Need some opinions

[FreshSpark]

I've recently completed a domestic electricians course over the past 6 weeks and have C&G 2393,2382 & 2392. My knowledge of circuit design is good (Ib,In,It , volt drop etc). I've pretty good construction skills also.

Having completed a basic rewire of my small 2 bed home (tested (loop continuity on the rings and r1-r2 on the radials, and insulation tests on the lot) I feel I could do this for someone else, and charge for it.

Obviously there are some gaping holes in my experience but would advertising as a domestic electrician be biting off more than I can chew?

Has anyone here followed this (or a similar) path? Any opinions?

 

[Guest55]

If you are all trying to drag this out into some epic rant / debate to fill a sunday night , dont bother , youre still at least 10 pages short of the forum record for a never ending shout fest ;-)

and here it is in its full calc waving glory .....
*drum roll*
the epic 9.5kw shower thread.......
http://www.electriciansforums.net/e...electrical-forum/56288-9-5-kw-shower-6mm.html

that should keep outspoken occupied for a while lol.
;-)

 

[Outspoken]

Biff, did you actually read my last post...I was not trying to prolong it at all, but stop it going further by simply posting something daft....chill out man,

 

[guest119]

Nothing wrong with being elite, Ive been doing this since before I was 16 years old (1973) and Im a damn sight more competent and knowledgeable than any Electrical Trainee or adult trainee. Elite, aye why the hell not?

Boydy

 

[Sparkie30]

really ? have a look at yourself 1st mate

I have, made me sick so I thought I would compare my willy to yours...YOU LOST..Muhahahahahaha

No you havent why you lying? But if you want im up for it.

 

[Guest55]

if i've learnt one thing on here its to never bother reading other posts ;-)
and i dont do "chill" , only rants or inane chit-chat.

 

[Outspoken]

If you are all trying to drag this out into some epic rant / debate to fill a sunday night , dont bother , youre still at least 10 pages short of the forum record for a never ending shout fest ;-)

and here it is in its full calc waving glory .....
*drum roll*
the epic 9.5kw shower thread.......
http://www.electriciansforums.net/e...electrical-forum/56288-9-5-kw-shower-6mm.html

that should keep outspoken occupied for a while lol.
;-)

Bloody hell....that was a lot of ht air over a simple issue...and Biff, I liked a couple of your posts as I 100% agreed with your comments...but lets not start talking about that here FFS!!

 

[Outspoken]

No you havent why you lying? But if you want im up for it.

Did you really think that was George Michael in the lav the other night...Muhahahaha

 

[D Skelton]

Nothing worse than greedy people. Fact

Yeah, why can't we all share?!?!

In fact, starting tomorrow, I'll ring round all the local 5WWs and hand out a load of my custom. It's only fair that I should share my trade that I've spent many years learning with a load of chancers that have taken a 5 week 'cheaters' course to become 'fully qualified' as they like to say. It's fair game surely! I mean it's totally right that DIY Dan from down the pub with his DI certificate swans round with 'Fully Qualified' plastered all over his van, website and polo shirt charging £10 per hour to carry out dangerous work that to the unsuspecting and ill informed public is just as good as mine but at a fraction of the price. I mean why should they pay me? That's just outrageous. We're all the same us sparkies, in fact DIY Dan is NICEIC which does make him fully qualified! Where as I'm only Elecsa, which makes me pants!

 

[Sparkie30]

Yeah, why can't we all share?!?!

In fact, starting tomorrow, I'll ring round all the local 5WWs and hand out a load of my custom. It's only fair that I should share my trade that I've spent many years learning with a load of chancers that have taken a 5 week 'cheaters' course to become 'fully qualified' as they like to say. It's fair game surely! I mean it's totally right that DIY Dan from down the pub with his DI certificate swans round with 'Fully Qualified' plastered all over his van, website and polo shirt charging £10 per hour to carry out dangerous work that to the unsuspecting and ill informed public is just as good as mine but at a fraction of the price. I mean why should they pay me? That's just outrageous. We're all the same us sparkies, in fact DIY Dan is NICEIC which does make him fully qualified! Where as I'm only Elecsa, which makes me pants!

Wouldn't that be kind of you? lol

I see what you saying but i dont think its these peoples fault its the system that needs a looking at.

 

[Adam W]

Wouldn't that be kind of you? lol

I see what you saying but i dont think its these peoples fault its the system that needs a looking at.

You could go on forever like that - a customer employs an 'electrician' (or 'DI') in good faith assuming they are competent to do the job in hand otherwise the competent persons' schemes wouldn't allow them to.
A Electrical Trainee DI knows they haven't done as much training as they should have, but thinks they know enough to be able to pay their way around gaining knowledge and experience and assumes the training courses must be OK otherwise the training centres wouldn't offer them.
The training centres say they offer the 'courses' because people are willing to pay for them, and if they shouldn't be offering them the likes of C&G and EAL wouldn't allow them to.

Anyone can buy a van and go around charging for 'doing electrics' and homeowners will probably pay for their 'services' knowing they won't get any paperwork and maybe getting a discount for paying in cash on the assumption that no tax is being paid, but the fact that they can get away with it doesn't make it OK.

 

[richy3333]

greggs sweet and sour lattices chicken(allegedly) but I like it

Anything from Greggs is the devil's work. Do you embrace Satan?.....Seriously though mate it's all foul (no pun intended) Greggs used to be good but then they went national.

Used to be based at a site above a Greggs. Early one morning there's a loud shout. Looking out the window we see the delivery guy has fallen off the tail lift, pulling the delivery trolley on top of him. Pies, barm cakes etc everywhere. He picks himself up, rights the trolley then dusts down all the grit laden products before taking them into the shop for sale. Haven't touched a Greggs since!