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  1. pewter

    funny experiences in the job

    used to do work for a window firm......... will try keep the story short. Moving stuff to get under the floor and the gimp suit fell out of a bag. The fun climaxed when my colleague waved a large black dildo at the window fitter the other side of the window who was up a ladder while his boss...
  2. pewter

    Is it just me?....installation speed worries

    I know exactly what you mean Phoenix. Sometimes everything goes better then planned ..... i finish early, get paid and make a profit. Sometimes half the day is gone before i can start what i planned. Tidying up bad work done by others often takes up my time.
  3. pewter

    Smart Grid

    I thought the ultimate goal is so they can control equipment in our homes to reduce demand on the grid during peak times.
  4. pewter

    Russian Electrical Incident

    I have just seen this Russian Electrical incident on you tube. It happens at 8:52
  5. pewter

    Circuits in singles - do you tape / tiewrap / or not?

    i dont strap. I do identify cables with stickers
  6. pewter

    Bloody packaging!

    my old man lives in sSain, they has a fantastic system where he lives. Large wheeled bin at the end of the road that the entiere road shares, evrery street has this. Pile up anything you like in and arround it, i have seen entire bathroom suite in one. Gets emptied every singe day. Costs around...
  7. pewter

    Hello looking for someone who wants a working holiday

    I have heard getting parts out there is not easy, and i know people that export old stuff we rip out to be used in Africa. Will you be getting the person to design the installation, get a parts list and then rake all the bits out there? Or can you get stuff there no problem?
  8. pewter

    ECS gold card for QS through NICEIC

    Just read the email from NICEIC Qualified Supervisors can now apply for an ECS gold card through NICEIC.     Under the new agreement a QS with an Approved Contractor business will be able to apply if they have represented the business in 3 consecutive assessments with NICEIC and had a...
  9. pewter

    What's the DNO up to?

    I had a customer who complained there cooker took ages to cook, and kettle took a while to boil. They only had 180V. they reported it and a few days later it was 240V again, no one dug anything up outside there house, (i think)
  10. pewter

    Moving to Ireland from USA

    rain coat, rain hat, rain boots will be needed. Makita cordless will be ok but you will need to get a charger for 230V. Im sure most hand tools will come in usefull. Leaving California to work in Ireland you might need a big box of tissues for crying into.
  11. pewter

    Per item PAT test charge?

    i would work out how long it would take me to do it, multiply that by my hourly rate + materials. If thats seems cheap i would add a bit more on until its balanced between taking the piss / good price. As i have tons of work it would have to have an incentiive as i hate PA Testing. If i had...
  12. pewter

    Per item PAT test charge?

    If it was in a place with naked women and free food i would do it for free. If it was in west London at some hell hole building with no parking for miles, door staff, books to sign and rules to follow in an office of up there own star fish fancy pants tossers i would want at least £500
  13. pewter

    What's the DNO up to?

    I have noticed quite a few holes last few months around southend/leigh, and after rain. One definatly had power go out as my customer text me, then they dug up out side his gaff.
  14. pewter

    Changing meter tails

    I dont speed, I never use my phone while driving, I never do cash jobs without a receipt, I never cut seals, I never pull the fuse, I never change meter tails. :innocent
  15. pewter

    Changing meter tails

    what if the child was getting his coat off the hook above the meter and head and used them as a step to reach his coat and wooly hat.
  16. pewter

    EICR Unsatisfactory - need advice

    I thought, EICR is done to current regs, C3 - if it conforms to original install but not to current, so is advisary. like a plastic consumer unit. C2 - if there is 2 step to danger, like no CPC to a socket, wrong sized MCB  etc C1 - immidiate danger / risk of electric shock. C3 -...
  17. pewter

    Rewire in London

    I cant tell if you are jesting or not, £5k is just to cover the parking, hotel,fuel and food i hope.  Materials supplied and £400 a day would get me to go to that hell hole.
  18. pewter

    So trumps in what next

    http://www.infowars.com/?s=hillary satanist
  19. pewter

    Massive consumption spikes on smartmeter

    I had a customer who had one fitted to his business. His bill trippled, eventuly the smart meter got removed as it was faulty and a non smart one was installed, the guy who changed it said he has had to remove loads of them. What about getting another energy monitor to confirm how smart the...
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