Recent content by madeinengland

hi guys been a while. I have recently moved house and there is an old coal shed/outhouse. we are currently renovating this into a hair salon for the mrs. we have put on a new roof and I have to start running electrics for lighting and power etc. the roof that has been laid has beams going from...

@evans the reason to become an electrician is simply because where i am now although going well could very well go belly up at any time which unfortunatley is the nature of the manufacturing industry. we are a solder and whitemetal makers with competition from china and poland (believe it or...

great answers as per usual guys. thanks. what's 2382??? that's the 17th edition right??? if so i have that too.

hi guys. haven't been on here for a while. quick background/recap. i work for a small family firm in the manufacturing industry where my father is the boss. a few years back the firm was struggling and looked like it may (worse case scenario) fold. my father suggested that the company would pay...

no doc hudson i have not read approved doc p. but i have a copy of gudance note 3 and i will look through it again. like i said i'm not in the trade and so i haven't picked up the gn3 since i passed 2391 6 months ago.i'll have another flick through it. but what makes you a competant person...

so i could do all the inspecting and testing of the foundry myself??

i know all about the "competant" person etc. but you can't sign off work without one of these schemes though can you?? you need to contact the building authorities and stuff.

so i could carry out a periodic inspection and test,or do a rewire and test it without being part of a scheme. this includes the issuing of certificates. i have 2391,17th editon etc...

hi guys. i have posted my story on here before so won't bore you with it again but for anybody interested see below link. http://www.talk.electricianforum.co.uk/student-learning-zone-c-g-2330-levels-2-3-c-g-2381-c-g-2391-other-co/15295-how-can-do-i-get-registered.html anyway i was talking to a...

i'm not in the trade.i started doing my electricians course because the company i work for was going belly up and i needed something to fall back on if and when it finally went under. 6 years later and the company is doing really well. i have never tested outside of the classroom and i have...

thanks guys.i guess it's a matter of opinion but which one is the best to join???

hi guys i will try to be as quick as possible but this is a bit long winded and hope it makes sence. i work for the family firm in solder manufacturing. 5-6 years ago it looked as though it was going to go bust.my dad who's the boss said that the company would pay for me to go to college with a...

took this exam on the 10th of feb and yesterday (26th may) got result sent through. i passed the mother f****r!!! :YGuinness:YGuinness:YGuinness

hi guys have just been informed that my 2391 practical assessment is next week. anybody got any tips or things to look out for.what exactly is involved???has anybody taken it in the last few weeks? cheers.

i took it on the 10th march too.have the same problem as others on here.was told no earth electrode and as for the stat regs for NDO's....why would you even need to know that???!! i took 2 days off work to do some extra cramming and feel a little bit gutted that it could all be for nothing. on...