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UK Amazon Black Friday / Christmas / General Tools and Things for Electricians Discussion ThreadUK Amazon Black Friday / Christmas / General Tools and Things for Electricians Electrical Advice

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Im looking for a company to partner with JTL or work as an improver. Discussion ThreadIm looking for a company to partner with JTL or work as an improver. Electrical Advice

I am based in Leighton Buzzard. I have been working in Central London in the sector as an electrical apprentice with JTL . Preferably I would like to finish apprenticeship with JTL with new employer. . This is my first time on a forum . If this is not possible I am looking for improver work.
Name Oliver Walden...

 

Napit.. Do you still choose the job, or do they? Discussion ThreadNapit.. Do you still choose the job, or do they? Electrical Advice

On the Napit certification page there is a little tick box, saying something along the lines of ' I consent to this job being used for my assessment '.
Does this mean Napit makes its own choice, from that list, or do we still choose which job is used for the assessment?

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Council work , summer house Discussion ThreadCouncil work , summer house Electrical Advice

Hi guys, I’ve been asked to install some electrics into a summer house in a council building. The summer house is some what 40 meters away.
they’ve said they only will be using tv, soundbar Xbox , etc (low pulling power appliances) and a few lights. Could I spur off of a socket in the house or do you guys think it’ll need a whole new circuit ? If a new circuit will I need to contact council ...

 

Flat roof electric velux > 'no contact' message on pad Discussion ThreadFlat roof electric velux > 'no contact' message on pad Electrical Advice

Hello,
I've got an issue with my electric flat roof skylight velux: the pad reads 'no contact' with the flat roof velux. Please see attached picture. Have you come across this issue before? The plug is switched on...

 

How can I teach myself inspection and testing in preparation for my AM2S? Discussion ThreadHow can I teach myself inspection and testing in preparation for my AM2S? Electrical Advice

I have my AM2S next month, and testing is my biggest weakness by far.

I’ve been asking my company to put me on jobs where there is testing work available but it rarely ever happens. Whenever those opportunities do appear, they are very quickly completed by the experienced sparks on the team, often by...

 

Starting a business as a sole trader. Discussion ThreadStarting a business as a sole trader. Electrical Advice

Looking for some information.

Starting out on my own soon, building a clientele with small jobs and eventually growing to larger jobs. Currently been doing non notifiable works, been asked about a few board changes and other bits. Reading online Napit and NIC want a years worth of work to look at. Would I have to submit work to building control and build up a portfolio...

 

Viper clip gun Discussion ThreadViper clip gun Electrical Advice

Hello, has anyone bought or used the viperclip gun , it was the one on dragons den a few years back. If so what are your thoughts.
Thanks

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Complex intermediate switch question Discussion ThreadComplex intermediate switch question Electrical Advice

I want three switches to control a light. All three switches are intermediate and so have four avaliable terminals. Switch 1, switch 2 and switch 3.

Switch 1 has the incoming live.
Switch 2 has the load (and is the true intermediate)
Switch 3 is a standard switch.

Can anyone advise on whether the below would work?


| Switch | Terminal | Wire Color |...

 

Fused spur for storage heater Discussion ThreadFused spur for storage heater Electrical Advice

Hi, If a storage heater has its own dedicated supply from an RCBO on the CU does it also need a fused spur? Thanks, Martin.

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incoming power Supply Discussion Threadincoming power Supply Electrical Advice

Hi. Could anyone please help me with bs number of main Fuse in this picture? Dno have no record of this. Thanks

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Extend ring for boiler and outside socket Discussion ThreadExtend ring for boiler and outside socket Electrical Advice

DIYer question
I need to add an FCU to the kitchen ring for a boiler and also an outdoor socket.
I don’t want to extend the ring to the outside socket in case of water getting in.
Can I put the FCU for the boiler on the ring and does a 3amp fuse in that have any effect on the overall ring? Does the ring current still
Flow through an FCU even if switched off?

For...

 

loop impedance, temperature, cable factor.... Discussion Threadloop impedance, temperature, cable factor.... Electrical Advice

Hello
I'm not sure if this is the correct forum area to post this in, apologies if it isn't...

I've been working through some mock questions on-line, and found myself confused by this:

The measured value of loop impedance for a circuit is 0.83ohm.
If the temperature at the time of the test was 20C, and the cable is 70C (factor 1.2) what is the corrected...

 

Found in van… Discussion ThreadFound in van… Electrical Advice

Found these in the back of me van today, made me think of the legend @luciennunes, 😢 anyone law want em by any chance…

Found...

 

Fishing for desk lamp fitting advice Discussion ThreadFishing for desk lamp fitting advice Electrical Advice

Hi,
I made this ceramic angler fish at a beginner’s pottery course, with the intention of turning into a desk lamp. Now comes figuring out how to make the electric part fit!
I wondered if any forum members out there knew of useful parts that could help complete this.
I have copper pipe, and a vintage-style fitting running through it. My two issues/questions are:

• how can...

 

EICR on a HMO Discussion ThreadEICR on a HMO Electrical Advice

Firstly hi all not posted for a very long time for one reason or another, hoping to be a little more active on here as and when i can.

As the thread title suggests my query is regarding a HMO that i am currently working on completing and EICR.

First day here today after a previous site visit, the setup is pretty straight forward with 10 rooms in total, each with their own meter/consumer unit.

Each consumer has a total...

 

Lighting cct - shared neutral Discussion ThreadLighting cct - shared neutral Electrical Advice

Whats the best way of making good this lighting problem?

In a dist. board, there are 3 x separate fuses feeding 3 x separate lighting circuits. However, the 3 circuits share the same neutral back to the distribution board.
A notice has been given to put this right.
It's impracticable to run out 3separate neutrals as they are quite a way across the factory site.
Lord knows why the test and...

 

Sky mobile anyone? Discussion ThreadSky mobile anyone? Electrical Advice

Is anyone using Sky Mobile ? I'm currently with Tesco but their prices seem a lot higher than Sky. Both use the O2 network so no difference there. My contract is up so thinking of swapping over. Anyone have any 'don't do it' or general bad service comments? The carrying data over bit seems useful and I can get 25Gb with Sky for around the same as 5Gb with Tesco.

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Meter Fault Ampy 5184A Discussion ThreadMeter Fault Ampy 5184A Electrical Advice

Hi Guys
My tenant has an Ampy 5184A electricity meter with Economy 7 for storage heaters (there's no gas in the area). Following a power cut the meter has ceased to work, showing a blank screen and no blinking red light to indicate power flow. He thinks the meter is no longer recording consumption and is using lots of electricity rather than reporting the fault. I've told him to stop because there's...

 

Hi Discussion ThreadHi Electrical Advice

Hi
I'm thinking of changing halogen lights with led and driver .
Is this classed as like for like ?

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