Domestic Sparkys - have a routine?

[LukeScotty]

Thought i'd start a thread on you sparky's, who enter an empty property ready to re-wire. Surely you have a routine in what you do? So i'd like to hear about it. I don't really do domestic and maybe getting a job in it. I know every property and situation is different, but just give us a general idea of how you go about it. Do you rip out and get the lighting done first? It can as detailed as you like

 

[EasyFox]

For me its.
(1) cu & bonding + temp socket for kettle & chargers
(2) lights test & connect (can work later in the day with lights on)
(3) upstairs sockets & bathroom bonding + shower
(4) downstairs sockets & kitchen sockets
(5) bt & data if requested
(6) 2nd fix
(7) dead test & live test

Something like that..but like most things plans change while in operation.

 

[Bane]

now the sad bit is me and my mate have had to split up and he is working somewhere else.

Any particular reason you had to split up Alex or should I mind my own business?

 

[alex]

no no bane what happened was we were working on price in scunthorpe. the price was ok but not the best. anyway our finished the scunthorpe job and we were sent to leicester no traveling time and from leeds its 2hrs on a good run and anybody who knows the m1 to leeds from leicester you very rarley get a good run. the price in leicester was really bad just an example wire a shower from board to shower including making good and testing was £15.00. thats no joke another was mains change full pme an test was £60. anyway we were never going to make our money on that job and the job was for 3 months so we left the company.
my mate has a job at another company in leeds and i start a new job in leeds on monday back rewiring and upgrades on council houses lived in and voids. which im happy about as its what i know.
im trying to get my mate at the same firm as me so we can team up again.

 

[Bane]

I see. Well, best of luck with the future, hope everything works out for you mate.

 

[Cirrus]

God and I thought £77 to wire a shower from board and test was poor money. Maybe I should think myself lucky!

 

[PAUL M]

on arrival a cup of tea is a must ,then maybe a bacon sandwich then after a read of paper we allways wire the house by starting at the top and work down,leave any outside lights and other annoying bits till last.oh what a life.

 

[TPES]

Done many Council re-wires of kitchens and bathrooms.

2 of us in a house and usually done by 2:00pm first fix and second fix.
These were lived in working around all appliances in kitchens etc.. Nasty work!
First thing was... Get the radio out the van!
Go in and roll carpets back get floor boards up ASAP.
1 of us would mark out the kitchen and start chasing out, carry on first fixing.
the 2nd would be in the bathroom or loft doing first fix. When all pulled in we would need to second fix. Core hole needed in kitchen & bathroom for fans. Theres is antother set of sparks that would go round and test only.

 

[WarrenG]

Most here are saying that they would do the CU first and install a temporary socket for kettle and chargers.

Do you guys feed the new CU from the existing old CU as a temp supply?

This is something I had to do while attempting to rewire a property that was being lived in! - total nightmare!

Or do kill all the power, rip out the old CU and fit the new CU, bonding, tails etc and get lights on first (plus a temp socket)?

Warren

 

[Paul_Rawlinson]

You could always connect back up to existing unit if is only temp saving time, allowing you to get more done, then do new CU last with all the new cable ready to just connect up and complete final testing

 

[WarrenG]

Yes Paul, thats how I did it on that occasion.

I was quite lucky because the new CU was being placed on a wall opposite and therefore I could install the new CU, tails, bonding etc and replace circuit for circuit, old for new.

Eventually the old CU was empty to rip out.

 

[sivoodoo]

So, how many of you pulled the main fuse to juice up the CU?

 

[heathelect]

So, how many of you pulled the main fuse to juice up the CU?

I pull main fuse or just disconnect old tails out of meter every time, then reseal when job done. !!!!!

 

[city spark]

I pull main fuse or just disconnect old tails out of meter every time, then reseal when job done. !!!!!

totally nothing to do with the topic but new to the site how do you start thread

 

[Jurassic Spark]

Usually start upstairs lights first, then downstairs lights and upstairs socket at the same time, followed by down ring, kitchen ring, then mains.

Done it this way for almost 40 years - can't see point in changing now.

 

[jamsey]

what you all on about??? you all know you used to start at the kettle....