Recent content by sparkydude

thanks for the replies so far, but as we are 'site starting' our hours are booked as follows , monday  arrive onsite  at 7.30-800 after leaving home at 5.00   book til we finish at  5-6.00  drive half hour to our digs (unpaid as per JIB rules)    travel paid is £20.25 as per the JIB rules   .Tue...

Hi all, got a Question regarding JIB travel time. We are working in Bristol which works out at 115 Miles from our shop. Currently we are being paid travel one way which equates to £20.25 for 2.5 hours travel not too bad, however we are not being paid to travel home. which on a friday is not...

SQ D Boards used to have a blank end plate and one with KOs , why didnt they just swap them over to make a neat job of it instead of a pigs ear ??? Who knows what goe son in some peoples minds Nick

Have a quantity of MEMSHIELD 3  mcbs for sale, leftovers from several projects All are new , but not boxed also some used in excellent conditon  Sqaure D QOE MCBS  (the ones with the yellow stripe on them ) , B6 , B16 B20 and B32 in various quantities. also 2x double pole 100A Square D Main...

Not neccesarily, if there has been a DIY meter move then this is likeley not even there head fuse.  What is the arrangement at the existing head that is boxed in the corner of the room . How have they terminated the SWA at that end?? I am of the oppinion that it is deffo a DIY meter move and if...

We have just finished working on the brand new engineering and computer building for Coventry University , and almost every final circuit is wired in LSF YY flex on basket/tray/galv conduit. The whole lots on show so had to be done with care and consideration for the final look. Apparently the...

Seen this sort of thing in other posts, I believe they have quite rightly so recieved the nickname of 'Widow makers' LoL Sure they are missing a trick there , i can see a market for them in B+Q Lol Nick

No you all got it wrong the buckets to catch the water from the leak in the roof, and not the mouse poo on the ceiling. Hmm High class establishment. Nick

Bit excessive chasing plasterboard with a chasing machine at the top eh Lol

Afraid to say that all is definiteley NOT well. Blue is solely to be used as a neutral conductor in BS7671 and shall not be used as a phase conductor. I am guessing you have also used blue as your neutral aswell to add confusion to the situation. Why not save some more money and use earth for...

Please tell me i am seeing things, but have you used 3 blue conductors for the mains tails and put coloured tape on them ????

Not a fan of mounting switches on flimsy tray i must admit, Much prefer to mount them onto solid structure and tray upto either side , But thats just personal preference. Also think the two cables going to the 110V socket would look better if tied together in the middle of the tray, Again...

plenty of tat then from that job i hope.

Thanks for that Link Andy , i had looked at it earlier but completely missed the drawing it is just what i needed for the head , the pump is still eluding me at the moment . Thanks again. Sidewinder, any ideas where i would take the blades to be sharpened , an engineering factory ...

Hi all, just bought a secondhand Cembre PO7000 pump and TC120 cutting head off the bay , just got it tonight and i think it is in need of some TLC, Box was covered in hydraulic fluid, pump missing retracting spring and blades got a chunk out of it. Ideally i need to buy spares for it to fix it...