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    Contactor/pump problem

    So i have been to look at a commercial heating system,2 boilers various pumps, actuators etc. 2 shunt pumps behind the the boilers manually operated from rotary switches back at the control panel. Pump 1 works fine, when pump 2 is switched on the contactor trips and trip neon comes on. Please...
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    Limited company and sole trader?

    Yeah fair comment steptoe, Just think it would give you the edge over competition if you had someone who really knows their stuff. Personally im just a common domestic sparky with some commercial and industrial experience. My knowledge of renewables is very limited so i need to do my own...
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    Now THAT was a decent board.

    I use these all the time now, no more struggling for 20 minutes to get the lid on with MKs!
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    Limited company and sole trader?

    Well considering he has studied it at university and Taylor Wimpey employ him to make sure they are meeting the requirements i would say hes fairly well qualified, but no he's not a professor!
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    Limited company and sole trader?

    Thanks for the comments everyone. I dont feel so bad about having the odd day wathching jeremy kyle and judge judy now! Initially we were going to just work weekends and let the money build up in the bank account till we could come to the point where we had enough for us both to give it a go...
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    Limited company and sole trader?

    Hi guys, I have been self employed for 18 months now and am just about getting by. At first i was mostly subbing to people with the view to pick up my own work along the way. So i registered with elecsa and began to take on jobs. Before christmas the contracting work dried up and now i am...
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    Work Please!

    Hi, self employed, looking for work on a subby basis, 17th edition, nvq level 3, jib etc. Looking for work in the Milton Keynes area. Prepared to travel though. Own van, tools, testers. Please call me on 07843943419. Many thanks, Martin. :Salute
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    KBR??

    I met an Indian guy in the states, who was a civil engineer for KBR. He was on leave because the lorry they were travelling in got blown up! Its worth bearing stuff like this in mind, your getting transported in an army vehicle in a war zone... I would still probably jump at the opportunity if...
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    Foul smell

    And use your foot to lift the toilet seat and flush!
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    weirdest fault i ever did see

    So what would be the cause of this inductance? And upto 60v? Surely this cannot be left like this? The problem was bought up on a pre board change test, a number of faults have been identified throughout the house so a day of fault finding and rectifying tommorow! If its a borrowed neutral which...
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    weirdest fault i ever did see

    Today went to a fault find where the 2 way lighting is playing up. All the switching is ok but when the upstairs is off but downstairs is on, There is 50v backfeeding up the neutral to the upstairs fitting? The practical effects of this is that the bulb will flicker every so often. The customer...
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    Replacement accesories above sinks

    Have got to do a quote for a kitchen where i will need to replace 2 switched fused spurs directly above a sink drainer in the utility room. Is this acceptable for me to do or do they need moving? The circuit already has 30ma rcd protection.
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    Remeha avanta help please

    Yep air in the system, Put a perm live to the pump for a couple of minutes and it cleared the airlock. Lazy lazy plumber.... ---------- Post Auto-Merged at 19:29 ---------- Previous post was made at 19:29 ---------- And of course no extra neutral needed, what a div.
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    Harrington Builds

    I had a call yesterday, they were posing as a building company and got me to call their 'manager'! Got through to some jack the lad who said he had 2 rewires and a homeless shelter lined up for me, he tripped up though because he said i would be the only contractor in the area, then said i might...
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