Recent content by JP

Thank you for your responses. Ban, Plugwash, you guys seem to talk a lot of sense to me so I'd be keen to hear what you would do if you were in my situation. My short to medium term aim is to be a self employed domestic electrical installer, I'd like to acheive this ASAP. In September...

All opinions would be more than welcome. I am half way through the C & G 2330 (2360 replacement) Part 1, I enjoy the course and wish to continue. However I'm doing the course in the evening and would like to do some paid electrical work during the day. The college where I'm studying are...

Please help. In the kitchen running off the standard 32amp ring main I have a spur running to a fuse box with a 3 amp fuse. My extractor fan is connected to this fuse box. Now I want to add 2 fluorescent tubes under the eye level units. These also require a 3 amp fuse. My question...

I wonder if anyone can help. I recently had a joiner put a new doorway in a brick wall and to fix the new frame to the brick work he appeared to use some form of expanding foam that glued the timber in place. Can anybody tell me what this product is ? Cheers JP

I am in Cheshire, I can travel to anywhere in the North West. However, if I do distance learning location is obviously not as important. Also, do sparks still work Saturdays? If so I am willing to offer myself free of charge as a sparks mate ? Or whatever term is relevant. Regards JP

I have been doing a lot of homework recently about what courses I should do to become a fully qualified electrician. Following the advise of many people I decided I want to complete the 2360 and if I'd started last year I could have done this two evenings a week for 3 years (part 1 & part 2)...

Can anyone recommend a multi meter I should use for domestic wiring ?

Cheers Plugwash. Does this mean that if I can persuade the missus to have an oven upto 3Kw I can just run it off the ring main ?

If I am to install a new oven, tech spec as follows, Total Connected Load (kw) 4.3 Maximum Voltage (Volts) 240 Maximum Current Draw (Amps) 19 Do I need to run a separate cable to the consumer unit ? 6mm ? The current oven is just plugged into the ring main. If anybody has any...

Help please ! When attending to one or two minor changes in the electrics in my house I discovered that there is no earthing on the central heating, water or gas pipes. Questions 1) I take it this is essential ? 2) Do the earthing clamps have to go as close to where the services enter...

It's right under the eaves, 4 - 5m high. I don't care what it's made of I just wondered what I should use.

Cheers FWL, Would this be the standard white conduit you use behind plaster or is there something different required as it's going on a na out side wall ?

I wish to run some 10mm cable on the out side of the house (for less than two feet) to make my shower installation easier. Can anyone tell me what kind of conduit I require to protect the cable and where to source it from ? Thanks JP

I wasn't dissbelieving anyone I was just saying it concerns me. What are Mira playing at ?????!!!!! Surely someone would have a strong case in court against MIRA if the worst should happen. JP

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