Had an interesting call last night

[Spazz]

I priced up a CU change only 2 months ago from old BS3036 rewirable to a new 17th Ed board.
I quoted £250 (now £325)

He never came back to me - I had a call last night at 9pm - he came back from Tesco to find his electric cupboard in flames! I tolded him to pull the main fuse and get on the phone to 999 - I arrived to find Fire Brigade there putting the fire out.

When I went in with the fire inspector we found a new 17th ed board - B&Q £50 job.
No stickers, no nothing!

Asked the home owner who installed it? - no answer
Did you install it? - Yes

When we pulled what was left of the cover off - we found that the main L&N had fused together (dont know why the main fuse didn't break)

Fire Officer has now refured this to LABC.


I think he has learned not to do the job himself!

The scary thing is we also found out last night that he has also installed a few more CUs around the place for family members - GOOD LUCK

 

[Rockingit]

And...... LABC *might* decide to try to issue a fine, and his insurance company won't pay out. B&Q still have their £50, and nowt else will change.

Sadly.

Still, at least by the sounds of it you've picked up one hell of a call-out fee!

 

[Spazz]

I was there for 4 hours in total - I got £100 for the callout - my rates are low but standard in this area.

I am doing the new install as well when the fire lot finish and the LABC finish as well.

The DNO are came out last night because the meter was in that cupboard and the whole place is full of foam now

 

[pencilpusher]

I priced up a CU change only 2 months ago from old BS3036 rewirable to a new 17th Ed board.
I quoted £250 (now £325)

He never came back to me - I had a call last night at 9pm - he came back from Tesco to find his electric cupboard in flames! I tolded him to pull the main fuse and get on the phone to 999 - I arrived to find Fire Brigade there putting the fire out.

When I went in with the fire inspector we found a new 17th ed board - B&Q £50 job.
No stickers, no nothing!

Asked the home owner who installed it? - no answer
Did you install it? - Yes

When we pulled what was left of the cover off - we found that the main L&N had fused together (dont know why the main fuse didn't break)

Fire Officer has now refured this to LABC.


I think he has learned not to do the job himself!

The scary thing is we also found out last night that he has also installed a few more CUs around the place for family members - GOOD LUCK

Ouch! :hanged:

 

[Spazz]

I say I made £100 from last night - I wish - because I am now signing on now - I only see £10 of that! but the new rewire will be nice as I will see a few hundred off it - wont get any benefit that week but I wont mind!

 

[pencilpusher]

I bet the guys face was a picture when he had to admit to that. This is where a prosecution should actually happen. It will soon get around the area and make others sit up and listen! .....on second thoughts....!

EDIT: Of course, if this had happened 4-6 hours later than it did, we could be talking about a far more serious incident. He was lucky in that regard at the end of the day.

 

[AndyL]

How dumb was this guy to call the one person in the world who knows the cu was changed recently!

 

[oldtimer]

If you are doing a CU for £250 then you need a job in Tesco you will earn more money less hassle plus you will get 10% off every purchase

 

[Octopus]

Why don't you tip off the local paper so they run a story - and hopefully they will, and more often than not the National Papers will run it too.

 

[Spazz]

I was installing them for £250 - now dong them for £325.

I cant afford to run to the press because he has already asked me to install the new one, I will only cert what I did and will do an EICR on rest and send that to LABC as they want that done.

The CU is a state! He asked me this morning can I get some power on to supply the fridge and freezer - so I gave him a hand to pull the freeze into next door to power it.