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After completing my exams i was only taught one lighting wiring system: Phase / neutral feed to fittings, then twin to switch, you know like all the diagrams we're shown.... A few on the course (2360) who'd done more on site work than me kept saying about another way, but the teachers just...

Just been asked to do some work for a friends shop. The periodic inspection and test recommended, within 6 months, mechanical protection installed one or 2 sockets replaced. Now 6 months is up and previous sparky has gone awol. As a 16th edition, part 1 and 2 qualified electrician (but...

want a couple of extra lights upstairs. dont want to just keep adding, as this seems to have been done by the last few occupants. would rather take supply to lamp fitting then down to switch, rather than system in use. can imagine 2 circuits interconnected. nothing seems to be done to...

Planning to strip out and redo upstairs lighting / switches, etc. Existing is wired, lamps connected to neutral / switches live / switchwire. When preparing today saw it had been wired a bit shoddily, and discovered a socket spured off the lighting circuit. (using the single and earth as a...

finished 236 part 1 and 2, and 16th ed at evenings in college. no-one would take me on for almost a year. tried to find government schemes/places for experience. job centres and all "official"places were a total waste of time. in the end, someone i'd met, saw someone who knew...

good point, i often see people testing between live and a supposed earth. is a 0v reading reliable if the earth isnt an earth?

After breaking my pull shower switch (40A), i replaced it with a new one. Just did a few checks before i switched braker back on and: continuity test between phase and neutral at the switch (when open) did not read open circuit. dismantled switch again and disconnected extractor fan...