Just got back from a day paintballing at a cost of 40quid and 800 balls fired, ive got 5 close range shots to me leaving some very nasty bruising (2" + when they blacken), but what kinda off made it one sided was we were up against the local TA lads thus alot fitter than me and my team of beer...
Quote 285 for a 12 way dual rcd consumer unit change and 275 to swop a 4 pole rcd for a time delay version and the barstards stick £200 on top of my quote... Bye Bye goes that job!
Ive been told before by a few plumbers in a kitchen the socket for the ignition on the gas hob cant be switched it has to be unswitched cause of the arc in the switch this will be a recomendation from the gas reg not our bible
woke up this morning to a parking ticket on the van the wheels arent on the yellow line but the bonnet is about half an inch over and the car behind is 2 inches off the back bumper cant believe theyve been so picky over half an inch
I got three STP12000-TL10 tri power units and asked at time of purchase are these set up for uk G59
Yes was the answer
Lads set them up and switched on and i made a call to their technical dept in germany with the serial numbers and lo and behold
they are preset for germany
WTF!!!!
Now i have...
Hi All,
Relatively new to the forum but have been reading lots of your posts regarding the state of the industry and supplier issues with interest!!!
I need to order a roofing system for the roof as shown below, but are struggling to identify the type of tile. Any ideas?:53::53::53:
Many...
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Evenin.
Today at 7:30 am the mrs rings me going ape **** down the phone blaming me for the birth of terrorism because the car jeep wouldn't start!!!
So I rings me mate who happens to be a partner in a tyre, exhaust & battery centre as I pretty much knew the battery was fooked as it's been on...
hi everybody
ive been an electrician for over 10 years now. last year i got made redundant and have been in and out of work since. i have phoned agency after agency and they have work if you are JIB
which i can get but only old man apprentice one as i dont have the NVQ 3. i am very good at the...
What a day
Monday mornings are bad enough without this!
have being testing an industrial site for a while now and nearing the end
So I'm testing low bay light fittings about 20 metres in the air
No probs I though and proceeded to take the genie bom up to the last fitting in the circuit
So...
Just got ripped off to the tune of £115 for, ready for it, 40!,16mm and 25mm un insulated pin lugs ahhhh, I want to kill!! should have asked how much they were before they got them in but it's some crimps for ****s sake :shout: how much realistically should they have been £10!! or less so didn't...
Well today went to rat S**T fast
I gad a quick glance at my job for today on my PDA last night and thought blast its in Dumfries.
Up at 5 left house at 6 got to dumfries at 8 no problems. Phoned office to get some more info only to discover i had misread the ferking date and i was booked in...
Was asked to look at a CU upgrade due to a plumber being called out he upgraded the shower to a 9 kw removed the existing 30 amp 3036 fuse for a 40 CB and then said to the 84 year old maybe best get an electrician to put a safety fuseboard in should cost you £300
So i said why is the plumber...
Hi all,
Had an early finish from work this afternoon, so it was a few beers and feet up on the sofa jobbie, as the missus was out with the kids. Anyway 'knock knock' on the door... I opens it and some strange creature is standing there before me.
'Alright dude, is the Megster there by any...
Brilliant!!!!
CU swap! Ring Circuits Excellent no breaks. never did a IR Test but never mind!
any way all ok apart from Ring!!! N-E fault RCD not playing today!! :(
Customer not really impressed with paying for finding the fault so Split Ring at a point where i though would be good...
just recently been to a job as customer has a split load box and was told by the spark installing some lights that her CU is oit of date and he would need to fit a "17th Unit" to give dual RCD protection!!
any way he gave her price of 395 for a new volex unit (from B&Q) and to fit new lights...
Where's the bloody work gone?
All i done so far this week is 20 minuites worth of PAT testing, on first page of local serches on net getting hits on site but no calls,
Think i'm gonna do my Gas lol
Paul
solo2771
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who sent me the Job with rockers details on for wiring up a PIG FARM and building an electric fence to keep the locals out from shagging the pigs!!
must admit i had a good laugh at it!!
Dear Durham Electrics,
i own a local pig farm Can you install 6 in number outddor sockets for...
Drove all the way across town today and turned up in good time.... waited for 45 minutes in the drizzle before sodding off. Customer not at home. Was meant to be starting a hell of a lot of work in his house as well, not like something you might forget about.
I'm bloody busy at the mo and...
Why does everyone change if they get promoted into an office?
My manager wants me to do a 10 hour nightshift tommorrow and thursday starting at 5pm. That is not a problem and i dont mind at all.
The problem is he as sent me and my college an email telling us to keep our phones on as we he may...
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