Chris walk away from the £5300 rewire , your price was already on the cheap side imo for a full rewire of a 4/5 bed house. Any less and you might as well do it for free. The cheaper sparks won’t do a good job , I guarantee it will be s rushes bodge.
In my area you would be looking at £6000+ for...
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I’m after some advice
I’m starting my training to qualify as an electrician(nvq level 2 and 3).It’s a combination of distance learning and onsite learning.I have friends who can offer me 1-2 days works every week.Once I have my part p.Once I have my levels 2 and 3 would I be looked at as...
Hello everyone,
Just a few lines to introduce myself to this forum. Fairly new to this industry and currently working for the local authority as a domestic electrician, mainly carrying out installation work and faultfinding. Hoping to get involved in some rewires shortly to gain as must...
Hi all,
My name is Chris and I am 37, I have recently come to the end of my electrical training. I've recently completed my C&G 2382 (17th Edition), 2365/2&3, 2394 qualifications and just waiting for the result of 2395 exam, and now I am looking for work to get my NVQ3 and gain as much...
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New member here in need of a little advice. Any advice much appreciated.
I'm considering a career change perhaps and becoming an electrician.
In my teens at college I did a BTEC national diploma in electrical eng and a city and guilds 7261 in the same, with the idea of going to...
I am planning on finally starting my level 2 when I save for the deposit.
I am quite lucky in my current job that I get an hour's break for lunch and i plan to spend my time wisely learning as much as I can before I start.
I have been watching he's videos on youtube (is he a member here?) I...
Hello guys
Looking to make the jump to my own approved contractor scheme this year.
Currently working for London based company, I have been doing my own jobs for a while and finding it no longer cost affective having your friend sign off your work.
Besides that I hate relying on others and...
hello everyone
i'm chris from east yorkshire
although i'm DEI, part p and BS7671 qual, i have limited experience, so go easy on me ! :D
hoping to learn lots from you all
stay safe
chris
Vanda Electrical are family run business founded by Chris Jones. Chris has over ten years of experience working for Cardiff Council on planned electrical maintenance and testing. Using the skills acquired with the Council, Chris decided to start his own company. We value old school values and...
Dear Everyone.
I myself am not an electrician, that's why I'm here.
I've got a Baby Belling style cooker that rather spectacularly blew its plug fuse a couple of days ago - took out the entire plug circuit. I've got the plug sockets working again, but now of course I have no cooker!
Is it...
Hi all new here.
I have recently qualified as a domestic installer however i have no experience whatsoever as i have been in the security business for the last 12 odd years!
I am ideally looking for work fairly local to myself i understand i need to start at the bottom and thats no...
Hi,
i have a supply from my main DB in the house supplying my garden shed. The garden shed has a small DB supplied by SWA. I would like to use the shed DB to supply my summer house and then from the summer house onto an additional shed.
Obviously, I realise there are other factors to take into...
Chris Kitcher has been in touch over the weekend and he is sending me his latest book before it is released. He can only send one copy out at the moment but he will try his best to send another one for a prize for the TS :wink_smile: (top bloke, really nice talking to him, fantastic attitude and...
Hi there, new to this site and just after a bit of advice. I am part qualified as a Domestic Electrical Installer and am just waiting for the course to complete my Part P.
I have been asked to install a new Consumer Unit on a TT system in a very old cottage. As seen in the photographs, the...
I bought this book over a year and half ago to do 2382/2392. Back then I noticed a few small things that were not right. Especially when cross referencing them with the GN3 etc. Afer doing some of the exercises in the back of the Chris Kitcher book on Inspection and testing second edition it...
Good Evening Lads
Been out of the game for a while, I have a 1553, can someone please explain the lead positions and the correct test procedures.
Many Thanks
Chris
Couldn't believe it - Chris Hopkins on R4 on the way home commenting on the implications for housing and small businesses of the budget announcements today. He'll be on Dragons Den next!
Anyone got and experience of the Bosch GDR 14.4v impact driver? (old Ni-Cd version, not the new li-on). There are still a few on the market at a very good price for the bare unit and as the rest of my kit is 14.4v (only limited use on the odd install job as its mostly machinery maintenance) it...
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