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The electrician spent around 2.5 hours this morning to lift the carpet, (luckily the bedroom with the need of a new socket and the only room with a carpet in the house, new fitted as well) he than lifted the one floor board, and fitted a new wire from one socket which worked luckily in the same...

We have the electrician coming next Tuesday. Fingers crossed, as I will ask him about his tests. I found on this websites explained testing etc. I can even look together with him and point everything is required for testing. http://www.sparkyfacts.co.uk/Guide-to-Inspection-and-Testing.html...

Yes, this type of photo with the electrician pointing at the CU with the meter/MFT or the 'pen' touching the RCDS in the photo is seen in quite a few adverts or articles involving electricians and electrics. Thank you for explaining about the dead tests!

UNG, he found wires inversed in one socket or no ground wire in another socket by using his plug in 3 lights tester.. they didn't light up all 3 green lights, so he would than open the socket and saw what I mentioned. If that means dead tests, than... this is what he did. Used this 3 lights...

We last spoke 2 days ago about when he will return, but he visited on the morning of 17th of January while the floors were layed (the problem part was covered already with floors the day before / one day / all floors in 2 days) and the tripping came back after his so phantom check (the week...

2 days ago.. wrote him we are waiting for him.. He said he will return.. long story short he didn't say when.. but he is sorry for our inconvenience and something happend since he last checked (in December, than a week before the floor fitters).. bla bla bla "I really don’t think a WhatsApp...

I think he doesn't certificate as he will be responsible after.. But he is still the one who did the job. So, he needs to finish it and certificate it. I will have to pursue with him very nicely as I always do, maybe that's why I loose. Too nice to people. PS. I worked with people all my life...

Did you read how much he asked price wise in the message above? Is that too cheap? If it is too cheap, he should be honest from day one! We would maybe ask around! We gave him a job without him look for it! Easy job, in fact.. all he needed is to FIX IT. If I would be an electrician, I would try...

what he will say... let me guess, "yes, I did all the testing, bla bla bla" What do we know? The reality.. Certificate hopefully will follow. I will be back when or if that happens. All the best to everyone, I know we don't live in a perfect world.

He was recommended by another trader (I will not detail about that as well). we didn't check qualifications. I added/answered more to my previous answer regarding the payment.

UNG, hat you describe, "So, close to zero readings would be ok for continuity checks but what Insulation Resistance checks were done as these need to be above 1MΩ as an absolute minimum and close to zero would be a circuit that couldn't be connected" I think the electrician doesn't know! I will...

UNG, what you describe, "So, close to zero readings would be ok for continuity checks but what Insulation Resistance checks were done as these need to be above 1MΩ as an absolute minimum and close to zero would be a circuit that couldn't be connected" I think the electrician doesn't know! I...

He didn't issue anything yet. He visited us at beggining of Novemer to talk about the job and look at the old fuseboxes. He than wrote us a whatsapp message with costs for new consumer unit and some bits we suggested we would like to do. A few weeks later he came and installed 12 spot lights. At...

We are consumers, we employ traders to do their job. The electrician should have done his, especially he knew we will have floors done. When you say you finished the job and you will issue a certificate, what we should have beed waited for?! Apologies but I don't understand the phrase "Floors...