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    Customer payments

    Have been toying with the idea of getting and using a sim card payment machine and wanted to know if anyone else using yet and of any downsides of it. Poor cashflow is the main killer to a lot of small companies, more so in a slow time of year. I know banks keep saying cheques are going (can't...
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    Where to wire in 3 phase gen meter?

    Hi all i just want to check if everything is ok with my 1st 50kw solar install. I have run a submains from an existing main consumer unit which is supplied with a 300mm swa cable so no problems there with volt drop. The sub board i put in is supplied with 16mm swa on a 50a mcb 10 meters away...
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    Stroma

    hello Sparkies ....is anyone in Stromas Competent Persons Scheme? Or know of anyone? I have managed to converse with them, they seen happy with my "stuff" and are willing to let me transfer free for the last few months of my existing Part Pee with A.N.OTHER. Just wondered if anyone has any...
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    Any work in Afganistan

    Trying to see if anyone has information on any jobs in the Middle east Any info would be great Cheers
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    Big price reductions on their way it seems from the big boys !!

    Solar electricity prices from Tesco Renewable Energy Perhapd this shows either their determination to price smaller guys out of the market or everyone was making too much per install anyway. Extremely suspicious of this sort of thing now for systems to be installed post Dec 12th ! and there's...
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    Fly builders operating limited companies

    I don't know where to put this thread so I shall put it here. My Electric boss has been ripped off three times in the last year and at the moment I am wiring up a very large garage for my friend. My friend has had extensive building work done with a lot of problems not yet fixed by the builder...
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    Solar Pv Slate Roof Tiles?

    Hi lads Looking for some solar pv slate roof tiles for a project coming up and i havent been able to find a great deal online or through current wholesalers? There seems to be a limited variety on the market, yet the US seems to have masses available. What are the best ones to look at? Price...
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    dti Guide - PV 3rd Edition.

    It seems that this is a draft of the next dti Guide (3rd Edition) for Pv Installation. http://microgenerationcertification.org/admin/documents/Guide%20v3.8%20DFC.pdf
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    Had a pir done on a rented house

    Got a spark to do a pir on a house I'm putting up for rent. A few of his codes has surprised me. No rcds protecting the fuse boards is down as a code 1. Now the shower is on an rcd on it's own but the installation was wired o the 16th ed so surely code 1 is a bit ott? It's a tncs system
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    Another Elecsa assesment out the way!

    AS it says on the title..................glad its all done and dusted for another year!!!!! yipee and all for another 400 quid!!!!!!!! lol :glasses2:
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    Need help with what course to take, seems so many!?

    Hello I want to be attending College from September. The college offers a wide range of courses, "C&G 2330", "2391", "City & Guilds 17th Edition BS7671 Requirements for Electrical Installations" I want to take the course that is going to give me the best opportunities in my career. But I need...
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    One string suddenly seems to have reduced output

    On my newly commissioned system - 16x Sanyo HIT240 and SMA 4000TL - all has been going well, even to the extent of seeing over 4kW on the inverter dispay a couple of times yesterday and this morning. This afternoon, in good sunlight, I notice one of the strings will never get above 1.8A (about...
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    Seems peculiar to me...

    One of the things I've got for tomorrow is to advise on the likely costs of dealing with urgent items identified on a recent PIR done by another electrician on a church hall. Haven't seen the premises yet, but have been sent the PIR. This identifies 'No mains earthing' and 'No equipotential...
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    help the trainee

    hi, hey, i have a light fitting to change in a attic the cable seems a little short to where i want to mount the fitting, the cable feeding the light fitting seems to be flex, am i ok to add normal t&e on to the flex in a junction box?? thanks
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    Zs fault

    Another question i remember from my exam - and i did answer it but want to check if i got it right!! what to do in the case of a Zs fault - :p
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    Possitioning sockets on Party Wall (advice required)

    Hi, was wondering what guys thought to this? im about to carry out first fixing a extension, its a terraced house, if you look out the back door the neighbours either side have extensions which extend out 5m, the builder has started a extension which basically bricks up 5 meters out and uses...
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    LV Incoming mains calculations for 66 Flats

    I have been asked to calculate the size of HV transformer needed for a resort of 66 small 1 bed flats, they will be 2nd homes in the sun. Each room has a maximum load of 50Amps 66 rooms X 50 Amps = 3,300 Amps Not everyone will use every electrical appliance all the time, so we can reduce...
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    Sizing bonding for subboard

    After a couple of bonding conductor questions I had I've started a new post for this so it's more specific. I have a TN-C-S installation, at least 70mm line and neutral at the incomer, feeding a main distribution board which feeds 8 x 3 phase boards around a site. We are installing a 16mm SWA...
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    Easycert cable installation legend

    Is it possible to have the lengeng printing on the Domestic EICs in EasyCert? I see that its prints out when doing a 3 signature EIC but not on the Domestic version. I'm printing the BS7671 certs and not over printing. Bit pointless entering this when filling out the cert if there's nothing to...
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    Domestic retrainer...advice needed please

    Hi all i have retrained as a domestic spark,with trade qualified, but am feeling like i have been had.. cant find any work, all my qualifications are just fast track pieces of paper. is there any hope for people like me? i have offered to work for free, but starting up on my own seems the...

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