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    Websites

    Hi All Having a think about how we can make our websites work for us so what I am proposing is anyone who has a website or indeed wants one to contact me. I am thinking along the lines of adding links to each other which wont help if you are in Southend on Sea and I am in Ceredigion so we wont...
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    domestic installer rewire mates shop

    A bit of advice please, my mate has asked me to rewire his shop its a old terace house turned into a shop. i'm a niceic domestic installer, am i right in thinking i can do the job as long as i go through the council planing route, is it LBC. Any advice would be great Thanks pete :confused:
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    What was he thinking!

    I went to see my mate today. His a chippy and working in a house not far from where i live. The owner wanted some electrical work done . I gave him a quote and mentioned what ill be doing e.g runring new circuits from the mainsboard. But he decided to use another electrician. Cut the long story...
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    Thinking of going alone but want to stay employed with my company.

    Hey, Im a 24 year old electrician with two years experince. I have a city and guilds 236 part 1&2 plus my 2391. I am currently employed by a big company based just outside london but I really want my own business and feel now is the time. What Im wondering is can I register a company in my...
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    Domestic Ze ?

    Guys, just thinking, how sad on a sunday morning. If you had a consumer unit in a garage ran from the main board in the house would you do the Ze tests in the house ( i am thinking yes unless you had a earth spike near the garage is this right). Also if you did put in a earth spike at the...
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    Part P assessment, what todo...

    Hi all, I'm due an assessmnt for the first time at the end of the month. Now I dont work day today doing electrics, just normally do it on my own properties but I want my part P just incase I decide to to other work. The assessor will want to see what work ive done and probably what I'm doping...
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    thinking about becoming an electrician.

    Hi all, as you guessed I'm totally new here. I'm actually a joiner(20 years experienced, although not fully qualified I'd say I'm a bloody good joiner) and good all round woodworker. I've played around with electrics since i was a kid and could probably wire a house no problem, but want to learn...
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    What on Earth were they thinking ?????

    What's wrong here ? :eek: And . . . you see where the T&E goes - along wall / floor / through door frame. The T&E didn't fit, so they cut the sheath and the CPC out so that only the RED and BLACK could fit through the hole !!!!! Don't even think RCD !!!!! Wouldn't work anyway...
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    Supply to intruder alarms

    Hi all. Have just installed an alarm, but am umin and ar'ing about whether to put the 6A MCB on the unprotected side of the board. Its on the RCD side at the moment, but the main box of the alarm is in the same cupboard as the fuse boards The supply comes to it surface mounted in conduit...
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    thinking of training with train 4 trade skills

    hey, I'm thinking of training with these guys doing an NVQ level 3, it's going to take up to 2 years and cost 6 grand. I've got concerns, I've heard that a lot of these courses don't really prepare you for the job and employers aren't that keen on giving jobs to graduates- can anyone tell...
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    Thinking about becomming an electrician but...

    Hi i've been thinking about becomming an electrician for a while now but was wondering if, with the current economical crisis it would still be worth doing, and if there is still demand for new electricians? or is it just a case of, people will always need electrical appliances installed so...
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    rated people job

    got another job off rated people but after speaking to customer they want there electric meter moving 3 feet horizontally and a new consumer unit fitting. i said its an offense to move the meter and you need electric board to do it. thing is im thinking now that what if the meter back board...
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    Socket box cutters

    Hi all, i was thinking about investing in an sds socket box cutter. Do any of you out there rate them as any good? I have conflicting opinions from people i talk to.

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