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hello chaps, hope all is well wherever you are tonight! was bored so thought i'd wack on a pic was called out today to install a few downlighters, this is the incoming supply to the house, lady asked me if it looked in order, my response was 'yes'. I think it lives up to todays required...

A very common sight in India where electricians work practically without basic safety gear while trying to rectify a problem. Notice the bare feet and rope tied around his waist!!!!

ello felllow spaarkans!!! has anyone currently living or working in Berkshire recently requested either of the following Electricity Suppliers, Southern Electric or EDF to install a DP Isolator Switch between meter and CU?? If so, what was the outcome? (charges, time taken to book an engineer...

Had a job come through on Saturday, 'repair of a Gledhill gulfstream floor standing 2000 boiler'... Me or my crew havn't touched one of these before..and would rather pass on to sum1 with a bit more knowledge.. Tried to sub-contract to several other corgi registered engineers I am used to...

Hi chaps, was asked to look at a faulty shower pump today, havn't really installed one myself so was a little confused. Pump was leaking from the main body and making a loud grunting sound. this is the pump: pump feeds a manual mixer shower. Hot water tank inside a storage room adjacent...

Has anyone ever ordered any electrical equipment from this company, if so, any issues with their products or service... Looking at purchasing an installation test kit.. cheers fellas www.kewtechcorp.com

Wana see how to wire a single socket???? Watch and learn!!

Trying to answer a question set to me earlier today... am I right in stating that you can spur off a spur? how you ask and why!! boiler spurred off the ring mains on a 3A FCU. intentions are to spur off this FCU to feed a 60watt light fitting in an adjacent room. Options: Do you feed...

hello chaps im far from professional level here and am curious about something. I was talking to an old school spark today who mentioned that an alternative to using pvc sheathed cables outdoors for PIR security lights etc would be to use rubber sheathed cables which are able to withstand the...

Snapped this today lads, I know how we all love pics on this forum. Trying to persuade customer to go for a replacement tub as I for one will definitely not attempt a fix!!!

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Was called out earlier today, a lady pointed out that she was seeing a blue flash of light when she'd turn the appliance off at the switch, the appliance being a clothes iron in this case. At first, I thought this could be a case of changing the existing socket to a higher quality one to note...

quick question ref to a mixer shower i have uneven pressures at the cold and hot in the bathroom, i.e. cold water enters direct from the mains and hot is supplied via a tank in the loft. the cold has extreme pressure in comparison to the hot so i am not sure whether connecting both to a mixer...

i have an existing cold water feed to the original toilet which is now being replaced with a standard push button close coupled one. The old cold water pipe doesn't quite fit to the new toilet as the new toilet sits a lot lower than the first. Was thinking of a flexible hose to connect from...

Went to a customers today for a basic plumbing job. He pointed out an issue with the light on his upstairs landing so I thought I'd take a look. Established that the celing rose on the landing is linked to another ceiling rose in an adjacent hallway. Both are controlled by a 2way lighting...

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afternoon all! I have a combi boiler system in my house. Just wondering, if I were to be interested in installing a mixer shower, manual or thermostatic, could I tee off the hot and cold basin tap supplies which run under the bathtub and still achieve a decent pressure or would I need to bring...

Hello chaps, I intercepted a call from a customer today claiming to have a toilet shredder connected to her WC. I immediately assumed she has a electric macerator. She wanted to know if she could have the device removed and disregarded completely. I have yet to get back to her, but, under...

Hello chaps, wondering if anybody can shed some light as i'm a bit confused... I have a 20mm nylon gland (for 4mm - 7mm cable) with lock nut: Along with one of these: Im planning to run 1.0mm (3 core ruuber flex - black) cable out of this JB, now common sense tells me that with the...