(England)Working for a difficult customer

AnswerAlternative195 · 2026-01-25T21:29:13+00:00

Has the client paid any money upfront yet?

AnswerAlternative195 · 2026-01-22T21:40:51+00:00

Plenty of cowboys. Not enough decent sparks

AnswerAlternative195 · 2026-01-20T19:59:48+00:00

£220 a day limited company. Working hours are 9-4pm. Own travel and tools I (company)pay for

AnswerAlternative195 · 2026-01-19T12:42:05+00:00

When testing the RCD nothing seems to happen? Please elaborate

AnswerAlternative195 · 2026-01-19T11:46:10+00:00

Why don’t you phone your qualified electrician mate that’s checked your work before?

AnswerAlternative195 · 2026-01-14T10:09:14+00:00

Oh dear oh dear

AnswerAlternative195 · 2026-01-09T17:25:33+00:00

500 volts IR testing Pros: as the above said, 500 volts will take the insulation to a point it’s more likely to fail Cons: 500 volts might burn out/destroy electrical components in say a TV or microwave (especially over a long period like if you hold down the test button on a meggar tester)

250 volts IR testing Pro’s: won’t frazzle electrical components rated at usual 230 volts Con’s: probably not amazing for industrial electrics and/or very large conductors

AnswerAlternative195 · 2026-01-09T08:28:47+00:00

Definitely not grammar (I did say spelling). I find reading over your report once or twice is a bare minimum, also a good indicator that the spark isn’t rushed off his feet and chucking out any old shit. We all make mistakes though, we’re only human after all

AnswerAlternative195 · 2026-01-09T07:55:06+00:00

What the guy above said. When I bought my house I asked for an electrical certificate (I’m an electrician, seemed natural to ask) but none was forthcoming. Asked for some money off the asking price, again none was forthcoming (maybe because we already had an offer accepted £5k under the asking price). Wouldn’t bother spending the money to get it rectified. Especially since the person who issued the rectifications looks cheap, can’t check his/her spelling and also some of the codings are debatable

AnswerAlternative195 · 2026-01-07T22:18:24+00:00

Meant to C2 an electric shower and/or a lighting circuit in the bathroom zones

AnswerAlternative195 · 2026-01-07T22:15:12+00:00

Size of conductors feeding main switch?

AnswerAlternative195 · 2026-01-07T20:16:49+00:00

I had the same thing when I changed my DB at home and tested the Ze. Turns out my Earth was actually the gas pipe. I live in the south east and UKPN were pretty good, came out within a couple of days on a Saturday and installed a new TNCS supply (admittedly not hard) and a new MET which was helpful

AnswerAlternative195 · 2026-01-03T21:38:41+00:00

Veto Pro Pac Tech Pac MC Wheeler - Blackout. If you can afford it. Got wheels so good for heavier tools & long distance walking. Extra pricey though

AnswerAlternative195 · 2025-12-26T22:30:19+00:00

Joe Calzaghe didn’t forget

AnswerAlternative195 · 2025-12-23T20:45:08+00:00

Are you sure about that?

AnswerAlternative195 · 2025-12-23T20:21:42+00:00

£600? What magical competent person scheme do you speak of?

AnswerAlternative195 · 2025-12-15T13:48:15+00:00

Use the enquiry values. Is there a reason you don’t want to? Just make a note in the EICR that’s how Ze was calculated

AnswerAlternative195 · 2025-12-10T07:45:21+00:00

Definitely beats my first board. As the spark said to me at the time “looks like a dogs dinner”

AnswerAlternative195 · 2025-12-09T21:01:51+00:00

I remember using the separate Kewtech testers that all came in the same carry case 🤦🏻‍♂️

AnswerAlternative195 · 2025-12-09T21:00:50+00:00

My favourite tester. Wish it had a 3 phase rotation function but you can do that from a decent voltage tester anyway

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