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Starting on your own is hard. I only work on domestic stuff and the way I did it was to include on my biz card the words 'handyman, decorator' after 'electrician' and on the back of the card I listed the kinds of things I do. That meant that whenever I got an electrical job and the customer...

yeah, you're right of course. Although I am qualified - just goes to show the limitations of qualification eh?. Care to tell me how to proceed in this instance? The IR thing was a mistake. I checked my minor works certs and I have been doing it. Obviously don't do many of them, obviously wasnt...

doh - So it does. Losing it ---------- Post Auto-Merged at 20:06 ---------- Previous post was made at 20:02 ---------- If I do IR across L/N but there appears to be a load in the circuit that I cant find, but L/E and N/E are clear, how should I proceed?

CUs and rewires are easy. You just test the lot. Additions and alterations are not always as clear to me. Doc - I dont think Im a cowboy, tho I know I aint very good. A minor works cert doesn't ask for IR results, so I confess I don't do them when modifying a circuit. Betty says you don't...

i thought you'd say that. So before I can even start I got to do IR tests on the circuit. Wot a pain.

Hi all, Not terribly good at the part P stuff yet. Rewires and new CUs are easy but the subtleties of the smaller stuff confuses me. Customer wants kitchen lighting changed from 1 centre light to 9 GU10 downlights. Do I need to replace the 6a MCB with an RCBO? I'd rather avoid doing so because...

thanks. I guess I should know but I only do a small amount of notifiable stuff. I've done it and certified it. Seems excessive to me. I accept testing as you go is a good thing but the documentation kills me.

Soz. Didnt make it clear. By notifiable I mean do I need to do a certificate, inform the NICEIC, who will in turn notify building control. (that's what I mean by notifiable). If it is, I may just stick a plug on some flex to save the hassle as that will work equally well in this situation. My...

Customer wants outside light. Supply installed in trunking around ceiling. I Intend to install switched 3amp 1363 fuse in ring final to provide power although I could just use flex and stick on a plug. The ring final is protected by 32a MCB and RCD. 1. As the light is via the switched 1363...

Update for anyone interested. I replaced the RCD like for like. (Wylex WRS 80/2) The new one didn't trip when my driver was close or even touching it. And the intermittent trip that led to the call out in the first place has not occured since. Simon

I just tried, and it has the tiniest bit of magnetism. Just enough to pick up tiny nails. That must be the cause, but I have tried several other RCDs and they haven't tripped. Do you think the original RCD is over sensitive or is this a typical response for some design RCDs? I'm feeling a bit...

There might be an intermittent fault in one of the circuits. I haven't started to look yet because I was taken aback by the behaviour of the RCD. Judging by the feedback so far this seems an unusual incident. I moved the blade of the driver around the RCD but it only ever tripped when 4mm away...

I did do a tripping time test from a socket to make sure it wasnt tripping on 1/2 rated value and the RCD behaved perfectly. I didnt do any IRs or a ramp test because I was taken aback by the behavior of the RCD when my screwdriver came close to it after taking the board cover off. As the fault...

I suppose it must be, but the board cover is metal, so wouldn't there be a risk of that interfering too? Its a snug fit after all. I have tried to get the same effect on a couple of other RCDs and they don't trip. The questions is, I suppose, does this sound like it might be a dodgy RCD and the...

I attended a call out to look into the cause of intermittent tripping of an RCD which covered about 10 circuits. New property so everything under 12 years old. I took the cover off the board and tested the Wylex 30mA RCD trip times with my Fluke. All satisfactory. After this I pointed, using my...