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  1. K

    Private rented accommodation appliance testing

    Hi, Taking into account the table for initial frequency of inspection and testing in the In Service CoP and the need for risk assessment, where does private rented accommodation fit in on the table? Regards Kevin
  2. C

    RCD trips when big things are plugged in.

    Hello Everyone I was just enjoying a beer and watching and episode of Sharpe, right before a major battle when everything cut out! The RCD switch on the circuit board tripped. With everything switched off it allows me to turn it back on. Small items such as the WiFi and telephone won't trip it...
    • CaptainMoore
    • Thread
    • appliance everything faulty plugged rcd switched things trips when
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  3. C

    Sub mains rooms.

    Hello, Been doing some work today in a high rise where there are sub mains cupboards on each floor however the communal fuse boards and all main connections for flats (before meter, meter and fb in flats) has previously been relocated to 1 sub mains room off of an old unused office on the ground...
    • chcnorris29
    • Thread
    • apprenticeship mains rooms these things where
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  4. U

    Fuse box fire with photos

    Hi, I just thought I would share this with you, I just called out by a letting agent saying one of their bedsits has had a fire in a fusebox... So I turn up and see whats in the photo. There were no smoke detectors, nothing, the letting agent said, cant you just connect it back up and bypass...
  5. ipf

    Re Garage installation

    Not wishing to add my twopenneth to a terminated thread, but along the same lines. I was asked by an ex industrial client to install a couple of extra sockets in his brand new, 4 bed house, really nice joint, out in the sticks. Getting ready to move in. No prob doing the job really, the garage...
  6. Doomed

    The things kids say

    my 3.5 year old girl in the car with mum, passes a church. girl: Mummy, there's a graveyard mum: Clever girl, do you know what a graveyard is for? girl: Its where you put dead people mum: Well done! You do know alot don't you. pause girl: Then they come back as Zombies.
  7. P

    23 things your kids or grand kids will not understand

    23 Things Your Kids Will Never Understand
  8. S

    Weirdest, strangest, oddest things found........

    Good evenin' all,.....i hope your all busy at the moment working and earning-earning and working, and for those of you that are not, i hope your having fun just the same. i had a thought the other day about all the jobs i have had, and some of the odd things i have come across / had happen to...
  9. S

    How many circuits

    We all know each site is different and there are so many variants which can affect the time taken to complete a ECIR. But what would you say is an acceptable amount of circuits to be testing per day?
  10. S

    3 Phase map - any bright sparks?

    I am undertaking some research on the optimal potential of wind turbines in the UK. I am trying to find out where there is 3 Phase power. I am a wildlife scientist based in South Africa and have dangerously little knowledge of electricity so I would appreciate ANY guidance. Thanks Shan
    • Shan Rush
    • Thread
    • 3 phase after bright future phase potential scrap sparks things
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Commercial Electrical Advice
  11. J

    Pricing

    Hi guys, only recently set up on my own and need some advice on pricing of c/u changes please. Had done one for a property agent domestic/off peak at £200 fitted, priced low to get my foot in the door sort of speak but have friends say even that is way too cheap! Obviously am not wanting to rip...
    • jimjamjimajam
    • Thread
    • client doing money pricing things
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  12. M

    Hello from Manchester

    Hi guys/girls, Just a quick hello, I'm recently out of the Army after 22yrs and have taken things Electrical as my resettlement course. To be honest i dont consider myself a sparky yet, so im sure you will be hearing quite a lot from me in the future, i hope you dont mind helping this newbie...
    • mattscaddon
    • Thread
    • electriians mnchester hello manchester moment sparky things welcome
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
  13. D

    Getting back into the swing of things

    Hi I im 32 now and did my electrical training for 5 years in a huge private school! During that time i worked along the electrical supervisor and we did all types of electrical work from maintenance,testing and fault finding and installation work During the school holidays! All the...
  14. G

    things that make you smack your forehead

    doing a power quality analysis for the main computer room i noticed some weird spikes around noon ??? went to computer room and found the tech guy had made a home-made hot dogger using some cord and a couple of galvanized nails i asked why and he said it was too far to walk to the lunch-room...
  15. A

    Terminating SWA to existing sockets

    Hi everyone, I'm looking to put two power sockets in my garden shed. The shed is about 10 meters from the house, about 20-25 meters the way I plan to route the cabling. I've researched this and have come up with the conclusion show in the pic which I hope is mostly correct. I plan on using...
  16. P

    Oh, what's the name of those things?

    Been banging my head against the wall trying to get this to come to the surface but it's not happening. Can anybody remind me the product name for those pattress extensions that slip over fronts on 2nd fix. They allow plastering and painting etc to go on. Anybody?
    • partypest
    • Thread
    • things those what's
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Electrician Talk
  17. S

    Best (and worst) things I've bought for less than £20 in last week ....

    After for ages thinking "strewth!" at the price of a toothed scutching chisel attachment for my SDS hammer drill I finally paid out 18 quid for one and boy did it save me a ton of time chasing several boxes last week. That's going to get a lot of use now. Also, I got some Hellermann Tyton...
    • sparc
    • Thread
    • best bought things worst
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Electrician Talk
  18. D

    Doing things correctly!

    Hi im new to this game as you will probably tell but i am also not one of these fly by night just done a weeks course i can now do everything guy. Basicaly my experiance so far is 100% mains electric supply as i work for a energy supplier installing single phase and 3 phase electric meters. my...
  19. A

    bad ghostly things

    some old buildings have a lot of nasty things that have happened in the past well i,m off the naughty seat for
  20. S

    price per point - steel conduit

    Not done this for a while. What's the going rate per point. standard metal clad sockets, spurs and switches. Light fittings budget fluorescent. Runs aren't long. We are sub for main contractor in SE. Any help appreciated. Thanks
    • saint
    • Thread
    • conduit materials point price steel steel conduit things you're
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum

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