Hello, I was Approched by a company about 6 months ago to install all there solar and help price as a sub contractor, I used to fit solar a few years ago in a previous company but never had anything to do with pricing or anything like that, I put myself though the courses put my apprentice...
Hi guys, thanks for letting me join, id like to ask someone who is in the know with electrics, its not "auto electrics" but its 12v (on a caravan) ..... so i guess auto electrician us best place for this rather than DIY? .... Sorry if its not!
I have just bought a 40w solar panel to charge a...
Evening all,
About 6/7/8?? months ago I was called to see a elderly client (who I had previously done one or two small jobs for) who's electric awning would not open. It turned out to be the battery in the remote control!! I had to make 2 journeys out to him and buy the 'odd' battery off the...
Hi guys i have owned a electric scooter for a while
it has a battery bank on it that is made up of 4x 12v 14ah
sealed lead acid batterys.
i would presume this would make it a 48v 14ah battery
The bike has sat in my shed for few years and i am now
wanting to sell it.
so the other day i...
Hi, I am changing 2 old consumer units to 1 new 17th edition one. I have all equipment just need to know labour costs. Im from northern ireland if that makes a difference?
Had a call today from a prospective client who runs the maintenance for a small block of flats. They want a price for a EICR for the communal power. This bit is straight forward. In addition he explained that there are 2 x outside lights which are faulty (cause unknown). Also a light in the...
Seems theres a website WITH FALSE INFO SO DONT TRY IT claiming that once you upgrade with is08 you can charge your iphone in a microwave for 1.5 mins
Its called wave technology and someone has already tried it with bad results
see...
HI've got a motorbike which has a split charge system to power a very small 1.3Ah sealed lead battery. This is used to power emergency lighting when the engine isn't ruining. The battery is now dead, I'm not sure if it's through being completely discharged and not recharged for a while (when...
Hi there I'm not sure that I'm in the right place but here goes?
I've recently been asked by a landlord to complete several condition reports on his properties of all various sizes some empty and some have people living in them. As I have always worked for someone I'm not sure what price to...
hi all , im planning a little garden project in my porch in which I need to use a water pump and air pump . I was hoping to use solar powered pumps but feel that on gloomy northern days I would not be able to generate enough power to be reliable . so I thought I could possibly use a...
We're getting a lot of requests to carry out maintenance visits on Solar Thermal systems - interestingly they are mostly Worcester Bosch systems and all are with soldered joints, and every single one has at least 3 other elements not compliant with current standards above and beyond the solder...
Was just wondering what people charge for pat testing and how they apply the charges.
Most companies I do work for expect 3 stickers on a laptop, 1 on the laptop itself, 1 on the transformer lead, and 1 on the kettle lead, thus being 3 appliances. Personally I only charge it as a single item and...
This can be nice work, but what do you charge?
I have been involved in projects that become quite long and drawn out as clients and (especially) architects, some of whom think they know it all but are ignorant idiots (the architects that is), get to understand what is possible and how it...
I know makita radios rule sites but it's time for me to get one all my tools are dewalt so would be handy to get the dewalt radio . Anyone got any reviews on them ?
Hi Guys
I have been approached by a local letting agents and asked if I would be interested in doing electrical maintenance for them on the rental properties that the manage. However having spent the last 12 years in France, I have no idea on what I should be charging.
I would appreciate if...
Hi all, I appreciate this has probably been discussed and length previously but would
like some advice on pricing of eicr's on static caravans, I'm only talking about the caravan installation itself (including hook
up lead) the whole site it also to be inspected but this is a seperate job...
Elecsa rang me up on an unknown number today to let me know that they couldn't turn up tomorrow and rescheduled for next Wednesday instead, funny ain't it because if I cancelled on them this late in the day them would charge me £290.00 for the privilege.
realistically I could lose two days money...
Hi all.just looking for a bit of advice. I have been with my current company for just over a year. They are asking us to sign a piece of paper authorising them to deduct £40 a month from our wages to cover any potential damage to our work vans. apparently if our vans are undamaged at the end of...
I use all the 18 volt range but have had one battery fail in 18 months. The 3Ah version. They do get daily use but I don't think this is great. Also one of my battery's, yellow clip, which holds the pins in place has broken. Anybody know if these can be repaired, as there's a lot of life left in...
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