Question - British Gas engineer says there is a fault ?

[Squid]

I am not sure what type of bird it was...but it's bill was massive

(Which is only funny,if you are not a pensioner,with limited means,who was scare mongered into parting with six grand,for utterly bogus work...)

That is bad..... I got quoted £3k for a replacement boiler on a rental by BG when they phoned me up and I told them I had someone doing it for £1400 all I go was an, oh!

 

[David M]

What is a "gas engineer" doing poking around an electrical installation when he is there just to service the boiler? Not being qualified (at his own admission) to make sound judgement on the state of the installation, if he had some concerns then he should have recommended that an electrician was to take a look.
There is such a big fuss about anybody touching a boiler other than a "gas engineer" yet they are free to poke about doing tests on the electrics they possibly don't understand!
Sarah, take the advice of the good folk who have posted thus far and don't get scare mongered into anything. It is good practice to get the electrical installation checked out if you have any concerns. But for peace of mind, hire the services of an experienced professional who knows what they are doing.

 

[Octopus]

A couple of years ago I was doing some work in a property when Mr BG turned up to service the boiler ... the "engineer" spent more time trying to persuade the customer to get a new fuseboard (she had a 16th type) than he did updating her on the state of the boiler......

After he left I asked what she thought about his "electrics" sales pitch - "ignore it" was her reply!

 

[Spoon]

Why would you get BG to do anything in your house, be it gas or electric??
It would be a bit like asking Michael Jackson to babysit your kids....

 

[Ian1981]

Why would you get BG to do anything in your house, be it gas or electric??
It would be a bit like asking Michael Jackson to babysit your kids....

sharmone mother f##ker!

 

[Spoon]

sharmone mother f##ker!

Thought you were trying to insult me then (even though I took it as a complement) until I googled 'sharmone'..

 

[Sch123]

Wow this thread is making me laugh

 

[static zap]

Was the BG engineer a penguin?

This explains why there is always something to get in a flap about.
(Branching out ,Power flushes ,New boiler , rewires ,what next ?)

 

[David M]

I heard they were re-branding from BG to BS (Bull S***)

 

[Spoon]

(Branching out ,Power flushes ,New boiler , rewires ,what next ?)

Maybe they will go into therapy. If you are feeling down you can go to them for a chat... See how many people they will section....

 

[Des 56]

Maybe they will go into therapy. If you are feeling down you can go to them for a chat... See how many people they will section....

Oh my,they will have cornered the market

They got the Boiler bit
They frighten that customer with nonsense electric scaremongering
The customer gets anxiety issues worried about fires and imminent death
The BG therapeutic department takes over to guide them through their troubles

 

[Squid]

Oh my,they will have cornered the market

They got the Boiler bit
They frighten that customer with nonsense electric scaremongering
The customer gets anxiety issues worried about fires and imminent death
The BG therapeutic department takes over to guide them through their troubles

Just need a decent credit % to trap you......

 

[Squid]

My last BG engineer..........

 

[telectrix]

once was called out to a house where same thing occored. BG fitter 's socket and see said EFLI >100 ohms. My MFT said 352 ohms. however.... Ze at up front RCD was 0.2 ohms. on outgoing terminals of RCD it was 349 ohms !!!. with the RCD linked out Zs came down to 0.75 ohms. i recommended a board upgrade but customer was about to spend 15K on a kitchen and said he could not afford. Bullsh!t.

 

[Sch123]

15k on kitchen or safe electrics some people are just thick