Good Old Delroy, he gets all the best Jobs :)

[Dustydazzler]

 

[mainline]

Pretty much standard for central London these days

Ahh, but that's for an electrician

 

[Mike Johnson]

Back when I first joined this Forum I got a lot of flack for saying my rate was £50.00/hr do you remember that guys?

 

[DPG]

Back when I first joined this Forum I got a lot of flack for saying my rate was £50.00/hr do you remember that guys?

To be fair that was 10 years ago!

 

[mainline]

Back when I first joined this Forum I got a lot of flack for saying my rate was £50.00/hr do you remember that guys?

Was that when petrol was 2 bob a gallon ?

 

[Mike Johnson]

To be fair that was 10 years ago!

Has the average wage doubled or even tripled since then?

 

[Dustydazzler]

Back when I first joined this Forum I got a lot of flack for saying my rate was £50.00/hr do you remember that guys?

£50-60 p/h was probably about the average sparky rate for London 10 years ago. Then you had companies like Pimilco start charging its plumbers and sparks out at £100 p/h / £120 p/h

If people keep paying it then companies will keep raising it

I have kept my rate at £80 per hour for 2 years , but an considering putting it up now as the cost of business has gone up , I am thinking £95 per hour

 

[littlespark]

And here’s me thinking putting mine up twice in a year was cheeky.
£30 to £35 to £40….

That’s a one man band, no VAT in the wasteland of the borders.

 

[mainline]

And here’s me thinking putting mine up twice in a year was cheeky.
£30 to £35 to £40….

That’s a one man band, no VAT in the wasteland of the borders.

Sounds very much like Cornwall.
They don't mind spending £200,000 on some machine, but have a fit when you say it's a few hundred to change a CU.

 

[mainline]

New one from Del Boy.

 

[Petej999]

Unfortunately, rightly or wrongly, if your putting your stuff up for public viewing, it's going to attract critique. I think I'm some cases it's constructive and justified, in others not.
I've learnt from the "youtube sparks", both what to do and what not to do.
Ps im.not jealous of good ol'Del
Pss I don't have the balls to put my work on youtube!! (Or the time, or the inclination)

Has anyone noticed how Del pauses about a min into his vids raises his eyebrows and looks out of r\the window for divine intervention? or is just me

 

[lozarus]

I've had to entirely unfollow him now. I
get berated for not being AM2 qualified. The latest efixx video basically confirmed that I'm not "a real electrician". And yet Dels latest video shows no understanding of gas interlock. But wait....I'm the unqualified/ inexperienced guy.

 

[Dustydazzler]

I've had to entirely unfollow him now. I
get berated for not being AM2 qualified. The latest efixx video basically confirmed that I'm not "a real electrician". And yet Dels latest video shows no understanding of gas interlock. But wait....I'm the unqualified/ inexperienced guy.

Del belongs to the NICEIC which means he is 'gold standard'

 

[Pretty Mouth]

I've had to entirely unfollow him now. I
get berated for not being AM2 qualified. The latest efixx video basically confirmed that I'm not "a real electrician". And yet Dels latest video shows no understanding of gas interlock. But wait....I'm the unqualified/ inexperienced guy.

efixx do some good videos, but don't take them too seriously when they talk about what qualifications you need in order to call yourself an electrician.

 

[lozarus]

efixx do some good videos, but don't take them too seriously when they talk about what qualifications you need in order to call yourself an electrician.

Yeah don't get me wrong. I really like the guys and have learned a tonne through them. The latest video just wound me up a bit - its worth remembering "electrician" isn't a protected term by law. You Don't need to have a gold card to be competent, which the last video seemed to suggest. But I largely enjoy their content. But the content I see from Del seems to consistently share standards that we on this forum would generally berate if they came from a DIY chap - but seem to be seen as acceptable to some because of his 'experience'.

 

[pc1966]

Del belongs to the NICEIC which means he is 'gold standard'

You mean like this?