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  1. JK-Electrical

    A Prime Example Of How Not To Do An EICR

    I've been asked by a client to visit a rental property he owns to determine whether a replacement consumer unit is required so to comply with the legislation that came into effect on 1st March 2024 whereby all rental properties in Scotland must have one or more RCDs present to protect the...
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    Employers must crack down on sports chat in the workplace

    Employers must crack down on sports chat because it 'excludes women' - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7933703/Employers-crack-sports-chat-excludes-women.html What utter nonsense. There seems no end to this politically-correct, virtue-signalling from nutjob radical...
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    UK Five-bed £1.3m home for sale plastered in plug sockets leaves house hunters feeling ‘ill’

    :eek: WTF? Bizarre to say the least. https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/4909560/five-bedroom-home-plugs-house-hunters-ill
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    Inside the smart electric vehicle EV charger which doesn't need an earth rod

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    Glasgow Renfrewshire Electricians -JK Electrical

    JK-Electrical submitted a new resource: JK Electrical - Glasgow-based electrical contractor Read more about this resource...
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    Yet Another Dodgy EICR

    A prospective customer has contacted me via a recommendation received from a mutual contact and asked me to provide a quotation for remedial works that have arisen from an EICR that was recently undertaken at a three-bedroom property he rents out. In his initial e-mail, he said that the letting...
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    A Rather Obvious Forged EICR

    I know for a fact that the attached EICR is a forgery. I suspected as much even before I had been given a copy of the report. My suspicions were confirmed the moment I noticed that the tester had entered 25 years as the estimated age of the installation. The installation is in fact, brand-new...
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    Got £349.00 Plus VAT To Waste?

    Jeez ..... this guy really gets on my nerves. He seems to spend more time making videos than he does working. And that bloody voice ...... aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Here he is waxing-lyrical about a piece of kit that will set you back just under £420.00. I wonder...
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    BEAMA Calls For EICRs To Be Done In UK Residential Buildings Every 5 Years

    An interesting report. I'm in favour. My own opinion is that ten years between inspection and testing of domestic installations is too long, and that this period should be reduced to five years. I particularly like the proposal that an EICR be compulsory whenever there is a change of occupancy...
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    Rolson 2 LED Telescopic Inspection Mirror

    I recently bought one of these from B&M. At just £2.99 it's proved to be a real bargain. Great for when you've cut a hole in a newly plastered ceiling only to find that the wiring for the downlight you installed the previous week isn't where it should be because Pete the plasterer has moved it...
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    Regulation Of Electricians As A Profession Debate

    Coverage of the debate that took place in the Scottish Parliament yesterday afternoon. Scottish Parliament TV | Members' Business: Regulation of Electricians as a Profession : October 25, 2018 -...
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    Seal smacks kayaker across the face with large octopus

    Seal emerges from water and uses an octopus to smack a kayaker across the face - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/seal-slaps-kayaker-video-octopus-instagram-new-zealand-kayak-a8557016.html Amusing. Reminded me of this Monty Python sketch ....
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    Wetpants Trashed My Van

    I was manoeuvring into a bay in the car park of my local Screwfix on Monday morning when a white transit van that was parked in an adjacent bay suddenly began to reverse at speed. My van was positioned approximately 45 degrees in relation to the Transit when impact occurred. The door-hinge of...
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    Wetpants Strikes Yet Again ....... GRRRRRRRRRRRR

    Thank you Mr. Wetpants. Not only have you stolen my wiring space by threading your radiator pipes through holes that were drilled for cables I was planning on installing on Friday morning, but you have installed hot-water pipes right on top of existing cables. I can't decide whether the ----wits...
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    A Post Found On Facebook

    My apprentice found this post on a Facebook group: Last week we were called to a house to swap a couple of pendants for customers' own lights. Easy peasy, or so we thought. After changing the hall light (aboout 1.5 metres from the CCU in the cloakroom, none of the ground floor lights would...
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    Smoke alarm rules to apply to all homes in Scotland

    Kerching!!!:D I think it's only a matter of time before the rest of the UK follows suit. I do hope that the Scottish Government includes a requirement within the forthcoming legislation that the installation of smoke and heat alarms are undertaken by suitably qualified, professional...
  17. JK-Electrical

    Toughen up on 'incompetent' electricians, say MPs

    Toughen up on electricians, say MPs - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-26453688
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    Omission Of Tests On Inaccessible Kitchen Appliances

    Other than the testing of the usual kitchen appliances that landlords supply as part of the tenancy agreement, I very rarely do any other PA testing. I will be carrying-out an EICR later this week on a property that will soon be made available to let. All appliances bar one are enclosed within...
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    Thank You Mr. Wetpants, You Inconsiderate Imbecile

    I've seen some really bad plumbing installations over the years, but this one really takes the biscuit. I went to do an EICR yesterday afternoon, but had to abandon the job as I was unable to gain access to the main switch, or even remove the cover from the board. Completely unacceptable...
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    No Wonder The Joiner Is Angry!

    I couldn't believe my eyes when I first saw these photos.....

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