How long should things take if done properally

[joe j]

The trouble is the customer often doesn't know who's doing it right and will often go for the cheaper option. But if you get a good reputation work will often come to you.

 

[telectrix]

that's our 2lb. guard dog! smaller than your average kitten, boo-boo

 

[Top Cat]

that's our 2lb. guard dog! smaller than your average kitten, boo-boo

Beware of the dog, you may step on it!

 

[craig1000]

Had to laugh there was thinking of the post I done last week about getting offered testing job were the company are doing 6 eicr a day wonder how long they give themselves per circut

Unreal its laughable what companys will do, its part of the reason we have got out on our own tohgether, as we were getting cheesed off on sites with company's trying to get us cutting corners in install! At least doing our own work we can take the time to do a correct job & we are hoping as per a post by joe j that our reputation for a good correct job will start to show through n gain us the work over the cheap bloody cowboys! The sparks i done my time under would squirm if they saw what was allowed nowadays! ( i served under some proper old skool sparks n feel the better for it, although not when i got a clip round the ear at the time lol)

 

[craig1000]

Am struggling to get pics to upload ;-(
Any pointers?

 

[Tonkatoy27]

I always allow a day for a domestic house EICR, although trying to get the customer to accept the quote is painfull. I reckon I only get a third of al the EICR's I price, I'm probably loosing them to the 6 a day brigade. How do you all price them? Per circuit?

 

[SJD]

I got a "lead" from one of the online sites a few days ago looking for a quote for an EICR for a school, they were suggesting quotes in the region of £6 to £7 per circuit (88 circuits in all). I didn't reply, but that suggested you can't spend more than a few minutes on each circuit.

 

[Tonkatoy27]

I got a "lead" from one of the online sites a few days ago looking for a quote for an EICR for a school, they were suggesting quotes in the region of £6 to £7 per circuit (88 circuits in all). I didn't reply, but that suggested you can't spend more than a few minutes on each circuit.

There's gotta be a catch, that's a ridiculous price. I do school work and the very nature of it generally means it takes longer. I spend half my time waiting around for caretakers with keys.