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  1. B

    best complaints stroppiest customer

    Come on what's the best story, we have all had them customers who like to winge.. Couple of weeks ago council rewire.. Upstairs flat owner comes done and asks if we can keep the drilling till after 12 as he watching Jeremy Kyle Or the customer who complains about chasing the wall to conceal...
  2. B

    Everyone wants to be an electrican

    At least once every day I hear some politician or pundit saying that the UK has a serious skills shortage, we don't have enough tradesmen and we need to import European labour to keep the UK lights burning. (BBC1 "Question Time" last night and Radio Merseyside "The Philips Phone In" yesterday)...
  3. B

    EICR on one Spotlight

    I have just been to a property where I have been asked to issue a EICR for one spotlight installed in a bathroom, the home owners have been asked to get this as there bathroom fitter installed it and well it was not signed off. So turn up have a chat with the guy and go through the formalities...
  4. B

    TP-LInk internet over mains.

    Hi Chaps, Can someone tell me if these devices (tp link internet over mains) will work on different ring finals? Chap I know wants to use these to connect his sky box to his broadband, only thing is his sky box is on the up ring final and his router is on the downstairs ring final, and there...
  5. Spoon

    Instagram wants right to sell users' photos to advertisers

    I found this interesting. Im glad that I dont put loads of pics on Facebook. When will these people stop changing their privacy policies? BBC News - Instagram wants right to sell users' photos to advertisers
  6. W

    Domestic client has purchased 4kw kit wants us to do electrics and sign

    Guys, Citys have sold this client a 4kw kit he has approached us to do the electrics, and fully sign off for mcs, can we do this and what are the implications for doing this. Thanks Wiggly
  7. JD6400

    Existing 82kw now wants another 50kw on top ?

    We have a 82kw system that was singed in under roofit just before the deadline last summer , they now want another 50kw installing through the same head and meter on a barn about 15m away from the original one . Has anyone else on the forum been involved in a similar project , as i could do with...
  8. U

    Underfloor Heating Programmer Advice Please

    Hello, I have been asked by a customer if i can replace his underfloor heating thermostat for a programmable thermostat. Is this possible? Could i use a room programmer? Can't seem to find a universal programmable thermostat on the market. Any help would be really appreciated. Cheers, D
    • U WATT
    • Thread
    • advice control heating please programmer thermostat underfloor underfloor heating wants
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  9. C

    cereorify wants to say hi

    Hi, all participants discussed a very cool site .
  10. 9

    Pricing help

    Hi I am new to pricing jobs and looking for some help. I went to look at a job the guy is getting a new kitchen fitted and has already knocked a wall down which is took all electrics off for him and made safe. His consumer unit etc is all rcd protect which is fine He wants two 1g switches...
  11. D

    Switching a bank of fluorescent fittings

    Doing a shop fit at the moment and the foreman wants me to put 18 ceiling grid fluorescent on the same switch as there is minimal room in the existing conduit he wants me to re-use. Would the turning on of 18 fluorescents trip an RCBO ? (Not on loading because it's only drawing 5.6 A on a 10A...
    • devonsparky
    • Thread
    • fitting fittings fluorescent switch switching wants
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  12. RogertheBodger

    Phone Query.

    Hi All. I have a customer who wants to move his office to his home. Consequently he wants to take his business phone number with him, he also wants to keep his existing home telephone number, he wants an ADSL line too, which shouldn't be a problem. What may be a problem is that there is only a...
  13. T

    No CPC on the lighting circuit but the customer wants a metal fitting!!

    Hi i have been approached by a customer who wants a metal light fitting (obvious needs a cpc) but the wiring is from the 60s and they only installed twin L+N. If i run a CPC from a socket in the room up to the light fitting is this acceptable?
  14. S

    EU wants to increase VAT rate on Solar to 20%

    Was reading yesterday that the EU says our 5% VAT rate on Energy Saving products is 'illegal' and they want to force us to increase it. Adding 15% onto the price of Solar could be a killer and I won't even go there with the Green Deal and the Golden Rule. Any thought...
  15. cbw

    Daft customer of the week

    Hello James, its #### When I use my electric pool cover winder it 'bangs' out the fuseboard. As a temporary measure so my kids and their friends can swim in this weather I have put a plug on the lead, and plugged it into an extension lead running from a non rcd protected fuseboard. I think...
  16. C

    client wants overkill on lightning protection

    client wants overkill on lightning protection. i undertstand that all of the top peaks of a building should be covered by this lightning tape and down into an earthrod but this clients architect wants top ridge covered ( understandable ) but then wants tape all along the gable roof zig zagging...
    • chris-
    • Thread
    • client lightning protection wants
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  17. A

    service head and shower room

    I have a mate who wants to construct a shower room downstars in his house. The service head and CU are high level and will be in the same room, he wants to move the CU so it will be outside the room and build a cupboard around the incomer and service head and fuse. I guess he cant build a...
    • ample current
    • Thread
    • company cupboard room service service head shower wants
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  18. S

    Client wants one more panel. Effect his FIT rate?

    We installed 16x 235 schot panels during the rush at the end of last year. Now the client would like one more 235w panel which would bring him in just under 4kWp (3995w). The inverter is 3.6 PVi and will take one more panel on one of the two strings. But i'm not sure where he stands with his...
  19. K

    Jobs!!!!

    What areas do you live in? are jobs busy or waste of time!!!
    • Khan
    • Thread
    • electrical work jobs right there's wants
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Business Related
  20. F

    industrial supply question.

    i have been to look at a small timber yard this morning with a small build ajoining the main building to look at some work her wants doing. the owner is looking to lease this ajoining building to a mechanic so a small garage mot center is going to be next door. the timber yard owner , owns the...

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