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Most embarassing thing that you've done/been caught doing!!!
Hi all, I thought that this post could raise a few laughts. So I'll start us off. I got caught having a tommy tank, over a photo of my best mate's mum, whilst I was in his bathroom, and BY his fit-as-f*** mum of all people (in my defence, my homones were ranging as I was 15 yrs old). However...- millwall ken
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Fluke 1651B Multifunctional Tester
Any 1 got 1? Im after a bit of feed back. Iv found 1 brand spanking in the box £439 delivered..- mattmoo1974
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- fluke multifunctional tester testing thing
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- Forum: Australia
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Best thing to clean tools?
on a really manc job just now and tools are needing a good clean whats the best spray/leaner to use?- brizospark
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- best clean thing tools
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- Forum: Electrical Tools and Products
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I turned a job down - have I done the right thing?
Potential customer is having a domestic gas boiler changed. Their installer does not do his own wiring. They asked me to wire up their new boiler system but I realised that it does not comply with part L about conservation of energy (as they do not have separate control of heating in the...- RoyWorcester
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- boiler building controls electrical work job right thing turned wiring
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Wylex RCBO's
I put a new circuit into a CU which had one RCD so thought RCBO on non side. Circuit installed, all dead tests okay, RCBO in and turn on, straight off of goes, it would not go one. After a bit of paranoia and checking every thing including possible borrowed neutrals, earths mixed up and every...- Mark_Burgess
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- every rcbo rcbo's still thing wylex
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Whats the worst thing youve ever done as an apprentice?
Everyones done something stupid as an apprentice. (or at least thats what i like to tell myself.) My worst mistake was in my first week with a new electrician at the company. I was with him to show him the ropes. was a really nice guy and even joked about how he was my apprentice for the week...- grimysparks80
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- apprentice apprenticeship thing whats worst
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Wind noise of roof mounted PV array
I just conducted a site survey and got a new question that I didn't know the answer to.... The customer has an open barn conversion and explains that the rain makes a terrible noise and can disturb tv watching for example. The PV panels will provide a barrier to rainfall hopefully reducing the...- Ramjam
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- array mounted noise panels roof sound thing wind
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- Forum: Solar PV Forum | Solar Panels Forum
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Is there any such thing called a double socket with FCU built in?
I am planning to draw a supply for an attached garage from the existing ring in the kitchen. Ideally I want to have a FCU coming off the ring at the existing twin socket in the kitchen to feed this supply but the kitchen is tiled and the owner wouldn’t be happy if the décor gets damaged. So...- Goody
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- built called double fcu led socket thing
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- Forum: Electrical Wiring, Theories and Regulations
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Dating websites
Is it a bad thing when you get randomly matched to your ex :eek:- pennywise
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- bsi going still thing websites
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Copper Testing.......What is it or has the relevant person got it wrong?
Been offered a PTS shift this Sunday to do some copper testing at a small train station near where I live. The only thing I can find on copper testing is what the doctor checks for..........lol Does anyone have any idea or give me a heads up of what to expect? Or has the bloke got it completely...- MrSkipsey
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- copper electricians vans person quote relevant station testing thing train van vehicle wrong
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- Forum: Australia
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A company with manners a rare thing now
I sent an email to a local company last week with a copy of my cv attached offering my services to them.I have lost count of the amount of times I have done this in the past year. One company phone me up about one hour after sending the email and said they were sorry but they had no jobs at the...- flyingsausage
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- company thing
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- Forum: Australia
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Shower wired in 2.5!
Got a call out for a shower not working, only to find that it had been wired in a 2.5 radial from the DB. Needless to say, the (metalclad) fuseboard had melted along with the cable! Thankfully no house fire this time. Unbelievable.- Crosswire
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- bathroom earth light phase shower thing wired
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have i done the right thing
i am currently doing level 2 2330 and been enroled onto level 3 2330 for sep but our class was asked who wanted to do the nvq level 3 as we had to enrole on thursday 31/3/2011 it was £1300 which we had to pay ourself unless our employer paid out of our class only me decided to do course and...- perfect1000k
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- right thing
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- Forum: Electrician Courses : Electrical Quals
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Rewirable fuses and renting.
I have been asked to do a PIR for someone who is renting out their property, the distrubution board has rewirable fuses do they need to upgrade to a 17th edition board or is this fine as long as the system is safe?- Tencho1234
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- fuse fuses property rewirable thing upgrade
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ELECSA Certification Scheme Elecsa forms
Hi everyone, I have my Elecsa assesment next Thursday and wondered if anyone had the sample forms they send you on download? mainly the complaints form, risk assesment and the health and safety cheers!- jstephens251
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- certification certsure elecsa forms going health safety scheme thing where
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Has anyone got a candela table type thing?
Just a rough guide I guess, for different lamps and types of fittings with their respective candela (cd) amounts etc.. Any links out there you bunch of beauties?- Colin Integrale
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- anyone table thing type
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IET 17th update seminar thing in Bromley this Wednesday...
Is anyone here going? I'm going up, so if anyone else is then I wouldn't mind saying hello. I can wear a red flower if need be.- Colin Integrale
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- 17th edition iet thing update
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A Long Saturday but the best thing I heard from a customer
Starts off a nice breeze couple of faults to find on lighting circuits in and out within the hour - turns out was just the switches (both swapped nice cup of coffee and on my way) Next stop a tripping fault - oh hey 32a breaker and pulling 29 - 34amp, commercial by the way gave a quote for...- BluSparx
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- best customer fitting happy heard light long socket thing
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What to do with this earth strip thing??
Right you'll prbably think this is a particularly dumb question, but I have been confronted with a weird main earthing conductor - it's not a cable, it's a sort of semi flexible metal flat ribbon (looks like alu or mild steel, could be tinned copper I suppose), about 2/3 inch wide, with loads of...- rocker
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- earth strip thing
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- Forum: Electrician Forum
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Bypassin rcd
:cool:jus finished 4 xmas,last job was to add extra 2g sockets in school,these were supplied off local circuits.Doin the test procedures,even wiv our non trip ELI meter the rcd tripped,so i attempted to by pass rcd & then test.We all no this isnt the easiest thing 2 do,the rcd gave a little bang...- cliffed
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- circuit rcd reset thing tripped
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- Forum: Periodic Inspection Reporting & Certification
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