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  1. J

    Price per point?

    I'm an electrical sub contractor, I sub to a larger electrical firm. My work is mainly new build, site work. In the past firms have just given me a price i.e 1st fix, 2nd fix, finals & test. Now the firm I sub for is very inconsistent with pricing jobs, even unrealistic with what the true value...
  2. I

    whats the point

    whats the point of this forum? its getting a bit boring these days , someone asks a question ( some completely stupid ) and all they get is are you competent , are you stupid , what does the regs book say , they are asking a question because they don't know the answer , if guys on here don't...
  3. S

    Spur from designated cooker point

    Hi, I am in need of some advice please. My Wife, Child & I are in rented property & the Landlord has recently installed an extractor hood in the kitchen. There were no local sockets so he has run a spur in 2.5mm directly out of the back of the designated cooker socket which is 6mm. The cooker...
  4. uksparks

    Caravan charging point / 16A Socket

    Hi, Customer wants me to fit him a 16A socket so that he can plug his caravan in, PME supply. I wouldn't call his drive way a caravan site, so not exactly sure if I should be doing this as it could be potentially dangerous as I was just planning on hooking up the earth as well, but then...
    • uksparks
    • Thread
    • caravan charging earth electricians vans garden point socket van vehicle
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  5. Sparky_Steve

    house alarm

    I have just purchased my first house which ive had to totally gut so considering adding a hard wired alarm while im at it, Im currently working in electrical maintenance and although previously completed numerous rewires haven't been asked to fit any alarms as yet. I'm quite lucky in the fact...
  6. T

    confused..

    I am only a trainee ( so don't bite too much) a friend of mine called out british gas to fix his boiler.. Whilst he was there he checked the electrics.. Said the earth loop was greater than 200 ohms on the ring main and they should get a spark out asap.. So he asked could i pop down and and have...
    • terry198920
    • Thread
    • confused earth fuse point tested
    • Replies: 31
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  7. B

    Electric Vehicle Charge Point Courses?

    Has anyone been on an EV course on here? I'm thinking of going on one and just wanted some feedback, was it any good? Did it open any new doors for you? or any recommendations for a course in the North East? Thanks
  8. sythai

    Working for B&Q

    Just seeing if any of you chaps out there carry out electrical installs for B&Q kitchen/ bathrooms....? Any pointers would be welcome. Couple of fitters we work for have just got a local contract with them. Looking at the paperwork I'm struggling to figure out what B&Q are actually paying...
    • sythai
    • Thread
    • electrical work electrics point something started working
    • Replies: 41
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  9. T

    Can anyone point me in the direction of these

    Good day, Im trying to source the below light fittings or similar. Ive search the web but no joy. if someone has seen soemthing similar i would be grateful for a point in the right direction. they dont need to be exactly like this but as close as possible many thanks tom tagra-lighting.co.uk
  10. C

    Connecting a shaver point to a shower circuit.

    Hi. I want to install a shaver point in a bathroom for a fussy landlord, but she only wants it to be used when the shower is on, not sure why. I am going to wire it off the shower circuit and cut down the cores so I can fit them all in 15A connector blocks in the loft. Is this ok? If not what...
  11. Prime Design

    IR Tests & Fault Finding

    Hi fellow electricians, I'll get straight to the point. How low do the readings for an IR test need to be on 250V or 500V scale before a 30mA RCD or 32A MCB trips when the circuit is live and in operation and where would I find that information? I know it will trip straight away with a dead...
  12. 1Justin

    Megger: "Touch voltage contact point" WTF?

    I've used my MFT1720 for a couple of years now and have no problems, but have never understood what the buttony-thing on the front with the little earthed man was supposed to be for. Megger call it a "Touch Voltage Contact Point".. and that's it... No other information anywhere in any of their...
  13. M

    First Problem!! Cable calc for lighting circuit.

    Here goes.....Im doing the 2357 C&G course. For one question I have to do a cable calculation for power and lighting circuits. I am having issue with the ground floor lighting circuit, in a domestic dwelling, as in I am way off the 3% tolerance for volts drop. Details as follows: Plan view of...
    • Matty G
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    • cable ceiling circuit first fittings lighting lighting circuit point problem switch
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  14. G

    Tv aerial point

    Need to install a new aerial point in a conservatory can I come off an original point? I want to avoid having to run a cable all the way back to the booster in the loft.
  15. K

    Fixed appliance testing/point to point testing

    Hi, Is there a risk of tripping a consumer unit RCD when measuring earth continuity on a class 1 fixed appliance e.g. a wall heater supplied via a FCU. I carry out a continuity test between accessible earthed metal parts of the equipment and the earth in the supply (i.e. FCU screw with...
  16. F

    Service point in out building

    Hi there. My friend is building a new house. He has decided to put service point in and out building next to new house. A duct has been run from out building to house. I will be using 16mm three core to supply house db. I've decided to use rcbo's for circuits in the house. But I am unsure if...
  17. R

    Lighting circuit taken off ring main somewhere

    evening guys, ive come across lighting in one room of domestic premises that has been supplied from the ring main at some point. the cable coming from the ring is 1,5mm which goes through the switch then on to the 2 x 12V down lights. This is on an EICR I`m doing. There is no chance at all of...
    • Ross1
    • Thread
    • being cable circuit david lighting lighting circuit main point ring ring main somewhere taken under
    • Replies: 67
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  18. D

    Electrical Point Above a Cooker

    Hi All, Ive been to a few installation now, and all installation had a cooker point mounted above the cooker, i know under part P that there recommended a gap of 300mm but what regulation would i use. Thanks dave
  19. E

    3 wireless networks in one house

    Good evening all Customer has requested we wire his house so that he can have a wireless router on each floor. Is this possible? In addition We are wiring every room with a Ethernet point from one central location. Will this system work and allow client to have wireless for each floor? He...
    • egginyourface
    • Thread
    • electrical work floor house networks point points wireless
    • Replies: 28
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  20. M

    BT sockets

    BT points can any one guide me on the best results do your have you main router connected to your master point of the home ie the one BT tell you to split into two for testing or can it go any were , should you connect 2, 3 , 4 & 5 or can you get away with 2 ,5 what dose the others do, with the...
    • monkee
    • Thread
    • again difference master point router socket sockets
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum

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