Fuse box installed for £150 what!!!

[morph]

the rcd has been counted as 7and 8
are the rcd now circuits

 

[Midwest]

What about a designated circuit for appliances like the American style fridge freezers, that are notorious for tripping rcd's. If surface mounted in trunking or cables buried more than 50mm in the wall then it is not required to be rcd protected. A high integrity board allows such configuration.

Is it not surface mounted on walls in metal trunking (or metal conduit or sheathing) only, without RCD?

edit; and buried more than 50mm or skill or instructed person

 

[HandySparks]

Is it not surface mounted on walls in metal trunking (or metal conduit or sheathing) only, without RCD?

edit; and buried more than 50mm or skill or instructed person

No, even clipped direct doesn't require RCD protection.

 

[pete555]

I charge at £12 per hour for tracing unmarked circuits and faults

Arrive at job 8am, done and cleaned up by 9am, testing till 12pm, onto the next job, simples

I have a image in my head of everyone being the typical tradesman, tea drinking and paper reading, come on lets be honest how long does it take to change a DB and test the install?

Am i the only one who has the "Graft" idea?

And after all the age old saying go's "Stack em high, sell em cheap", the referrals i get from customers who were pleased with the work i carried out and the price is excellent, TBF i dont have a lot of overheads and im not greedy just pleased that i actually have some work

EDIT: and for anyone thinking " i bet the DB's are a mess "

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nice DB bit of excess copper showing on manufacturers nuetral connection though hope your not rushing

 

[Anton]

A decent tradesman is not trying to rip people off. But lets be realistic, we deserve a decent wage for the training and constant refreshing.
No Job is the same, but lads.... lets not be cutting each others throats to make ends meet.
The electrical industry is one of the strongest in the world according to the latest stats.
Dont cheapen yourself and your trade. stand together .

 

[pete555]

A decent tradesman is not trying to rip people off. But lets be realistic, we deserve a decent wage for the training and constant refreshing.
No Job is the same, but lads.... lets not be cutting each others throats to make ends meet.
The electrical industry is one of the strongest in the world according to the latest stats.
Dont cheapen yourself and your trade. stand together .

try telling the poles etc

 

[ppuch1]

try telling the poles etc

I think that statement is a bit harsh considering a lot of Polish are very good tradesmen and work to high standards. I hate it when everyone tars every bad tradesmen as a "Pole" ... Remember there are eastern european people from several countries working here. There are exceptions to every rule I know, and I also know that they (eastern europeans) tend to work for less and do undermine our levels of pay etc.

I say this as a son of a Polish immigrant from WW2 (I didn't choose my fate) but I consider myself English first and British second and I also have high standards of work.

Rant over ... for now!

no offence intended either :wink_smile:

 

[Midwest]

No, even clipped direct doesn't require RCD protection.

Hmmm. must reread the regs again.

 

[Anton]

This isnt about different nationalities. Just respecting the trade.

 

[ppuch1]

This isnt about different nationalities. Just respecting the trade.

Understood, but it does no good referring to other nationalities either. The trade is being undermined by every (good or bad) electrician who has to or is willing to accept lower rates. I understand why people do it though!
I don't think the industry schemes (otherwise known as 'scams') have helped either (I know this is another topic but is really making my blood boil right now) with the introduction of this Electricsafe register. Someone should get their heads together and give them a very large bang and get it sorted out. How on earth has the introduction of Two schemes that are calling themselves almost identical names going to help the general public !!!
I am in favour of a registration scheme but it has to be fair and should only be ONE !

Perhaps a beer and good nights sleep and I'll feel better in the morning !

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