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    flour.tube batten 2way+interm. in plastic cond.-how to wire?

    your best bet is to wire the lot in singles. take a phase wire from the CU to the first switch then take 2 phase wires from the 2 way to the inter switch (L1 & L1) take 2 phase wires out of the inter switch (L2 L2) to the second 2 way switch take a phase wire from the second 2 way...
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    quals for niceic

    for the domestic installer scheme the nic ask for the following (or equivilant to) 2330/2 2381 2391 if you have 2330/2 when they come an look at your 2 jobs, if they decide your testing and inspection isnt upto scratch for example, you have 12 months to get the qualification and send...
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    flour.tube batten 2way+interm. in plastic cond.-how to wire?

    is this for a 2360/2330 assignment by any chance?
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    Instant messaging

    All those in favor say, ' i ' mods, can we get this thread sticky? we could call it the Bright_Spark chat facility :lol:
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    What power?

    i'm quite supprised it doesnt tell you somewhere. if all else fails, do they have a technical dept that you could contact to find out? a lot of faffing about on the phone granted, but i find that things make much more sense when you understand the thoery behind the 'why does it have...?' quesions.
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    Instant messaging

    yeh absolutely....can the admins/mods put fwd the idea of perhaps having a chat room style facility for general use....im sure that for example the plastering guys might have questions about how they should approach tasks where electrical wires are concerned......maybe an inexperienced house...
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    Instant messaging

    agreed. i dont doubt the forum and is +ve's...not been as experienced as some of you guys i find it a great help, reading through stuff. but it was just a thought, a kind of server/chat room where folk can all put their 6 penneth in when topics become what id call indepth/interesting. is...
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    Instant messaging

    Hi, i dont know if im speaking out of turn here, and if i breach any rules of the forum, appologies in advance. here goes. As a frequent viewer/reader of the forum i often wonder, do any of you guys have any instant messenger type software on your PC's? for example MSN messenger. so...
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    Short Spurs

    simply, No. reasons: see your dad ;)
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    Public Liability Insurance

    AXA insurance. i your gettin insurance for the domestic installer scheme i believe it has to be to the value of £2 million. hope that helps
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    Dumb Ass

    Just had a mate phone me and tell me this.... ...just got to an emergency call out...someones had some electrical work done and their breaker for their downstairs ring had tripped. so i turned up...for the customer to say...'my upstairs sockets have their own fuse, it looks alright, but...
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    Moving sockets up wall, but exsisting cable not long enough!

    suit yourself. if you dont want to thing properly and safely then thats upto you. we're electricians because we choose to be. i'm sure you have a very good career of your own - i dont doubt that one bit. but we all had a choice in life and we chose to be electricians....and all this about Part P...
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    Moving sockets up wall, but exsisting cable not long enough!

    Unfortunately for the customer the cost of having a sparky is high because there isnt enough of us to go round. I can see where your coming from with not wanting to pay over the odds but we're in short supply, even shorter since part P came about. take adam_151's advice, offer to do the...
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    Quick SWA question

    conclusion - many people lead a busy life !
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    Quick SWA question

    when running SWA from a metal clad housing to another when the SWA is 10mm and on a TN-S system...would you.. a) Use 3 core and use one as an earth as well as the armouring? b) don't use the 3rd core and just use the SWA armouring? something rings a bell from the regs stating that...
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    Armoured cable into a CU

    you need to do some design work first to establish what cable size you need amongst other things. once youve bought the SWA you then need the glands, earth tags and shrouds. if your using metal clad housings at both ends you can use the SWA armouring as a suitable earth. if your using...
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    World Cup

    world cup...hows that wired up? what size fuse does it take?which trade counters sell those? ;)
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    Is this ethical & legal?

    ahh...let you off then ;) i was half way to emigrating to mexico just incase u were actually from whitley bay and id offended you ;) not had many dealings with kent...only once playing cricket there - and i struggled like hell with the language barrier...blooming southerners ;)
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    Is this ethical & legal?

    Newcastle or in and around/near to newcastle? but either way..christ...you will be used to ecnomical prices ;) .....oh the memories of several trips to whitley bay! your not from there ru? :roll:
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    some advice please

    ...(says a word beginning with S and ending in T) almost forgot about that. i'll get it out now and put it in the motor! thanks for reminding me! good work!
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