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    some advice please

    Liz...only me :D dont know why i dont just tell u when i see you but never the less...have u tried the local labour office? or an employment agency? they have a quick chat to you to find out what your all about then find you appropriate work...most of it is short term but on occasions ive come...
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    Electric in Australia

    Does anybody know the australian national grid specs up? what voltage they use on single phase? 3 phase voltages? is their frequency 50hz? wiring colours? do australia have any compliancies such as / equivilant to Part P? do australian wiring methods tie in with our methods? (loop in...
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    Problem working wiring our for bathroom light

    or better still...some brown sleeving or tape :lol:
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    Confused by Part P

    Although a sparky who can self certify has a certain time period after the work has been done to issue you with the correct paperwork it is unusual for them not to leave the certificate there and then - unless they have run out of them and are waiting for some more to arrive from their...
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    Lighting Circuit, is it safe?

    a 1400w load will draw about 5.8A. it could still be protected with a 6A MCB. If you have one lighting circuit for the whole house, i'd suggest splitting the circuits and having two 6A breakers - one for the downstairs lights and one for the upstairs lights - and it might be an advantage to...
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    TV Splitter Required ???

    4 way signal booster int' loft space or near....coax to each tv, stick an aux plug on each end...bobs ur uncle!
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    Bleedin' Kitchen Fitters

    WTF - sombody serious left the mains in that state? i wouldnt of touched it personally...fill them a form in and advise at once ;) whats neck of the woods ru in RF ?
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    NICEIC Domestic Installer Querie

    A 'major works' job and a 'minor works' job is what theyre after... your best bet is to ring the NICEIC and speak to somebody there regarding the domestic installer scheme - they will tell you what they would class as minor work, major work and what their assessors will expect of you...the...
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    RCD Testing

    does that apply to both one and two pole RCDs? and RCCB incomers? in fact, RCD's right across the board? - Doh! why dint i ask that to start with and save on typing! :roll:
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    Silver Polos?

    Adam...you havnt even started your official electrical installation training, yet ive come to the conclusion that you know an awful lot about the job! have you any previous regarding electrical installation work? or ru a bookworm ;) i read problems on this site and i think to myself - i bet...
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    RCD Testing

    Hi all. Does anyone know where i can find detailed explanations of all 6 RCD tests? how/why theyre done etc? cheers 'Bright Spark' (still learning)....or on this occasion '(not so) Bright Spark (still learning)'
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    Installing satellite

    do you know something we dont? the sun? it might not shine 2moro - infact, theres a fair chance it wont. :lol:
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    Installing satellite

    yeh fair play...if u have a sat finder then go for it...once your in the right kind of area its minimal movement to find the right satalite....i think were talking less than a degree in some cases. i think where i live im 19.2 degrees east. if that helps
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    Qualifications Needed

    its trig and pythagorus amongst other mathmatical forumula and if you havnt done such things since school then you sometimes struggle to get back into them - due to whatever reasons. especially if its been a number of years since you went to school. i understand what your saying about...
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    Qualifications Needed

    i'll second that...the 2330 is all about maths !!! formula after formula after formula....there is a certain ammount of hands on and im lead to beleive that the 2360 had several practical assignments that were done in 'exam conditions' in order to pass, whereas the 2330 has a 'workbook' where...
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    Installing satellite

    chimey or house side is best option. from just looking quickly through the spec - use 75ohm coax not the 50 stuff. erm...pretty much echo what bondy said too...its best to get an aerial rigger to bring his LMB signal finder stuff and his protractor to find the best suited angle for the dish in...
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    New Boy

    lizzieg - good to see you...! ive asked my fair share of questions here and upto press the folks arent annoid with me yet! or at least if they are, they havnt said anything.
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    New Boy

    [/url] and the moral of the story? ..... enrol on the joinery course? :lol:
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    Will I be able to plug my ipod in

    if all else fails....a mains transformer 110v upto 240v. then flog it on ebay when you get back (unless your planning to do a lot of traveling to countries that use 110
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    fish house electrics NIC needed pls

    Arkanon. I cannot give u advice to the full extent of some of theses guys on here as im still training to be a sparky. however, if i were in ur situation id probably for go doing the lighting urself and get a firm of sparkies to come and design/install you a suitable system. there are...
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