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    USA voltage

    Hi everyone, I'm off to Florida next week & need to check if things will work when plugged in. I know the voltage is different but I'm assuming things will still work or you couldn't get an adaptor? Any info you've got would be really helpful. Thanks Ian
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    removing a circuit

    Hi, what paper work would you need to leave the customer (if any), if you were taking out a circuit in a house. For example, someone is moving house and they are taking their shed with them. The shed has lights which has it's own mcb in the cu, if that circuit was taken out is there any...
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    Taking the Ze

    I was shown how to take the Ze from a domestic installation, at collage last week. I have forgot how to do it, where to connect the probes of the MFT, and weather or not to disconnect the earth. I need to know before Friday. Can anybody go through it? would be better with diagrams. Thanks...
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    taking someone on

    Evenin all Wasn't planning to take on an apprentice, but have been consistently busy for a while and have been approached by a lad who seems keen and switched on. He has put himself through college for the last 18 months and now wants to gain some experience. He tells me that next year he has...
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    Is it worth Taking on more work and expanding business in these hard times

    Evening all, As the title suggests, is it worth taking on extra work and trying to expand or is better to play safe? ? At the moment I don't have the worry of competing with others as I only have myself to worry about and don't have to come up with wages at the end of every week. What are...
  6. J

    Rewire taking off peak into separate sub dis board

    Hi, We're re-wiring a flat that currently has a split load board with an off peak section for some convector heaters and 2 storage heaters. The off peak has its own meter that is radio controlled. We need to rewire the board and put the off peak into a separate board via a henley block, just...
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    Moving House and taking Wall Lights

    Hello, I've had a quick look around the forums about this topic and im pretty sure i know "the answers" but i thought i would ask a specific question or 2 and see what you guys thought... So im moving house soon, i want to take 6 (identical) Wall lights with me, they retail at around £100 and...
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    Taking a Part Passesor to a job you know has been done incorrectly?

    No not a job I have done silly :) Who's thought about it though? You've been to price on a job and you know full well that the quote is going to be ignored and some local mate will sort the simple 5 minute job for a couple of beers rather than the 500 odd quid that the rip off sparky wants...
  9. sjhall

    app for taking card payments

    Any of you guys take payment via a phone app .... Credit / debit card payments into your account. Any recommendations ? Cheers
  10. Admin

    Trainee-Only Forum Now Taking Applications

    I've just created a trainee-only forum so that anybody who wishes to discuss training and courses out of the eyes of the public and the rest of the forum can do so. See how to apply here: Announcements - Trainees Only Clearly the main forums are the place to gain knowledge and ask established...
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    Taking action against a cowboy install...

    A couple of months ago my parents had a new kitchen installed. Part of the install involved a new induction hob which meant a new circuit to be added to the board. Now unfortunately they didn't tell me about anything that was going on, and ended up being talked into having their perfectly good...
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    Taking some one on

    Hi, I've been a sole trader for abou 4 years now doing mainly domestic and small agricultural works, got quite a nice customer base but another typ of work as come along, I wire and install shop display cabinets for a company a lot of the work is nights good money and can't turn it down. what...
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    taking power to shed

    isit ok to use plastic trunking outside.... i plan to come from the attic in a bungalow down the outside wall in plastic trunking and run a piece of copex from trunking under blocked pavement to shed..... reason im thinking trunking is , i can hide the plumbers pipe in the trunking if i...
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    Dno

    Had a few drinks last night with a mate from DNO high upin the ranks, let slip that DNO don’t want PV installed that’s why they takethe full 65 days for applications. Too much work for them altering network and processing paper work
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    Taking on apprentices for the first time

    hi all just about to start looking for a apprentice . . how much do you pay them do you get any funding what do i need to be able to take one on.. any feedback would be great ta all vitoboy
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    Taking on an apprentice

    Looking to take on an apprentice. Anyone got any tips on what to look for. Going to give the person a trial run and see how they get on.
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    Welsh gov are taking the P

    When I noticed the Part review applied only to England,I e-mailed my views on getting shot of the nonsense to the Welsh government (hoping for some fresh thinking to emerge ) What a disapointment,they are leaving it exactly as it is until they have had a review of Part L They will see how...
  18. sythai

    Taking someone one.....? PAYE / adult trainee

    Evening Chaps..... Sorry if this has been covered before, and will probably have a few more questions on this subject to come. I've only ever employed subbies where required before - CIS. Now I've got an opportunity to take someone one, still trying to weigh up pro and cons. Basically he's...
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    Whats you Most Money for Smallest Job?

    As title says... Whats most youve been payed for the smallest job you've done?
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    Fault on ring main

    Hello everyone, I'm just looking for advice on a ring main fault, I'll try and keep the scenario short so as not to bore you al.... I was asked to attend this fault at an on going job our firm our firm is doing (I wasn't involved from the start) The existing kitchen ring had been broken into to...

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