Educating customers - wasted time

[Squid]

you don't need to be new to the trade, we get it all the time.

"Why have you quoted for earthing and bonding, testing and RC thingies,
all i want is a new shower connecting that the plumber fitted."

You need better clients that want to a have a supa dupe twin impeller X gazillion bar pump fitted to their mansion for the errrrr "alternative" parties....... You mix in the wrong circles...... ;o))))

 

[dave274]

I just get them to chop all the cables back out so they can be checked, if they don't want to do that I tell them to get a cowboy in.

 

[Deleted member 26818]

When I ask a mate to do some work for me, it isn’t because I think I’ll get it cheaper, it’s because I’d rather give my business to one of my mates than some stranger.

 

['mr2'gd4u]

You need better clients that want to a have a supa dupe twin impeller X gazillion bar pump fitted to their mansion for the errrrr "alternative" parties....... You mix in the wrong circles...... ;o))))

Its not his fault he's from 'the far north'

 

[Squid]

When I ask a mate to do some work for me, it isn’t because I think I’ll get it cheaper, it’s because I’d rather give my business to one of my mates than some stranger.

Also you won't get screwed over.

 

[Pete999]

Many years ago I went to do a second fix on a large house that another sparky had first fixed. Actually it was a sad story because the first fix spark had died before the house was ready for completion. Trouble is every room had been wired to take loads of GU10 recessed spots, all the ceilings were up, plastered and decorated and all the floors up & down either tiled or laminated. Every single cable had been covered over and there were no plans left by the deceased spark. In the end the ceilings ended up looking like Swiss cheese as me and the house owner attempted to discern where the spots might have been intended to go. We managed to get it sorted but it took a while and every ceiling had to be patched re-plastered and decorated again. Oh and non of the switch wires or supplies had been marked up, though this just added a bit more time and I quite enjoyed the challenge. House bashing can often become mundane at times.

Things like this, make you wonder about the mentality and intelligence, of not only the customer, but more importantly the other Trades for covering up the cables and tiling over the electrical points, the mind boggles.

 

[Pete999]

Things like this, make you wonder about the mentality and intelligence, of not only the customer, but more importantly the other Trades for covering up the cables and tiling over the electrical points, the mind boggles.

Back in my post Apprenticeship, I was in charge of a block of Student accommodation, small room couple of sockets, lighting and a water heater, concrete floors.
One Electrician ME umpteen gangs of plasterers, dare I say it, all from the Island that is situated west of England, I hadn't chased the cables in, in one particular room, spreads came in cut the cables at floor and ceiling levels and plastered the whole room, bunch of Divvies.

 

[telectrix]

what sort of a numpty spread even touches cables, let alone cut them?

 

[Deleted member 26818]

Also you won't get screwed over.

Hopefully not.

 

[Toneyz]

Back in my post Apprenticeship, I was in charge of a block of Student accommodation, small room couple of sockets, lighting and a water heater, concrete floors.
One Electrician ME umpteen gangs of plasterers, dare I say it, all from the Island that is situated west of England, I hadn't chased the cables in, in one particular room, spreads came in cut the cables at floor and ceiling levels and plastered the whole room, bunch of Divvies.

Their attitude hasn't changed much in the time since.