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    bonding to gas

    Hi all, Just been round a friends house and noticed the main earth bonding is connected to the flexi gas pipe after the meter and not to t:yawnhe lead or steel pipe after the flexi. is this right?
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    Building maintenance services

    I've got a job interview next week as a maintenance electrician the advert says may involve some bms systems work e.g trend has anyone got any info or any web links that may help me out. Thanks. O)
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    contract work

    Hi Guys, i've job been offered a job on a contract basis, i've been self employed and employed but not contracted. I'm going to see the company tommorrow. Can anyone give me any info on working on a contract basis. they has said I need a clean driving liscence but dont know if they will supply...
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    new build block of flats

    New block of flats in shoreditch. Today was doing a bit of work in the lobby where the concierge sits & had a look at his cctv monitors.
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    Very hard finding your first electrical job.

    Like many I think its very demoralising trying to get into sparkying. I already work in the building game doing general build & maintenance have my 2330, 17th & 2391 Have all tools, testers, ppe, van etc etc and am fairly self confident, but it seems firms dont want to know you unless...
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    passed my 2391

    Hi guys, as the title says. Now time for a few beers. Guinness
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    WTF

    My father in law owns a massionette which he rents out. I never really get involved with his business etc so havent been there before but he asked me in between tenancy to change the light in the kitchenas it wasn't working. when I got there noticed there was no cpc to lighting but every fiting...
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    2393?

    Hi all, I have my 2382 and just about to finnish my 2330 level3. Do I have to do 2393 to become a domestic installer and join one of the governing bodies? Or can I register without it? Guinness
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    Running cable along side copper pipe?

    What do the regs say about running cable next to copper pipe? :Y
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    flickering lights

    Hi, Can anyone shed some light on this problem. Just got home and the wife says some lights keeps flickering, i've had a look at the consumer unit but cant really see anything. can anyone help?
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    German safety forklift video

    Has anyone seen the german safety forklift video on youtube (sorry cant seem to do a like). Saw it in my 2330 class today. ROTFWL
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    pat testing 110v extension leads.

    Hi everyone, i've got a martindale easypat 1600 which has a facilty to test extension leads by plugging them in and the red bars tell you if if they are ok e.g 3 bars correct,2 bars something missing etc etc. But for this function you need to plug the other end of the lead in to a power socket...
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    hard finding work as a mate/trainee

    Hi guys, I know in this recession work is light for everyone but what I think is really sad is how there is only a very few mates jobs out there(even before credit crunch started). People go to college to learn the trade but how can they get any experience?? I think its one of the reasons why...
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    main bonding stopcock

    Hi guys, if you where on a job where in a house where there was no stop cock where the water pipe comes into the house. but there is one on the first floor would you bond within 660mm of that or where the pipe comes into the house? Thanks. :Y
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    Changing mcb type b to rcbo type c

    Hi guys i'm just finishing my level 2 2330 so please bear with me. In my house I have a proteus consumer unit with all mcbs and no rcd protection. I was thinking of fitting all individual rcbo's on the power circuits. The current mcbs are type b and I have found some type c rcbos. Now I know I...
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    Saturday/Sunday free experience/work wanted

    Hi guys, my names David and I will be finishing my 2330 level 2 in june and am looking for any free weekend work/experience in surrey in fact I dont mind travelling within 30 miles of surrey. I work for a large building firm as a maintenance Operative doing general building and repairs so am a...
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    problem with no lighting uostairs.

    Hi, wife came home last night when to turn upstair switch on and the circuit breaker blew. Told her would reset it in the morn. I reset it but now its on the lights still dont come back on. put my volt meter to the ustairs light when mcb and light swithc is off I get a reading of 5 volts between...
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