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Hey all. Ive got loads of tiles i need to shift, can anyone recommend someone that buys them in bulk? Would tile companies buy them? Its wall tiles, floor tiles etc etc in essex. Ideally i want to shift it in one lot to create some room in my workshop. Must be a couple of thousand of them

Just been called to a mates house, where a new television has been installed. A really bad job has been done, and they also cut through a ring final cable. Where they have tried to repair it (with choc blocks!) they have pulled it around and its sliced through the live in the back of the...

Anyone use any decent motorbike forums? Im taking my test next month, so looking to get one to tour europe on :D

What do you guys use (if either) and are you happy with your choice? And downsides to your choice that you've found after buying it? I've decided its time i stop storing screwdrivers and stanley knives in my trouser pockets while on site!

Hi all. Just installed some plastic 20mm conduit in an underground carpark. Its all tight, and well held, around 1.5m per run, with a couple of inspection bends. The question im wondering, is whether it needs to be glued to comply with the regs? Does anyone know where in the regs ill find...

Hi all. If an earth electrode has been fitted straight into the ground with no pit and cover, is it easy to retrofit these to bring it up to regs, or am i better off installing a new spike? Can i leave the old one in still without the pit and cover, if i install another properly, or should i...

Just wondering, is there much money in bamboo plants? Ive got a huge plant in my back garden (probably around 50-80 shoots, around 2m squared ground cover) over 8ft tall, with new shoots sprouting all the time. Is it worth getting in touch with a local gardener for them to pot some, and sell...

Hi all. Ive got a canon chester gas oven - model number 10548k mk 3 Whenever i start it up, the flame comes on and occasional lights (not every time) but once lit, it keeps trying to ignite it still (sparker keeps going) and theres no flam control - just a huge flame. Is this most likely...

Hi all The CH pump (Grundos 15-50) has been making strange noises for the past couple of months, gurgling when it starts up, then sounding like the valve is fluttering (vibrating high pitched). The other day when i tried to run the hot water, the water ran cold, and the boiler didnt start...

Hi all. Im looking to join NAPIT, but got a few questions. Is anyone registered with them? Any problems with them? Is their website easy enough to use to register notifiable work? Do they have a technical helpline like the nic etc do? Do i still need to do a part P course, or does...

Ok..rather basic question, but new to domestic electrics (industrial is my trade) After chasing out a wall, what do you use to fill it again? Do you only fill it to say 5mm below the surface of the rest of the wall, and then plaster the final bit (once its all dried) or fill to the surface...

Hi all. Does anyone know how these work? Basically i was on a job today (pipe fitting, not elec) and they had used isolators, then dol starters/overloads, and finally an rcd before a 3 phase commando outlet. Do 3 phase RCD's measure the current down each phase and compare it, rather than...

Anyone worked with fp400? Is it similiar to install time wise as normal armoured cable? Will i need any special glands, or just standard armoured glands? Any hints or tips i should know about? Cheers for any help..putting a quote together at the moment, and saves me having to ask the wholesaler...

Hi all.I was thinking of signing up with the NICEIC, ive done: 2360 3 years 2391 inspection and testing 2381 16th edition (might have the numbers the wrong way round) I was advised by a mate whose already with the NIC that you also need to do a Part P course before you can register as...

Hi all. Just wondering, do i need planning permission to turn an upstairs bedroom into a bathroom? Its an 1880's house, 3 bedroom - where by the 3rd bedroom is through the master bedroom. Im expecting it to increase the value by having an upstairs bathroom, and then ripping out the...

Hey all. Right, this may sound like a daft question, but cheers in advance for help. when the best time to cut hegdes, tidy up garden plants etc? does time of the year matter too much, so long as theres not frost on the ground etc? Eg, should i go outside now and do it, or leave it as it...

Hey all. Right, went round a mums friends house the other day because her RCD keeps tripping 2 to 3 times a day. So i figured i would go and have a look, see if theres an obvious solution, which there wasnt. My next advice to her was going to be to get an approved electrician to fit a new...

Hey all. The timer bit on my heater isnt working (the bit that turns and tells the heating when to turn on and off). I can manually turn it, and it still turns on and off as i turn the dial, but its no longer moving by itself. Is it possible to change it for one of the newer ones? I would...

Hello all. Just moved into my new house, and im looking to convert my garage to make it more habitable, so i can use it as a gym (my use only). At the moment its bare concrete walls, and corrugated asbestos ceiling. I was planning on using a filler of some sort to fill all the gaps in the...

Hey guys just a quick question really. Can you join NIC (or other approved company) for just certain things, or only for the full scope? IE can you be qualified just to change fuse boards and test, or just for small industrial electrical jobs, or is it simply 2 categories, all domestic / all...