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  1. Rahi99

    UK Hi am just really curious and want to know why meter installers get more then Ev installers ?

    Their salary in London is around 44,000 salary and they do 4 meter installs. The EV installers in london they do 2 a day and they get salary of 34,000 but they do whole cable run , drill whole and db and testing. It’s seems like the EV installers do way more work the meter installers. I just...
  2. T

    A really big thanks to all on here

    Good Morning All I would like to give a really big thanks to this forum and especially to Marconi who has over the past weeks and months been a great help to me in sorting out a couple of issues I have had with my newly installed system. (I will try to leave you in peace now). I do browse a...
  3. R

    Did it really need an earth?

    I was away at the weekend & the electrician came round to fix something. While there he decided to condemn an outdoor electrical light as he said it didn't have an earth. My wife didn't know better so she agreed to pay him. It is a lamp post 8ft tall made entirely of aluminium with a single...
  4. W

    Wow are rates really that bad?

    out of interest I have been perusing the jobs section for electricians on various job sites and wow are they really that low? I mean some are ridiculous wanted A fully qualified, served apprenticeship, 2391, JIB approved gold card, fully registered, use your own van, own tools, own insurance...
  5. MattBUk

    Electrician says I need a new consumer unit to pass inspection - do I really?

    He says 'it's fairly important to change the consumer unit as it wont pass the Inspection in its current state.' He's coming round tomorrow to replace it, has he given me duff advice? Cheers, Matt
  6. M

    How to upgrade really old Service Head, Meter and Consumer Unit

    Hi, I am looking to get an electrician to upgrade my consumer unit and do some work on circuits. At the same time, have been receiving letters from E-On about upgrading to smart meters - this was supposed to happen a few years ago but when they visited, they refused to carry out any work...
  7. L

    Earth leakage meter.. Do I really need one?

    While waiting for a reasonably priced earth leakage clamp meter that will do both AC and DC leakage, I find myself asking the question which is the title of this post.And so tonight (been prompted by "Listers" Post) I thought "why not ask the forum? I have to date never not solved any faults to...
  8. L

    General feeling of youtube reviewers and how some are really good and some "beggers"

    Ive been watching hundreds now ...And it seems there is a industry of trades all wanting companies to send stuff for free and even maybe financial gain etc? Yet many of the reviews are rubbish and show meaningless stuff . But seem to have a huge following . I wonder how many companies will...
  9. GBDamo

    Really nice carbide hole cutter

    Bought one of these from Rexel, not cheap at £38 but damn does it cut a clean hole. Had about a dozen panel push buttons and indicators to put in and this is just the job. Really loved how snug the seal on the push buttons was, absolute perfection. If you want a good job get the right...
  10. crazydrugfiend

    It doesn't seem real

    I got some pictures, I still don't believe it. Who needs crummy old rcb's.
  11. U

    Please can someone help me to sketch and label the cables how they runs. I really want to know how to install this manual change over.

    THIS IS FOR ELECTRICAL NEWS ONLY
  12. M

    Really odd solar problem

    I have had a solar system for about 8 years and it's always worked perfectly well until a month or two ago. The electricity bill suddenly shot up and it turns out the reading on the inverter has shot up too. Around 3500 units produced by a 4kw system in winter. I'm assuming these two things are...
  13. D

    A really honest break down of rewire costings

    I really good open debrief from partisan electrical on a recent job
  14. D

    Should we really be working in peoples homes in Tier 3

    Londin and now surrey have a very high covid rate and been placed in Tier 3 restrictions which got mr thinking, we aren’t supposed to go in peoples houses socially, so should we really be working in peoples houses ? Other than for emergency call-outs etc thoughts ??
  15. T

    Do you really need insulated tools?

    Are insulated tools necessary if you're not working live? Watching YouTube videos of sparks in America none of them use insulated tools and working on live circuits is apparently an OSHA offense. In the UK the EWR state that: " No person shall be engaged in any work activity on or so near any...
  16. Dartlec

    Surely this isn't really a "vintage" tester? (ebay link)

    Idly browsing fleabay and I ran across this: I know standards were once rather laxer, but surely this was never an actual manufactured product? More like some maniac in a shed cackling as he put it together? Brass may be less conductive than copper, but even so (not sure I'd trust to there...
  17. Vortigern

    A consumer unit above the kitchen ceiling, really!

    Call out today, RFC dead in kitchen. Owner had switched all the switches on but rfc still off could not figure it out so called me to sort it. Looked everywhere, it was apparent there was another CU somewhere (to me) Owner insistent there was not as he knew the house and there was no way there...
  18. Dan

    CJR Electrical - really poor workmanship video

    lol we get a mention at about 1:20 View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ledZlVN2h6k CJR Electrical Seems to have an issue or two. CJR Electrical
  19. T

    Would really appreciate some advice on faulty wall socket in loft

    I have a double wall socket in the loft that isn't working, its directly above the control panel and switch for the underfloor heating in the bathroom on the floor below. It doesnt work whether this is switched on or off. When inspected the socket I noticed it looked like the black wire on the...
  20. K

    What size Gen do I really need?

    Hi, so I’m shopping for a home standby generator. I know the real answer is to get the actual data plate information however i just want to know without doing all of that what to believe. Last year when the power went out for a couple of days I hardwired a 6000kw running watt generator to my...

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