Good Old Delroy, he gets all the best Jobs :)

[nicebutdim]

No I just gave them a couple of bottles of Scotch, blagged through ever since.

I'll keep that in mind when my turn comes

 

[Petej999]

Del belongs to the NICEIC which means he is 'gold standard'

Not always Dusty not always!

 

[7029 dave]

I take it members who completed an apprenticeship many decades ago had to undertake some sort of exam or assessment? That's what the AM2 is - an independent assessment of ability, under exam conditions.

It makes sense that people entering the trade are assessed in this manner, but it's plain daft to suggest that someone who qualified prior to its introduction isn't an electrician - it's like suggesting that O levels are now redundant and that everyone who sat them now needs to sit GCSEs.

The practical modules of the course was part of the C&G syllabus, so basically if you failed the practical that was a fail even before you took the written part, there was a pass bench mark cant remember the percentage. However I dont recall anyone failing the practical, you would have to be rubbish. lol

 

[SparkySy]

I remember doing the AM2 back in the 90s there were 22 on the course and only 4 of us passed it! Some very upset employers!!
Sy

 

[Lister1987]

AM2; the GOLD standard, so much so we have 3 versions of it!

I rarely watch eFixx stuff; the series on conduit, Regulation Corner and few other gems but other than that I'll go to thier individual channels; GSH & Joe Robinson.

 

[Petej999]

From his videos I honestly think his work is fairly poor. The way he leaves some jobs leave a lot to be desired.

 

[UNG]

AM2; the GOLD standard, so much so we have 3 versions of it!

I would hardly call it the GOLD standard

 

[nicebutdim]

AM2; the GOLD standard, so much so we have 3 versions of it!

You realise the difference between the three is time allocated.

 

[Dustydazzler]

Beautiful...

 

[goasis]

Beautiful...

I wonder if him waffling on is edited down...

Also, did he leave all the old circuits connected? I thought the whole point was the customer wanted to strip all the existing wiring out?!

Surely there should be a note left telling the customer which socket to use if he wants to use is power tools in the garden cos it's sunny now . I mean surely he looked at that and thought how ludicrous it was

 

[Dustydazzler]

I am a huge fan of Del but this video was simply odd

He could have ripped all the old board out completely and simply put a temp garage board up with with one rcbo in it for a couple sockets nailed to a board for the customer to use

 

[Mike Johnson]

Why do it the right way rather than make it as difficult as possible and make me look helpful and good.

 

[Dustydazzler]

I could understand what Del did if he had the old RCd socket in the van and didn't want to waste the customers money having to pay him to go get one.
But as Del had to go the shops to buy one , It would have made sense to buy a cheap garage board from screwfix and put that in straight off the meter and totally making the old board and wiring redundent.
Then Del or even the customer could rip out the old board and start pulling out the old disconnected wiring

 

[7029 dave]

I am a huge fan of Del but this video was simply odd

He could have ripped all the old board out completely and simply put a temp garage board up with with one rcbo in it for a couple sockets nailed to a board for the customer to use

Same I like him, but this left me scratching my head.

 

[Lister1987]

You realise the difference between the three is time allocated.

Yea, some skills aren't used; containment is the general gist I get.

 

[Petej999]

Same I like him, but this left me scratching my head.

Same as me but not just this vid , most of his efforts leave me wondering

I'll keep that in mind when my turn comes

 

[mainline]

I could understand what Del did if he had the old RCd socket in the van and didn't want to waste the customers money having to pay him to go get one.
But as Del had to go the shops to buy one , It would have made sense to buy a cheap garage board from screwfix and put that in straight off the meter and totally making the old board and wiring redundent.
Then Del or even the customer could rip out the old board and start pulling out the old disconnected wiring

Or even a rcd isolator, would have been better than leaving non rcd sockets.

 

[Petej999]

49years experience behind him that aint no dogs watch

Just been watching Delroy connect some tails into a main switch surface mounted with single insulated with MECH protective sheath , left about 1 inch of single insulation showing, rather than ending the string on both sets of insulation and mech protection at the same point, beautiful, cool; see you next time come on DELROY get a grip Mate

 

[DPG]

Beautiful...

Just watched this video. Remind me how much this guy is charging again?

Despite being told all the old wiring is going to be ripped out, he left it connected to the consumer unit. Also, both the sockets should have been RCD protected, especially bearing in mind the amount of heavy work that is going to be done while refurbing the place.

 

[Dustydazzler]

Just watched this video. Remind me how much this guy is charging again?

Despite being told all the old wiring is going to be ripped out, he left it connected to the consumer unit. Also, both the sockets should have been RCD protected, especially bearing in mind the amount of heavy work that is going to be done while refurbing the place.

£100 per hour + vat

I think in this instance as much as a like Del , he went about this job all wrong

He could have spend a few hours there , fitted a temp consumer unit with rcd protection , wacked a coupel doubles on the a bit of wood for customer to use and ripped out the old board and some of the easy to get to wiring for the client

All this easily be done in half a day

 

[DPG]

£100 per hour + vat

I think in this instance as much as a like Del , he went about this job all wrong

He could have spend a few hours there , fitted a temp consumer unit with rcd protection , wacked a coupel doubles on the a bit of wood for customer to use and ripped out the old board and some of the easy to get to wiring for the client

All this easily be done in half a day

Certainly not the work of a professional electrician. This was supposed to be left safe for building work. What happens when the guy's wife (for example only, not being sexist) plugs a dodgy extension cable into the non RCD socket.

 

[goasis]

Just watched this video. Remind me how much this guy is charging again?

Despite being told all the old wiring is going to be ripped out, he left it connected to the consumer unit. Also, both the sockets should have been RCD protected, especially bearing in mind the amount of heavy work that is going to be done while refurbing the place.

What do you mean? He clearly told the customer which socket to use for power tools!!

 

[Dustydazzler]

Should have swapped the old double for the new rcd double

 

[DPG]

Should have swapped the old double for the new rcd double

Indeed. I just don't understand how he thought it was acceptable to leave non RCD protected sockets in this situation.

 

[Dustydazzler]

Indeed. I just don't understand how he thought it was acceptable to leave non RCD protected sockets in this situation.

In all honestly , I suspect Del was just trying to save the customer a couple quid by not changing the old socket , but at £100.00 per hour he could have changed both and still made a tidy profit on the job

 

[UNG]

Beginning to think this could all be a ploy by Delroy to increase the number of views on his youtube channel to make even more money. For all we know he could be doing the work perfectly after the video has been made and edited for youtube but doing the job perfectly on a video probably wouldn't generate the number of views he is getting and give him the infamy this thread has bestowed on him

 

[Dustydazzler]

Check out this lady trying to cut some live cable

Should have given Del a call

 

[nicebutdim]

Feel as though I should watch this latest video from Del

 

[DPG]

Feel as though I should watch this latest video from Del

Be interested to hear your thoughts

 

[nicebutdim]

Be interested to hear your thoughts

Never seem to have the time to watch anything these days, but will try to have a look later

 

[nicebutdim]

The job was about as complicated as questions posed to a 1st year college class and I'd question the cost saving when a 4 way DB with RCD would have only been a few pounds more expensive that an RCD socket.

It's not a great day when a customer's simple request is better thought out than the solution offered by a professional. It certainly wasn't the worst work anyone has ever seen, but forthe sake of a few extra ££ it could have been compliant with regulations.

 

[mainline]

Beginning to think this could all be a ploy by Delroy to increase the number of views on his youtube channel to make even more money. For all we know he could be doing the work perfectly after the video has been made and edited for youtube but doing the job perfectly on a video probably wouldn't generate the number of views he is getting and give him the infamy this thread has bestowed on him

NO WAY, NO WAY DEL WOULD DO THAT, I CAN'T SEE IT...

 

[mainline]

Check out this lady trying to cut some live cable

Should have given Del a call

Forget Del, give me a call, i'll do it for free

 

[mainline]

The job was about as complicated as questions posed to a 1st year college class and I'd question the cost saving when a 4 way DB with RCD would have only been a few pounds more expensive that an RCD socket.

It's not a great day when a customer's simple request is better thought out than the solution offered by a professional. It certainly wasn't the worst work anyone has ever seen, but forthe sake of a few extra ££ it could have been compliant with regulations.

Ahh, but he would have had to either risk death (which in his case would be very risky) or remove the Main fuse.
And he's obviously not going to do that, being a proper sparks.

 

[DPG]

Ahh, but he would have had to either risk death (which in his case would be very risky) or remove the Main fuse.
And he's obviously not going to do that, being a proper sparks.

He could still have disconnected the customer's final circuits from the consumer unit though eh.

 

[mainline]

He could still have disconnected the customer's final circuits from the consumer unit though eh.

But if he did that it would have meant that the job would have been a touch more up to scratch, and that's just not Delboy.

 

[nicebutdim]

He could still have disconnected the customer's final circuits from the consumer unit though eh.

I'm pretty sure he did toward the end.

 

[Dustydazzler]

I can't wait for Dels next installment , the tension is palpable

 

[DPG]

I'm pretty sure he did toward the end.

Ah sorry if I missed that. I'll have another look when I get chance.

 

[pc1966]

Check out this lady trying to cut some live cable

Bizzare. I know most folks doing DIY decoration won't have any sort of sparky's kit, but really not even a Lidl-special combination pliers?