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    wiring cable to cooker

    Hello, there should be a diagram on the cover you took off to connect the cooker up... you have to put additional links into the other terminals of the cooker. look at the wireing diagram. carlos
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    ceiling mounted speakers

    Hello, i have not installed any of there before and i would like everyones opinion on a good model to buy which is compatable with most stereos. i am looking for a speaker which is say 4-6" in diameter within the range of 30-100RMS the client has the system but just wants me to install the...
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    Smoke Alarm certification

    Hello, Was reading through an NICEIC book on testing and inspection and on how to fill in certificates. One thing i did come across was that Smoke Alarm circuits have there own testing and inspection certificate... i have looked most places and no where has them... Does anyone have a copy of...
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    earth leakage?

    Its just a potential difference between yourself and earth. Throw your tester away.... it means nothing! carlos
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    9.5Kw shower

    Hello, just a few things...... I would not put people in danger.... just get ****ed off when close friends/family expect things done the easy way and never understand whats actually got to be done....... I am not at home..... like i carry all my books around to familys house...
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    9.5Kw shower

    Thanks for replys, BAS i can tell your not impressed... like i say i would do my own re-search however i have no books available to me at present thats why i am asking these questions. Regarding the cable size that was down to the fact i didn't know about the diversity. As...
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    9.5Kw shower

    Hello, The current required from a 9.5Kw shower is approx 41A. i dont have any regs books available to me at the moment. I was just wondering what diversity is applied to fixed equipment? Currently the shower has a 6mm cable feeding it and it has melted and is spured off a ring main how...
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    RCD Type,

    Hello, yes it is a NIC form... i was looking through a book and i found 3 types... selective as you mensioned, AC and a half wave rectifier...... must be to do with a mechanism inside the rcd. carlos
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    RCD Type,

    Hey, somewhere along te lines it says MCB type, I or II there was no markings on the RCD.... im not sure what the 2 classes mean and what they can be used for. carlos
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    RCD Type,

    Hello, While filling in a minor works testing and inspection sheet is said something along the lines of Type of RCD,eg. 1 or 2 there was no information on the MK rcd itself so im a bit unsure...... can someone point me in the right direction and inform me what the different types are and...
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    Becoming a spark

    Hello, regarding what you are saying about pay... may i ask if you think my pay is fair? Im 20years of age fully mobile with no convictions, with my old job i had a 100% attendance record for 3years with many great references. I funded all my college and study's out of my pocket including...
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    Becoming a spark

    Unfortunately not, however if you get some practical experience then the electrical installation courses will be slightly easier as you have an understanding in installation. takes a long time to get good pay, i'm 'fully qualified' and just about to do the testing and inspection course...
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    loft light wiring

    Hello, What you could do is choose a suitable ceiling rose... i.e. in a bedroom and get your feed off of that. that way it is accessible incase of a fault. personally its annoying looking for junction box which may contain a fault. anyway, take a feed from a ceiling rose going into a pull...
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    Becoming a spark

    Hello, without serving the 3/4years. You are very limited to what you can do however if you were working with a fully qualified spark he can point you in the right direction and check your work. carlos
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    2391 testing and inspection

    Hello, I'm going to be doing the c&g 2391 in 4weeks or so... was just wondering if anyone had any advice/tips on how to get through the cource and what to expect. Also was just wondering if anyone had any past papers they could e-mail me just so i can get an idea on what to expect. my e-mail...
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    weird lighting ring

    Hello, 1) It can be spured however there has to be on a 3A fuse. 2) not sure withour looking 3) It can be taken directly from the ceiling rose however there much be some form of isolation between the ceiling rose and fan. carlos
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    LED lamp in GU10 Luminaire

    If its just a cupboard your better off using a bettern lamp holder or a ceiling rose. Just my opinion. carlos
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    LED lamp in GU10 Luminaire

    the one from the link you posted is mains... look at the pins on the end og the lamp. carlos
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    Qualifications

    Hello, A lot of people are now doing the city and guilds 2330, think its part time spread over 2years... would be worth doing this to start off with and then develop your practical skills in installation and wireing. hope this helps, carlos
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    LSF Cable

    http://www.vdctrading.com/products.asp?SubSectionID=6
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