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If in the interest of working safely you have to cut the seal(s) and pull a main fuse, check the carrier first. Some l have come across would fall apart in your hand. If you deem it safe to remove then do so. When you've done what you need to make sure there will be no load on the fuse when...

Gushed an oozing

Perhaps its time to admit that this is outside the scope of your knowledge and online advice isn't getting you anywhere. There may be other factors involved here that you are unaware of so it might be time to call in a professional to sort it out for you. You know it makes sense!

Speaking as a one man band, not a large company.... years ago you could take a lad on to work with you and try to pass on knowledge and give them the benefit of your experience. If they were interested and wanted to learn ( and if you had enough work to keep them on long enough ) they could go...

I'll get the missus to have a look...... It's witchcraft to me. Thanks for the advice anyway.

It doesn't matter how many screws there are if none of them are tightened enough. See photo above.

Yes exactly like that. In the last case the neutral had burned a hole in the busbar feeding the rcd. I'll have to work out how to get pics from my phone onto here.

The last 2 faults l investigated had the same problem. The neutral had completely burned off in the consumer unit. Probably due to the termination not being tightened enough. In both cases the plastic of the consumer unit had started to melt and the terminal screw was welded to the neutral...

The green fields of France by Davey Arthur and the Fureys says it all for me. I can't listen to it without my eyes pricking with tears. https://www.youtube.com/embed/5GxLOenKHjE?feature=oembed

I wonder if in 30 years some less than honest sparks will look at 17th edition boards and say.. " RCD's, haven't seen one of those for years." " They had to stop using them because they were dangerous, they catch fire for no reason so you need a new consumer unit and complete rewire." " You...

Trump is a businessman so he'll want to trade with us. Unlike Obama who threatened to put us at the back of the trade queue if we brexited. Our relationship with the good ol usa will continue whether we like it or not. Either way we're still handcuffed to a courgetting *****. I'm not sure...

Some properties l've worked in have breezeblock walls that are not very thick at all. Once you've found that out you have to be careful not to chop or drill through. It is a pain but you can drill the backbox area to the right depth by marking your drillbit with tape or a marker pen. Chop out...

Hi Chap, one way to go would be to approach the City & Guilds people.  They will look at your qualification(s) and for a fee they can issue a Certificate of Equivalence. That gives everyone more of a clue as to how well qualified you are and your suitability for employment. Good luck and...

Some people do love the stuff but not me. I never got the chance to put any of it up I just cut, bent and threaded it. There was no satisfaction of a job well done. When l worked on the Butlins refurb in the 90's there were gangs that did only conduit. They had competitions as to which gang...

That's verdigris Tony

The good thing about being on here is once you begin your college you have a place to come to for guidance if you get stuck or confused. That doesn't mean we'll do your homework for you but we'll give you enough clues to work it out yourself. All you have to do is ask. Nicely!! :B

Galv conduit, I hate the stuff! I spent months cutting, bending and threading the damn stuff when I was a nipper. Filing a leader and threading with a stock and die using tallow as a lubricant. Getting my hands covered in tallow and swarf. Of course it goes septic when the swarf gets under...

Go for the 17th without doubt. Don't just pass the exam, learn how to use the book. Practice, practice and keep reading it.  Pat testing much use to an employer unless that's what you want to do.

Whatever trade experience you get working with an electrician you need the underpinning science to understand why you're doing what you do. Being an electrician is not about monkey see monkey do, its about safe installation, prevention of electric shock and fire. So if you're lucky enough to...

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