Why do commercial sparks bash house bashers?

[7029 dave]

Not at all Mate, I had 4/5 years on housing projects looking after and putting right sub standard work by substandard Sparks mostly Apprentices in thier las couple of years, or chancers who thought they were Electricians because they could sling Twin and cpc about with gay abandon, believe me Mate, new labour coming in as the jobs progressed I saw it all during those years, I have every respect for those that do domestic, it's the chancers that give domestic Guys a bad rep, sometimes the truth hurts.
I had the chance to get out of the domestic side and it proved to be the right move. Oh by the way I had my reality check eary on in my long career, went back to college, because during my time of day release there where those that spoilt the learning curve for the many pooh pooing the Science side of things," what do I need this stuff for when all I do is work on a building site day in day out, I worked with some good Domestic guys as well, not many but some as I say.
When you work with some lads that couldn't do a basic insulation test it does make you wonder what the trade was/is coming to, to answer your point that I have a lack of respect for Domestic Sparks, that's far from the truth.

Nobody says twin and cpc Pete come on, its good ole fashioned twin and earth. ??

 

[Petej999]

Nobody says twin and cpc Pete come on, its good ole fashioned twin and earth. ??

Agree Mate I said twin and cpc because I didn't want some pedant to question my description

 

[Electrics]

Nobody says twin and cpc Pete come on, its good ole fashioned twin and earth. ??

Why do college lecturers even call it this? All the shops sell it as T+E and even the books say T+E. Confused.

 

[telectrix]

always used to call it twin and skin. no confusion there.

 

[ipf]

Nobody says twin and cpc Pete come on, its good ole fashioned twin and earth. ??

Yeah......never used that term 'till about 20 years back.........it just appeared along with 'domestic contractors', 'Part P', a glut of 'membership schemes' and that other famous one relating to just over a month's worth of training.
.......can't quite remember that one, off hand. ?

 

[Petej999]

Yeah......never used that term 'till about 20 years back.........it just appeared along with 'domestic contractors', 'Part P', a glut of 'membership schemes' and that other famous one relating to just over a month's worth of training.
.......can't quite remember that one, off hand. ?

Well you should remember it, it's the truth

 

[Dave OCD]

Most of your work isn't going to be in new builds though.

No it's rare actually as I avoid them mostly due to the frustration of being surrounded by idiots but working in occupied homes is generally more difficult in many ways.

 

[Electrics]

No it's rare actually as I avoid them mostly due to the frustration of being surrounded by idiots but working in occupied homes is generally more difficult in many ways.

Tell me about it mate, spent this weekend putting a bath in my own house where i can generally make a bit of a mess if i need to, and needing to move stuff, clear up, make sure i didn't damage stuff etc was a right pain.

 

[telectrix]

Tell me about it mate, spent this weekend putting a bath in my own house where i can generally make a bit of a mess if i need to, and needing to move stuff, clear up, make sure i didn't damage stuff etc was a right pain.

have you now taken the tin bath off the nail in the back door then? ?

 

[Grant1987]

Not at all Mate, I had 4/5 years on housing projects looking after and putting right sub standard work by substandard Sparks mostly Apprentices in thier las couple of years, or chancers who thought they were Electricians because they could sling Twin and cpc about with gay abandon, believe me Mate, new labour coming in as the jobs progressed I saw it all during those years, I have every respect for those that do domestic, it's the chancers that give domestic Guys a bad rep, sometimes the truth hurts.
I had the chance to get out of the domestic side and it proved to be the right move. Oh by the way I had my reality check eary on in my long career, went back to college, because during my time of day release there where those that spoilt the learning curve for the many pooh pooing the Science side of things," what do I need this stuff for when all I do is work on a building site day in day out, I worked with some good Domestic guys as well, not many but some as I say.
When you work with some lads that couldn't do a basic insulation test it does make you wonder what the trade was/is coming to, to answer your point that I have a lack of respect for Domestic Sparks, that's far from the truth.

We just have to agree that we aren’t going to agree on this one, yes there are many so called sparks who have carried out a months course and think they deserve a sparks rate I know all about this I’ve had to “let them go” as they are not up to required standards and don’t meet my standards alone. I don’t expect them all to be able to test that’s my job and I don’t advertise for them to be able to although I believe they should be able to. Also not just the domestic sparks know what an insulation resistance is shockingly a lot don’t have a scooby do about testing but that’s no fault of their own they have not clearly had the quality training and experience but I’ll always try to improve anyone who wants to learn regardless of their sector but you I give up on ??