Hi all, hoping for some advice, I’ve recent resit my AM2s after failing on first attempt… I’ve passed all my resit apart from section C just on the three phase circuit for not doing all combinations (check tester…N-E, N-L1, N-L2, N-L3, E-L1, E-L2, E-L3, L1-L2, L2-L3 and L1-L3… re check tester)...
Evening everyone,
I was taught when carrying out Zs testing to test both L-PE and L-N and record the highest result of the two tests for my Zs column.
However, speaking with a friend he informed me that this is wrong as Zs = Ze + (R1+R2) and not (R1 + RN) which is right and never crossed my...
Hi all, we are purchasing our first home and the sellers had an EICR carried out in April 2023. They have sent us a copy of the report and said that the electrician confirmed to them verbally that there is nothing technically wrong with the house and it is perfectly safe. That most houses of...
Hello,
I am in the process of training to be an electrician and have a question. When filling out a EIC for a new circuit am I required to test all the other circuits in the board as part of the schedule of test results or only circuits I have installed/altered when completing?
If just my new...
Hey all,
First post but have read up a lot over the last few months as I have been prepping for my AM2s which I sat last week and thought I done well on,
Good news is that I only failed on 2 sub sections of my install, the ring circuit and the heating system, neither of which are circuits I do...
Hi everyone,
Did a resit on safe isolation (a1) first thing Monday morning I know safe isolation I feel a n**head lol just wondering if any one has had the results come through on a weekend as I still haven’t had them it was Am2s resit I did.
Thanks Steve.
I've just stumbled across the below elsewhere online, anyone aware of it?
PRESS RELEASE: ELECTRICIAN’S GUILTY PLEA OVER REPORT SIGNING OFF UNSATISFACTORY ELECTRICS
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A Pembrokeshire electrician has pleaded guilty to supplying a report claiming the electrics in a household property were...
I have reason to doubt that any inspection or testing was done before an EICR was issued. The test results on the EICR are identical to those on an EIC issued a year previously. Is this likely, or would you expect some values to differ slightly?
Many thanks.
This is slightly pedantic, so right up my street.
I'm filling out an EICR. The sockets are wired in 2.5 (apart from some in the kitchen that have been wired in 1mm 3 core and earth. Don't ask...) with a 30 amp 3036 as ocpd.
Forgetting the obvious C2's, the question I have is regarding the...
Had comfirmation from college today; have passed my 8202-30 with a MERIT, a few points off Distinction....bit miffed at that but i'll take the Merit. Hope the rest getting results get what they aimed for.
Carried out an EICR and am now doing the remedials.
Poor IR results on conservatory ring which I have now identified as the electric UFH.
The UFH has 2 x line and 2 x neutral conductors on the load side of control panel (same terminal). I'm not sure why as the conservatory is only 4m x 3m so...
Hi, if I have a DB that has a main switch and then a seperate 63A RCD that protects number of single circuits . how do i include that RCD in the schedule of test results?
and should i include its test results for each circuit test results ?
Many thanks
I’m new to the forum so first of all a quick hello ? I have my AM2 in the near future & got a query regarding the schedule of test results, namely the cable reference method and cable type. I know reference methods can be found in BS7671 (APP 4). Where there is more than one method for a...
I just installed my first type 'A' RCD. When I tested it, I was amazed by the disconnection time. It was 148ms @ 1IΔn. Okay this is less than the required 300ms, and I know I take the 5IΔn for the report, but even so, this seems high to me.
Is this correct for Type A RCD, they are slower to...
Hi iv been doing Ze reading and just wondered if the Ze reading you get at the main DB directly from the (lucy)
Is the same Ze that you would put on the certificate for sub board further in the installation.
I did a board change this week and fitted a BG dual RCD.
Carried out all my testing before hand and everything checked out ok.
Fitted the board and did my post live tests and both RCD's trip at 4.8ms at x 5 and 8ma on the ramp test.
So I though maybe a dickie batch of RCD's, swapped them...
How did your kids do in their exams? Have they got the grades they wanted?
Seems like it has been a bit of a shambles this year to be honest. I do feel sorry for the kids.
Hopefully now the government is letting the teachers give the grades it won't be as bad now.
I heard BTECs are still not...
Hello,
I have a dedicated loop tester (Martindale EZ2500) and also a Fluke 1662 MFT
The reason I have the additional loop tester is often at work I will need to measure P-E & P-N loop impedance only while I am in a harness climbing, or have walked for ages (large concert touring) the EZ2500...
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