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    Advice required if you have had similar predicament

    Hi all I have completed level 2/3 2330 and 2 years ago started a job as an improver electrician at a maintenance firm. 12 months in i began working to Level 3 NVQ. However, the qualified electrician i was working with resigned shortly after. Good news is i got more responsibility and...
    • Chris Graham
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    • advice company doing level portfolio required similar skills
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  2. 2

    Going self-employed as a domestic electrician.

    Hello everyone, I need some advice. I am a 61 year old apprentice served electrician. I have been " in the game for 45 years ". Mostly I have been employed by companies in the commercial and industrial side. After a recent illness and a lot of thought I've decided I don't want to work for anyone...
    • 20al
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    • doing domestic domestic electrician don't electrician going similar thread you'll
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Domestic Electrician Forum
  3. Midwest

    Reg 421.1.201 Similar Switchgear Assemblies

    I have read a few posts with regard to Reg 421.1.201 & Similar Switchgear Assemblies, with regard to the definition of such. When 421.1.201 came into being, I was advised at the time about using certain enclosures. This advise, now seems to have changed. I've copied below my questions, and the...
  4. Midwest

    On-Site Guide (BS 7671:2008 Wiring Regulations, incorporating Amendment 3:2015)

    Boring thread. I decided to give in and purchase a copy of the above publication. Give in, in that I understand there are a couple of errors in it, rectified by errata sheets etc. I see the IET site has the ISBN as 978-1-84919-887-5. Does anyone know if this is the latest print? I understand...
  5. polo1

    MEM 63A, 30mA revs, A63HE

    Hi all, I'm looking for the above. Not keen on fleabay, can anyone assist? RCD obviously & sorry for the two pics!
  6. P

    Strange activation with pir

    HiHave fitted a stienel pir on the back of a brick pillar to control some lights on drive way. Tested during daytime by walking by and driving van by all ok. Customer rang to say doesn't work when he drives by (warm car ) but works if you walk by. I went down last night and can confirm what he...
  7. S

    Hi/Lo LED lights inter-linkable, or similar solution?

    Hi, I'm looking to install 4 outside lights across the front of our house, and i would really like them to be very "green". So i came across Hi/Lo lights, there is a range called P-Lux sold by scldirect.co.uk. The probably is they are totally independent of each other, so depending on the...
    • sg86
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    • led led lights lighting lights similar solution
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  8. S

    Surface mounting threads for switch plate screws are wrung off.

    Hi everyone, As you know each surface mount box for a lighting switch has two threaded metal tabs for the screws to attach the front switch plate. On one of our boxes the threads have been wrung off and as a result the screws no longer tighten. Is there a solution to this problem, without...
    • StepOne
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    • fixing mounting off plate screws similar something surface switch threads
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  9. polo1

    Megger 1720

    Hi folks, I'm in the market for a new 1720. Best price I have seen is via the forum sponsor Test Meter, £764 ( & this includes a free r2, 30m wander lead). Leaving aside flea bay and up a gumtree, has anyone seen a better deal elsewhere. Also, what would be a reasonable sale price for a 1520 in...
  10. S

    Fluke 2042 Cable Tracer or similar - Any good?

    Hi All, there are several threads on here about cable tracers with a very mixed bag of reviews/opinions about them. Has anyone used them in similar circumstances to below & if so how did they perform? I've been asked to carry out a full validation survey & produce a distribution schematic of...
  11. Midwest

    Work Polo Shirts

    Can anyone recommend a decent quality work polo shirt supplier, with printing &/or logo. Given up buying local, as the quality is poor, fades in the wash, buttons fall off & they seem to shrink! Did a forum search, which didn't have any hits, which I find hard to believe?
  12. A

    C-section steel beam fixings for 20mm conduit

    Hi all, I am after advice on the best and quickest methods to use for fixing 20mm steel conduit onto C- section steel beams? I've heard of some clamps that you can buy, similar to these: Steel Beam Clamps | Conduit Hanger Assemblies | Bulk | Minerallac Screwfix do a similar system but not for...
  13. L

    Am2 courses

    I'm about to complete my 2365 level 3 and have decided to go on to do the full nvq electrical maintenance, my problem is that I work full time as a maintenance technician with a mechanical bias so I don't get any hands experience with the install side of things so Im thinking I will really...
  14. Y

    Wireless switches

    Planning a re-wire of a very old thatched property. All lighting will be via 2A sockets (except bathrooms) and some of the walls are just wooden planks (building control are very protective about them) and it wouldn't look nice clipping cables on the surface to a switch on a surface pattress...
    • yellowvanman
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    • heating linked similar switch switches system three wireless
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  15. M

    Access Platform - Similar to Easi Dec

    Hi Guys We have an Access Platform for sale very similar to Easi dec - 2m wide with good access to standard gutter level on most 2 story houses. We bought it second hand but unused and have used it 10 times so it's in very good condition - We are only doing commercial solar now so surplus to...
  16. T

    Cert software

    I have used easy cert for 5 years. But I now have macs and the software is only compatible with Windows. Anyone use amtech? Does that run on Mac?
    • Thewiz
    • Thread
    • bought cert certs niceic onsite similar software
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  17. N

    WANTED: Sortimo racking or similar

    I'm looking for a racking system for my vw caddy, it's the standard wheelbase not the maxi. Does anyone know of any decent set ups?
  18. O

    DVD footage onto a NAS or similar?

    Ok, I'm not going to be trying to copy bought films! We have a pile of dvd's from the last 15 years of children growing up and holidays etc. What I would like to do is store them on a hard drive and have them "accessible" to our smart TV. This has a USB port, spare hdmi and a network...
  19. T

    Wanted Wylex or similar metalclad rewireable

    Hi I urgently need a rewireable metalclad consumer unit for a training rig, any rewires coming up, i will collect within a 15 mile radius of Harlow Essex
  20. G

    Good GU10 LED Bulbs??

    Hi everyone, what gu10 bulb would you recommend to replace a 50w halogen bulb?? I've been nagged into buying one and was not sure about this one. Not too fussed about the price, as long as it doesn't blow up!! Cheers all. http://www.bulbsuk.co.uk/gu10-led-bulb-dimmable-50w-4-5w-warm-home.html
    • George Lapworth
    • Thread
    • bulbs cheers gu10 led led bulbs price similar thank
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice

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