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Anyone know if this is a risk. Pebbledash is mid-70's just wondered on likelihood of cement containing asbestos.......gotta drill a few major holes through this one! Ta.

Hi, Consumer unit has two spare ways but i need 4. Whats the best move without a complete CU change? Ta...... :)

Hello all, I've got to install a method of heat extraction from a double garage. The garage has no windows and the door is sealed for security - customer uses it as an office but gets really stuffy (obviously) during the summer and just from the heat of 2 people using it plus their computers...

Hi everyone, I have a few concerns you may be able to help with. Im currently about to complete CG 2330 level 2. Our tutor has said that next year (the level 3 course) may be pulled. If this is the case how can i finish the 2330? I do a lot of extra study and also get plenty of work...

Hi folks, Been helping on a couple of different rewires recently to gain some experience. I have a question - When it comes to installing the wiring for sockets, what do you do if there is no crawl space (or the crawl space is too small) to get in under the ground floor?

Hi folks, Been posting on here for a while but not introduced myself - how rude! Im training to be an electrician (2330 at college) plus planning to do 2391, 17th ed and possibly PAT and PV too. For experience I work part time with 2 different local sparks - one NIC one NAPIT. Im also self...

Quick question. I need a flex connector but the one i just bought was rubbish, bad terminals, bad screws and no way of allowing any space for the flex at all inside the unit. Can anyone recommend a brand to use or an alternative way of joining 2 bits of flex? Thanks (before you say it, i...

Hi Are there any regulations governing how close a CU or meter is to a boiler? Ive been browsing the BRB but cant find an easy answer, Real life example is a spark mate of mine is currently working on a rewire which i have been helping on. The house has the meter and CU in a tallish cupboard...

Hi, It's pretty easy to come across a general example list of notifiable domestic work, but what about commercial work? I know for commercial you dont need to be a member of a NIC type scheme, but can someone help me so i can get my head round what commercial work is and isnt notifiable...

If in theory I wanted to put up a temporary light or couple of lights run from a plugtop - assuming the sockets are wired in 2.5mm - should i also use 2.5mm cable for the temp light? (My thinking being, it's not dissimilar to a spur). Or, Because of the 13A fuse in the plugtop and the demand...

Hi, I've scoured the forum as i thought this must have been asked before but to no avail! Sorry if this is a repeat! Can you advise me on purchasing my first GS38 voltage indicator? It seems like lots of you use Martindale or Fluke but im not sure which models..........anyone had/got both...

Hi Is it possible to do all the necessary tests for PAT with an MFT?

Hi folks I've browsed some of the posts on this subject before but i wondered, can anyone direct me to a good resource of wiring diagrams please? Im looking for basic right through to complex, I'd like to see clear illustrations of, for example, wiring loop in line and loop in neutral for...

Hi, Apologies for this but im a novice trainee electrician! Let me start by saying i have read the Electrical Saftey Council best practice guide on Safe isolation but i still have a question! Do you always turn off the main switch on the CU before opening it? AND once opened, can you / do...

Hi, My old man informed me the other day that he'd broken in to the ring for the sockets in his flat (wired in 2.5mm T&E) to install an external light on a fused spur. He has wired from the 2.5mm ring to the FCU in 1.5mm T&E then after the FCU he continues in 1.5mm T&E up to the...

Hi folks, What respirator do you use? Does P3 protection include asbestos? Whats the safest/best/easiest to get spares for in your opinion? Thanks