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Got asked to have a look at a “warm shower switch”. Off I pop. This is what I found Burnt terminations - smells like fish and it stinks Damaged cabling by trying to force the 6mm back into the back box Within the unit Not earthed Exposed neutral Polarity reversed The shower was still...

Nice one - it’s that time of year. I’ll have a look at that. Cheers

Hahaha - That’s not happening any time soon, it’s lashing down.

All food for thought - my initial step is to get a foothold, and hopefully word of mouth from doing a good job. I’m going to do a leaflet drop on some new housing around where I live. Most new builds have crap pendants, no outside sockets, garages generally only have 1 no loft light etc. I’ll...

Thanks for that James, I’m relying on the word of mouth approach as well - although I’ve made a Facebook page to see what the response is. Looking at a few videos, generally speaking, it looks as though pricing by the job would be my go to rather than by the hour. One spark was on a day rate...

Hi James - like you I only want to do non-Notifiable work. Do you charge by the hour, circuit, accessory or other measure? As I’ve said in my original post I’m not going to take anyone’s eyes out, just supplement my retirement fund, a better season ticket or a few extra beers. What is the most...

I tend to agree with you there mind. Glad I asked Cheers

Trying to uncover 2 things, and having no luck. In relation to Part P: Is replacing a faulty MCB non-Notifiable? What is the solution to replacing an MCB , when the faulty one is no longer available from the manufacturer ? Thanks everyone - Mark

Haha, Ah yes Indeed - what was the outcome?

May have look at the card payment systems - cheers

Yeah - without doubt cash basis is my way to go. MTD won’t affect me at present so I can ignore those perils at the moment.

I agree, I’ll create the business, register to HMRC create a spreadsheet with costs, income and overheads. I’ve done a fag packet calc and £30-£40/hour would be fine. Although charging by the job may be better - your view on that would be useful. My main metric is am I enjoying it whilst making...

Hi Murdoch - I’m in the very, very fortunate position of doing this as a very small business opportunity, rather than a “Job”. I’m retired and have an income, I just want to do it as I really like it. I’ve been office based most of my working life and this allows me to put my learning into...

Thanks Binky - this is exactly my strategy. I certainly won’t step on any sparks toes to fulfil my aims, and won’t take anyone’s eyes out either Cheers Murdoch - I have pretty much all this in place. Just waiting for my 1st job, just need to work out pricing. Great replies everyone thank you

That’s an interesting take- I’ll have look. Cheers

Retired 68 year old newcomer, 8202 L2 & 3, and18 edition - I want to do non-Notifiable work in and around Tyneside. I have some ideas as to what this entails ( I’ve read Part P) but in the real world it may be vastly different. If anyone just does this type of work and are willing to share...

Do a bit more research I think

Cheers ProDave - Got a quote for £156 from Hiscox

Good shout Murdoch, thanks.

Hi, Thanks for such a swift response. Yeah I’ve got all the tools and test instruments - MFT, Voltage indicator etc. The MFT needs calibration though. Sole trader or Limited Company - what’s your thoughts?