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Got phone call from a guy yesterday, can you come and take a look at factory I have had rewired!
Met him this morning asked what he wanted, Well i just had this rewired and i have no paperwork, but the insurance need a certificate.
So I ask why the cowboy's who installed it didn't cert it and his reply was The main spark said they could install it but DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO TEST IT.
Apparently they offered him a discount if he was ok with no paperwork and he accepted it.
This guy deserves everything he get's in my opinion, but becaause I was curious I had a look round, They had intalled 240v sockets with twin clipped direct to wall at about a metre height, all 3 phase socket's on 2.5mm d32a mcb's with massive runs from DB to sockets, volt drop will have been through the roof.
Zs on these was a joke so i told him he had some serious problem's that needed addressing urgently,they had even wired the 400w highbay's in flex.
I asked if he had a phone number for the guy, and wait for it.... phone dead no way of contacting him, apparently the owner had been trying for weeks.
He had aqquired his services via a friend of a friend.
So I gave him a rough cost for an EICR, and he nearly fell over, and said he had no spare money left, but would be in touch.
I also asked if i could take a few photo's of the install and was instantly told No, he didn't want this to reach anyone else's eyes.
I couldn't even sneak the camera out as he was glued to me the whole time i was there.
I am Bloody sick of these cowboy's getting away with this, but at the same time I am sick of stupid customer's encouraging this type of thing.
Rant over for now.
Met him this morning asked what he wanted, Well i just had this rewired and i have no paperwork, but the insurance need a certificate.
So I ask why the cowboy's who installed it didn't cert it and his reply was The main spark said they could install it but DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO TEST IT.
Apparently they offered him a discount if he was ok with no paperwork and he accepted it.
This guy deserves everything he get's in my opinion, but becaause I was curious I had a look round, They had intalled 240v sockets with twin clipped direct to wall at about a metre height, all 3 phase socket's on 2.5mm d32a mcb's with massive runs from DB to sockets, volt drop will have been through the roof.
Zs on these was a joke so i told him he had some serious problem's that needed addressing urgently,they had even wired the 400w highbay's in flex.
I asked if he had a phone number for the guy, and wait for it.... phone dead no way of contacting him, apparently the owner had been trying for weeks.
He had aqquired his services via a friend of a friend.
So I gave him a rough cost for an EICR, and he nearly fell over, and said he had no spare money left, but would be in touch.
I also asked if i could take a few photo's of the install and was instantly told No, he didn't want this to reach anyone else's eyes.
I couldn't even sneak the camera out as he was glued to me the whole time i was there.
I am Bloody sick of these cowboy's getting away with this, but at the same time I am sick of stupid customer's encouraging this type of thing.
Rant over for now.