Fuse box installed for £150 what!!!

[Dan23584]

I don't think its possible to test 7 circuits in 30 minutes - thats 4 mins 30 seconds per circuit!

PLUS I see you've not done your certs or notify either which I include in my timescales as a cu change isn't complete till thats done, and it all adds up the hours!

It can't take me 4mins or more to get my tester set up!

 

[MDJ]

Yeah it was a BG board, bought from CEF gloucester, dan it took an hour to test the 7 circuits buddy not a half hour, and the board although cheap and cheerful is actually IMO a good board, there is plenty of room above the MCBs to connect the cables in tidily and after all it was only 7 circuits, I always used to use wylex, but after the recall a couple of years back went right off them and the BG has more room IMO, dan this job today was a one off, sometimes it takes all day to change a board and do an earth upgrade and I would charge around 500, all jobs vary IMO.

 

[MDJ]

I never said a half hour fella's please read my post a few threads back again, and I didn't edit it, you just read it wrong, come on whats this a public hanging haha.

 

[Dan23584]

I like the proteus boards due to the solid link bars, I find the wylex/Crabtree/BG boards to be a bit messy inside. Personal preference I suppose. I still feel I would struggle to test 7 circuits in an hour. I do not no the details of the job so I have no criticism only commenting my initial thoughts.

 

[MDJ]

I can't stand the proteus boards Myself, although the garage unit they do is okay, I personally find testing 7 circuits in an hour in an empty house fairly easy, once the lamps are out and everything unplugged you can meggar all 7 circuits at the board very easily without difficulty, the r1s and 2s for the rings can be tested easily with the plug which you can buy, the zs are straight forward as well, the time taken is the testing on the rcds imo, the times half, 1 and 5 and on the 180 and 0 poles, however I have the meggar which holds the results and overall I think 7 circuits in an hour is normal IMO, I don't fill the sheets in on site as I like to do them on the computer, In my opinion they look better than written ones, I not trying to be a dick, just being honest and todays job was easy, some days they are harder and take more time.

 

[Dan23584]

Surely carrying out he ring final tests with taking a reading from every socket takes a good amount of time? Unless there is very few sockets I suppose.

 

[MDJ]

an hour is more than enough dan in an empty house if you have the right equipment, and as mentioned at least 3 times now all jobs vary.

 

[Deservices]

I normally charge 400 for a board replace which includes any fault finding that may occur and a instal cert, condition report, building control cert etc. Max 8 hours any extra is 25 an hour plus parts. I like the square D boards not the cheapest but never had any problems and they a strong spacious board.

 

[slimsim60]

i'm a Electrical Trainee, and even i can't see how you can make money on a £150 cu change. Perhaps i've been trained differently. i'd take longer than that guy just to sort out a cupper and realise i'd left half the tools in the van.

 

[richy3333]

Square D and Proteus boards being mentioned, can it get any worse

 

[Deservices]

Square D and Proteus boards being mentioned, can it get any worse

Why's that richy3333? Used all the boards mentioned had problems with most of them.

 

[richy3333]

Why's that richy3333? Used all the boards mentioned had problems with most of them.

Every Proteus board I have ever looked at has disintegrated before my eyes, faster than a gas fitters promises. Plasticky nasty stuff. Stupid spring loaded lugs that always shoot across the room, mocking you as they fly past your eye, barely missing your retina. And there's never enough room in them to work. Worse than MK, though their quality has long since diminished.

Apologies to Square D I momentarily confused them with Volex. I see Square D are now owned by Snchneider electric

 

[Deservices]

Confused me to lol they good boards

 

[RISElectrical]

I had a chat to a mate last night that asked me for a twin socket and back box. He is short on cash so as a weekend top up quoted a woman £170 for a board change and addition socket for £40....

I said it was stupid cheap but he had the board left over from another job so I gave him the socket etc. He called a min ago and said that I could have the socket back as she is having the work done tomorrow buy a guy charging..... £140 all in and including the addition socket?!

World gone mad!!!

 

[Johnuk]

lol if people like doing jobs on the cheap they will never make money, £150 is way to cheap for what you have to do

cost
board about £90
fuel £10
there for a day if probs when testing say 8hrs you are on 6pound a hr

i say they must be cutting corners