Trade tips

cool hand luke

Just wondering would it be a good idea to start a thread for trade tips. Like common faults and solutions.
Wiring tips,
Fault finding .i.e RCD nuisance trips,
General handy tips.
Possibly even RECI changes.

What does everyone think?

tomdempsey200

a good idea

.G.

Yeah probably be a good idea,I bet I can guess which forum member won't think it is though!:D

maxamillius

Go for it,good idea mate

Stoner

Sounds good, if we index in the excellent post thread it would help keep Content fresh.

cool hand luke

Could we start the tips here on this thread? And if so, it doesn't matter how basic the tip is who wants to start first?

maxamillius

Ye sounds good sure one of the mods could change the title of the thread and make it a sticky maybe!who wants to go first?

Steve

maxamillius wrote: »

who wants to go first?

Trade tip?

If you bend a cable over and squeeze it really hard, it doesn't stop the electricity coming out....

Hard to believe apprentices still fall for that..

Bruthal

Steve wrote: »

Trade tip?

If you bend a cable over and squeeze it really hard, it doesn't stop the electricity coming out....

Hard to believe apprentices still fall for that..

Works well with variable speed drill, new apprentice, and getting him to fold lead as tight as he can.

3phase1

Tip
never use poor quality electrical equipment which you buy in the diy shop go to the wholesalers

iopener

dont use white cable ties the uv-b rays from the sun makes them degrade rapidily

confusedeire

better to be looking at it than looking for it

hufpc8w3adnk65

Measure twice Cut once

worded

Don't use a metal scisors when removing a bad light from your xmas tree set

Especially when it's plugged in

2014

Tip.
When lifting heavy drums of cable always use appropriate lifting equipment with a sky hook designed to exceed the weight you are lifting, and ensure the pin is correctly in position by hitting it with a glass hammer.

muff03

It's always somebody else's fault

Bruthal

For anyone who might be bending steel trunking, it is often asked how far to measure each side of the centre line of the bend for making a 45 degree bend.

The distance from the centre line is 0.41 x width of trunking. So for 100mm trunking, measure 41mm each side of the centre line, for 150mm trunking, its 61.5mm, for 200mm trunking, its 82mm etc.

whizbang

Sir Arthur Daley

whizbang wrote: »

Very cheap product here, always pays to get the best you can afford.