Can you provide certification for minor works and EICRS without being registered with the scheme? Getting mixed signals from Napit regarding being able to so with or without being registered with them?

In the middle of my first year rn for IEC. And I've realized that the Resi side of electrical work in where i want to be mostly. Its a good foundation from what i heard. The company I'm with only does Commercial and Industrial.

Whats best route to ensure a smooth transition? (Finances and politics mostly)

What would your suggested method of becoming certified be? And find decent pay and good health insurance. I’m in PA, is union or non Union the way to go

Client bought the house next to theirs.

Here in New England there's quite a bit of overhead Services feeding out buildings like garages barns Etc. I often see three wires with bonded neutral and ground rods at these buildings, I wanted to know if anyone had a reference for if three wires with a bonded neutral is okay or if it needs to be overhead quadplex. I have a replacement and also a repair to do both in spots where excavaion isn't happening.

Hi, I'm an electrician from America and was wondering if there were offshore jobs that need help in Europe? I would have to test for a license first but I'm curious how likely it would be to find work. I have lots of questions but am having a hard time finding info online.

What type of license is required?

What companies are hiring?

What kind of money do you make?

What kind of hours do you work?

Thanks for any info, and stay safe out there!

Do yall think this was a good buy or not?

so i called a local electrical contractor to see if i could get an apprenticeship. anyways at the end of the call he asks me what my political views are and we kinda discussed it a bit. but he went on a 25 minute rant and idk if this type of shit is normal, because he offered me the job 😭

Was asked to re

Made in the U.S.A.!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Looking to become an electrician and not sure where to start? I’m in Denver Colorado need some guidance please and thank you! 🙏 recently got laid off in a customer service role and I’m wanting to pursue a career

My husband is an electrician who works in buildings with no heat and sometimes complains about his hands being cold. What are some nice work gloves I can get him for Christmas that he’ll actually wear?

Hey, fellas, I'm a sparky from NZ and I'll soon be applying for my red seal. I'd like to get a copy of the Canadian code (CC22.1-24) to start studying but I don't want to fork out the extortionate asking prices I've seen online. Would anyone here kindly point me in the right direction of a cheap copy or share theirs with me?

Many thanks.

Edit: This was very quickly resolved. Thanks again, fellas.

Considering moving to Washington. What's the job market like out there? Pay, quality of life, cost of living (I know it's high), etc. Just looking for general information and insight. I have ~6 years of experience in resi and multi-family. Currently working in Wisconsin. I'm finally working towards testing for my J-man card but haven't got it yet. Would it be beneficial to obtain my license here and apply for Journeyman positions knowing I'll have to re-test in WA? Or just try to find any job to start and test out in the state of Washington?

How is the workload? How is the compensation? How did you make it into that particular field?

How can I decide between going with the electrician path, software development or possibly electrical engineering? I will give more details if you want I have researched a bit of them just need some feedback from people who know about the fields. I enjoy aoftware development and trade work but I don’t know if I could sit at a desk for my whole career even tho I think I would very much enjoy it, I love to do hands on work. I think I’d like the complexity of computers and software development and I currently do some with them but I would also like the simplicity of just doing commercials electrical work and coming home and not doing anything. Some thing I want to also know is that if electrican work is needing to be pretty smart compared to software development because I want to do something that also takes. A lot of brain power. This is kinda just a big rant but maybe someone will actually read it all.

Hey im 17 and already graduated from high school. I’ve been planning to become an electrician but haven’t figured out where to start. I live in Los Angeles and turn 18 in three months. Lately, I’ve felt stuck, not doing much with myself, but I know I want more out of life. I’m motivated to improve and build a better future it’s just I need guidance on how to begin. Also I didn’t do the best in high school and my family is barely making it by so don’t think I’d be able to pay to go to a trade unfortunately. If this doesn’t work out I’ll probably just end up joining some Military branch.

Any suggestions or help on steps to take would help greatly!

Hi everyone, I own an electric company, and I need advice on how to handle a situation with one of my employees. They’ve been using a company work van on days when there’s no scheduled work, which was not authorized. I consider this a serious issue since the van is for work-related purposes only.

I want to address this calmly but firmly, ensuring they understand the seriousness of the situation without causing unnecessary conflict. How can I approach this conversation with authority while remaining respectful and fair? I’d also appreciate any tips on setting clearer boundaries to prevent this from happening again. Thanks in advance!

CONTEXT: Van was seen at Home Depot on Black Friday (day off). He lives out in the boonies like 30 min from this Home Depot. Also, him and I had an agreement before that I was fine with side work and him using our materials/van as long as he paid us for it. He’s paid me about $2,000 over the last couple years and has let me know that he’s using the van. But this last time he didn’t tell me anything.

Working full time in IBEW but in need of side money. The obvious suggestion would be electrical side work, but if I'm honest I don't want to do that. I'm hoping for something that's less physically demanding and can make maybe 100-200 extra a month. Hoping some brothers out there have some ideas that they are doing or their spouse is doing. Thanks!

The long and short is that there was a time crunch and whole bunch of mismanagement. It was "go do this, no go help megger, no go do this" so after we landed the final inverter, I'd stated for the crew already meggering to megger cabinet 1 and 2, my apprentice and I would megger cabinet 3 and 4. Halfway through, I walked back and found out they effed off because they decided we couldn't use two meggers at the same time.

Scenario 1 - we megger HV cable at 5k Volts, so obviously the ground can handle 2 1000V inputs.

Scenario 2 - we've meggered using two meggers in different areas. To me, this is no different than two meggers in cabinets close by, considering the entire site is connected via 1 ground grid.

My boss had no issue with my game plan. What do you think about running 2 meggers? I'm always learning myself but I conversely can't find any posts saying it's dangerous. We would have been running two meggers at 1000V each, so in the event two groups were both meggering on the ground to cable, I don't see anything detrimental or a reason to walk away from the task.

Thanks