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Morning all.  I hope everyone is well.  Does anyone know if there is a problem with the NICEIC BRCS part of their website? When I click the link to notify work I get a warning that the connection is not private and that the sites certificate is from api.domainmonster.com. which doesn't sound...

Good morning all.  We are hoping to become MCS registered this year to install PV systems as some of our existing clients are looking to install solar PV.  I am currently researching different mounting systems for slate roofs as this is the most common tile in our area.  I have been looking...

Evening all.  We have a client who would like to connect a 16kVA generator to his property during mains failure. The generator will be housed in a nearby field and connected when a power cut occurs. So no need for it to kick in automatically upon power failure.  We plan to install a 63A...

Good evening all.  I hope your all well and keeping busy! I have a question regarding the service interval for BS5839 Part 1 fire alarm systems.  What is the legal requirement for service intervals? 6 months or annually? We usually sub our fire alarm work out, but had a client ask about...

Good Evening all. Happy New Year. I hope everyone is keeping busy and all the best for 2014.   I have a question regarding bonding services that link two buildings that have different supplies.   We are currently installing the electrical system at a factory. The client has purchased another...

Good morning all.  We have been asked to install some Surge Protection Devices on a Solar PV system.  I thought I would check what we propose to do with you guys as we do not install PV systems and have little experience in that area. The PV system is supplied from a 3 phase board (L1 phase)...

Afternoon.   We have been asked to install an additional CCTV camera at a clients property. They want to be able to view vehicles arriving at the top of their drive. They would also like to be able to view number plates in light & dark, We can mount the camera approx 15m from where the...

Good evening all. I am looking at purchasing some sort of invoicing software. I currently type out an invoice on Word, with my logos etc, as the header & footer. However, having to compile several invoices daily means I spend less time on the tools, which I hate! Do any of you use...

Afternoon. I hope everyone is well and keeping busy. Quick question. What's the best method of taking meter tails into a panelboard, to maintain ip rating etc.?? Cheers GS

Evening all. I hope everyone is well. Just started a tender for a job and noticed under the panelboard spec "Pulse output is to be provided plus amp meters to the incoming service". What exactly do they mean by pulse output? Sorry if this is a stupid question. GS

Evening all. I am after some advice on a heating system we will be wiring in a few weeks. Basically we have 2 boilers, 6 zone valves, 3x CH pumps, 1 dual channel programmer and a hot water circulating pump with its own programmer. 2 zones will share a pump. Each room stat will operate a zone...

Evening all. I hope you are all well and keeping busy. I know there are many forums on here regarding multifunctional testers. I need to purchase another set of testers and am a bit unsure what to go for. We currently use a Fluke, however sharing a tester on different jobs at the same time is...

Does anybody know where I can get a 70w (6 foot) fluorescent lamp with the larger diameter caps? T12 is it? The diameter of the lamp is larger than that of a standard 70W T8. Cheers GS

Morning all. We are currently installing a CCTV system as part of a project we are involved in. There is no spec for the system as such. I am planning on installing one of the Alien DVR's along with 600TVL IR internal dome cameras. I also require an external camera to view the car park. The...

Afternoon all. Would value your opinions on the following. We carried out an EICR on a new property wired 3 years ago. Various problems identified such as labelling & missing blanks etc. I also noticed there is no heat detector within the kitchen. There are 2 detectors one in the hall...

Evening all. We are currently involved in the installation of a small indoor swimming pool on a project we have been working on for over a year now. The earthing system is TNC-S. The pool control equipment will be supplied by a 32A Type C RCBO with a rotary isolator next to the control panel...

Morning all. I hope everyone is well. Quick question. I have a large residential property we a currently rewiring. We don't usually install intruder alarm systems, but on this particular job we seem to be doing everything. Literally. Anyway. I require a mid range wired system, 1 Control box...

Morning all. I hope all is well. Just a quick one. I am in the middle of pricing for a large rewire of a domestic property. The property is going to be converted into a holiday let. I have recommended that a panel type addressable fire alarm system be installed however the owner is rather...

Evening all. Long time no speak, hope you are all well. Quick question. Testing a block of flats today. Electrical system was installed in 2000. No RCD protection on any circuit (which was not required back then) As the installation was carried out to an earlier edition of BS7671, which did...

Evening all. I am in the process of carrying out 1st fix at a large domestic property. LED lighting has been specified throughout by the architect. The lights specified are Collingwood enclosed LED down light fitting with driver which are approximately £60 each. Following discussions with the...