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			<title>Fused Spur - Concealed?</title>
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			<description>id just crimp the 2 cables together as thats a much better connection but do a crimp joint in the back of a socket so if ever theres a problem or the...</description>
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			<title>Booked my niceic assessment:D</title>
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			<description>---Quote (Originally by Zeespark)--- 
Dana, speak to whatever the local LABC is about having to wait, if the NIC have sent you an appointment date...</description>
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				<div style="font-style:italic">Dana, speak to whatever the local LABC is about having to wait, if the NIC have sent you an appointment date and time take it with you. The LABC may just say to send in the certs after your assessment.<br />
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</div>tried that with my local LABC they wouldn't wear it tho, always worth a try</div>

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			<title>cu change</title>
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			<description>---Quote (Originally by a1spark)--- 
I think I can add to that......... 
 
Ze. PEFC. PSCC. Polarity at selected points...RCD test... Suitability of...</description>
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				<div style="font-style:italic">I think I can add to that.........<br />
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Ze. PEFC. PSCC. Polarity at selected points...RCD test... Suitability of Main &amp; Supp Bonding... Suitability of Tails...., and general visual .with comments where necessary.<br />
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</div>if you think that the property needs a re-wire whats the best way of noting that on the cert. ie needs re-wire or installation unsatisfactory? cheers</div>

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			<title>Level 3 2330</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:01:07 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>:good luck: 
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hi mate 
 
i got the 301 coming up 
 
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				<div style="font-style:italic">hi mate<br />
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i got the 301 coming up<br />
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what type of questions were they<br />
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do you remember any<br />
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what what topic where they based on<br />
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</div>There are more questions and answers on the 301 here in our Download Section. <br />
Hi Jas take a look at this download page i used these to revise &amp; i had a few question in my exam that you get on here mainly health &amp; safety i had which sign has a black border &amp; black sign with yellow background &amp; two about what to do when you hear a fire alarm easy ones then you get a few power factor, effiency, &amp; motors but look at this download all 90 question they will help you.<br />
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Jas have a look in the download area education section 301 :good luck:</div>

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			<description>This is great information - thank you. 
 
I will go back to the supplier and see what is possible. 
 
Once I find out I am sure I will have another...</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>This is great information - thank you.<br />
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I will go back to the supplier and see what is possible.<br />
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Once I find out I am sure I will have another question.<br />
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This is a great forum!!!<br />
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Have a good weekend<br />
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			<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:45:17 GMT</pubDate>
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Hi everyone, my names Damian and I currently work in the industry in southend on sea. I have worked for an...</description>
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				<div style="font-style:italic">Hi everyone, my names Damian and I currently work in the industry in southend on sea. I have worked for an electrical company for the past 3 years and during this tim have gained levels 2&amp;3 of the c&amp;g 2330 qualification, the 17th edition wiring regs qualification (I think its the 2382?) and the 2391 test and inspect qualification. <br />
After all of this I am still unsure whether or not i am fully qualified? if not, what else do I need to gain &amp; what am I qualified to undertake at the moment.<br />
Also which is the best governing body to join? and how do I go about it?<br />
All of the information I have tried to gather seems to send me in circles, so any advise or help would be greatly appreciated.<br />
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			<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:29:57 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>---Quote (Originally by Megaohm7)--- 
I was thinking that ! After all, these are desperate times and this results in desperate people .. Got to be...</description>
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				<div style="font-style:italic">I was thinking that ! After all, these are desperate times and this results in desperate people .. Got to be very careful</div>
			
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</div>Like where would they nick the concrete from?</div>

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			<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:28:23 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>---Quote (Originally by initforthemoney)--- 
That only applies to cooking appliances. 
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How so? 
  
Instructions supplied have to...</description>
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				<div style="font-style:italic">That only applies to cooking appliances.</div>
			
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</div>How so?<br />
 <br />
Instructions supplied have to be followed so if they require a dedicated radial then thats what it needs.</div>

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			<title>Feel like giving it up...</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:15:07 GMT</pubDate>
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				<div style="font-style:italic">........but then what else would I do??<br />
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First off my van won't start this morning... no fuel getting to the injectors.. only put £20 in yesterday so it ain't empty! I've disconnected the fuel bypass and on cranking it spits diesel out! so my van is now in the garage running up a bill:(:(<br />
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and secondly.. I just rang a potential customer with a price to add a double socket (spurred off another socket and surface mounted half way around his bedroom), fit a TV bracket (&amp; TV to it) and to hide some scart leads in a false chimney... oh sockets are on a 3036 and don't have RCD so I'll be changing that to a MCB and adding the RCD.. so I priced it at £165 and got told I was far and a way the highest price that he'd had... I asked what he'd been priced...   £60 £80 and £145... so I told him that there was no way that the £60 and £80 ones could be done to to regs and that a RCD and enclosure is £30 by it's self!:red card<br />
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So the question is why do I bother,, there's no point in trying to do a proper job any more!headbangheadbangheadbangheadbangheadbang</div>
			
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</div>Hi Noz . Hope van gets sorted and it's not expensive for You . As for customers , They can be trying sometimes but your price seemed more than reasonable . Still if they go for the cheap qoute then they will get what they pay for and You might be asked by the customer with their tail between their legs to come and put things right ....:innocent</div>

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			<description>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronan_Point 
 
This makes interesting reading too: 
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This makes interesting reading too:<br />
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<a href="http://www.bdonline.co.uk/news/real-danger-of-new-ronan-point-collapse/3035038.article" target="_blank">http://www.bdonline.co.uk/news/real-...035038.article</a></div>

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			<description>ive had the same message every so often. seems to be random sites, and sometimes work properly once i open firefox and go back to that page</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>ive had the same message every so often. seems to be random sites, and sometimes work properly once i open firefox and go back to that page</div>

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			<title>Workshop supply reinstatement advice please...</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:28:56 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>---Quote (Originally by Plumber)--- 
Right thanks, divide by eight does ring a bell. 
Just need to find the CSA now 
 
Its time by 8 
 
So 10mm...</description>
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				<div style="font-style:italic">Right thanks, divide by eight does ring a bell.<br />
Just need to find the CSA now<br />
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Its time by 8<br />
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So 10mm copper requires around 80mm steel equivalent<br />
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</div>So without even doing any calculations I can tell that the armour will not be sufficient!<br />
TT it must be then, of some variety or other.</div>

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			<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:12:51 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>---Quote (Originally by steptoe)--- 
what is 2391-10 ? 
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2391-10 is the old 2391, and 2391-20 is the old 2400.</description>
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				<div style="font-style:italic">what is 2391-10 ?</div>
			
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			<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 07:58:37 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Hi Gs 
 
It may be your meter? 
 
Are you testing at the rcd or at a point on a final circuit? 
 
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It may be your meter?<br />
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Are you testing at the rcd or at a point on a final circuit?<br />
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			<description>like i said loop in/out at all light fittings then to switch wether a fancy light or spot lights :p unless outside light from loop / mains in to...</description>
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