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  1. mikep

    Amendment 1 out Now

    What can I say ! Download time !
  2. mikep

    Zanussi Plug & Play hob

    Anyone installed a Zanussi 4 plate Induction plug & play hob, the thing is it comes with a 13a plug and only draws 3Kw, I thought it was for demo purposes, plug it in any socket and away you go. Copied this from their advert: The new Plug and Play INDUCTION hob from Zanussi can be plugged...
  3. mikep

    OMG

    Priced for a new consumer unit, checked the old board 3 x rings, 2 x lighting circuits, immersion, cooker, garage. Got the job went round to test and inspect, when I opened the airing cupboard this is what was running of the 16a immersion supply: Immersion 2 x 500w flood lights Boiler...
  4. mikep

    What's This ?

    My stepson ripped this out of a house the other day, made of bakelite by siemens with live neutral in and out with an earth terminal, a solenoid wired across live and earth which disconnects the L/N , think it might disconnect when supply fails and will only connect with a manual reset. Anyone...
  5. mikep

    Information Please

    Can anyone give me some information on this twin & earth cable please. Has been used for a ring main on a 32a MCB & 30ma RCD, does not look man enough on a 32a Installed about 8 years ago buried in plaster wall in a  games room at the end of a garden. Description Round white...
  6. mikep

    Ripped off ?

    Went to use my Fluke 1652 the other day but would not zero, so thought I would send it away for calibration anyway, courier picked it up and I googled the fault online to find it was a common thing when the batteries got low they won't zero, got a call from the company who does the calibration...
  7. mikep

    Wylex Recall

    Right been round and checked 3 installs within the dates stated by Electrium but only found 1 faulty MCB out of about 26 MCB's fitted, What has other people found on here !! Also when you send the old stuff back do you invoice them as I have had no paperwork that tells me how much to invoice...
  8. mikep

    Wylex Recall !!!

    I got the letter for the recall last week but it does not contain much information, surely they should let us know what dates or copy invoice to know what numbers we bought, so if they say we had 2 we then have a good idea of what we are looking for what happens to the one of these MCB's that...
  9. mikep

    British General 13 Way consumer Unit

    Been fitting the
  10. mikep

    Extractor for bathroom

    Does anyone do a 3 pole isolator with integral fuse for a bathroom Extractor as I have not seen one.
  11. mikep

    Car Wash

    Went in to my local car wash run by a Eastern Blockers, is it me or do they all get the same Electrician to wire up their lighting and sockets for them as they always never seem to comply with this countries regulations, surface mounted sockets next to the jet washer, open water tanks with...
  12. mikep

    Napit model forms

    Has anyone purchased the Napit desktop certificate software and what is it like for the
  13. mikep

    Napit yearly assessment

    Just wondering how everyone gets on with their assessment, had mine today and yet another very enjoyable inspection, the field officer was just a regular guy with a sense of humour, wonder how you get on with yours as I have heard some horror stories from members of certain electrical bodies so...
  14. mikep

    Unstable Supply

    Have been working off & on this job for the last couple of months and was wondering if anyone has come across something like this, I noticed that the lights dim very slightly at the rate of of about 1 pulse a second, checked it out with the fluke meter and it ranges from 240 volts to 249...
  15. mikep

    A BIT OF A PUZZLER !!

    Now we all know that we cannot transport the earth to a detached garage with TNCS but what do you do in this case. Main head in house with what looks like TNS head with armoured sheath but with a earth linked as well to neutral, disconnected and checked the Ze on armour of incomer with the...
  16. mikep

    What's your opinion

    A Friend has asked me what I think of this situation he is in, he works as a caretaker in a the halls of residence for students in a university, he has been asked to change the odd light fitting and socket, plus resetting any immersion heater that may trip the overheat stat, My opinion is he...
  17. mikep

    lighting control

    Anyone recommend a dimmable lighting control unit for 8 different lighting zones controllable from say 4 points throughout the room have looked at the TLC sphere one which is wireless. All help appreciated.
  18. mikep

    Nice Supply Run

    Pricing a job and noticed the new electricity supplier has just put in to replace the old one, they have taken it from the road across the verge then up over the small raised garden wall into this 1802 built Lodge, what a nice piece of workmanship totally in keeping with the surrounding...
  19. mikep

    Drug Dealers Answerphone Message

    If you want Marijuana then please press hash !!
  20. mikep

    Holiday snaps !!

    Went away for a short holiday to Fuerta Ventura and came across this coming out of a lamp post a 2 pole isolator on a short bit of SWA and plenty of tape, it had just been raining so I did not get too close.
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