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    A quick question to sparks here

    last week at a different job the lads were testing the new lighting circuits and gettin all kind of fault. L-E crossed open phase or neutrals, 100V etc etc. all scratching their heads. could not find a fault anywhere. 4 of em spent best part of a day removing fittings and checking wiring...
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    A quick question to sparks here

    i often get the awkard fault finding jobs. and its usually after everyone else at my company has been and i go in and find it
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    Insurance

    2381 is the IEE regulations. not a 3 year apprenticeship
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    Changing from Economy Seven storage heating

    there are a number of ways of wiring it.
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    Changing from Economy Seven storage heating

    there are a few diferent ways of doing this. basically, you need to give the off peak board an on peak feed (permanent). but be aware that this means it will be more expensive to run. or the other way is to have a changeover switch, so that during off peak times, it pulls a contactor in feeding...
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    Aluminium Cables

    its been less than an hour since you asked. we dont have a spark on here 24.7 to answer questions within 5 minutes. you have to wait for someone who does know to come online and read your post
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    help me pick drill bits

    SDS literally hits it when on hammer. a normal drill relies on it running over 'bumps' for it to hammer. most SDS drills do have a roto only setting
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    roof ladders

    there seems to be some confusion.... so here is a very bad diagram.... which should hopefully make it easier to understand what im sayin gettin to B is fairly straightforward, hook goes over ridge. but what about side A that is like a triangle goin up with nothin to hook onto. and the side...
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    roof ladders

    dont fully understand... you mean secure the ladder to the roof (or wall etc), and use that ladder as a 'stop' for a roof ladder to rest against? sounds dodgy.... fortunatly, i dont go on roofs often and when i do there has always been a ridge for the roof ladder
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    roof ladders

    see people on roofs all the time repairing roof tiles etc using roof ladders, but how do you get up when there is no ridge or anything to hook the ladder over?
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    Caption Competition #53

    But i dont want to go in the washer!
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    6v Spotlight Bulb

    www.cpc.co.uk
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    Plastering chases

    if its behind the boiler, i assume it doesnt need to be perfect. for whats not behind the boiler, will that later be done by your plasterer? if so, you just really need browning behind the boiler. get browning, mix with water and stick in chase. if you have a float, then good, otherwise a...
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    How do you cut a 20mm hole in a metal box?

    should have got a 20mm with ease
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    6 inch gas pipes

    this must be some kind of joke... who do you plan on gettin to put their name next to your disaster with lives lost (er... i mean your pipework)?
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    How to test a neon screwdriver

    i have one of those. still going strong after 3-4 years, altho i have replaced the wire between the to parts 2 month ago
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    Reccomend Non Contact Voltage Detector

    i think on of these might be better
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    testing help

    there isnt a 'learn all about testing in under 3 minutes' course. there is a lot to know. you need to know how to safely carry out the tests, what your looking for and how to read the results. if you just go in and rip covers off BD and stick test leads on various parts without knowing what your...
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    Especially crass TV adverts

    most adverts are annoyin and i normally flick thru the other channels. altho the advert for some bank (cant remember which one) with the fat bloke who just doesnt care about customers isnt too bad
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    Help! OVerflow pipes coming out of your bricks...

    from your obvious lack of knowledge, including not realising it was coming from the toilet which is on the opposite side of the wall, id say call a plumber.
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