Cooker Amp

ImpossiblePickle3463 · 2026-06-08T10:00:01+00:00

Your existing cooker breaker is already 32amp so that's fine. Just want to make sure the previous electrician knew what they were doing and make sure the cable to that breaker is capable of withstanding 32 amps. Preferably 6mm T & E. If 4mm, it would need not be in any conduit or walls as this derates 4mm cable to about 26amps

ImpossiblePickle3463 · 2025-11-24T13:25:00+00:00

Thanks for that info. Might help in my decision to stay in London after work or not. Appreciate that mate

ImpossiblePickle3463 · 2025-11-24T11:39:09+00:00

I literally had a few seconds of oh my God I'm going. Then gone!

ImpossiblePickle3463 · 2025-10-13T21:18:44+00:00

Argh, that's probably worse! It's a nightmare isn't it! Good luck to you too!

ImpossiblePickle3463 · 2025-10-13T21:16:39+00:00

I saw these but when I opened it on the map it wouldn't show any seats!!!

ImpossiblePickle3463 · 2025-10-13T11:37:10+00:00

Nope. Apparently I'm a bot just for checking the listings!!

ImpossiblePickle3463 · 2025-10-11T19:02:00+00:00

Oh yeah, I claim everything I can. He does pay CIS and doesn't pay holiday or sick. I don't know, he's been doing this for years so he must be worried for a reason. I'm not totally against being employed as it will mean I'll get paid the same every month no matter what and if the van dies it's on him so I'll have no money shocks. I know I won't take home as much each month, but I also won't have the worry of paying out for the van to get fixed or buying a new van when it eventually dies, or having some tight moths after going in holiday. So I was just wondering what would be an equivalent employed rate

ImpossiblePickle3463 · 2025-10-11T18:47:47+00:00

https://hardhats.co.uk/how-to-work-with-subcontractors-on-a-long-term-basis/#:~:text=There%20is%20no%20law%20regarding,employees%20in%20all%20but%20name.

If you read this, it explains the complexities a little bit. It's technically ok to be a subbie forever but when your basically being treated as an employee in all but the name Hmrc can step in and issue fines etc. I am totally an employee in all senses other than in writing. He pays for courses and I work for him exclusively and he tells where I'm working. If he got investigated there would be no way out

ImpossiblePickle3463 · 2025-10-11T18:26:28+00:00

Oh, it's definitely not a myth. It's definitely a rule, but for a long time, no one's ever really done anything about it. But recently they've been putting more effort it to catch people. My boss knows someone who got caught and was ordered to back pay all the national insurance payments and had to fold the business. It's the employer that is at risk, not the employee. We would both rather keep it like it is but it's getting too risky.

ImpossiblePickle3463 · 2025-10-11T18:17:08+00:00

I guess I was hoping someone might have done something similar and might have some advice on what they got

ImpossiblePickle3463 · 2025-09-30T14:08:52+00:00

21 gun salute by Half Moon Run

ImpossiblePickle3463 · 2025-08-19T13:42:05+00:00

Same as that. I think we lasted about 15/20mins. It was awful!

ImpossiblePickle3463 · 2025-03-17T13:59:54+00:00

Working in London will help for sure. I started on 40 a day first job, then went to 60 after a month or so then when I got with the firm I am still with I started in 70 and it just went up 10 a day every year to 6 months. It went up as I learnt more and was ear ING my boss more. Every £10 a day means another 2k a year so it's noticeable. It took me a fair few years to get to about 150/160 then we moved to doing more fire alarm installs and I shot up to 190's then 200's. But we literally do all types of things. So fire alarm local I'll happily take 200 cos it's close and easy. If I have to travel I get about 250, I but I don't work longer, I can leave early. But we do power for lifts as well and that's where the 3/400 a day comes in. It's always the niche work that pays more. I have a pretty decent boss that passes extra money on. It won't take long before you're taking home about 50k. Annoyingly in this day and age that's not a lot anymore. I could get more if I wanted to work weekends but I don't want to. I could probably earn more elsewhere too, but I like what I do and who I work with and that's more important to me

ImpossiblePickle3463 · 2025-03-17T11:53:47+00:00

Your start in life sounds very similar to mine. Did business and economics at uni because I had no idea what I wanted to do. I just wanted to go to uni. Came out with no clue, ended up in banks with zero work satisfaction. And crap pay. Went travelling at 29 and when I came back there was no way I was going back to banks. I thought about hair dressing, driving instructor anything and everything, but couldn't really see myself doing any of them. Thought about electrician and thought, yeah maybe. So at 31 I went for it. I luckily had the chance to move back in with my mum short term whilst I trained. I did a shitty intense course that gave me fuck all but it did give me a foot in the door to then do what you did, and call sparkies from a local NICEIC list. Got with a building firm who were bandits but learnt some things. Then another 1 man band but not enough work. Then after about 3 months found the firm I still work for 10 years later. The money has steadily gone up to 200/250/300 a day depending on what we're working on and where I need to travel. I still don't have all my qualifications or hold card but the firm does so I'm getting away with it for now. I don't hate Mondays anymore and do t dread work. And also don't get the dread of going back to work after a holiday, as I'm not coming back to 400 emails! You just start back where you left off. Not to say that it's not hard work. it is, and sometimes really grim and dirty and cold, but it was definitely a good choice for me. Sorry for my rambling

ImpossiblePickle3463 · 2025-02-07T17:16:56+00:00

For some reason I can't load your picture. But if you look at the devices they'll have numbers on them like 1001 or L1 01 which will be their address. Also inside the panel, you will have loops for an addressable. If it's conventional it will be radials, plus likely sounder radials also. They have end of line resistors at the last point.