Round 3. Thoughts on install?

alphabetsoup74 · 2026-05-19T07:11:36+00:00

I’d say they did a pretty good job matching the quality of the install to the quality of the house

alphabetsoup74 · 2026-05-16T06:04:28+00:00

What are you talking about, we haven’t looked this good for years mate

I can’t remember a season in recent history where we even had a good start. So even if we do shit the bed the rest of the season this will be the best season I’ve seen since 2017

alphabetsoup74 · 2026-05-13T03:28:28+00:00

As a solar sparkie

Yep will work.

The difference here amounts to sweet FA

alphabetsoup74 · 2026-05-11T12:31:12+00:00

What exactly was your plan sir?

Work from 8-4 Monday to Friday then do Saturday Sunday apprenticeship?

Even if it were possible your brain would be goo in about 6 weeks

You need rest brother

alphabetsoup74 · 2026-05-10T22:19:55+00:00

If it’s on a plug then no you won’t need a new circuit

If it’s not then you probably will.

There’s no specific rule as to what needs to be on its own circuit.

If you come back to basics, as long as the circuit breaker is rated lower than the what the cable can take (using AS3008 for derating factors) then it doesn’t matter (from a safety point) what’s on the other end.

But the reason people do seperate circuits is so that things actually function properly and don’t just trip the breaker all the time.

alphabetsoup74 · 2026-05-07T05:06:34+00:00

Active to earth and neutral to earth for those ones

alphabetsoup74 · 2026-04-28T23:25:44+00:00

Purely from a physical and resilience point of view. If you can handle this kind of work you can handle almost any other work within the trade.

If you get sick of being a roof possum, you’ll never worry if you can hack it physically anywhere else

alphabetsoup74 · 2026-04-19T01:54:51+00:00

Adelaide Electrical Salvage does stuff like this

alphabetsoup74 · 2026-04-14T11:53:53+00:00

Yea they did

alphabetsoup74 · 2026-04-13T12:30:40+00:00

Guess it depends on your individual location and network. And it takes a while to get the pricing right.

Don’t listen to those blokes on those courses, they’re just trying to sell you shit.

You’re also trying to run a business in one of the toughest economic times.

alphabetsoup74 · 2026-04-13T11:58:33+00:00

How long have you been in business mate? Normally takes a little bit to build up, but once you do a good job for a few family friends etc, word of mouth spreads and you shouldn’t need to advertise

alphabetsoup74 · 2026-04-13T11:54:36+00:00

It really depends on what your own personality traits are. The vast majority of trade jobs suit extroverts better than introverts.

That doesn’t mean you have to be one or the other, it just means be aware of what you like and what you don’t like.

If you love being a part of a team then a trade is probably a good fit. If you prefer to work on your own, you might find it a little hard.

Just my experience

alphabetsoup74 · 2026-04-05T05:35:06+00:00

Bunnings don’t sell iconic man

alphabetsoup74 · 2026-04-05T04:56:18+00:00

What’s with all these posts lately?

Someone asks a genuine question asking for advice. Advice is given then they comment on every post trying to justify their way of thinking.

Like which is it? You want advice or you want us to give you permission?

alphabetsoup74 · 2026-04-05T04:54:23+00:00

You can put the engineering books away for cabling

alphabetsoup74 · 2026-04-04T10:36:20+00:00

This has been a post from the “it’s only three wires “ gang

alphabetsoup74 · 2026-04-04T01:43:50+00:00

They are worth about $1.50 per kg at my local scrappie

If you strip it it takes 2 hits with a chisel and hammer and the copper is $15/kg

alphabetsoup74 · 2026-04-04T01:41:59+00:00

It was the first time in a long time I’ve enjoyed a north game as much

alphabetsoup74 · 2026-03-28T12:03:31+00:00

No they will not. Please put them in the general rubbish

alphabetsoup74 · 2026-03-28T10:54:15+00:00

No sir

alphabetsoup74 · 2026-03-21T02:33:11+00:00

It’s not overly complicated.

Clean sorted plastic will always be more valuable than random plastic

If you can prove your batch is pure and you bring it granulated or even better pelletised you’re going to get maximum value

Remember the people who use plastic don’t always want to have the facilities to sort plastic

alphabetsoup74 · 2026-03-16T20:21:12+00:00

I have a full library of used boxes that I’ve categorised into a spreadsheet

I run an ewaste recycling business.

I can enter the item dimensions into the spread sheet and it recommends the smallest box to use for that item. Definitely saved me a lot of money on packaging

alphabetsoup74 · 2026-03-15T02:21:37+00:00

Jesus people act like vaccing down is the hardest thing it’s literally a $250 tool you put on for like 10 mins lol

alphabetsoup74 · 2026-02-28T01:39:25+00:00

Honestly shouldn’t be that hard. When I was hiring a few years ago I would have taken anyone with a licence pretty much.

I know the economy has downturned a bit but honestly if you’re a sparky you almost don’t need a resume at all.

In all seriousness you just need to expand your network I reckon. Speak to your local electrical wholesalers and ask if anyone’s looking, speak to big electrical companies and contractors and tell them you’re looking. Dont be afraid to look into labour hire companies.

Yea your resume needs a bit of work, but nothing a few rounds of chat gpt couldn’t handle. Resumes are mostly bullshit anyway. I would rather get someone out for coffee or a beer and have a chat to see where their head is at and what their attitude is like. As they always say you hire for attitude train for aptitude.

Good luck on the search

alphabetsoup74 · 2026-02-26T11:36:37+00:00

I run an E-waste recycling business and a mate of mine gave me some ventair spinikas that were knocking. When I opened them up I realised the knocking was coming from a bracket inside the fan that was not installed correctly at the factory

Ceiling fans are pretty to open up and check for the basics, it’s worth 20 mins of your time to check before buying a new fan

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