workwear?
  13. mrloy99

    Insulation test

    Hi All.Bracing myself here for torrents of abuse. Is there any reason why an I.R. test can't be done at a socket rather than at consumer unit.
  14. T

    C&G 4141-01 and C&G 4141-02

    Hi everyone, first post. I'm looking to retrain after being made redundant and I'm just comparing the courses offered I'm looking at tradeskills4u who offer a course and 2 of the components are C&G 4141-01 and 4141-02 I've had a look at other training providers who don't offer this course...
  15. the pict

    Jack not roller skate

    Where can I buy a proper car jack other than the bloody useless toys on ebay, you know the ones they are about as big as a roller skate and just about as much use, these things of which I have 2, one failed dramatically going down like a shot rat, the other has a mindless want to invert itself...
  16. R

    what to suggest when no circuits have rcd protection

    I carried out an eicr and no circuits have RCD protection. There are 3 dbs all have federal elec type 3 mcbs in. Would you recommend changing each db and rcd only the sockets or rcbo everything as its all T&E less than 50mm. One db is lighting and power the other is convector heaters and hand...
  17. L

    Any of the old school have a bending block?

    I've never used or even seen one. I would like to have a go...does any one have a pic of one? cheers
  18. Pete999

    Connections 60 years

    According to the NICEIC who posted an advertisement in 1966, they make a point to householders that it take 5 years to train as an Electrician, the same as it does to train as a Doctor. The organisation also introduces measures to ensure that rural district councils are aware of the benefits of...
  19. B

    Belling out

    How to bell out 2 core MICC?
  20. J

    hello

    Hi there, my name is James and I have finally got round to signing up. Have browsed htrough forum many a time but never for some reason or other got round to signing up. I'm a one man band down in Devon, beautoful part of the world and run my own electrical company called.....jml electrician. I...
    • jml
    • Thread
    • hello other people someone welcome
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum

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