Electrical vs gas courses

[Aurora123]

Hi

I’m 18 and recently cancelled my uni application, I did a levels in biology, chemistry and psychology and did pretty good. Someone introduced to the trade saying it’s lucrative etc etc and can courses can be acquired in about a. Year. I thought it’s better then me doing 3 years uni and having 27k in debt. For these courses I spend less then 10k . I’m stuck whether to do a gas course or electrical. I have asked some gas engineers and they say lots of people are already in gas and electrical is better. Plz help as I need to get admission and places are filling up very quickly

 

[Baddegg]

do we know what will be replacing gas boilers in 2025 for new build ?

back to storage heaters ?

I reckon they are banking on electric boilers to take over the role mate....

 

[loz2754]

Along with ground source and air source heat pumps.

 

[Daveyb]

If you want to be a electrician, learn three wire colours and if it goes bang it’s tripped at the rcd before you’re little precious soft hands get a shock

 

[nicebutdim]

If you want to be a electrician, learn three wire colours and if it goes bang it’s tripped at the rcd before you’re little precious soft hands get a shock

Great contribution

Welcome to the forum.

 

[DPG]

If you want to be a electrician, learn three wire colours and if it goes bang it’s tripped at the rcd before you’re little precious soft hands get a shock

Welcome to the forum. You realise there are more than 3 colours of wiring right?

And it's 'your' by the way.

Great contribution otherwise though

 

[Mike Johnson]

If applying for a course beware of the con merchants that seem to abound in Scotland, have not seen any bad press re "XS training" shown in the side bar on the right.

 

[Moley]

As this thread is from Feb '21 I would imagine the OP has either found a course or headed off in a totally different direction by now.
I have to admit that the Daveyb post was VERY useful though!

 

[nicebutdim]

As this thread is from Feb '21 I would imagine the OP has either found a course or headed off in a totally different direction by now.
I have to admit that the Daveyb post was VERY useful though!

In educating people about the danger of sniffing gas.

 

[Moley]

In educating people about the danger of sniffing gas.

I wonder which gas he had been sniffing when he posted it. I'd like to give it a go

 

[nicebutdim]

I wonder which gas he had been sniffing when he posted it. I'd like to give it a go

Only two likely candidates. The gas piped into homes or the gas coming from stuff that doesn't flow up hill.

I would have expected better from someone with plenty of time to write material between flooding homes.

 

[Dustydazzler]

Mic drop...

 

[Mike Johnson]

Well the language sounded like an Electrician.