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Good evening all, got a call from a customer about the DNO subcontractor coming out and changing over their cable head to an upgraded one. Everything going great till end of job and subby tells the customer that she need to get me back as its not earthed properly. Get there to find that the...

Evening all just home from work tonight and get a call back out to a job ( 70 miles round trip ) that I was at on monday, customer complaining that no power to sockets and heating spur. So back out I go and get there to find that livingroom plastered and spur is full of wet plaster so rcbo...

AT JOB TODAY TO CHANGE SHOWER FROM ELECTRIC TO THERMOSTATIC ONE, SOME TILES OF TO FIND OLD SHAVER POINT STILL LIVE WITH LITTLE INSULATING TAPE ON IT. NOT A GOOD START. SEE PICTURE BELOW THEN PROCEED TO ISOLATED SHOWER AND REMOVE AND FOUND THIS NICE ONE, CAN YOU SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE...

Good evening all, not had a post in a while but looking for some help please. In a customers house and I am in need of a service cut out fuse, The info I have is a bs88 1952 and its a 60amp. I am looking to change this to an 80 amp of the same size but cant sourse one. The size is 15mm...

Evening all not long done some testing for landlord that is letting out house. done basic tests like earth cont on gas, water, rcd check, polarity of outlets. Problem is not bonded properly, no earth continuity on lighting circuits, no rcd within property. Gave them a cert saying...

Good evening all I have just been to a job to look at connecting a hand dryer @2.1KW and a small convector heater @500watt the problem is that the tiles and cables have all been done and it is finished ready for connecting, But their is a spur within the ring and 2 supply cables coming from the...

Hi all I have had a problem reported today about sockets in a property tripping the rcd. Heres what has happened, the property has had some of the wiring upgraded and a new split rcd fuse board installed. Tests show that the existing wiring was ok to be used and only lighting and a few new...

Hi all just been to my cousins house to help with his new kitchen, some extra sockets ect. First find was 32amp breaker for kitchen ring which was not a ring but a radial with 5 sockets on it and a spur form a spur also ( so a good start to the night ). Sorted the sockets then looked at his...

Hi there I got called to a property with a problem rcd. Tried to test rcd and it was tripping straight away at 1/2 test so tried ramp test and trips right off, so change to new rcd and it is working good( all usual test done to confirm this) The problem now is, that now with a proper working...

Hi again I have just finished a part rewire in a house and the guy from the insurance is now saying that there should be a spur to control all appliances which are slid under the kitchen worktops. I know in new builds and rewires this is common practice but is there any REGS on this matter...

Good evening all, I have had a very eventful day and I would like to share it with you's and see what you's think. Went to a house this morning to fit a cooker hood, oven, hob and a light in a kitchen every thing in done and ok. So went to leave and the decorator had said that when he was...

Hi folks testing 2 boards today and I have some Wylex 3036 fuses and some porcelin MEM 3036 fuses but there is no indication of the KA rating of these. Can anyone help? The pfc is 3.7KA so thinking of changing to the plug in breakers I am sure they are 6KA rated.

Hi all just been to see a small job today of connecting a diesel fuel pump to a supply 230v. The guy that bought it was told you could just flex it to plug top as it only take 3amps, but when I looked at it say's " connect to 5a type c mcb" I know this is due to higher start up currents, but...

Hi all I got my results today from the june 2010 2391 exam and it was a pass :Applaud :Applaud:Applaud

Hi guys in need of some knowledge please. The problem i have is that I have an outside light that is controlled by a photocell but it stays on all day now. bad day explode I have gotten a new photocell and fitted it but the sme problem still exists. Can anyone help. headbang

Help Experience needed in the West Lothian area, I have been working for a small electrical company in West Lothian and over the last 10 years. But over the last 4-5 years I have been doing a lot of varied electrical work and not getting the credit for it so i decided about a 1 1/2 years ago to...