british gas!!!

[Geordie Spark]

I don't think they monitor the energy usage of an old fart!

Tell you what bonny lad .. if they measured the energy behind some of this old fart's farts they'd see some pretty impressive figures !!

Tidyboiler thinks I should make a profession out of it and she wants to be my manager.

 

[telectrix]

is this you , geordie?:




http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rc...vuAtCHi4gzrz_JuCXaO-VHQ&bvm=bv.50723672,d.d2k

 

[Kate]

Has anyone rang british gas and complained??? I was fuming the other day.
got asked to do a cu change by a lovely older couple. Ok. Brought the stuff went over to do it. Had a closer look that when I was there before...board was no more than 10-15 years old. So I asked...they had had british gas around a couple times, once to change a broken pullcord (I assume they have response callout thing) and another time to upgrade meter. British gas had put the fear of god into them about how there fuseboard was unsafe etc etc...absolute fuming. So I did a few tests to be sure. To the lighting and ring circuits and sat customers down and explained its fine as is, dated but fine. All tests good, yea some sockets were tapped on but still ok. Told them they could be looking at a total rewire in 10+ years (my way of saying when you die) Gave them the choice and they chose not to.

British gas are cowboys in my opinion and need dropping. I still want to ring and rant now!!!!

 

[Pete999]

"A single 2.5 not a twin??? sorry am I missing something"

Pete999

 

[RWJ]

We've had similar where a customer has had a simple fault with a pendant and is told buy BG that the electrics are unsafe. Did a PIR (yes it was a PIR as a couple of years ago) and to be honest the installation was a work of art, the neatest thing you've ever seen.

 

[davethsparky]

I think he may have meant it could have been a radial rather than a ring,

 

[Geordie Spark]

is this you , geordie?:




http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rc...vuAtCHi4gzrz_JuCXaO-VHQ&bvm=bv.50723672,d.d2k

PAH!! ................. He's just a lightweight who - compared to me - doesn't even reach amateur status!

Come near me with a lighted candle when I'm on full throttle & I'll blow the roof off!

 

[Spoon]

Just out of interest, does anyone have anything GOOD to say about British Gas? I don't personally....

 

[Geordie Spark]

Just out of interest, does anyone have anything GOOD to say about British Gas? I don't personally....

As a bloke who has subbed for them installing complete heating systems, I can say the money paid to me was good but that's all.

I packed it in because of the low standard of work they wanted me to work to and the way they were ripping-off the customers.

British Grasp are a company to be avoided at all costs as far as I'm concerned.

 

[Guest111]

I wonder if there's a bit of jealousy on here regarding british gas, or british grasp as we call them, don't you wish that you were all so skilled that you could decide what needs rewiring with just a socket tester and a quick glance :mad2: a lot of the crap I,ve seen them dream up makes me wonder why we need MFT's if such a major decision as to rewire can be made with just a socket tester,and a basic one at that.BG are just a bunch of scaremongering robbers who prey on the old and the weak!

 

[Guest111]

Geordie,been there done it,some of the crap they want I wouldn't put in my dog kennel,oh and their prices are a bargain too! not.

 

[LeckyBill]

"A single 2.5 not a twin??? sorry am I missing something"

Pete999

Yer single can't carry 32a, thats why you use asmaller mcb 16 or 20a

 

[oldtimer]

There was someone on a couple of weeks ago singing their praises but he had just got a start with them so the rose tinted glasses were new and I think he wanted to be assimilated

 

[telectrix]

, so that's where the BG comes from ..... BORG!!!

 

[Pete999]

Sorry I thought the OP said he tested the Ring and put a 32A to replace the 16A one, or have I missed something
Pete999

 

[Spoon]

, so that's where the BG comes from ..... BORG!!!

borg.... seven of nine... mmmmmm... Thats my nice thought for the day..

 

[Paultrim123321]

Similar story, my sons child minder had a quote of £5.5K for re-wire and new CU! I told her I would do a PIR(2010) first. The CU and wiring was only 12 years old. Yes, she had a few items that needing addressing but never in a million years was it a £5k re-wire.

 

[GLENNSPARK]

borg.... seven of nine... mmmmmm... Thats my nice thought for the day..

geri ryan...
ymmnmm

 

[Spoon]

One of the reasons why I watch Body Of Proof...

 

[trbod]

I love following BG round I think there's only one job we've not got and that's because they wanted to spread the finance over ten year , wollies