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  1. D Skelton

    Whats missing here?

    We went to a job the other day where a customer was complaining about recieving shocks from her taps. This is what we found: To top it off, she explained that she had that CU put in only a couple of years ago by a man called John Smith! I couldn't help but laugh! What's missing here guys? :D
  2. R

    CalCards - whats peoples thoughts?

    I've just got of these to keep a check on my MFT as reading up on the subject, seems like I need to be checking monthly (in between the yearly calibration) that the MFT is still reading OK. Now I know thathe CalCard is to check for trends and not absolute values but I was surprised at the...
  3. E

    Whats the best cowboy job you've seen?

    at a job today and saw a plug pluged into a socket followed the flex and it went into the wall and was chased up the wall feeding 4 wall lights lol... Good Stuff! :p
  4. N

    IR test whats the point?

    what is the point of an IR test? yes i know its to show low risistance on cable insullation [its in the name] and that can lead to short circuit and fire risk, but with the protection we use now wont this show its self eventually. what do you tell a customer in a nursing home ? that his IR is a...
  5. C

    whats the difference between amps/current and watts/power

    whats the difference between amps/current and watts/power
  6. W

    Cables in attic, whats the best way to board / insulate over them?

    I'm looking to board out the middle of my attic and was wondering what to do about the cables. The majority of cables are placed around the edge of the attic in the eaves so are on top of the insulation and are not a problem, but there are still some down the middle for landing lights and...
  7. S

    Whats the difference between an Interview and a Formal Discussion?

    I sent an speculative application out earlier this week to a local contractor, who have offered me a formall discussion about joining their company. Fantastic news :) but is there any difference between an interview and formal discussion?
  8. G

    whats the going rate

    hi im a suby to a firm at min but some1 has asked me to do a private job but havent got a clue what to charge, could anybody tel me what the going rate is for a shower feed, i no it depends on the cable run but would like a rough figure please, i would be grateful for any help. thanx
  9. A

    Whats the best vacuum for us sparks

    I'm in abit of a dilemma in regards what to buy for a decent vacuum. I used to use a nice cheap Argos vacuum because I knew it was going to be battered. It was lasting quite well until I connected it to my wall chaser to extract the brick dust. Basically the Hoover bag didn't collect all the...

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