Had a customer who had a bathroom fitted, many faults, including, but not exclusive to no IPX on towel heater 60 cms from shower, without competent electrician, took feeds from spaghetti cables within the loft.
what are your thoughts on Bathroom fitters
I am an electrical fitter by trade, my EA says an electrical trade person should get paid more, but offers a higher rate of pay for an electrical license, just wondering if an electrical fitter is recognised as an electrical trade
Hi, currently working on a shop refurb at the moment.
It's a traditional building( bricks and mortar) with a house attached on the back.
The house and shop are on the same supply and meter for the time being. To move the project along we've had move the supply and meter to a new position...
Hi, as the title says I've recently finished my Level 3 course, I'm based in Swindon but have my own car and I'm willing to travel up to roughly an hour or so for work. I usually do up the electrics when it goes wrong in my parents house which hasn't been more than a light switch or rose, but I...
Saw these today .......... kitchen fitters work ......... and a 3rd party company coming in to test and certify!
bear in mind this wont be accessible for long
at least these have earth sleeving!
Apparently these push fit ones are perfectly good for everything - even joints that may...
Popped in my Sisters house earlier today to see how she was getting on having a new kitchen fitted.
First impressions were quite good, install of units so far seemed good, new floor was good, my sister then pointed out the new sockets that he had installed.
Sockets were loose ready for him to...
Dear all
I require a fully qualified electrician to fit a Grade A, LD2 fire alarm system in a 2 storey communal area.
I can send plans and layouts of preciseley whats required so an accurate quote can be given. I would prefer individal electricains as we are a proffessional landlord and have...
I am a bathroom fitter who's main trade is is plumbing and tiling. For any electrical work I used to use an old boy however he unfortunately passed away. I want to undertake this work myself as it's a nightmare now trying to get a sparky when I need on my different projects. I am looking at...
My wife rang me on Saturday with a message .. help I have a puncture - flagged up by the cars on board computer.
She has a 18 month old Audi, so as the tyre had not gone completely down and looked normal she managed to make it home.
As it was after 6pm and all garages are closed, I called Audi...
evening all!!
I have been offered a job as a smart meter installer with SSE (swansea) starting in April.
How long are you roughly out of the house each day or is there a set amount of meters to change? And is there anyway to earn more as in overtime on weekends? Or are you expected to work...
Was wondering if anyone knows anyone working for SSE in the Newcastle area or else where. Is it okay as an employer are do they expect the earth from you, with regards to high targets for fitting smart meters? Cheers.
my mate's just got a new girlfriend,anyway the other day she had one of those smartmeters fitted,the guy comes to change it looks at the tails and says "oh my god I'm suprised you havent been burned to death in this house,these wires are way too small".She goes into panic mode and calls my mate...
Hi All,
I've just been to do a couple of thing s for a friend and she had a jack of all trades doing a kitchen and she wanted me to see what he was doing is ok.
1. He wants to install the cooker hood into the fused spur that also controls the heating. I said that i wouldnt do that incase...
Helped out on a job last week with camerabloke, ran a main earth bond to the gas OK, no water pipe installed yet, so we ran a 10mm earth cable to the position closest to the stop cock position, arrived this morning to find the 10mm cable buried behind the kitchen cabinets, unable to reach it I...
Hi
This is a very big question does any one know any one that works for a metering companies that knows of any jobs going haven no luck at the moment lost my job back in nov and have done bits of electrical works to get me by (family love jobs ) but now need to get back to metering ASAP I...
I have worked for the last 20 years as an electrical fitter repairing machines, i have also worked with electricians mainly doing first fix electrics. I do have some electrical qualifications NQV 2 and City & guilds part one in electrical installation. If I did The part p course and 17 edition...
Been trading on my own now for almost a year and mostly going well. I have been having problems with one customer though, a kitchen fitter who subcontracts me.
I have been doing work for him now for around 4 months and we agreed on price per point and payments to be made 14 days after kitchen...
hi all,please help.i am doing the city&guilds 3265 17th edition electrical course, I have been a double glazing window fitter for 25 years. all the heavy lifting has taken its toll,and doctors have told me my right elbow can not take anymore. I have always wanted to be an electrician,hence my...
"Hello All",
I have just read about this Today in the Installer Magazine [Gas related]:
A `Gas Fitter` soldered a copper joint on a Gas pipe next to an Electrical cable - He burned the insulation on the cable which He `repaired` by putting some insulation tape over the burnt area - arcing...
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