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    binky reacted to HappyHippyDad's post in the thread What a nice customer. with Like Like.
    2 weeks ago a customer who I have done jobs for in the past, asks me to fit an extra wall light in the living room, this light will come...
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    binky replied to the thread Favourite job?.
    Solar, one new circuit to worry about, plus customer 'wants' solar. People don't want electrics, they want a working TV.
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    binky reacted to Tim Howard's post in the thread Favourite job? with Like Like.
    Today I had one of my favourite tasks, sorting out a completely useless TT setup. Broken RCD and rod measuring >500 ohms. I find strange...
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    binky replied to the thread "Specialist" Contractors.
    You have to remember we are fitting power generation on a roof with the potential for severe consequences like fire or panels flying off...
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    binky replied to the thread "Specialist" Contractors.
    The MCs assessment is an all day event, I think the quickest I ever managed was 6 hours, and I was MCs registered for 10 years. The...
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    binky replied to the thread Hi from DPG.
    It may well have been
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    binky replied to the thread Hi from DPG.
    Scooby, Scooby snack which means like. Can't remember when that was put in place, it was a fair while ago.
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    Welcome over from the ' darkside' 😁
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    Hi all. Been a member on here since 2019 though only as a lurker... Anyway thanks to @Tim Howard for reintroducing me to this forum...
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    binky replied to the thread "Specialist" Contractors.
    Supply and demand, simples! 😁 The trouble with grant systems is a shed load of paperwork, followed by slow payment for work done, ie...
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    binky reacted to ProDave's post in the thread "Specialist" Contractors with Like Like.
    The one that irks me at the moment is people keep posting very high quotes to have an ASHP installed. Typically £6K or more even after...
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    binky replied to the thread "Specialist" Contractors.
    There's a lot of overheads running MCS, but anything took wise with solar written on them is triple the price. MC4 crimpers £200 for...
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    binky reacted to UNG's post in the thread "Specialist" Contractors with Like Like.
    And there was me thinking it was the ability to quote a lot standards and regs and have little understanding of the meaning or...
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    binky reacted to mort2376's post in the thread Just saying hello. with Like Like.
    One thing I will say about the Mods on here is they are are very fair, but dont put up with any nonsense. Being a mod is a thankless...
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    binky replied to the thread "Specialist" Contractors.
    'Specialist' a word meaning double the price.
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