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  1. Y

    Thinking of training to be a sparky, please post your thoughts

    Hi. I am considering working towards becoming a qualified electrician. I plan to take the 17th edition course, a place near me do a 3 day course for £540. And then look for somewhere that will take me on as a trainee. What advice do people have? is the 17th edition a good place to start? I have...
    • yorksparky
    • Thread
    • please post qualifications roman sparky thinking thoughts times training
    • Replies: 32
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  2. R

    A good book for the HNC.

    Hi, not been on here for ages. Can anyone reccomend a good book for the HNC Electric Engineering qualification? I am thinking about doing it and could do with reading up on it and seeing what will be covered. Thanks, Chris
  3. Rockingit

    The RCD/Electrical Trainee thread has got me thinking...

    I know that members/bans/etc is a sore subject at the moment, and that many in here will have a strong opinion either which way.... If we kind of reckon that the things which get us all most riled and heated up are invariably the stupid Electrical Trainee threads, is there a point at which it's appropriate...
  4. C

    Thinking of training to become an electrician.

    Hi Im new to this forum and im sure this has been asked many times but I like to write my own threads so there specific to me. Im a quantity surveyor by trade but sitting in the office, making the same wage every week just isnt for me. Dont get me wrong, im very lucky to have a job and do...
  5. S

    thinking a little off the wall Gas Meter Bonding

    Hi I am not sure if this will apear to be a silly question but. If the Gas service is on the other side of the building to the electrical supply TNS do you think it would be acceptable to use an earth rod near to the gas service rather than having a long length of bonding cable. Also previous...
  6. whinmoor

    DEA / EPC Accreditation - Training, Costs, Providers etc

    I thought it might be useful to have a thread dedicated to this subject away from the main forum. It seems like a few of us are thinking about becoming DEAs so it might be useful if we could share experiences of training providers, facilities, the course itself, costs, software, ongoing support...
  7. Rockingit

    Earthing external conduit

    Got a not-very-interesting but mostly irksome problem just arisen on a new build - Client has just decided that she needs an extra couple of outside lights down a wall, after the first fix was finished ages ago and just as the plasterers are packing away. But, the outside block wall has yet...
    • Rockingit
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    • bonding cable conduit earthing external outside running thinking
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: Australia
  8. M

    thinking of becoming a cowboy

    Doing it properly is so expensive. Due to health issues i work part time but i am finding i am lossing money due to the cost of being a electrician. To get my JIB card but have to do a H&S exam £42 and as the regs change January i will have to do the update (i did the 17th 2 years ago)to get...
    • Matty o
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    • becoming cowboy thinking
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Australia
  9. G

    thinking on install after 12th

    hi guys , just been pottering about on segens site, ive gone through the desgner and got a 2kw system for 3k upsolar poly 240's Fronius 2.0 mounting kit and switches etc me and the mrs have no money what so ever, but i just cant think i might be missing out here on getting the FIT, my dads...
  10. O

    thinking of taken a sabatical from the forum

    Guys Maybe its just me but I think I will take a break from this forum much as I have enjoyed it I have had to deal with some mince ie the great pat testing scam post so me thinks I will sign off after this weekend and have a wee rest as they say.
    • oldtimer
    • Thread
    • taken the forum thinking
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Electrician Talk
  11. O

    What were they thinking (if they were)

    white trash repairs – Not grounded in science - There, I Fixed It - Redneck Repairs Usually good for a laugh, but this one is just sheer recklessness.....I hate to think what is hidden off frame.....
    • overskilled
    • Thread
    • thinking
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Australia
  12. J

    Thinking of changing from NIC Domestic to Approved, how?

    Hi all, I have been on my own since 1st Sept '11 after working for other people for years. I am NIC Domestic and have been for years but I have now picked up a couple of builders who are keen to use me more often and most of their work is domestic but they occasionally do commercial. How easy is...
    • Joe S
    • Thread
    • approved assessment certs changing commercial domestic paperwork stuff thinking
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Domestic Electrician Forum
  13. N

    Thinking of starting a maintenance company

    Hello, I work in electrical maintenance for a big company, maybe time to start my own firm. From what I have read Part P will be needed for domestic works. What is required for works in shops etc? Has anybody any advice on where to begin on starting their own company? I'm 17th edition, part 1 &...
    • Nihilist
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    • company maintenance starting thinking
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Australia
  14. C

    HJ Solar modules, anyone here used them before?

    Hi All, I'm new to the group and this is my first post, so please be gentle. I'm thinking of buying HJ Solar modules and I wonder if anybody here has used them before and can vouch for their quality? They are known as Zhejiang Hengji PV-Tech Energy Co Ltd. on the MCS website. I am thinking...
  15. O

    well no more thinking about it

    Hi all yep as the title goes I have just purchased a KT71 Pro kit from our sponser Test Meters and got my 5% discount via the forum. So why now then afterdithering for the past 6 months well my attitude is if it aint paying its way then bin it but I have totted up the amount of requests I have...
  16. S

    Problem with alarm system

    Hi fellas, wondering if I could pick your brains with this one, I know it's off topic but the alarm forum is access only. Friday afternoon I fitted two extra honeywell vipers on an new style optima compact system (basically looks exactly the same as the logic 6 with on board keypad). I fitted...
  17. P

    PIR advice

    Hi, when doing a pir on a house what do you do when coming across these situations preventing you getting an R1+R2 or Zs? 1) you can't access 5 or so ceiling spots because they have been helpfully siliconed in place and taking out will cause damage. and 2) You come across mains spots that...
  18. S

    Subject: Sound Thinking

    Subject: Sound Thinking If you had purchased £1,000 of shares in Delta Airlines one year ago, you would have £49.00 today. If you had purchased £1,000 of shares in AIG one year ago, you would have £33.00 today. If you had purchased £1,000 of shares in Lehman Brothers one year ago, you...
  19. S

    Singles in mini-trunking

    I have a run to a 9.5kW shower. Prefer not to disturb the ceiling (flat roof above) and am thinking about using mini-trunking round tops of walls, then down to shower. Small mini-trunking would be great, but I know I'm going to have fun with 10mm T&E in small trunking - so I'm wondering whether...
    • sparc
    • Thread
    • cable shower singles thinking trunking
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Australia
  20. R

    Thinking of taking 2391

    I'm thinking of taking my 2391 but i not long finished my apprenticeship so just wondered if i shud gain more experiences before i pay out the money for it. Thanks

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