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    the new am2

    hi, i have just done my am2, which is the new version. i was never given a lot of information before hand so i will list done the equipment you have to install, this might help some people who dont know what to expect or never had any decent information given, like my self. s plan heating...
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    Battery Klauke battery crimper

    Anyone got any experience with them and the cheapest place to root one out :D Klauke - Generation Safety Plus
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    Quote for PI insurance

    Hi guys, may I ask how much p.a. your paying for PI insurance? I have a quote for £440 which is a bit steep. :eek:
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    minor works

    how many minor works could you use for one job could you say do one for a alteration and one for a new circuit? thanks alot
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    JIB Electrotechnical Certification Scheme (ECS) JIB Card Renewal

    Hello, I got my JIB card at the end of my apprenticeship in 1993 but haven't worked as a spark since. If I apply for a new JIB card will I have to do any exams or anything? (from NI)
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    Buzzing socket

    Hello all. One of the sockets in my baby's bedroom is making a fairly loud buzzing sound when an appliance is plugged on. Is this dangerous? And how easy is the problem fixed? Thanks and any advice greatfully received. Dionne
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    pir

    hi guys sorry if this has come up before but i am a bit confused with some advice i got given from nic. when carrying out periodic inspection reports i was not recording a unsatisfactory if the client did not have rcd. I was putting this down as 4 noting that it did not comply with the latest...
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    TT installation queries

    Hi there. I'm a bit confused about the values taken while testing a TT installation. I need enlightening. Sub main from house 16mm SWA into 4 way CU with 30Ma main switch/RCD. 16mm earthing conductor. 1 ring 1 radial sockets 1 light circuit Ze = 164 ohms PFC = 1.4 amps Zs of...
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    Niceic Periodics £20 Quid!

    Has anyone got a copy of niceic connections magazine? Check out home comforts page 20 paragraph(Keep working)??:confused: Qoute! (For periodic inspections,a year ago i could charge £100,but now i can only charge £20 to £30 at the most just to get the job,and still dont necessarily get it!:eek...
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    help testing please

    hi all, just practising some testing in my garage, getting the hang of it all, ive wired up 6 lights with switches, and when im doing the insulation resistance test im getting 1000Mohms on my meter, would i be right in thinking that i write this down on the certificate as >999 ?? help me please :)
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    Horrid Jobs

    Following on from the silly mistakes thread, Ive just done what I consider to be a bloody horid job. Quite simple only renew 2 double sockets and the back boxes (surface mounted). They were located under a counter in a kebeb shop and litterely dripping in grease, but not the good stuff thats...
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    spare socket

    hi just a quicky i have to put a spare in a living room but can not get access from above plus have to hide the wireing wich is the best way of going about it?
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    testing a ignitor

    lads is there anyways you can test a ignitor in a light to see if working correctly with multimeter like a ohms reading or anything like that.???? apart from the obvious like if the lights working its ok haha. just for my own knowledge thats all . thanks
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    Australia Australia!

    That's all you hear about these days. A Road I trod many moons ago. Australia is again courting and seeks UK Migrants. I am now a Registered Migration Agent and am back in the UK. Boy what's happened to my old country! I'm here, on this site to offer a bit of advice here & there and answer...
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    Finishing a job thats been taking years

    Hi, I have been asked to fit a cu at a small flat, no supply yet, but the wiring was done by someone else a few years ago and did a runner, but where does that leave me? Obviously i haven't designed / erected the installation, so what would i put in the certs or is it better for me to walk...
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    New circuit

    Installing one new ring to cu, do you just have to do full tests on new ring , or on all circuits and board if so how far do you go for eic cert all replys welcome cheers
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    supply to outbuilding

    can some one please correct me according to 17th you can no longer protect all your circuits by one rcd and you have to spilt your circuits with 2 rcds so down stairs lighting on one and upstairs lighting on the other or individal rcbos for each circuit.question is if i supply a second ccu in a...
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    Testing TFT monitors

    Hi, was just wondering if anybody could tell me if TFT monitors are PAT tested seperately or tested with the computer?
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    Power to garages and workshops?

    Hi, At work my boss asked me to run power to two new workshops from the main dist board. he said that we had to run 25mm armoured as "that is the smallest you can take to a consumer unit" is that in the regs?? So if someone in a house wanted power to a garage/workshop, surely you dont have...

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