Mark Twain was asked about going bust he said "At first you go bankrupt slowly, then all at once"... you have to adapt to a changing market like it or not.
You know what , I am so glad that he mentions about the workers in the city of London and Greater London in relation to controlled parking zones and you have to pay for parking , and the parking is limited , Good on you mate ! , I’m glad you’re speaking out . 🧐🇬🇧👍🏻❤️❤️❤️🤝🤝🤝
I wouldn't say an RCBO gives 'more protection' but they are a million times more convenient, being able to isolate a circuit and work on it without the worry of knocking half the board out is lovely 😂
Personally I prefer to use the mcb blanks that sit on the busbar. No risk of anyone sticking their fingers inside the consumer unit then. Another great informative video though Tom. Keep up the good work....
Crabtree Starbreaker boards ... can get them with factory fitted type 2 SPD and they now do miniature RCBOs which are DP and no functional earth. No issue with busbar as the RCBOs/MCBs are click-fit and they do a variety of blanking solutions, the best being the ‘dummy MCB’ style that clamp onto the rail. Not the prettiest board but functionally the dogs danglies although a bit pricey.
Good idea is to just mark 1 2 3 and so on with dashes on the cables. Then you can reference to the old board what the circuits are and keep rings together and the like
I would definitely go for the meggar. It's so much easier and faster to use. That gut feeling is called experience. You get it after quoting and dealing with hundreds of customers/potential customers.
Always trust your gut Tom, whenever a customer says stuff like "is that your best price or can you do it a bit cheaper", I just need a second/third opinion", "looks straight forward enough shouldn't take more then half n hour" you know it's time to just walk away & go to another job you've already got booked in. And the cable clips to hold the notice on the wall pure genius, all it takes is a small dab of decorators caulk to fill the holes back in & away you go.
At 9:30 you are bang on! I've lost so many quotes recently and Brexit lethargy is screwing everyone's decision making process. Actually did a flooring job for a lovely, regular customer because they were prepared to pay for a proper job rather than another silly price sparking job. Well done Tom.
Love these videos as a retired sparkie makes me feel im back in the saddle , i had to retire before i wanted to as i was diagnosed with an asbestos related condition so you guys be careful out there cheers BT.
As others have said, the entire Megger 1700 MFT Series is brilliant, nice little features such as 2 lead low current auto loop test, super quick loop testing on noisy circuits, fast auto RCD test, test button either side of the unit. A friend of mine was a die-hard Fluke fanatic but is now switching to Megger after seeing what mine can do. Megger 1741 MFT seems to be the top of the line model.
A friend of mine who worked with me for several years, on and off, parted company with me a while ago. Sadly he passed away last year at the age of 39. After the funeral and when things started to settle down after, I discovered that he'd used my napit number to create eicrs and installation certificates! I was advised to report it to the police and get a log number incase anything came of it. But always wondered what the upshot of any of his work falling foul, with my name and number on it would have? Great video as always. Sincere and honest with a great personality.
You need to also consider a torque screwdriver. Just to go over all terminal screws in the consumer unit to check manufactures trourque has been achieved.
Re the tester. Ive just got the Megger 1741. Great tester, good for different types of RCD, can also do earth electrode tests, which I think will become more common place, with EVC. I only install Hager mini RCBO boards now, with so many rentals in London ( I work around Muswell Hill) once you explain to the Landlord the benefits of the RCBO board, they generally go with it. This board will be in service for a good 30 years, so at about £310 for a 10 way, its £10.33 a year. So much work in London , I would leave that tower block for someone else. Enjoy watching the channel
I`ve had quite a few jobs where I`ve put what I thought was a good quote, got under cut by others, then a few months after I`ve been asked to go back and sort stuff out because they`ve fucked it up. I usually turn them down and tell them that theres obviously a reason they were cheaper in the first place.
thomas nagy Another top job Tommy ...ignore those who's only excitement in life is to nit pick on the most stupidest things, sure if you had Tape on you or some blue tack you would of used it to hang those signs. but some times you have to use what ever is available at the time........ seriously people if you's spend as much time watching Thomas you might actually learn a thing or two,
Hi Thomas... You can get a Wera screwdriver that has "slim" insulation on it so it fits all the RCBO's. The part number is Wera 165iS. It's a pozi/slotted one.
I saw that you sharpie the Numbers under the breakers, at my job we have a dymo xtl300 that has a function to print labels for breakers and fuses and cable markers , you can specify the width and how many breakers you have. Works a treat
Exxxcellent Smithers. The French MCBs are far better that the UK ones. At first glance they seem identical but they are double pole. P&N connect directly into the MCB like a RCBO.. They use a twin busbar and no neutral bar. RCBOs don't need (don't have) a trailing neutral cable indeed RCBS are not even required, The dual RCD board now fully meets the spirit of the regulations. Neutral identification is straightforward and unambiguous, if one faulty circuit causes the RCD to trip, Identifying the faulty circuit is easy, the offending circuit can be switched off by the MCB, fully isolating the faulty circuit, and the RCD reset allowing remaining healthy circuits to be reinstated by the user without opening up the consumer unit to get access to the neutral bar. The electrician is still needed to correct the fault, but at a reasonable time (in the next few days or so) in daylight without letting down another customer, upsetting the wife or missing the match. How much better is that? Especially if it's a 11pm "warranty" callout because the customer has filled a socket with wallpaper paste whilst redecorating after a rewire. Would you charge? I contacted a couple of the manufacturers to find wholesalers who stock them and the both said that although they are compliant in the UK as they are EN60898 and therefore BS7671, yet they have no plans to offer them to the UK market because A) "There is no demand for them here" (very few electricians even know about them) and B) "UK contractors would loose call-out charges to reset RCDs." !!! www.leroymerlin.fr/v3/p/produits/disjoncteur-phase-neutre-schneider-electric-16-a-e143646
Hi Tom, I’ve got the Wera Interchangeable Slimline set and I use them 100% of the time and they always fit into RCBO’s. You even get the Phillips/slotted for the lugs in fuseboards.
13:10 - it is like a registration plate on a car - happens all the time, people clone a car, it may get used in a crime and the police knock at the rightful owners door. My grandfather, who was in his late 80's at the time got a knock on the door from the police wanting to see his car - it had been used in a ramraid in London. He lives 100's of miles away and his car was in perfect condition in the garage. Police knew it would be the case but had to check, so as you say Tom, it comes to nothing and would not hold water.
Tom, Please do a video on installing a Crabtree RCBO board. I am an electrical contractor of more then 30 years. I’ve fitted them all, Crabtree is the Rolls Royce of domestic boards. £21 a breaker so not too expensive either. I believe once you have fitted you will become sold.
Tom, if you need parking just contact the county council and let them know that your planning on doing work and they will put a tag on your plate in there system. Then all you have to do is to put a note on your dash saying that you have the tag to park there. If they still fine you all you do is contact you and then they remove it. Hope it helps!
Just noticed this, the high rise flat is my place! Wish you'd asked me about parking if it was a concern, there's loads of parking out front (you seem to have parked around the back) and I can give as many daily parking vouchers as needed, they're really cheap.
When completing the 18th, i asked the question about the plastic blanks, and was informed that if the Consumer unit Hinged Lid opens by lifting as it does on the board your installing then its acceptable as it will fall back down sealing the Breakers and creating its Fire integrity, But if it was to open folding down then metal blanks would have to be used as it could fall down and remain open.
Hi Thomas, if you havent already seen the Wiha Slimfix drivers yet i would heartily recommend them, they fit into RCBO's without having to cut out the insulation. I love mine!
contactum defender boards are my sparkies choice for a while now, very sturdy, decent knockouts, can buy them with built-in spd's for extra £50ish, they do dummies mcbs instead of blanks that keep the board looking nice, loads of accessories available, even 3A mcbs for small loads, can get this from electrical direct.
CoZMiC OwL an old boss of mine used the defender boards. I’ll second these. Earth and neutral bars laid out friendly to the installer. The dummy blanks are fantastic, way better than the clip sort.
Hi Tom just looked at lovely job done on board and everything labelled then you put permanent marker to label each mcb by the way your board's are really neat top job
Thomas, neat installation, with neat labelling, but then the professionalism is let down by the use of a marker pen to hand write the numbers under the brakers :)
I was just thinking the same thing, I was like yip nice neat job, quality......Then, whoa, whoa, whoa, pump the brakes, WTF, you used a marker to number the breakers, but you have a label printer, or you can get rolls of pre-printed number stickers....
Megger Multifunction Installation TesterPart Code: MFT1711 520 quid in CEF, brilliant multifunction tester no problems with it, easy to use and high quality
Yes you can use plastic blanks, however those blanks are non compliant as they can be removed without the use of a tool. The ones which come with the board will also state on the manufacturers instructions that they may not always be suitable, ie them blanks are only compliant when the consumer unit is in a locked cupboard only accessed by competent people
A nice neat job on that board Tom just a pity the blanks dont fit a tad better , maybe a dab hot glue on the back to stop them sliding around removing the possibility of the gap getting to big on one side.
Hi, I'm a plumber, I know exactly what you mean about the gut feeling. When Quoting work, if you don't get it at the price you give, it ain't worth doing.
I always like watching these videos as a apprentice who is in a industrial setting just asking how hard is it to fall back on domestic work? Keep the good work up
8:05 - Its nice to see that electricians in other countries also have the problem with isolated screwdrivers being to "fat". I have a few of those "special" screwdrivers as well :)
Tom I'd love to hear your thoughts on apprenticeships, how the industry has changed etc. Our apprentices do the first two years in a training centre then I get them start of year three, it frightens me how much they don't know.
Hi Thomas love your explanation on RCBO's I always install them where I can, my only criticism would be the labelling on the front of your board, suggestion is a Brother P Touch E550W label printer and the Brother labelling app for your phone labelling so much more professional, also buy a set of Wiha slimfix screwdrivers fir the RCBO perfectly set of six from Screwfix £29.99 Lee
No @@mowcius - if you look at the corrigendum it clarifies that the sizes are the same as they were for BS 7671:2008 (2015) and not the published sizes for BS 7671:2018.
so in your argument the current owner of the house that burned would have to die in the fire as well because they could also say you weren't the guy that did the electric work. But just to test your theory I just rewired a couple houses and put your number on the jobs, does it matter that I did the work in the US?
Substantially cheaper? Yeah also a substantially increased fire risk too,I can just imagine that job,you wait as he goes deeper into it his substantially cheaper quote will balloon out & Thom have you ever used Legrand 🔳 I highly recommend them,they bought out HPM a while back which is a VERY popular Australian brand.
Tom Give the proteus dual rcd split a go simply because it has a fixed busbar on both sides and personally I find that easier to install mcbs without the need for cutting the busbar ‘just a pet hate of mine’ 😂 also do you use your torque screwdriver much
The only thing interesting about electrics is fault finding, especially a good neutral fault. The grunt work isn't as much fun. Would like to see some fault finding videos. 🤓
Oops - Should be using a torque screwdriver for terminals. As stated in board fitting instructions!! I do know that us sparkies have calibrated wrist, but even so....
If I were a punter, I would definitely call £10-11k 'substantially cheaper' than £13k. It wouldn't have to be as low as £7k - I'd call that 'almost half'!
Keep to your current pricing Tom. The ones u are missing ain't worth it.
Mark Twain was asked about going bust he said "At first you go bankrupt slowly, then all at once"... you have to adapt to a changing market like it or not.
I’m a plumber but absolutely love watching your vids. Love seeing how the other half live !!
You know what , I am so glad that he mentions about the workers in the city of London and Greater London in relation to controlled parking zones and you have to pay for parking , and the parking is limited , Good on you mate ! , I’m glad you’re speaking out . 🧐🇬🇧👍🏻❤️❤️❤️🤝🤝🤝
I wouldn't say an RCBO gives 'more protection' but they are a million times more convenient, being able to isolate a circuit and work on it without the worry of knocking half the board out is lovely 😂
You do a cracking good job of installing a consumer unit. The best to you.
Give Hager a shot with the compact RCBOs. Awesome boards.
Use hager stuff all the time much better than mk stuff!
James Rose check bg for compactness
Personally I prefer to use the mcb blanks that sit on the busbar. No risk of anyone sticking their fingers
inside the consumer unit then. Another great informative video though Tom. Keep up the good work....
I am not a sparky but i love your videos, keep up the good work.😁👍
Fluke 1664, just bought one now. Thouroughly impressed.
Crabtree Starbreaker boards ... can get them with factory fitted type 2 SPD and they now do miniature RCBOs which are DP and no functional earth. No issue with busbar as the RCBOs/MCBs are click-fit and they do a variety of blanking solutions, the best being the ‘dummy MCB’ style that clamp onto the rail. Not the prettiest board but functionally the dogs danglies although a bit pricey.
Good idea is to just mark 1 2 3 and so on with dashes on the cables. Then you can reference to the old board what the circuits are and keep rings together and the like
Megger MFT1741 is a great tester. Had Fluke and Metrel but Meggers is by far superior in my books.
I would definitely go for the meggar. It's so much easier and faster to use.
That gut feeling is called experience. You get it after quoting and dealing with hundreds of customers/potential customers.
Always trust your gut Tom, whenever a customer says stuff like "is that your best price or can you do it a bit cheaper", I just need a second/third opinion", "looks straight forward enough shouldn't take more then half n hour" you know it's time to just walk away & go to another job you've already got booked in.
And the cable clips to hold the notice on the wall pure genius, all it takes is a small dab of decorators caulk to fill the holes back in & away you go.
When someone says it that your best price I say no, that is your best price, my best price would be double!
Megger seems to still be the market leader. I have just upgraded my MFT 1552 to the 1741 feels well made and amazingly quick RCD testing.
Pulled into Greggs for a coffee and lemon muffin, it's 7am, time to watch Tom's latest video.
At 9:30 you are bang on! I've lost so many quotes recently and Brexit lethargy is screwing everyone's decision making process. Actually did a flooring job for a lovely, regular customer because they were prepared to pay for a proper job rather than another silly price sparking job. Well done Tom.
Love these videos as a retired sparkie makes me feel im back in the saddle , i had to retire before i wanted to as i was diagnosed with an asbestos related condition so you guys be careful out there cheers BT.
As others have said, the entire Megger 1700 MFT Series is brilliant, nice little features such as 2 lead low current auto loop test, super quick loop testing on noisy circuits, fast auto RCD test, test button either side of the unit. A friend of mine was a die-hard Fluke fanatic but is now switching to Megger after seeing what mine can do. Megger 1741 MFT seems to be the top of the line model.
A friend of mine who worked with me for several years, on and off, parted company with me a while ago. Sadly he passed away last year at the age of 39.
After the funeral and when things started to settle down after, I discovered that he'd used my napit number to create eicrs and installation certificates! I was advised to report it to the police and get a log number incase anything came of it. But always wondered what the upshot of any of his work falling foul, with my name and number on it would have?
Great video as always.
Sincere and honest with a great personality.
You need to also consider a torque screwdriver. Just to go over all terminal screws in the consumer unit to check manufactures trourque has been achieved.
Re the tester. Ive just got the Megger 1741. Great tester, good for different types of RCD, can also do earth electrode tests, which I think will become more common place, with EVC.
I only install Hager mini RCBO boards now, with so many rentals in London ( I work around Muswell Hill) once you explain to the Landlord the benefits of the RCBO board, they generally go with it. This board will be in service for a good 30 years, so at about £310 for a 10 way, its £10.33 a year.
So much work in London , I would leave that tower block for someone else.
Enjoy watching the channel
14:10 I would add a few more stickers on that board, maybe a few unicorns 🦄 , glittery flowers 💐 don't bother with the gas /water
Hager blanks are best, you need to remove the front cover to add or remover the blanks
I`ve had quite a few jobs where I`ve put what I thought was a good quote, got under cut by others, then a few months after I`ve been asked to go back and sort stuff out because they`ve fucked it up. I usually turn them down and tell them that theres obviously a reason they were cheaper in the first place.
My understanding regarding metal/plastic blanks is to do with fire integrity, plastic blanks can be used if the lid is metal and is a drop down lid
What's the point, the breakers themselves are made of plastic anyway. Also, it isn't going to seal perfectly.
@@djFadeOut122 heat/flame retardant plastic.. Containing the fire inside is what it's all about I think. But steel blanks would be an improvement.
5:58 omg that impression made my day
thomas nagy Another top job Tommy ...ignore those who's only excitement in life is to nit pick on the most stupidest things, sure if you had Tape on you or some blue tack you would of used it to hang those signs. but some times you have to use what ever is available at the time........ seriously people if you's spend as much time watching Thomas you might actually learn a thing or two,
I like watching your videos you're doing very good job mate..
Hi Thomas... You can get a Wera screwdriver that has "slim" insulation on it so it fits all the RCBO's. The part number is Wera 165iS. It's a pozi/slotted one.
Try crabtree fuse boards very nice fuse boards to work with, busbar is installed no copper bars exposed easy to work on live when need too
Hi Tom, I highly recommend the Megger 1700 series for your MFT I've had fluke and Kewtech but the Megger is by far the best IMO 👍
inspired me to go into this profession :) i start as a helper next week!
Fluke 1664fc great piece of kit
Blue tac would be a good investment nothing worse then having some holes in the wall.
I saw that you sharpie the Numbers under the breakers, at my job we have a dymo xtl300 that has a function to print labels for breakers and fuses and cable markers , you can specify the width and how many breakers you have. Works a treat
Exxxcellent Smithers.
The French MCBs are far better that the UK ones. At first glance they seem identical but they are double pole. P&N connect directly into the MCB like a RCBO.. They use a twin busbar and no neutral bar. RCBOs don't need (don't have) a trailing neutral cable indeed RCBS are not even required, The dual RCD board now fully meets the spirit of the regulations. Neutral identification is straightforward and unambiguous, if one faulty circuit causes the RCD to trip, Identifying the faulty circuit is easy, the offending circuit can be switched off by the MCB, fully isolating the faulty circuit, and the RCD reset allowing remaining healthy circuits to be reinstated by the user without opening up the consumer unit to get access to the neutral bar. The electrician is still needed to correct the fault, but at a reasonable time (in the next few days or so) in daylight without letting down another customer, upsetting the wife or missing the match. How much better is that? Especially if it's a 11pm "warranty" callout because the customer has filled a socket with wallpaper paste whilst redecorating after a rewire. Would you charge?
I contacted a couple of the manufacturers to find wholesalers who stock them and the both said that although they are compliant in the UK as they are EN60898 and therefore BS7671, yet they have no plans to offer them to the UK market because A) "There is no demand for them here" (very few electricians even know about them) and B) "UK contractors would loose call-out charges to reset RCDs." !!!
www.leroymerlin.fr/v3/p/produits/disjoncteur-phase-neutre-schneider-electric-16-a-e143646
Hi Tom, I’ve got the Wera Interchangeable Slimline set and I use them 100% of the time and they always fit into RCBO’s. You even get the Phillips/slotted for the lugs in fuseboards.
Great work like always
14:39 MK do DIN-rail mounted blanks for around 71p each, part no. 05544S. The cover has to come off to remove them.
13:10 - it is like a registration plate on a car - happens all the time, people clone a car, it may get used in a crime and the police knock at the rightful owners door. My grandfather, who was in his late 80's at the time got a knock on the door from the police wanting to see his car - it had been used in a ramraid in London. He lives 100's of miles away and his car was in perfect condition in the garage. Police knew it would be the case but had to check, so as you say Tom, it comes to nothing and would not hold water.
You need to get a torque screwdriver.....well done with all your work and continue to produce great content.
Sod using a torque screwdriver 😂
Tom, Please do a video on installing a Crabtree RCBO board. I am an electrical contractor of more then 30 years. I’ve fitted them all, Crabtree is the Rolls Royce of domestic boards. £21 a breaker so not too expensive either. I believe once you have fitted you will become sold.
Tom, if you need parking just contact the county council and let them know that your planning on doing work and they will put a tag on your plate in there system. Then all you have to do is to put a note on your dash saying that you have the tag to park there. If they still fine you all you do is contact you and then they remove it. Hope it helps!
Doubt that would work in London where each borough has it's own autonimous council.
Just noticed this, the high rise flat is my place! Wish you'd asked me about parking if it was a concern, there's loads of parking out front (you seem to have parked around the back) and I can give as many daily parking vouchers as needed, they're really cheap.
When completing the 18th, i asked the question about the plastic blanks, and was informed that if the Consumer unit Hinged Lid opens by lifting as it does on the board your installing then its acceptable as it will fall back down sealing the Breakers and creating its Fire integrity, But if it was to open folding down then metal blanks would have to be used as it could fall down and remain open.
Hi Thomas, if you havent already seen the Wiha Slimfix drivers yet i would heartily recommend them, they fit into RCBO's without having to cut out the insulation. I love mine!
contactum defender boards are my sparkies choice for a while now, very sturdy, decent knockouts, can buy them with built-in spd's for extra £50ish, they do dummies mcbs instead of blanks that keep the board looking nice, loads of accessories available, even 3A mcbs for small loads, can get this from electrical direct.
CoZMiC OwL an old boss of mine used the defender boards. I’ll second these. Earth and neutral bars laid out friendly to the installer. The dummy blanks are fantastic, way better than the clip sort.
you should by the wiha set slim line screw drivers from screwfix perfect for rcbos
I can just about wire a plug but i love this channel.
hang on mate u HAMMERED clips into a wall to hold a piece of paper....ever heard of the revolutionary item called blue tac?
Onur A ....I was going to say the same thing but in this day and age creativity is more important . 🧐🇬🇧🤣
sorry i dont keep blue tac on the van
@@thomasnagy I'm not a spark, but I really enjoy your vids all the same *thumbs up emoji*
thomas nagy .... Good , you have principles , dont let the bullies tell you how to do your job ! 😂🍻👏🏻💪🏻
@@thomasnagy tapes another good option mate but you do you 😂
Hi Tom just looked at lovely job done on board and everything labelled then you put permanent marker to label each mcb by the way your board's are really neat top job
Thomas, neat installation, with neat labelling, but then the professionalism is let down by the use of a marker pen to hand write the numbers under the brakers :)
breakers*
Doh 🤣
I was just thinking the same thing, I was like yip nice neat job, quality......Then, whoa, whoa, whoa, pump the brakes, WTF, you used a marker to number the breakers, but you have a label printer, or you can get rolls of pre-printed number stickers....
A few years back a DEHN rep told me that SPD's were only effective for around 8m of cable. The regulations changes proposed were a complete compromise
Thanks Tom
Great vid Tom
Megger Multifunction Installation TesterPart Code: MFT1711
520 quid in CEF, brilliant multifunction tester no problems with it, easy to use and high quality
£435 on eBay. Item 183808814890
You have a metal lid so that covers the the Blanks on fire protection.
Hi Thomas I saw you in BP Garage NW London. Was nice to meet you!
Yes you can use plastic blanks, however those blanks are non compliant as they can be removed without the use of a tool. The ones which come with the board will also state on the manufacturers instructions that they may not always be suitable, ie them blanks are only compliant when the consumer unit is in a locked cupboard only accessed by competent people
Can they? When new I'd have said you'd need some kind of flat tool to pry them out - they can click in quite solidly. Probably depends on the brand.
Obviously London based with those quotes!
nice one tom
Any meter from the Fluke brand have used there meters for years now quality stuff.
I rate the labelling of the gas and water bond cant tell you how hard it is at times to find the stop cock or gas meter,very helpful.
A scotch egg is a SUBSTANTIAL meal. Ive heard.
Martindale et testers are great. Not well known but a good straight forward, easy to use meter.
A nice neat job on that board Tom just a pity the blanks dont fit a tad better , maybe a dab hot glue on the back to stop them sliding around removing the possibility of the gap getting to big on one side.
Hi, I'm a plumber, I know exactly what you mean about the gut feeling. When Quoting work, if you don't get it at the price you give, it ain't worth doing.
I always like watching these videos as a apprentice who is in a industrial setting just asking how hard is it to fall back on domestic work? Keep the good work up
Just a suggestion, maybe use Avery A4 label sheets (normal printing paper with a sticky side) for the notices.
8:05 - Its nice to see that electricians in other countries also have the problem with isolated screwdrivers being to "fat". I have a few of those "special" screwdrivers as well :)
Wera do now make a slim VDE version where the plastic part is the same thickness as the driver end, but they can't take quite as much abuse.
Regarding those twisted wires--never tried it, but maybe if you chuck them into your drill you can untwist them much quicker?
Brilliant.
Fluke multifunction 1662 I use brilliant meter once you go fluke you’ll never go back
FYI You can mix brands of breakers in consumer units, Not that i do unless inevitable and i personally hate seeing it
Whia do a slim line version of there insulated screwdriver. If fancy spending more money.
Always prefer the self shot videos instead of the cameraman ones with fancy editing
My grandpa used to say to his customer's " I Don't Cut costs became I Don'tCut corners !!...
Tom I'd love to hear your thoughts on apprenticeships, how the industry has changed etc.
Our apprentices do the first two years in a training centre then I get them start of year three, it frightens me how much they don't know.
Love all these armchair electricians with zero qualification in the field. An engineer here and i love your work. Good job Mate!
Cheers pal! Glad you enjoy the videos!
Tom you would make good James Bond
This tickled me. Love the idea of 007 bashing out some of Tom’s one-liners.
Hi Thomas
love your explanation on RCBO's I always install them where I can, my only criticism would be the labelling on the front of your board, suggestion is a Brother P Touch E550W label printer and the Brother labelling app for your phone labelling so much more professional, also buy a set of Wiha slimfix screwdrivers fir the RCBO perfectly set of six from Screwfix £29.99 Lee
ITS not send you a cheeky free torque screwdriver 😜😜😜😜😜?
its on my list ;-)
14:17 RCD test label needs updated to 6 monthly but I guess you may be using up your old stock until its done! As always another great video!
In theory doesn't it also need to be about twice the size?
No @@mowcius - if you look at the corrigendum it clarifies that the sizes are the same as they were for BS 7671:2008 (2015) and not the published sizes for BS 7671:2018.
Tom get some seat covers asap!!! You'll regret it if you don't!!! Keep up the great content mate 👍
Why you should preserve original seats? It is a work car after all.
Tester fluke 1662 great machine.
contactum blanks fit like mcbs covering the busbar even when the lid is removed
so in your argument the current owner of the house that burned would have to die in the fire as well because they could also say you weren't the guy that did the electric work. But just to test your theory I just rewired a couple houses and put your number on the jobs, does it matter that I did the work in the US?
If the place had a fire, I doubt that the labels would survive.
Substantially cheaper? Yeah also a substantially increased fire risk too,I can just imagine that job,you wait as he goes deeper into it his substantially cheaper quote will balloon out & Thom have you ever used Legrand 🔳 I highly recommend them,they bought out HPM a while back which is a VERY popular Australian brand.
Only cowboys fit LAP 🤠
Tom Give the proteus dual rcd split a go simply because it has a fixed busbar on both sides and personally I find that easier to install mcbs without the need for cutting the busbar ‘just a pet hate of mine’ 😂 also do you use your torque screwdriver much
Megger all the way , had the rest.
The only thing interesting about electrics is fault finding, especially a good neutral fault. The grunt work isn't as much fun.
Would like to see some fault finding videos. 🤓
Tom do more video plz don't keep us long.. sir
The quote for the thatched cottage they probably don’t realise should all be metal in the roof and the spark probably hasn’t quoted to do it properly
Can you do a what’s in your toolbag with your new toolbag
Oops - Should be using a torque screwdriver for terminals. As stated in board fitting instructions!! I do know that us sparkies have calibrated wrist, but even so....
If I were a punter, I would definitely call £10-11k 'substantially cheaper' than £13k. It wouldn't have to be as low as £7k - I'd call that 'almost half'!
Good job, sometimes those jobs are not worth it
Cheaper for sure everyone wants there electrical work done for buttons