Recent content by Chilliepot

This is not an answer, but a response. My immediate response to this is that there is no such thing a relatively safe. With mains voltage electrics it's either very safe or not safe at all.

That is the best and most efficient way of doing it!

I think you could also use smart switching. But you'd have to do a bit of homework on that. Like RF or WiFi. There's always a way.

I've been told that colour blindness comes into it where the earth is green/yellow. So a colour blind person can see that it is made up of two colours. I can understand that logic. So at least the earth won't be mistaken for a line conductor.

Tony S - I look forward to that because my own experience in low light is that Brown black and grey are easily confused. But that's just me. 

I supose that after brexit we will be returning to the more logical colour coding. Red, yellow and blue for phase colours. Red and black for live and neutral.  Makes sense doesn't it? 

Ok I get the drift. Thanks everyone for you opinions. I will certainly look into CIS. Its probably the best way to go. Thanks guys.

OK so the only alternatives as I can see, are 1) Being employed directly by a contractor or 2) Registering as self-employed. I have been overseas for some years but these seem to be the options. Right?

How fair is agency work? This is a genuine question. I started work for an agency. Its the first time I have done this. I dont get paid by the agency, but by a some organisation that calls itself my employer. So the electrical contractor pays the employment agency and the employment agency pays...

I joined this forum recently to learn more about electrics in the UK. I have been overseas many years in the construction industry. Now Ive up-dated my JIB and done the 17th edition, now looking for work in Hampshire. Seems like its not easy!! What's the trick?