Electrics

Can anyone tell me what part 'p' is, and what is/is not allowed??......I.E. can I as an engineer exchange an exsisting P.I.R floodlight for new,can I move an exsisting spur to a new location without being part 'p' certified,Also how do you get part 'p' certified and how much does it cost????????? This may be a very basic question but i am concerned as my company make the rules up as they go along.Please also no sarky comments

Anybody else seen this? I have always been disgusted that as a time served C&G electrician I have to go to so many Quangos to sign off on my own work. I for one have signed!!!!!! Online Petition on .gov.uk site

Has this exercise cost any others loads to get ready for the change to 17th or is it just me being tight? New testers, Books, Possible refresher from 16th. the list goes on.

Hi all hope you can help. I have a veritas r8 alarm and about 2 years ago i had someone out to service it (can't remember why - probably it wasn't working) a few days later a fuse on the main board blew the guy replaced it for free whist telling me it was my fault and i must have caused it somehow. A few weeks later, it blew again I was gonna attempt to do it myself but bottled it after i set off the tamper alarm. so it was like that for 2 years and now i'm selling up. so i got a much nicer company out who serviced it - said battery was fine but fuse gone as suspected. It was then reprogrammed and all worked ok so 24 hrs later :!: :angry: :angry: yes its …

Hi, First post, so go easy on me ;-) I recently moved into a new house that has a A1 Alarm fitted. I know, I know ... Anyway, we've got a few problems, and I was wondering if any of you could shed some light on any of them! 1/ We've had a problem in the kitchen whereby metal appliances intermittently go live. You can touch them for a few seconds, before its hurts too much, so its not a massive shock. I've reduced the problem down to a earth fault, whereby the 'ground' line seems to be carrying 7 volts, and that appears to be coming from our lighting circuit ... the same circuit that the alarm is powered from. Is it reasonable to assume that the alarm is causing thi…

Aside from buying a project case from maplin and screwing 20 terminal blocks into the inside and wall mounting it, is there any commecial product that would accept 20 low voltage (9 volt and below) and be wall mountable?

Just after a heads up here, before i get on the ladder tonight. I have a wireless PIR security light setup on the side of the house. There is a main control unit and two floodlights that are hardwired to this. The PIR detector is wireless to the main control unit. Right, the other half decided to switch them off last night by accident so i switched them back on but when the PIR detects heat, the floods don't light, but a LED flashes on the main control unit instead. Any idea why? Low batteries in the detector maybe? Cant really see it being a fuse. Any help would be great.

Hi, Does anyone have the Fluke Power PAT Plus software. I've lost the disc and I need to reinstall. Thanks Nige

Hi, Just wondering if the fluke 1651 has all the correct test functions for part p use. One thing im scratching my head about is the RCD triping current? http://www.cuthbertsonlaird.co.uk/pdf/Fluke1650.pdf Details here ,

does anyone know where i can get hold of a controller where it has a remote control unit like a tv remote(rf or wireless) where i can press a button and switch of outdoor garden lights from house BUT is hardwired in shed to lights? i have one that you plug things into from cpc about 4 years ago for xmas lights but want one hard wired for permanent lighting

Anyone know any good offers about to purchase an all in one tester. Martindale had an offer of

during an alarm service last night I tested the 240v and got the following L - N 240v N - E 170v L - E 70v obviously adviced the customer to get an electrition(sic) in as a matter of urgency (ie straightaway) what could have been wrong? and should I have powered them down?

Has anyone fitted risco's wireless panel WisDom. If so anything feed back would be appreciated.

BS 5266-1:2005 Emergency lighting. Code of practice for the emergency lighting of premises Does anyone have a copy of this I could get the "lend" of? BTW no I dont own my own business or I'd buy it Thanks

Hi Have a problem with the light in my loft. problem is when the light is on so is the one in the main bed room. Power for the light in the loft comes from the light in the main bed room Live is from the loop and neutral is in the neutral. The bedroom has a dimmer switch. The light in the loft has the twin and earth coming from the bedroom ceiling rose going in to the loft ceiling rose conected neutral in neutral and live in the loop a second twin and earth goes to the swicth connected from the loop on the ceiling rose to the common on the switch and then from L1 on the swicth to the live on the rose.