Newbie to the forum, please be gentle.....

Fitzy

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Hi guys

My names Dave (Fitzy), been lurking on forum for a while, reading as many posts as I could to gauge how you all interact etc. Some of you will hate me because I done a 4 week course with Trade Skills 4 U to become a domestic installer. I know I have a huge learning curve to overcome to gain experience, but I’m willing to learn and I always embrace criticism, good or bad, it’s what defines us. So please be gentle with me, I will be asking questions, but only if I can’t find the right answer using the search facility.
 
suggest you try subbing for a local sparks as a mate before you take the step of going full self-employed.

1. to gain practical experience,
2.doing this saves you from the hassle of pricing, quoting, etc., till you have got a feel for it.
 
Welcome @Fitzy, what did you do before the training?
 
I’ve got a full time job working shifts at Gatwick Airport, so have plenty of days off, so electrics is just gonna be a sideline to begin with on my days off, then maybe go part time at work (if the electrical side allows me to), then maybe go full time sparky, but all that is years away yet, got a lot of experience to gain yet,not gonna run before I can walk.

My nieces partner has his own building firm doing extensions, kitchen refurbs etc, so he’s gonna pass some work my way (posting a question about this in main forum later).
 
Welcome Fitzy, enjoy the intelligence and experience that oozes from the members.
 
like that expanding foam that i had to use yesterday to stick a back box in. client pushing to get job done. plasterboard still damp from skim, board collapsed when dry ling box fitted. ( and that's only a minor thing. bloody plasterer blocking stairwell with his planks and ladders. can't get up or down, and the pillock wants to board and skim before my cables have gone in, save him having to come back another day and spread his muck when he was supposed to do.
 
i can't read and i can't write, but i can drive a tractor.
 
seems like time for some chilling:

 
tractors make good ram raiders. they still run after the crash.
 
telectrix said:
like that expanding foam that i had to use yesterday to stick a back box in. client pushing to get job done. plasterboard still damp from skim, board collapsed when dry ling box fitted. ( and that's only a minor thing. bloody plasterer blocking stairwell with his planks and ladders. can't get up or down, and the pillock wants to board and skim before my cables have gone in, save him having to come back another day and spread his muck when he was supposed to do.
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I had to fit a 6mm in 40x25 trunking in the 4 inches beside a utility kitchen cabinet fitted. I attached it with 3 double backed pieces of gaffer tape whilst the acrylic glue took - held that all in place whilst it cured with a toilet roll squeezed in and told the customer to only use that roll when needed!
I’m back on Monday and I’ll check my fixing strength.
The things we sometimes have to do to get the job done!
 
Rpa07 said:
I had to fit a 6mm in 40x25 trunking in the 4 inches beside a utility kitchen cabinet fitted. I attached it with 3 double backed pieces of gaffer tape whilst the acrylic glue took - held that all in place whilst it cured with a toilet roll squeezed in and told the customer to only use that roll when needed!
I’m back on Monday and I’ll check my fixing strength.
The things we sometimes have to do to get the job done!
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Please explain 40x25 trunking, double backed tape and toilet roll, peaks my interest somewhat.
 
casperLennon said:
I cannot believe it can be a good thing to do it in 4 weeks.
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The course/s are only to get you past the city & Guilds exams, it doesn’t mean I’m experienced in any way, shape or form, the learning of experience starts now, I’m not gonna take anything for granted and will keep my feet firmly on the ground and not take anything on that’s above my head or experience level, until I believe I’m capable of completing it properly. I’ve always done my own electrics and along with my 2 brothers, we’ve always fitted our own kitchens over the years, just thought it was time for a change and opted for electrics ad I class it as “clean” trade.
 
Pete999 said:
Please explain 40x25 trunking, double backed tape and toilet roll, peaks my interest somewhat.
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That time when you need to ‘adapt’ to get the job done. Not wanting to lower the aesthetic standards of your work and hoping that a roll of Cushelle will add that ‘class’ to the install!
YOU WEREN’T THERE MAN!
 
Ib≤In≤Iz said:
What do they actually teach on these 4 week courses?

Welcome to the forum :)
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bloody obvious........ 101 uses for bog roll (other than the obvious).

your starter for 10.....:

1. in conjunction with electrician's tape, stops bleeding when you nick your arm or whatever on something sharp.
 
You seem to have the right idea regarding gaining experience, because without it, you will fall flat on your face. As stated on other forums, qualifications mean f##k all, if you don't know how to put them into practice. I have a lad that works with us who is a fireman and can end up with spare time, and is about to do his NV3 in elec inst. He will make it, because he has had onsite experience throughout his education. Keep it up, and you will make it.
 
Fitzy said:
Hi guys

My names Dave (Fitzy), been lurking on forum for a while, reading as many posts as I could to gauge how you all interact etc. Some of you will hate me because I done a 4 week course with Trade Skills 4 U to become a domestic installer. I know I have a huge learning curve to overcome to gain experience, but I’m willing to learn and I always embrace criticism, good or bad, it’s what defines us. So please be gentle with me, I will be asking questions, but only if I can’t find the right answer using the search facility.
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Why doesn't he update his profile then? first thing I do is check, simple task really isn't it?
 
Fitzy said:
The course/s are only to get you past the city & Guilds exams, it doesn’t mean I’m experienced in any way, shape or form, the learning of experience starts now, I’m not gonna take anything for granted and will keep my feet firmly on the ground and not take anything on that’s above my head or experience level, until I believe I’m capable of completing it properly. I’ve always done my own electrics and along with my 2 brothers, we’ve always fitted our own kitchens over the years, just thought it was time for a change and opted for electrics ad I class it as “clean” trade.
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I've seen and heard of courses where they teach you to just pass the exams while missing out the wider underpinning knowledge needed to properly operate as an electrician.
It begs the question can you really condense the approximately 25 weeks (18o ish 9 hour days over 5 years) I and many others did at college into a 4 week course then of course there was the onsite training on top
I think you have barely scratched the surface with your training
 

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