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  1. baldelectrician

    NICEIC Test Sheets

    Yep They try to sell, sell, sell At the last asessment I told the asessor that I used SELECT to update my regs and inspection and testing, on the email after the asessment I got "Thank you for enquiring about training courses during your recent assessment visit." I did not enquire about...
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    NICEIC Test Sheets

    I use Tysoft Easycert, they have Apple and Android versions as well as a full windows version I use a laptop and the PC, both allow you to do a cert and then sync when you have internet We actually use a business mobile that syncs photos to One drive and an app caled Joplin which syncs with...
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    Anyone willing to share details about past mistakes and consequences/resolution?

    Keep learning Every time somerthing comes up that makes it awkward I change my terms and conditions For example- I am currently taking a landlord to court for a job I did in Glasgow for her- I don't normally do Glasgow but I did as a favour The problem is that as her business address is in the...
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    Need Advice

    It depends on how far through you are, if you are in the first half then I would suggest you switch over, if you are in the last third then see it out. When you switch having an existing trade type qualification prove that you can commit - and it also makes you multi skilled which is an...
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    Fire rated or not

    Maybe I am having a senior moment- I thought all recessed spots had to be fire rated now Or is it a Scottish Building standards only thing ?
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    How tolerant of customers are you?

    I had a customer call and ask about work, told them I was booked for 3-4 weeks but could come and give them an estimate within 2-3 days. They decided not to bother They then called me 3 weeks later and asked when I could start- had to explain I was taking bookings 3-4 weeks ahead and I could...
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    Fire rated or not

    I have switched over to them (was using JCC) and find them better They work fine, however we do not use the black clip on enclosure that comes with them- we use a choc box instead as it is a personal preference
  8. baldelectrician

    What’s the best way to fix this small gap in the consumer unit?

    I use Hager, don't get this problem
  9. baldelectrician

    New van

    My next van will NOT be a Nissan Poor customer service, lies and incompotence. If I were in your position I would not be buying a Nissan
  10. baldelectrician

    Wylex RCBO

    This is why I use Hager, new RCBO still fits legacy Hager boards from circa 1993
  11. baldelectrician

    Gripper sensor

    Just thinking about this simply would be to wire both microswitches in series then any one opened would cause an open circuit. The open switches could be used (as others have suggested) to prevent restarting of the process
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    UK Is this meter and consumer unit location safe and upto spec? (kitchen cabinet, water pipes)

    I thought I had posted earlier, but did not If I were doing a rewire at your property I would have NOT replaced the consumer unit there. I would have either Ran an armour from the meter location to a new consumer unit location thus locating the unit to a sensible place I did this in a house 6...
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    Are you VAT registered

    We (my son and me) are not VAT registered We keep turnover lower by getting the client to buy dear stuff We fitted 6 Aico smoke alarms (most battery, radio link at £60 a pop) yesterday. When I quoted the job I explained to the client we will give them a list of smoke alarms they need and the...
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    Electrifying front yard

    If you are running armour for a hut / cave I would suggest you run EV ultra cable- this is 10mm / 16mm 3 core armour which has a cat 5/cat6 ethernet inside - this allows stuff such as a car charger later as well as a gate supply or CCTV furher down the garden (using an IP camera) if you run a...
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    Electricians Vans, any of you have electric vans? How good are they now?

    I have a Nissan Townstar and, in my opinion it is garbage It has glitches such as when you change the driver profile it switches on 'approach unlocking' EVERY TIME. I asked about this and it is not a fault? In winter the milage (stated at 180) went to 96 on a full charge. The range has never...
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    Unreasonably high invoice bill from an electrician

    Q: What is the ideal name for an English window cleaner? A: Seymour Clearly Don't thank me all at once.
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    Unreasonably high invoice bill from an electrician

    Did he let you know of the cooling off laws- see link? The Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/3134/regulation/30/made If he did not he may be unable to make you pay without a court order Offer to pay...
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    What invoicing apps/softwares do you guys use?

    I use Xero for invoicing and sending estimates I use a different program (Quicken - not Quickbooks) as I have had it from 2004 and it still works. I cannot follow Xero as I am not an accountant.
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    What invoicing apps/softwares do you guys use?

    Reached out to tradebase and they had not heard of the cooling off laws (I sent them a link to the act of parliament) and they mashed up a copy and paste effort that does not have the correct formatting I am currently using Xero and that works- Xero allows me to do custom formatted word...
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    How Many Power Showers in a New Build is Allowed?

    If I were building such a house I would be instaling as much PV as I could and then dumping the excess in to water heating / battery storage.

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