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Hi all, Doing my first one of these today. In the meter box there is the standard supply head (PME) and the line and neutral meter tails go into some hendy boxes.  One line meter tail then goes into the E7 radio teleswitch box and out to the old E7 consumer unit controlling the storage heaters...

Hi all. Just pricing my first one of these systems for a small retail unit.  Does anyone know why the bits are so bloody expensive?  The fire control boards seem to be around £1,000 before you even start on detectors, break glass boxes and sounders. Don't even get me started on the cost of red...

Hi all.  I'm doing some work for a gent who wants to do more and more of the work himself to save money.  Effectively he wants to lift all flooring and notch joists ready for me to run cabling.  I have no huge problem with this but now he's talking quite honestly about getting me to run fused...

Hi.  I'm putting together a quote for a retail outlet at the moment.  They have a requirement to monitor energy usage on one of their distribution circuits within the building (powering a small cafe).  I haven't been asked to do this before so can anyone point me to a reliable product?  Ideally...

Hi folks. I would be most grateful if anyone can help me with wiring some modular 600x600mm lighting units in a hospital lab. I work domestically mainly and have little commercial experience. I have tried to pass the work to a commercial electrician today (so called) who took 2 and a half...

Hi all. I did an inspect and test today and have a question. The MET has a woven steel mesh cable running to a sheath on the incoming supply. I know it's not up to current standards but is this cable a safety issue? Ze is within limits for TN-S. Any thoughts from someone with more...

Hi all, I normally work in domestic properties and am very comfortable doing this. Last week I got a call which took me out of my comfort zone. The work is in a small modular lab at a hospital near me. Basically, there are 2 sets of 3 recessed 600x600 ceiling lights with flourescent bulbs...

Hi all. I've just completed my first re-wire and everything is fine with the testing with one exception. When I measured Ze I got a value of 0.01 ohms. The distributor changed the supply over to PME and the means of earthing is TN-C-S. The problem is a value of Ze of 0.01 ohms equates to a...

Hi all. I've put a few posts up about my first job, changing a consumer unit for my dad. When I took out the old unit I noticed that 2 of the 3 lighting circuits in his house were wired into the same MCB. At first I thought it was a ring mains to be honest until I noticed a 6 amp mcb there...

Hi all, please bear with me, this is my first shot doing cable calculations for my dad's garage. I'd appreciate a more experienced pair of eyes please! I'm thoroughly confused with current carrying capacities for SWA cable. Basically the SWA cable I will be using for my dad's garage wiring is...

Hi all. First question on here so please go easy on me! I'm in the process of arranging jobs for my 2 assessments by NICEIC. One is going to be wiring my dad's garage. The thing is, understandably, he doesn't want to throw lots of money at it (who does when it's electrics?). The SWA has...

Hi all, I've currently done one of those dreaded short courses (the 5 week kind full-time so not too short) and come away with lots of bits of paper but no real world experience of course. I currently run my own plumbing business so I'm no stranger to house-bashing. I have my 17th Edition...

Hi all. I've just come over from another forum that didn't seem to be that nice to people like me whose only route into the trade is by doing a 5 week course. I work as a plumber at the moment running my own business and I'm now looking to get experience with another electrician to build up to...