Good Morning Thread - Come say good morning, tell us what you've got on today. :)

We have this thread on TilersForums.com and it's just been restarted because the old thread had 20,000 replies and 500,000 views. And there were 700 pages. Started to lag a bit on slow connections.

I think we had a bash of this before, but I can't find the thread, so thought I'd start another one off.

If you have time in the mornings, come post in the thread before you head off to work, let us know what you've got on and what the weather is like in your area etc. Anything at all is fine.

Posts and likes get counted towards your total stats in this thread.

So GOOOD MORNING PEOPLE - WEATHER IS NICE TODAY IN STOKE. I'M THANKFUL IT'S FRIDAY, HAD A RUBBISH WEEK. THANK GOD IT'S OVER.

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[brianmoooore]

lost all power on the picker. Just stuck up there.

No emergency release valves on it? Mine has a couple of orange painted valves that release the pressure in the two main rams.

Happened to me once, when there was no one around. My wife was supposed to be there, but had gone off about 300 yards away to do some garden clearing and couldn't hear me shouting. After a while, I found that by pushing one 'rotate' button and shaking the thing at the same time, I could get it to slowly move over to above the apex of a nearby roof. Once there, I lowered myself onto the ridge, moved along it to a valley, down the valley onto a single storey roof, across that roof, and onto a six foot adjacent wall.
Fault turned out to be one of the 'jacks down' microswitched.

 

[Moley]

Ooh are you scared of heights?

As Littlspark said, do you think I would be up there if I was We did refuse Monday, wind was above max allowed.

 

[Moley]

No emergency release valves on it? Mine has a couple of orange painted valves that release the pressure in the two main rams.

Nope. That was the first thing the guy on the ground looked for. We had enough time in the basket the go through the manual. All emergency operation assumes you have power either from the diesel engine or the battery. We didn't have either. The fitter who came out couldnt get it going. It's still up in the air waiting for someone else to come out.

 

[littlespark]

are the overhead lines still off, then?

 

[brianmoooore]

Spanner on the hydraulic line connections at the bottom would get it down.

 

[Pete999]

Morning all! Been super busy the past few days! Weather has been terrible. How's everyone's week going?

not too good mate got diagnosed with ALTZHEIMERS ;aST WEEK JUST A BIT PEEDED ORF IF YOU BGET MY GRIFT

 

[DPG]

not too good mate got diagnosed with ALTZHEIMERS ;aST WEEK JUST A BIT PEEDED ORF IF YOU BGET MY GRIFT

All the best Pete. Look after yourself.

 

[Moley]

are the overhead lines still off, then?

I hope. We've been working on them today. The cherry picker is fixed (knackered relay that feeds the ecu) but the sites picker that we were using while ours was off sprung an oil leak. Threres a fitter here now repacing 2 hoses.

 

[Moley]

Spanner on the hydraulic line connections at the bottom would get it down.

Would have but the earth bar below the basket was in the way.

 

[LukeD]

A little EICR test project Ive been working on. My money invested . 5 different testers . The differences in their "findings " are shocking. They where all out to try and get extra work from a fully "vetted " set up. Its a shame to see so many lie and cheat to try and force a customer into accepting the costs in order to gain a "satisfactory " pass . One of them a big player in London (lets call them "H" ) and they came out the worst . I am going to throw it all up to the media and see what they say

 

[littlespark]

I am going to throw it all up to the media and see what they say

Probably sweet f.a

Not newsworthy enough when they’ve got politicians, princes and presenters to rip apart.

 

[James]

A little EICR test project Ive been working on. My money invested . 5 different testers . The differences in their "findings " are shocking. They where all out to try and get extra work from a fully "vetted " set up. Its a shame to see so many lie and cheat to try and force a customer into accepting the costs in order to gain a "satisfactory " pass . One of them a big player in London (lets call them "H" ) and they came out the worst . I am going to throw it all up to the media and see what they say

Would be interested in seeing the redacted reports listed in the arms.

 

[littlespark]

Actual phone call I had this week kind of agrees with you.


Him “Can you do an electrical safety check on a property we are buying? We’ve got 5 days to flag up any problems”

Me “yes… I can do an EICR”

Him “yeh. One of those. Can you tell me how much?”

Me “ I’m X pounds per hour, and it can take up to 4 hours or more, depending on size”

Him. “We had one done at our last place, and it only took him an hour… and that was bigger. This is just a 2 bed house”



So I see where you’re coming from. EICRs are an art form, and only the experienced can get it right…. It’s just a job convincing the layman that the last bloke couldn’t have done it right

 

[LukeD]

Actual phone call I had this week kind of agrees with you.


Him “Can you do an electrical safety check on a property we are buying? We’ve got 5 days to flag up any problems”

Me “yes… I can do an EICR”

Him “yeh. One of those. Can you tell me how much?”

Me “ I’m X pounds per hour, and it can take up to 4 hours or more, depending on size”

Him. “We had one done at our last place, and it only took him an hour… and that was bigger. This is just a 2 bed house”



So I see where you’re coming from. EICRs are an art form, and only the experienced can get it right…. It’s just a job convincing the layman that the last bloke couldn’t have done it right

one of them might be seeing a letter that is also been sent to NICEIC on the grounds of possible "extortion " . He was challenged about the height of the building /floors and in his answer wrote he would not accept the facts and in order to get a "satisfactory "/pass he wanted to fit AFDD's where not needed at a cost of nearly £700.As per post about it a few weeks ago !. IT is such an easy scam for these companies . One company ("H") wanted nearly £2k and they also have some questions to answer !!!

 

[Lou]

I'm sorry to hear that Pete. Hopefully you'll get more information about it soon and treatment.

Today it is Friday and I am returning to Yorkshire for a few days to see some family so I hope you all have a great weekend - try not to do too many odd jobs!