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Hi, I replaced a 13 a RCD spur today as customer had overloaded it and melted in the fuse holder. It supplies a garage that they use for doing art work and they had 2 heaters on it and a kettle now and then and wondered why the fuse was blowing. I bought a new one at QVS as it was nearby...

Hi, A customer of mine has a building with about 35 high bay metal halide light fittings. After a power dip, which can be a regular occurance some of these dont come back on after a cooling off period.Some are Philips fittings, and these are fine, but the majority are cheaper fittings. Some...

Hi, Just had an office worker where im working showing me a 60a cartridge fuse from his cutout at home that had blown while he was using the shower today, and asking if i had one.He said that luckily the seal was already broken on the cutout.I went with him to my van to look, but did not have...

Hi, i have a job to install 8 downlights in a garage conversion , and the customer wants 230v low energy ones. I have found some at TLC that look ok, but wondered if the the light output will be ok compared to 12v halogens.They are 11watt and are supposed to be equivalent to 50w regular lamps...

Hi, does anyone know if there is an mcb that will fit memshield 1 boards. memshield 2 mcb s dont fit, but i wondered if any other manufacturers breakers may be compatable. thanks in advance.

Hi i am trying to find 1.0 mm braided flex for the iron at home, and im having trouble finding any. B+Q sell it for

Hi i have a job coming up to install 20 floor boxes with 4 network lines to each, so 80 lines to run. There are a few redundant lines already there wired in a cable consisting of 4 cat5 cables bunched together wrapped in cellophane.I have been told by the wholesalers that this is no longer made...

Just found out i passed my 17th ed update that i did yesterday. :) Money well spent i suppose.

Hi ive just had a phonecall and email from a company called Scemes Ltd trying to sell me space in a handbook called Headteachers and bursers handbook of procurement . This will allow me to tender for work in schools an colleges, so they tell me, and i just wondered if anyone has heard of them at...

Johnathon Ross and Russell Brand have been made to sign the sax offenders register. :D

yesterday got a phone call from my brother in law asking what is an rcd. It turns out he has a service contract with British gas for his tumble Drier and microwave. The engineer came to service the drier and told him that he needed to see his consumer unit, as they had to check to see if the...

Hi, ive just rang building control(Mid Sussex) to ask for price for notifying them of a job iam pricing.which is some alterations in a kitchen. As i mainly do commercial work its not worth me registering with a scheme. They didnt seem to have any idea, and just told me to do the work and get...

I have been trying to trace a fault at an old ladys house for a while , without success until now. the rcd would trip when she plugged certain appliances in to either of the two ring circuits in the house , but the IR readings where ok when tested .There was no sleeving on any of the cpcs at the...

Hi ,got a call from misses on saturday on way home from job that next door neighbour has smell of burning from under stairs. When i went in he said , this bit, pointing to cutout, was too hot to touch earlier but has cooled down now! When i pulled on live from cutout it started to arc badly, so...

Hi everyone. Thought i should introduce myself as ive been registered for a little while. Ive been a sparks for 30 years now, and self employed since 1986, mainly doing commercial work in the sussex area. Seems like a good friendly forum.