that's one of my interview questions for subbies, you must suspect someone who drinks neither tea nor coffee and I am very partial to the bacon sarnies, where are you based freshsparks
my assistant made a classic today, im in sw London and he calls me and says he is fitting a pull cord and the light is not working, pleased as punch he says he has had the meter out and he hasn't got 240 at the light, transpired he had the live and switchline in l1 and l2 there was that...
just a word of warning to a newcomer I have been self employed for 6 years and it is only in the last 3 months that I have started to make real money, or least I will if they cough up. and I have been trying sooooo hard from day 1 and I was very qualified when I started and I still get to jobs...
I have a green house and am doing really well at growing stuff, and I also buy flower for my wife occasionally so next year im entering the Chelsea flower show - you read this and you think **** maybe I should set my heights a little lower and maybe you should start by getting a job and...
in my opinion, now that you have peices of paper to say you can do the job you need to learn how to do the job, the only way to learn is to be shown, in short you need to get a job and do an apprentiship, there is no shortcuts it take 30 years to make 30 years of knowledge. if you advertise and...
evening all, as part of my expanding business I have inherited lots of electric ho****er systems by redhill and pulsacoil, and wondered if anyone had experience of them and had tips for spares etc. the one I did today was a systemate III and it was tripping the RCD whenever it was switched on...
they currently have a combi boiler with at least 2 bar pressure, I am looking for someone to point me in the direction of different types of boiler would prefer wall hung like for like of the combi if that exists
just been out to price a job, basically it a large 1 bed 1 bath bathroom penthouse type flat with a 23kw output gas combi boiler, for reasons apparent to only others they are unable to replace the current knackered boiler with a gas one, so call in your friendly sparks, any ideas on what could...
i got a job through yesterday to look at a lutron system that was stuck mid operation and not responding despite 3 sparks looking at over the past 2 weeks.
first thought - no thanks
second thought - look through the internet
third thought and 1st action - check out previous posts on the forum...
sadly there are no legal obligations for the landlord to test the installation, he does have a duty of care to provide safe electrics but this is meaning less imo. i think the best thing would be to ask the agents if there is an electrical installation certificate or a periodic inspection...
hate to say this but working through the night sounds the best option, 2 or three handed to nail it in the one night start at 9 finish at 9 day rate x3 (gives you double bubble on the 12hr shift) say 250 per man per day gives you 2250 imo
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