Anyone else get fed up of explaining to friends & family why they cant do private work for them...
No other trades have to jump through as many hoops
Almost thought about paying a (part P) scheme to register work even though I am full time in Industrial Electrical work.
I know it's hard to differentiate between the forum categories now. This software puts the forum name in the biggest font on the page, but as soon as you scroll down a bit to the reply area, you don't know what forum you're in and whether it's public.
So now if you test posting in the arms...
I worked in some real dung holes whilst rewiring a local Council estate in South Twerton in Bath, you could work in one on a pair of Semis real nice people, move next door to a stinking hovel, got taken to the Council de lousing depot more than once, makes you wonder how some people could live...
Just on the chance that anyone fancies selling their private number plate in the future , I might be interested if it electrical or electrician related.
I realise they are not to everyone's taste and I'm compensating / having a crisis / shallow / infantile / got better things to do with limited...
I am considering installing private AMR electric meters in a building with several flats fed by submains off a common supply. If possible I would like to read the meters via a wired comms network e.g. "M-Bus" as used for the meters for communal heating systems.
I think they may do this sort of...
hi just looking for any advice really, im fully qualified and starting to find myself getting extremely bored at weekends. anyway i was wondering how people go about getting private jobs etc?
thanks
Hi I have a spare Exam success Inspection and testing 2394 and 2395 you can have. First to pm an address to send it to gets it. Bear in mind although it may be a good primer I was warned the structure of the questions etc. may not be what you will encounter in the exam!
They intended to restrict booster seats from december this year.Approval is expected to be granted in June.
Under the new rules, backless booster seats will only be approved for use for children taller than 125cm (4 foot 1 1/4 inches in old money)and weighing more than 22kg. (just under 4...
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Hello everyone,
After abit of help I have done my compex 1-4 and 7&8
I went to a private/commercial property they use the pump to sell the fuel for park time racing events but the tanks and pipes where installed before 1974 so am I correct it doesn't need a area classification or is the the...
Hello All.
Here's my situation, im currently NICEIC QS where I work, im earning a half decent wage but its never enough right.
Im debating with the idea of setting up on my own but the thought of trying to replace my salary is frightening, mortgage and family so very risky. Not got enough...
Question for primarily electricians working in Scotland. In, for example, a two story semi-detached property, are you installing smoke detectors in both the lower and upper hall or in just the upper hall.
My understanding was that both the upper and lower landings had to be covered (as well as...
Evening
currently employed by large firm working in social housing.
Got Nvq3, 2395 (havnt done a seperate 17th exam? -but trained to 17th?)
I am looking to do a bit of my own private work on weekends- nothing major- few eicr's and the remidials that come with it.
What else do I really need...
hi there im jamie and am doing my electricians course through a company called ATL but i am really struggling tokeepmy head in my books and wondered if anyone knew of a private tutor near me to help me through the course im in petersfield hampshire cheers jamie
Feed in Tariff and Export Tariff payments are Tax free. When calculating pay back does anyone take this into account? The payment is effectively what would have been received after tax was deducted had it been taxable. For a 20% tax payer, it means the payment is actually worth 25% more. For the...
Just found out I can't use the PM feature because of the ball-ache otherwise known as Capcha.
Type the message, click "post" Capcha pops up, struggle to understand what it's supposed to be, type in what it says, press the green "tick" and the whole ****in' screen goes blank and freezes...
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