Quite amusing how this topic has gone from how to wire em lights, to know testing lux levels when doing maintenance.
To be honest the only places that will check them are either council, police cells an a few big companies, most maint engs see them working in em mode and couldn't give a rats...
And to know what lux levels are required and how to achieve them requires relux, and knowing the photometrics of the unit you are installing the area size you need to cover so relux can tell u were to position em light units.
Or like most of us place over exits, change of floor level and...
That's why if ur not cards in you get 40-60k overheads come out of that too I'm guessing, minus all ur tax NI etc,
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Work for someone not self employed.
I would say find a local company to work for and do courses etc, while working with them.
Electrical work in someone's grubby home is different to a nice shiney yacht and there a lot more things to learn practically not just a few courses before u are let loose on someone's home.
Em lighting needs to be planned well, if u mess up the wiring it can cost u a lot of time(=money) to fix wiring issues.
It is all client based with regards to preference of how it is tested, u need to wire it with the client and regs in mind.
General rule of positions is change in level or...
To cover your back even more get your findings and actions on paper, and get the customer to sign it, if he then introduces power back into the building and something happens you have some documentation to say you deemed the property unsafe and did something about it, instead of just leaving it...
Is ur time free!!!
I would imagine the answer is no.... They should pay for both lots of work in full, regardless if they get the full paperwork after rewire too.
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