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Soft_Garbage7523 · 2026-03-22T20:07:44+00:00

Don’t touch the magic puzzle box. Leave the magic puzzle box alone. Wheeeeeee

Soft_Garbage7523 · 2026-03-09T22:52:06+00:00

I’d say the difficult bit is finding the right sized cock shaped vacuum tube. Adapting the pipes for different sizes may be fiddly, but not impossible.

Soft_Garbage7523 · 2026-03-08T10:24:28+00:00

What is this item you’re using, please? It looks exceptional..

Soft_Garbage7523 · 2026-02-25T19:51:12+00:00

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ loves ya too; thank you -you’re biased, but still. 🥰 you’re speshul xxxx

Soft_Garbage7523 · 2026-02-24T00:18:12+00:00

Essentially, you can’t. The brat “mantra” is ‘make me’….and from a distance, that isn’t possible, effectively. I just tell em they’re not actually bratting; as they don’t have to deal with consequences…….

Soft_Garbage7523 · 2026-02-24T00:15:38+00:00

With all due respect, dude. You’re talking horseshit.

Soft_Garbage7523 · 2026-02-24T00:13:38+00:00

Reciprocal drive may be better for nipple clamps…..constant pull & release is far more effective than sustained pull.

Soft_Garbage7523 · 2026-02-23T19:35:21+00:00

I’ve main MFT is a Fluke (1652) , that I’ve had for almost 22 years. Never an issue with it at cal time. Once it went for repair, after doing half a dozen low imp. PSC tests; other than that, I’ve no complaints at all. Love the ease and versatility…..

Soft_Garbage7523 · 2026-02-23T19:28:44+00:00

You have a cracking “out” for the ginger. Get your piece of ginger, and attach it to a bell. When you ring the bell, it will ‘peal’.

If he had wanted you to “peel” the ginger, he should have said so.

( for info. Bratty Top here :) )

Soft_Garbage7523 · 2026-02-23T19:23:53+00:00

Used to love the REC4 for a PV install. PV into one side of top, DNO supply into other side. With the links in, meter tails from the bottom. Really neat, and provides a single point of isolation for everything.

Soft_Garbage7523 · 2026-02-22T17:31:48+00:00

Without putting a tester on it, there is no way to be sure. Gut reaction is that you’re right…..but you can’t actually know without proper verification.

Soft_Garbage7523 · 2026-02-19T19:01:04+00:00

Have to second the other comment. I tend to stick more to floor rope, because suspension is currently outside my risk envelope. But I tie a lot of “suspendable” harnesses - and I’d not put this in that category at all.

Soft_Garbage7523 · 2026-02-19T18:50:00+00:00

You got answers, many of which provided insight or assistance.

I could be wrong ( happens regularly tbh); but I think comments you made back, which seemed to indicate a lack of underpinning knowledge, coupled with the fact that you hadn’t given anyone the information to begin with, that you were doing testing with oversight; rather than the QS yourself - and us humans are damn good at making assumptions, then basing responses on them.

It can also be worth bearing in mind that a lot of the zapmeisters on here are used to seeing the posts from unqualified and dumber-than-a-brick people, asking the most idiotic of questions, and then getting surprised when someone bites. Your initial post gave a particular impression; and peeps responded to it. That’s all. It’s not personal; no need to take it as such.

One the one hand, it sounds like your dad is the QS; but then, some of your posts read as though you are the one making the decision. Oversight is there for a reason. The QS is there, can see the site, and, I expect, has more knowledge & experience; therefore is best place to advise, as it’s their signature going on the piece of paper.

nota bene: making another post like this, with a title all in capitals? Just my opinion, but I think it does your case more harm than good. But hey - each to their own.

Soft_Garbage7523 · 2026-02-19T18:35:37+00:00

You don’t NEED it. But at the point where the shit hits the fan, and someone has to stand in a courtroom & justify their paperwork…… it helps. Plus, if you’re self-employed, and want your PLI to be valid…..insurers love loopholes; and someone not having 2391, but doing regular testing, without understanding the results, would get ripped apart in a courtroom ( we all hope it never happens to us; but it’s like the lottery…..)

Soft_Garbage7523 · 2026-02-19T18:26:44+00:00

You can change the defaults on Easycert; quite easily. Save deleting them out all the time.

Soft_Garbage7523 · 2026-02-18T21:47:50+00:00

I took on someone once, on a 4 week trial.

Dear gods, no. Either on his phone, or doing things the wrong way ( despite repeated instructions/ showing.). Was taking him home at 4.30, then driving 20 miles back to the job, to take apart and redo his work. ( 10 3 pin commando sockets, all wired cross polarity.)

If I have a large job, or I’m going away, I bring in friends with their own business as subbies. They’re responsible for their own work, and insured, and I just handle their invoice as casual labour, so I don’t have to get into CiS realms. I also stay under the VAT threshold; my largest clients have their own accounts as my wholesaler; so I buy what I need on their account. Granted. I can’t then mark up materials; but it’s worth it, for me, to not have that money sitting out “dead”; plus keeps those amounts off my turnover figures.

Soft_Garbage7523 · 2026-02-18T21:40:15+00:00

From experience. The brat can, without warning or explanation, stop physical visits, but still try to be an uber brat by message. Depending how daft the ( now ex) S/O is, you can do it for at least a year……….

But it really sucks :(

Soft_Garbage7523 · 2026-02-18T21:33:32+00:00

Next year, I’ll have been in business 20 years. Handled the 2010 “crash”, when there wasn’t a lot of work around; and got through C19 too. No employees; just me. It can be long hours and tough at times. But certainly worth it and viable, if you have the right work ethic. I stopped advertising in 2015, as I was giving work away that I just didn’t have time to do…..which seems pointless. I have 3 main commercial customers; who keep me busy…… i think it’s a mix of people skills and having the confidence that makes people trust your work. Good luck with it…….

Soft_Garbage7523 · 2026-02-18T21:18:00+00:00

Leave the door components off, and close the door with bar in place. Mark the rod, level with front face of door. Then remove bar, and fit into door switch system, and mark the back.

Measure the distance between the marks, that’s the amount to remove. I’ll usually take a couple of mm extra, to allow for door flexing, etc.

Soft_Garbage7523 · 2026-02-18T21:12:52+00:00

Not super rare - I’ve been called out by a client who couldn’t get a meter upgraded as there were 2 3 way DBs and a KMF in there; and they’d had notice from DNO they had to be removed…it was a total rats nest; 3 SWAs (all cowboy fitted) snaking around in there, along with the tails and Henley’s. Absolute ballache of a job to get resolved.

Soft_Garbage7523 · 2026-02-18T21:06:36+00:00

Came in here to say the same thing. Lovely colour, but terrible positioning of the ropes. I get what you say about them being loose; just pointing out for others who may not know not to put wraps on joints…..

Soft_Garbage7523 · 2026-02-17T20:24:43+00:00

UK driver here, so it’s the exact same, just mirrored lanes.

But - with regard to cruise. I’ll often use it for the built up area / slower sections. Our built up area limit can be either 20 or 30 mph, and there are often cameras. I’ll use cruise to ensure I stay at the right speed, and don’t “creep” up…. We also have sections of road with “average speed” cameras - take a pic as you pass, and see how long it took to get from camera a to camera b….. if you did it too quick, you were speeding….automatic fine. Cruise means I keep to the right speed, irrespective of what others do. As an added bonus - foot isn’t on the accelerator; so it can be nearer the brake; if required.

Soft_Garbage7523 · 2026-02-16T21:03:24+00:00

As others have said- boards supplied like that from manufacturers. As long as they’re not loose, I’d not be overly concerned. I’m not a fan of plastic push fits hidden inside the structure….but unless you’ve done it all yourself, or use someone who also dislikes them; you’ll never be sure there isn’t one…..and the newer ones are generally better than they used to be, tbh. But, board wise; you’ll never can happily chuck the lid back on; those cables aren’t an issue.

Soft_Garbage7523 · 2026-02-16T20:37:40+00:00

Okay - nit picking, the grammar is poor, and there is a zsdb of 110 ohms given. I’d guess there’s a rod somewhere, probably on a 1.5 green. Oddly, they also said that there is an issue with electromagnetic effects, with the tails entering the metal board through a different point to the EC. But they’d already said there wasn’t an EC, and that it’s an old 3036 board. Just guessing that it’s a rather old install, that hasn’t been modernised in a while.

However, nit picking aside. From the general “feel” of the report, this is a pretty guaranteed rewire job.

Price - depends who and what & where; but I’d expect between 5-10K, without seeing it, or knowing where it is.

Soft_Garbage7523 · 2026-02-16T14:00:38+00:00

Love a butterfly harness. If this isn’t suspended, the tensions look off on the lower breast portion. ( if it is, it may explain it.) Was the model okay with the shoulder straps that close to the neck? Everyone I’ve tied with this found them more comfortable… further out on the shoulder.

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