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  1. S

    Wiring garage supply, breaker size recommendations for welder.

    Hi guys, I'm planing on putting some power to my grandparents garage so I can work on my car. I'm going to put in one double socket which will be running a freezer, and my welder too, and then a couple 5ft fluorescents or x2 battenholders.. whatever gives the best spread of light? The thing...
  2. gnuuser

    sorry but it doesnt put food on the table

    boy what some people would do to avoid paying! had a young ouple who needed a circuit run to their kitchen for custom lighting and it wasn't a big or expensive job. anyhow ran the wiring, installed the switches, and mounted the lights! tested everything, and cleaned up when i presented the bill...
  3. D

    main fuse not a bs 1361

    hi can someone tell me what fuse this is please. is it a bs88? thanks
  4. richy3333

    Deep 2G boxes for conduit

    Just a quickie. Does anyone make plastic 2G boxes - 45/47mm with conduit knock outs? My local CEF, EC and Eddies can't help :( I've done a rewire in conduit and the customer wanted a dimmer switch fitting. The MK dimmer is very chunky!
  5. G

    Any job????????

    Why i have been told that there are more electrical jobs? Where are they? I cant find any. Iam doing level 3 right now. Does anyone have a job for me? I can make a nice english tea too ;-)
  6. S

    Sorry if repeated question......

    FIRSTLY.....i am having issues at moment posting, private msg-ing, etc SECONDLY....excuse if this has been asked before, but i cant even search the forums just now. due to start my 2330 in early sept, (lev 2, then progress to 3 etc and intend to work my --- off @ it)...i cannot wait I have...
  7. E

    Electric Hob & oven queries (not another one sorry)

    Hey guys been looking round forums for a while and found a few different answers to similar situations to my own so though id sign up and ask you guys direct! Long story short - I have 6mm cable going to a 32a breaker in the board oven max load is 2.4km & hob is 6.6kw so a total of 9kw...
  8. E

    Need to replace mk 100ma rcd (6160) with 30ma one

    Sorry, in a rush...,Will any mk 30ma one do? Thanks loads guys
  9. T

    JIB Electrotechnical Certification Scheme (ECS) Another jib thread - sorry!!!!

    There's thousands of posts on this but i cant seem to find anyone in my particular situation, and I have rung the jib but as rear usual they give conflicting answers so here it goes, im after the elusive gold approved card my quals are: 2330 lv 2 2330 lv 3 17th (haven't taken the amendment)...
  10. P

    I Don't Believe it! Customer

    I was booked into go to a customers house in London travelling from north of oxford, last Thursday she delayed saying the builder wasn't ready best make it Tuesday instead so I phoned this afternoon at 3:00 just to check everything was ok no answer then a text a minute later oh so sorry the...
  11. J

    I'm sorry for disturbing you on a saturday afternoon but ..... my showers on fire?!

    Just got in from a call out and was the best one yet. I'm sorry for disturbing you on a saturday afternoon but ..... my showers on fire?! Where do I turn the electric off in the fuse box as it's still melting? Lucky it's 30 Sec run down my road .... Went in and was met with a room full of...
  12. B

    Intermediate switching.

    I know I should be able to work this one out but my head is hurting ... Currently there's a two-way switch in operation at each end of a hall. Customer wants to be able to switch from upstairs as well, but cable run-wise it's much easier to run to upstairs from the switch which is currently...
  13. B

    Cutting seals and pulling fuses, REALLY SORRY TO START THIS AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!

    Hi, I work at a local council and our NIC assesment has brought up the age old problem. I know what should be done and what i have done thousands of times in the past, but some of our operatives are being funny about it. They are refusing to pull fuses as its "ILLEGAL" I want to put out a...
  14. R

    radial ring hybrid circuit.

    I've read about these circuit sand came across one today on a periodic (eicr) in a kitchen the spark has taken a 6mm into a 45a isolator and run a ring out on the load side to all the appliances. 60898 b32 rcd protected. In good condition to. Suppose it's not illegal it's out there!! rang the...
  15. H

    TV Aerial Setup Advice?

    Hey, I'm looking for some help and advice on our aerial setup across the house as we've got some problems as of today. As far as I can tell our setup looks like this: htt p://i.Upload the image directly to the thread.c om/5ev7tzB.gif (remove the two spaces to see the image, sorry mods but it's the easiest way to explain.)...
  16. gazzamikes

    Alarm system

    Hi, Customer bought an alarm system from toolstation and asked me to fit while wiring their garage/workshop. All fitted up etc but getting odd faults: Low battery although tested and fine? Zone 7 although only two pir's? Bell box won't ring or sound? Am I missing something or wiring...
  17. W

    once again maximun demand sorry!

    Hi all, sorry to bring this up again but I cant quite find the answer I need for an assessment As part of a rewire the ground floor has 20 double 13amp sockets but 9 of these are in the kitchen. I have been told the kitchen is drawing sockets will have: 13.3 amps from a washer dryer 13.3 amps...
  18. F

    Melting plug socket

    So I hope this is in the right forum area for starters for a first post, sorry if otherwise. I am new here and do not have any electrician background but needed help from people who do. I live in the North West of England and currently have been having a problem with my plug socket and...
  19. T

    megger multifunction tester

    any one got cheap megger multifunction tester for sale as mine was stolen last night cheers
  20. P

    Which Van? Sorry if its been discussed before

    Hi All I will shortly be taking the plunge into the world of self employment with 10 years experience behind me and now must chose a van. Requirements are up to £5000 inc VAT budget side door, ideally two Able to fit in multi story car parks so generally less than 2.2m tall 3 seats at least...

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