Recent content by tincatinca

thanks for the replies guys appreciated

thank you .you are a star, much appreciated,and i mean that ,i will be having a go this week. :D

the company that i worked for did not require me to do any installation work,it was mostly just changing like for like,repairing faults,and periodic inspection and testing, but the new company is 10 times as big, and they do some installation work ,so i might need some conduit bending...

hi i am in need of help in finding info on all aspects of bending steel conduit,i did the usual learning at colledge 20 years ago,but since then i have never had to use it,but now i have been tupe transfered to a new company,and i have to be assessed on my skills, i am fine on everything...

went to a flat today were the tnt had an old shower,the type were you turn on the water with the knob on the front and then select low or high power.it kept tripping the rcd.i did a insulation test and the results were all 999ohms on the circuit from the ceiling switch to and including the...

thanks for that info, much appreciated,clears the muddied waters.

can someone tell me the dis /con times for these circuits, im not sure ,no guessing please. sockets. imm heater cooker shower lights fan heaters in bathroom storage heaters thanks

thanks for that info.i do not see the point of running a10mm cable about 6metres alongside the copper gas pipe to connect to the earth bar when that same pipe runs past the same earth bar 300mm from it.

have just had a look at my earthing,the main earthing conductor to my c/u is no more than 4mm.can i get the supply company to bring this up to date,also will i have to pay for it.second question is, the gas company re-routed my gas supply .it now comes in by the garage door to the meter, it then...

thanks dingbat,i asked because it seems a bit dodgy standing on a pair of steps holding 2 probes against the terminals and pressing the test button ,but if that is considered safe ok.

when testing radial circuits for EFLI including lights,do you pull n and p wires out of connectors and connect croc clips and then take reading if not can you please tell me the correct procedure.thanks