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  1. M

    We have rouge traders but what about rouge customers?

    I have never heard of rouge traders Is it because they have done a bad job that their cheeks are red :)
  2. M

    Been Shopping- might do some more

    I have been bargain hunting on ebay to try to make life a little easier. I have brought this Socket &See Multifunction Test Kit PKIT300 as I am fed up with waiting while I send my mate to do the Zs's and R1+R2s I could be getting on with Ze and PEFC at the same time and insulation tests...
  3. M

    Dual RCD CU?

    I would normally advise that RCBOs are fitted to the lighting circuits. But then I deal with a lot of student houses and while some may see this advice as a way of me generating work for myself. I justify it by my risk assessment of the normal users of the houses (ie daft hard drinking...
  4. M

    My New Website

    Looks fab, do mine for me :)
  5. M

    2391 "Passed"

    I have been sent a scan of mine the centre are holding it hostage as I failed to pay the full amout of the course fee. I underpaid by
  6. M

    few testing questions

    I went to a house today and a spark has fitted and notified a new c/u EIC and Schedule of test, but no Schedule of inspections which is wrong according to page 87 of GN3 paragraph 2. He states 16mm earthing conductor but has only fitted 10mm He states 6mm main bonding conductors when there...
  7. M

    Corner trunking

    B&Q Sorry typo
  8. M

    grommets

    It is all there in the link I provide, talking a about drive by pirs I spoke to a chap in the toolstation the other day who claims he can do a pir in 2 hours. I said how is that poss it takes me 20 mins to make sure that everything is unplugged. His method was to miss out L-N x over and R1+R2...
  9. M

    grommets

    522.8 ---------- Post Auto-Merged at 19:49 ---------- Previous post was made at 18:43 ---------- From p31 of GN3 Under insulated cables 3. Protected against mechanical Damage and Abrasion. For me this is a Code 2 based on Select News - April 2010 Extract . The Sheriff
  10. M

    Corner trunking

    Here are all the places that allegedly stock it http://www.d-line.co.uk/stockists.php ---------- Post Auto-Merged at 18:25 ---------- Previous post was made at 18:24 ---------- and I saw some is 7Q the otehr day
  11. M

    2391 "Passed"

    I am pleased in a way to know I am not alone in to be still awaiting on my cert. It must be the longest I have ever waited - I wait for the postie every day
  12. M

    2391 "Passed"

    I took the June one and have been told I have passed(yipee) but no cert yet (boo hoo) The exam is not hard as long as you have photographic memory and can remember the whole of the BRB and GN3 in your head. Plus are able to apply all of that to a practical situation presented to you in the exam...
  13. M

    A friend in need

    Hope you have enjoyed you sunday lunch, you are very lucky, kids have sick and poo bug here so it has been cancelled. Just to give you a hand to get started, here are my thoughts 1 - When applying a test voltage to an item of class I equipment, a value of 0.1 MOhms is obtained. One possible...
  14. M

    palpitations

    Toolstation have free tea and coffee, but no leading makes of white accessories - an imperfect world ---------- Post Auto-Merged at 18:38 ---------- Previous post was made at 18:37 ---------- EF no tea - no coffee. But nice catalogue and cheap prices on MK and crabtree stuff
  15. M

    I woke up in shock this morning.....

    Aaaaahh get me out of this thread..........................
  16. M

    What is the best TOOLBELT

    Thanks, I am looking forward to using it, one of the main drawbacks of the leather one I use (apart from nothing having a proper place in it) is that the pouches are always closed, so that if you put clips or screw in a compartment you can't get to them. I find that putting tools in my pockets...
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