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18v battery drill, hacksaw, file, spirit level, tape measure, permanent marker, set square.......If doing first fix

Not most peoples way of doing it, but as long as the cpc is the right size then no problem. More than one way to skin a cat.

Guy what do you mean by 5ww stuff such as 2330 . It took me 3 years to do that at college. I worked for a firm as an adult trainee in that time, what else was I supposed to do?

Whoever told you that deserves a punch on the nose

Reg 537.3.2.1 (Devices for switching off for mechanical maintenance) The switch need not necessarily interrupt the neutral conductor. Further down the page...... may be achieved by - circuit breaker

As long as the cable is 2.5mm and not installation method 101 or 103 (pg265 brb) then 20a mcb ok

You could do a fused spur (13amp) off the ring, use an 2.5mm SWA to feed an RCD double socket in the shed. You would have to do another fused spur (3 amp)from that socket to feed a light.

Zeespark if you are working for an agency down south a lot of sites want a JIB card:^O

Thanks for your replies PCElectrics and ProDave. My friend contacted the sparky direct, and yes I should have asked on here for recommendations. He was charged

A friend of mine has bought a house in Manchester and is planning to rent it out. We both live in Swindon. I advised him to get a EICR done. Not knowing any sparks up there he went with the estate agents sparky. He is NICEIC approved. My friend showed me the report today to see what I thought...

You need nvq to get JIB card.

Surely a strong wind will knock them down.

Using on site guide pg 166 Table 9a you could say resistance value for 1.25mm would be 15.1mohm/metre so (15.1 x 15) / 1000 = 0.23ohms. Or measure using r2 method and low ohms meter

Anyone who responds to this fishing exercise is asking for trouble

I cant see how this will stop you selling your house.

Thats a taboo subject here...

When I was working as a subbie a during 2010 when work was getting hard to find, if I didn't have my jib card I would have been out of work because the sites I got on required it or you would have to work as a mate/ improver.

Hi,Comp

EFLI is a live test you perform once you have got satisfactory results doing the "dead" tests. Best to speak to your college tutor seeing as there is a shock hazard doing this test.

hello I'm alan, I've been an installation electrician (mainly commercial) for 5 years (JIB + 2391) , did a career change (37years old). Currently working as a maintenance electrician as it seems a bit more secure at the moment. Got to say this forum is an excellent resource.