Im relatively freshly qualified and registered so still coming up against new challenges.
I have a client who has requested a rewire but they also want minimum damage to flooring etc. Hopefully loft access means I can get to first floor lighting cables but ground floor ceiling lighting could...
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We have had an enquiry from a client that requires us to use a female electrician working with an apprentice. I cannot give details of the client at this stage suffice to say they are a reputable national company and more details will be given at the interview stage. The work will be in...
I am told a chase I did was dangerous and should never be done in this way. My thinking was considering all things it was in safe zones and is not dangerous. I would appreciate opinions on the matter please. The other part of the picture is where the client claims a scratched pipe when drilling...
How would you approach laying in ring downstairs with no floorboards or joists just bare ground, the property is being refurbished ? Bit puzzled by this one !
currently took over someones job on a control 4 system "huge home automated system" due that being an extra they paid my boss separate for this. alot of lighting has Big transformers which had to be put local to the control 4. doing this i had to make connections "wagos and tape" due to many...
Hi guys, been asked at short notice to put in a price for a job.
It's an existing driving range, they have put in an extra 6 covered bays.
They are now looking those to be lit along with the area in front that users will be hitting onto.
They are looking for the first 125yds to be well...
Hi All,
I've been employed since January with a regional installer since my previous business was very small and local and my Partner lost heart in the industry and moved on.
I am now re-entering the market as a sole trader and am interested to know what you guys would do differently if...
I was called to a property where they had a water leak causing a fair bit damage and I have repaired or replaced what is needed but the consumer unit is old who do I charge customer or the insurance who is paying for everything else?
Hi Chaps,
Sorry its late but im after some advice from some maybe wiser men....
I have carried out a EICR on a multiple unit trading estate owned by a farmer.
I have discovered that nearly all the 3 phase DB'd are corroded and have asbestos flash guards with bs3036 fuses. I have put the fuses...
Evening chaps!
In the past I have come across some customers who try to pull fast ones with payments, but this particular customer is turning into a nightmare. After near enough completing quite a large job and receiving most of the money and also receiving plenty of compliments about my work...
I was asked by a plumber colleague, to have a look at a shower/steam cubicle, someone had asked him to install. The client had purchased the thing off ebay about a year ago, and has just been in a position to have it installed. The thing has come with no manufacturers instructions, and the...
Why do many sparkies fit integrated LED downlights such as the JCC FGLED range?
I wouldn't fit combined units at all, at least not in a domestic situation. You're saddling the client with an expensive reinstallation bill if in the future he wants, for example, warm white instead of cool white...
Been asked to do remedials on a condition report.Its a large tile warehouse with several 36way boards and was given an unsatisfactory result.There were no C1,s,but and about 6 C2,s,which I have rectified(wrong size mcb,s,holes in enclosures,no cpc to light switch).There remain about 9...
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...
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Well i am fast approaching the end of my second year of trading.. and i think my accountant is going to go mental.
I have zero control over the ins and outs of my accounts and i need to reign it in! I have arranged all of my wholesalers invoices to come direct into my email...
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...
Hi, i have been asked to install an electric shower into a hairdressers for washing hair over a basin. When i enquired with Elecsa how far sockets have to be from the shower, they told me the 3m rule still applies? Is this correct, i feel this is totally a different situation to a room...
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Are we the only company to have a nightmare when dealing with Mastervolt technical regarding faulty inverters. They're shambolic and constantly trying to blame the installer. To be honest, I can live with a warranty argument with an inverter company, but as Mastervolt contacts the...
If you have missed a certificate that you were supposed to have submitted online with NIC and so it is now over the 30 days by quiet a bit will you get any kind of come back on it if you just submit it now? or should you re test and submit within date range? thanks
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