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Working in a place today 145 years old, it used to be a bath house, a very large amazing building on the sea front.  At some point it got divided into 2, 1 half a hotel the other half flats. I needed to get a couple of boards up, burnt out some multi tool blades, couldnt get it to lift, when it...

In the whole salers today and i met an fellow Sparky with the flashest mode of  transport ever, i thought my VW was flash  until i met this dude, ......what was it. Tesla, he had a Tesla for work !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He just got it, 3 year old, cost around 90k new and he paid half that i think...

Seems like a good idea

6 months ago i got a call from my mate a plasterer. 'Can you come and remove some exterior lights, i am trying to render a house' I removed them and then ended up rewiring them. Invoiced the customer , got paid, was told they would contact me to fit new ones. Last Thursday i got an email...

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

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...

I dont know if you guys have discussed this already, Plug in DIY solar !!!!!! i cant beleive it

My mates inlaws are selling there house and some joker has done a home buyers report. He said the whole report is full of rubbish, the section on the elecrtrical installation is fantastic. The report even picked up a sink had no plug !!!!!!!!!!! They have the old Wylex board with domino...

the short version. -Consumer unit change MK century 10 way special from Eddies. -12:00  unit installed, RCD's all test ok. -16:00  6 circuits tested and terminated, work fine when energised. -7th circuit makes RHS, RCD trip when energised. -Notice test button on RCD doesnt work, doesnt...

I enjoyed watching this guy. https://www.youtube.com/embed/hHfeUhwYdUA?feature=oembed

Just got an email from Schneider about these, and i am very impressed. It actually looks like some thought has gone into the design. I am realy impressed, i would like to install one. And the door opens downwards :innocent https://www.youtube.com/embed/6Fat8Wr3XlU?feature=oembed

-2.5 years ago i prepared a new shop intstallation ready for a new 3 phase supply. -2.5 years later they send the first electric bill. -£10,000 bill, only the last 12 months can be charged for so bill reduced to £3600 The customer payed straight away and they confirmed that he was up to date...

The old man is staying and the shock front page headline on the Dail Mail paper he has  left in my kitchen reads, 'Fill in your tax return four times a year' for everyone, even one man bands like myself.  I dread sorting my accounts once a year and paying the accountant £450 to do so. I...

Builder tells me, "i know how to wire a house, i just dont know how to find any faults" :slap as he paid me to fault find in his own house.

One of my good customers has an air source heat pump for his heating and hot water. Last week it failed. He calls for heat, it starts up for a min and then stops and gives an errror message at the control panel inside. (he has told me)  He has tried to ask a few plumbers to look at it but they...

Just over 2 years ago i installed around 20 drive over lights. Aurora AU-DUR201W.   with a claimed 20,000 hours life. Just over 2 years later 5 of the units have started to fail (1 flashing, 4 units, half the diodes dont work). I spoke to Aurora and they only gave a 1 year warranty.  The...

Today i bought myself another Fluke T5-1000 in a kit  T5-H5-1AC KIT/UK   (as mine got stolen by some dirty low life scumbag).  I had some cheques clear and needed it this afternoon so got a kit from Electric Centre for £108  ( wish i had got it from ISSWWW, but could not wait). My T5-1000 i had...

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Come out to the van this morning. It unlocks with the fob. Notice side door not shut properly. Notice cab is even more messy due to it been ransacked. Change gone, spare key to my BMW gone, timberland pro work jacket gone. Back of van my hand tool bag is gone. Just adding up the cost of CK...

Revolution https://www.werebank.com/ WIR money has been used in Switzerland for a long time. Some of you will be scared by all this, dont let your fear affect your judgement.