(Not so) Handymen..and plumbers!

[urbanmonkey]

Rant warning!!

Twice in as many weeks I've had to put right the work of local 'handymen' and also the work of a 'part p' plumber, who after cocking it up completely and leaving a minor works cert for fitting an instant water heater, complete with new circuit wired into the hob mcb, then stuck a lovely 'next inspection due in 10 years' sticker on the front of the board! People hire these clowns to get a job done cheaper and moan like buggery when I turn up and quote them to put it right. I seem to be encountering this sort of thing more and more, has anybody else noticed this? I've also had a plumber on a job telling me what the Earthing requirements for the new consumer unit will be, and then trying to quote the customer and undercut me for replacing it after I had gone. A PLUMBER! That's it, I'm sacking the boy and going to work at tesco!

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Rant warning!!

Twice in as many weeks I've had to put right the work of local 'handymen' and also the work of a 'part p' plumber, who had stuck a lovely 'next inspection due in 10 years' sticker on the front of the board, People hire these clowns to get a job done cheaper and moan like buggery when I turn up and quote them to put it right. I seem to be encountering this sort of thing more and more, has anybody else noticed this? I've also had a plumber on a job telling me what the Earthing requirements for the new consumer unit will be, and then trying to quote the customer and undercut me for replacing it after I had gone. A PLUMBER! That's it, I'm sacking the boy and going to work at tesco!

every day fella.

was the property in question a rented place?

 

[GLENNSPARK]

was that plumber prattling on about crossbonding under his boiler?...

or was this a main earthing issue with him?

 

[urbanmonkey]

The water heater job was yes, the landlord rang me as the tenant had reported the hob not working and no hot water, got there to find the mcb tripped and the rest speaks for itself!

 

[urbanmonkey]

He was telling me what size Earthing conductor I should be using and that I must run all extraneous bonds separately, and into the new board. Except he called them 'externalus bonding'

 

[Plonker 3]

So now it's because the bonding may be incorrect that there is no hot water lol.

 

[GLENNSPARK]

He was telling me what size Earthing conductor I should be using and that I must run all extraneous bonds separately, and into the new board. Except he called them 'externalus bonding'

well clearly he was talking out of his botty hole here....wasn`t he..

 

[GLENNSPARK]

He was telling me what size Earthing conductor I should be using and that I must run all extraneous bonds separately, and into the new board. Except he called them 'externalus bonding'

ask him to show by calculation (adiabatic) what CSA main earthing conductor size you could use....

see how he copes...

 

[Zebra Stripe]

I used to know someone called "Externalus Bonding" he was an outdoor underwater spy.......tumble weed...........wind whisteling etc....

 

[mobile]

grrr

Please don't get me started on plumbers (you wouldn't like me when I get big and green)

 

[urbanmonkey]

well clearly he was talking out of his botty hole here....wasn`t he..

He was referring to the way the oil and water bond were to be done in one continuous loop, from water to oil to MET, apparently not allowed....

 

[urbanmonkey]

ask him to show by calculation (adiabatic) what CSA main earthing conductor size you could use....

see how he copes...

Him, IT MUST BE 16MM!
Me, but the tails are 16mm....

 

[trev]

Him, IT MUST BE 16MM!
Me, but the tails are 16mm....

Him, They must be 25mm?

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Him, IT MUST BE 16MM!
Me, but the tails are 16mm....

well yet again its botty hole talk...isn`t it caus if he had any clue on how to apply the adiabatic then he would know that for an 80A BS1361 the CSA required for 5 sec dis time would be 8.94mm....so a 10mm main earthing conductor will suffice...

 

[GMES]

Builders and Joiners are as bad this is the calibre of the tradesman i worked alongside a few months ago, can you spot the mistake because he couldn't( Div )

 

[Zebra Stripe]

the doors upside down??? in comparison to the handles I mean.

 

[urbanmonkey]

I would have asked him to shut the door!

 

[SPARK2B]

"People hire these clowns to get a job done cheaper and moan like buggery when I turn up and quote them to put it right"

........no sympathy for people who hire under qualified clowns, pay £20 and then have to pay 5-10 times that to put it right,......they will learn the hard way.....anyway, let um keep on doing it, more work for the real electricians putting it right,...and let um moan about cost,...just remind um how much they paid for their telly, ipad, smartphone,...etc.......BOOM!...you win on principal!

 

[jackhammerJIM]

They bring it all on themselves


Existing wires , new pipes

 

[GMES]

I would have asked him to shut the door!

He tried and thats when the penny dropped for him, while me, the MD and all the shopfloor were rolling about on the ground

 

[GMES]

And here's three Electrical Trainee I bumped into last week.

 

[urbanmonkey]

That's him on the right there, the one foaming at the mouth.

 

[telectrix]

View attachment 23847

And here's three Electrical Trainee I bumped into last week.

from left to right.. high tower, mdj, and sarz .

 

[jackhammerJIM]

heres one i bumped into last week

 

[GMES]

from left to right.. high tower, mdj, and sarz . View attachment 23848

Tel you are one brave man, i think you may need more than that Helmet

 

[High Tower]

from left to right.. high tower, mdj, and sarz . View attachment 23848

Lol, I ain't got a fringe tho tel

 

[NickD]

What's so funny about Externalus Bonding? I have a vewy gweat fwiend in Wome called Externalus Bonding.

 

[telectrix]

my fwiend in wome is bellus endus.