Electrics for a DIY Trier

dursley.donkey

andrew-b wrote: »

....And if your unlucky and follow the above post to word you may get electrocuted..

Andy

Oh come on! It's really quite hard to get electricuted taking a faceplate off and looking at it. You'd have to stick a screwdriver into the terminals and touch the metal part of the screwdriver. Even a girlie could avoid doing that, surely.

And anyway, getting electricuted is a bit risky, but it's not the end of the world - I've had a few mains shocks. They can be fatal if you've got a weak heart, or if you're unconcious, but chances are they just hurt.

Bungarm2001

wallbash wrote: »

Going to get myself into trouble

Do I care:rolleyes:



Don't tell them!

Now I hear the cry
Problems when you come to sell

When asked .... answer dont know !

Will the seller pull out without a piece of paper ????
Would you????

Bit like HIPS , a buyer is interested in Location and price
paper work , long way down the list
Proof ... Ive just sold a house

I agree with you wallbash.

At a risk of being slated on here, I have to say firstly that my Dad was an electrician (mainly big stuff like fairground generators etc) and did do the odd house rewire as a foriegner now and again. I went with him as a kid and learnt all the ins and outs of safety and wiring, the mysteries of earthing etc right at his knee as it were (I went with him to pass the tools )

Fast forward a good few years and I have at least 11 full house rewires under my belt along with numerous jobs for others adding sockets, rings, wiring in cookers, lighting circuits, CU's, showers etc etc there isn't much I haven't tackled on the domestic electrical front over the years...and yes, I do NOT have any qualifications whatsoever. I have no intention of getting any either.

Lets face it, with a good DIY book and an ounce of common, even a 78 yr old woman could rewire a house and/or do simple domestic electrics. I know I'll get slated for that, but you all know its true. A qualification sometimes doesn't mean anything...for instance, I had a new boiler fitted a while back which involved the plumber doing a bit of wiring, and even though he showed me a bit of paper saying he was qualified Part P for plumbers, he had'n't got a clue. I ended up doing it for him in the end.

How would I put that in writing for a prospective buyer and be scrupulously honest?

PS After all I have said above, some people should never ever be allowed near anything vaguely electrical, just like some people should never be allowed to drive, even with a licence.

wallbash

Bungarm ... thats me and you skating on very thin ice

Its all down to common sense and experience.

Qualifications and paper work are fine , but are not as useful as hands on experience.

My daughter has just passed her driving test. Could I pass , unlikly , but I have a clean lience and forty years behind a wheel. Who would you rather drive you around the M25

Bungarm2001

wallbash wrote: »

Bungarm ... thats me and you skating on very thin ice

Its all down to common sense and experience.

Qualifications and paper work are fine , but are not as useful as hands on experience.

My daughter has just passed her driving test. Could I pass , unlikly , but I have a clean lience and forty years behind a wheel. Who would you rather drive you around the M25

No offence meant Just agreeing with ya..again..!! I reckon you can never beat hands on experience and a good dose of common in anything. Odds on your the favourite to drive me around

What do you think of the guy (the plumber) who had the relevant bit of paper that gave him free rein with my electrics, but couldn't actually do the job?? I had to do it for him, but I am not 'qualified' at all??

Part P....huhhhh!:p :rotfl:

Canucklehead

Bungarm2001 wrote: »

What do you think of the guy (the plumber) who had the relevant bit of paper that gave him free rein with my electrics, but couldn't actually do the job?? I had to do it for him, but I am not 'qualified' at all??

Part P....huhhhh!:p :rotfl:

Good afternoon: I suggest you report his incomptence to CORGI.:eek:

HTH

Canucklehead