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...
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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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
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...
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...
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...
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 :)
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...
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?
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
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...
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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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
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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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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