Proving units

[Robotstar5]

people have to get it out of there head including a lot of electricians that black isn't the neutral

I'm a bit of a rebel Brown - permanent live, Black - Neutral, Grey - switched live (only because I can remember when black WAS neutral)

 

[mtt.tr]

I suppose for example if you change an old rewireable board for a new one there could be a shed load of existing faults that will trip an RCD but wouldn't melt fuse wire, that you end up having to sort if you didnt identify first.

That exactly, start of this year i extended a ring failed on insulation resistance.


This lead me to find the garage, shed, bar and outside lights were an un fused spur from the ring using a chocblock badly installed.

Found a cut cable taped up still live,, no rcd outside where the kids play, which was actually my insulation fault.

Was a matter of time one of the kids get electructed or the house burns down

The guy that did that is more certified than me.

 

[mtt.tr]

I'm a bit of a rebel Brown - permanent live, Black - Neutral, Grey - switched live (only because I can remember when black WAS neutral)

Smoking used to cure asthma.

 

[Onoff]

Dead testing is essential. Clue's in the name.

 

[Welderpaul]

The testing side looks quite interesting from a technical side (I know, I know) One rainy weekend i'll have a read up on it.
My pal has a Kewtech tester, it seems to do all the tests from one box.

 

[mtt.tr]

The testing side looks quite interesting from a technical side (I know, I know) One rainy weekend i'll have a read up on it.
My pal has a Kewtech tester, it seems to do all the tests from one box.

Pretty common place, i had a kewtech really liked it.

Bought a dilog to replace it, its ok seems pretty accurate will do phase to phase pscc and phase rotation. Time will tell

 

[Onoff]

The testing side looks quite interesting from a technical side (I know, I know) One rainy weekend i'll have a read up on it.
My pal has a Kewtech tester, it seems to do all the tests from one box.

Buy yourself the Brian Scadden test & inspection book. Easy to read and understand imo.

 

[mtt.tr]

Buy yourself the Brian Scadden test & inspection book. Easy to read and understand imo.

Very good book, even if it is tiny

 

[brightspark]

got one on a disk somewhere and the book

 

[Robotstar5]

Buy yourself the Brian Scadden test & inspection book. Easy to read and understand imo.

Been a while since I bought any books...

 

[brightspark]

get yourself the on site guide 18th edition. cost about 18 quid cuts through most of the bull u hardly ever need to know and practical

 

[mtt.tr]

get yourself the on site guide 18th edition. cost about 18 quid cuts through most of the bull u hardly ever need to know and practical

I agree but im a snob my regs book i know better than the osg.

Im a hoot in the pub. Or a yawn.

 

[brightspark]

I agree but im a snob my regs book i know better than the osg.

Im a hoot in the pub. Or a yawn.

join the electrical forum 90 percent are full of crap and up there own bum I don't even go on it .some of the stuff members ask I dunno how they ever got there certs and others blowing there own trumpet the only site I go on is voltimum . no bulls...it

 

[Robotstar5]

get yourself the on site guide 18th edition. cost about 18 quid cuts through most of the bull u hardly ever need to know and practical

I bought the OSG and work were going to send me on an 18th edition course, but then the lockdown started and I don't think there will be much of a training budget when I go back

 

[Onoff]

and others blowing there own trumpet

Tbh I thought the 18th harder than the 17th. Like they were trying to catch you out with the questions. Maybe it was because I was 10 years older.

What electrical forum btw?

 

[Anguz]

I bought the OSG and work were going to send me on an 18th edition course, but then the lockdown started and I don't think there will be much of a training budget when I go back

you havent missed much by not going

 

[mtt.tr]

Tbh I thought the 18th harder than the 17th. Like they were trying to catch you out with the questions. Maybe it was because I was 10 years older.

What electrical forum btw?

Was plenty of questions set with double negatives, thinking about it, that does weedle out people who probably wouldn't understand how the regs are written.

 

[Onoff]

Was plenty of questions set with double negatives, thinking about it, that does weedle out people who probably wouldn't understand how the regs are written.

That's what I meant...I think.

By far the worst bit when I did the 18th was the food. How I managed having to eat like that for 3 days I'll never know...

The frequent biscuit and cake laden coffee breaks really didn't help either.

Probably why I only got 93.33%

 

[dobbslc]

It's just a race to the bottom ending with "drive by" EICR's

I hate domestic work for that reason! I couldn't do a proper EICR (periodic to the old'ens) on a 3 bed house in the half day that now seems to be expected., not a chance!
I'm **** scared of missing some lash up that can't be easily found or something in a loft which they've now made a compulsory check!
As for the drive by EICR , we had a guy test a site that missed the fact 2 of the tower cranes had been taken down and included them on the cert!

 

[Onoff]

I heard a story about the outgoing head of I think it was the IET way back. Time served but gradually getting sick of all the bs, every year he would stand up at their annual evening get together. From his pocket he'd pull a crumpled piece of paper, look at for a moment then fold and put it back in his pocket. He'd then proceed and give a blinder of a speech. Up to date with what was going on and full of anecdotes it hit the spot every year.

Upon his retirement his successor, all nervous about his forthcoming speech asked what was written on the bit of paper he pulled out every year.

Out came the paper and written in faded Sharpie it read "Live wire red, black wire neutral".