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I thought that myself but gave him the benefit of the doubt lol, He is obviously an enthusiast who likes to keep his hand in if it is the OP.
So how much do you think the average spark earns per hour,
To be honest I have always maintained that a domestic house rewire is not really rocket science. The circuits involved are usually very simple and "deemed to satisfy" assuming a fairly basic install. I can see no reason an intelligent person with a bit of diligent research cannot do this. I think the caution would be the insurance and safety (in terms of testing) If he had gone the proper route (Building control) he could have paid a few hundred and attended to that aspect as well. I mean what price safety???
As it is he has broken Building Control requirements law by not notifying and probably made difficult a sale of the house in the future as well as compromising his house insurance, all of which could have been sorted by going the proper routes.
I do agree, I was at a commercial kitchen the other day and a bright young man working there (not an electrician) had worked out all of the loads and what he could and could not put in to the kitchen. I asked him how the diversity affected his calculations, and did he apply C factors to the wiring methods, and so on. I suggested he should speak to an Electrician and get some advice....Ohhh hang on...fairly straight forwrd, it's the theory
Apparently he paid for someone to do that according to the OP.heating system easy if not electrically knowlegable, an S plan or even a basic Y plan would confuse some people lol, I doubt the OP even knows what they are, also connecting up the DB to the meter as well, how did he do that
Ok let's just agree that anything not done by a fully qualified and trained person is unsafe, so no carpentry, roofing, car repairs etc etc should be done by any one else. I have seen jobs done by so called qualified sparks with all the fancy stickers on their self maintained vans, which of course shouldn't be on the road because they are unsafe, with all the letters after their name that could have been done better than a blind martian. Like it or not, wiring can be done safely by any intelligent person. I was taught the amateur radio course by an unlicensed person. He'd forgotten more than I will ever know. I know safety isn't the same issue here, but the principle is the same.
Ok let's just agree that anything not done by a fully qualified and trained person is unsafe, so no carpentry, roofing, car repairs etc etc should be done by any one else. I have seen jobs done by so called qualified sparks with all the fancy stickers on their self maintained vans, which of course shouldn't be on the road because they are unsafe, with all the letters after their name that could have been done better than a blind martian. Like it or not, wiring can be done safely by any intelligent person. I was taught the amateur radio course by an unlicensed person. He'd forgotten more than I will ever know. I know safety isn't the same issue here, but the principle is the same.
Was it you that wired this house?Ok let's just agree that anything not done by a fully qualified and trained person is unsafe, so no carpentry, roofing, car repairs etc etc should be done by any one else. I have seen jobs done by so called qualified sparks with all the fancy stickers on their self maintained vans, which of course shouldn't be on the road because they are unsafe, with all the letters after their name that could have been done better than a blind martian. Like it or not, wiring can be done safely by any intelligent person. I was taught the amateur radio course by an unlicensed person. He'd forgotten more than I will ever know. I know safety isn't the same issue here, but the principle is the same.
Personally I would not equate (and object to) any of those trades with Electrician, I am sorry to say there is a lot more maths and theory with electrical work, and the consequence of those trades getting it wrong can not be lumped into the same consequences of getting electrical installation wrong. It is much more fraught with danger on a day to day basis. In Germany if you are an electrician you are treated with great respect it seems they understand the technical aspects of the trade are more scientific on a day to day basis, here we get less than an automotive engineer. We are lumped in with plasterers, labourers and such like. Somewhat unfair I think.carpentry, roofing, car repairs
I don't get irate on here, too often, but when you get people throwing such rubbish around, it does get my back up.Sorry I got a bit irate, but when some one says he hopes a person fries because he rewired his own house to save money, then I do find it hard to keep calm.
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