green-hornet
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The title says it all.
We need to stand together to stamp out the bad practice that has infiltrated our proffesion.
I will admit now before all of you, that I joined the NICEIC because I thought napit and elesca was for those who could never pass an niceic assesment.
For that I am truly sorry to those of you who have shown by your actions on this forum, to be worthy aponants.
However what I would like to see is for all members of this forum to stand together and support each other which to a large extent it does.
I have a few large contracts due and one electrician who is a member of this forum will if he is not busy will be included in my plans for the future, simply because he is local and is an active member on this forum.
I do get boiled, and hot headed, but thats because I have invested a lot of money in my business, and I have lost out to the sweet talking con men, who give the customer nothing but a bad installation.
So lets all stand together and name and shame those who think they can get away with being an electrician, and refuse to give a certificate, or run a mile when the building control officer appears.
I have based this topic on a phone call I made tonight.
A flyer was posted through my door advertising every job you could ever need in your home.
I called the number (a mobile) and asked for a fuseboard exchange to the current regulations.
I met the bloke and took him to a property that was wired in 1957 I know this because I still have the original property documents and sales invoice.
The lad that turned up knew nothing about anything other than to suggest that everything was upgraded and would require a full rewire.
I told him that the last electrician had provided a certificate of the testing that was carried out and that the wires where ok it just needed the fuses changing, but I have no idea what he meant "playing my usual dumb".
He came back with a load of mumbo jumbo as they do , then I asked him if he was part p registered for the building control this was his answer!!!
Oh thats just for those domestic installer schemes those who do a two week course we are approve by city and guilds we are above them and dont need any part p regulations.
You have to laugh, I will see them in court next time I am asked to give evidence on ********s.
We need to stand together to stamp out the bad practice that has infiltrated our proffesion.
I will admit now before all of you, that I joined the NICEIC because I thought napit and elesca was for those who could never pass an niceic assesment.
For that I am truly sorry to those of you who have shown by your actions on this forum, to be worthy aponants.
However what I would like to see is for all members of this forum to stand together and support each other which to a large extent it does.
I have a few large contracts due and one electrician who is a member of this forum will if he is not busy will be included in my plans for the future, simply because he is local and is an active member on this forum.
I do get boiled, and hot headed, but thats because I have invested a lot of money in my business, and I have lost out to the sweet talking con men, who give the customer nothing but a bad installation.
So lets all stand together and name and shame those who think they can get away with being an electrician, and refuse to give a certificate, or run a mile when the building control officer appears.
I have based this topic on a phone call I made tonight.
A flyer was posted through my door advertising every job you could ever need in your home.
I called the number (a mobile) and asked for a fuseboard exchange to the current regulations.
I met the bloke and took him to a property that was wired in 1957 I know this because I still have the original property documents and sales invoice.
The lad that turned up knew nothing about anything other than to suggest that everything was upgraded and would require a full rewire.
I told him that the last electrician had provided a certificate of the testing that was carried out and that the wires where ok it just needed the fuses changing, but I have no idea what he meant "playing my usual dumb".
He came back with a load of mumbo jumbo as they do , then I asked him if he was part p registered for the building control this was his answer!!!
Oh thats just for those domestic installer schemes those who do a two week course we are approve by city and guilds we are above them and dont need any part p regulations.
You have to laugh, I will see them in court next time I am asked to give evidence on ********s.