greatguy Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 Hi all,what a great find on ebay, english book on french electrics. Has any one got one yet. Come june i shall have ago of doing my electrics.Ever so pleased Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerdesal Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 Reference ?ISBN Number ??Title even???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anton Redman II Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 Suggest :https://www.eyrolles.com/BTP/Livre/electricity-in-your-french-house-9782212127126 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greatguy Posted March 20, 2011 Author Share Posted March 20, 2011 Sorry silly me the book is called Electrics Made Simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunday Driver Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 I think you'll find the book is called Electricity Made Simple.I hope you're better at reading the instructions otherwise we'll all be waiting for the bang.......[:-))] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinabee Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 Better check when it was printed - as far as I can tell the regs for electricity in France change regularly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greatguy Posted March 20, 2011 Author Share Posted March 20, 2011 The book is 2010, as i can see the regs are up to date. Will it go bang with early edition of the french books, i do not think so. It's a new book, i suguest you buy it before you slag it off, or you scared of loss of work.I AM HAPPY TO DO WHAT IT SAYS IN THE BOOK. 30 years of being electrician and i will go for this. I have heard about expats slaging other electicians off, so the work goes to them. Grow up, about time we had an French Electrical book in English. Bobby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 If you are a "Greatguy" and this is only your first 3 postings maybe you shouldn't go on the attack so early. No one has "slagged" it off just pointed out that regs do change just as they do in the UK 15th, 16th, 17th..........and therefore for your own protection to check that it is up to date. Of course if you were the author of such a great guide and were just using forum's to boost your Ebay sales you wouldn't want to upset people either.The only time I hear expats saying bad things about sparks is when they try installing ring main circuits, twin & earth and UK socket faces to keep the Brits happy and fail the electrical examination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sid Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Out of interest I did a search on Ebay and couldn't find this book. Was it a one-off item for sale secondhand?I go with Anton's recommendation, or better still (for me anyway) this one https://www.eyrolles.com/BTP/Livre/l-installation-electrique-comme-un-pro-9782212125290 which many people here have recommended. Be sure to buy the latest edition because as already pointed out the regs change regularly. Of course the latter book is in French, but if you're living or doing work here you going to have to learn some French anyway! [;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 It's being sold one at a time but many sold.Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 I found it.I also found several websites advertising the booklet (it's a spiral-bound, self published work)One of the adverts (by the author) was placed just 2 days ago [I] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 [quote user="greatguy"]The book is 2010, as i can see the regs are up to date. Will it go bang with early edition of the french books, i do not think so. It's a new book, i suguest you buy it before you slag it off, or you scared of loss of work.I AM HAPPY TO DO WHAT IT SAYS IN THE BOOK. 30 years of being electrician and i will go for this. I have heard about expats slaging other electicians off, so the work goes to them. Grow up, about time we had an French Electrical book in English. Bobby[/quote]If the book is written in English anything like that of the OP then it will probably be easier to understand French! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachapapa Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 [quote user="Jay"][quote user="greatguy"]The book is 2010, as i can see the regs are up to date. Will it go bang with early edition of the french books, i do not think so. It's a new book, i suguest you buy it before you slag it off, or you scared of loss of work.I AM HAPPY TO DO WHAT IT SAYS IN THE BOOK. 30 years of being electrician and i will go for this. I have heard about expats slaging other electicians off, so the work goes to them. Grow up, about time we had an French Electrical book in English. Bobby[/quote]If the book is written in English anything like that of the OP then it will probably be easier to understand French![/quote]Indeed, difficult for engineers and barrack room lawyers to follow.[:P] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greatguy Posted March 22, 2011 Author Share Posted March 22, 2011 what the Jacques Clouseau do you mean.Shame on you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anton Redman II Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Self published as below :http://www.wilsons-electrical.co.uk/electrics-made-simple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherman Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 I have nothing against self published books. However books through publishing houses tend to be peer reviewed and checked for accuracy.The self published books are good value for money and I will probably buy one as a guide. But it should be treated as a guide and checked against other sources. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Wiggy Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 This book is available from Amazon Fr, the title is "Electricty in your french house." Rules and techniques explained in English, by Thomas Malcom!! EYROLLES. 14.90€ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greatguy Posted March 24, 2011 Author Share Posted March 24, 2011 not the same book, i have this book as well. This book i bought off ebay is called -Electrics Made Simple by David Wilsonin English, and released in 2010.Bobby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Wiggy Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 There are several translated DIY books going around, the book I refered to was recomended on this very topic in a previous posting, I never implied that it was the same book, I just pointed out a FACT!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sid Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Thanks for the link Teapot, I see it now. Odd that he only despatches to UK; I've gone off the idea of buying one but I'd have a job getting hold of it anyway if he won't send it to France. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sid Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 I had to chuckle; their own website says "We first opened for business in 2006, and have been serving UK, and the rest of the France, ever since."My bold italics. Since when was UK part of France? [:)] Easy to be picky, I know. But then what other mistakes/ambiguities are there in the book...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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