All posts by Ian
Below are all of Ian's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
Riggers "BE AWARE"
If you do an installation/alterations which has the solar pv on the roof the main DC volt cable looks very similair to your satelite cable if you do alterations where you join onto the exhisting aerial cabling make sure you have identified it as an aerial/sat cable.
however if you do happen to have an off day and cut a solar pv cable!!! best of luck you would be in a very uncomfortable position at that stage.
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Ha yeh great comment!!
Q. Have you come across a roofer doin an aerial then recently???
The roofers are fitting the solar panels but not having the technical knowledge of finishing the job off.
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Hi Ron,
There is a new green regs book 17 edition with all amendments in it ( money spinner) is my opinion
If you look in the regs book there is a paragraph about direct contact of electric shock you are at risk when you go to change a light bulb in your hse your landlord needs to be notified but they may demand you have them changed for pendant type lights at your cost as if it's an council authority they don't put metal light fittings in rented houses cause the Electrics are a mine field where this is concerned no circuit protective conductor etc, maybe if you get the landlord to get a periodic inspection carried out at the property you may have a chance of your lights get re wired and your installation updated!!
Q. Have you got the correct 10mm2 sized earths to your gas and water incoming services??
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Ron
That's a result for you!
Forgot to mention great picture takes me back 30 yrs
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Guys,
All clients are different!!
eg, people who phone you dont forget have phoned another 3 or 4 riggers before you and have a list of prices infront of them as you are probably the last call if there is around £10/£20 difference most wont bother phoning anyone else and will instruct you to do the work as they are on the phone to you already.
The more precautious clientel want to see you and what you turn up in to quote the work,eg turning up on a push bike is not going to win you the job or a clapped out old rusty car after all your a rigger and have ladders etc.
also other clientel are from recomendation and trust the friend who recomended you.
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Also guys if work is going slack or slowing down and you enjoy your work maybe advertise more and get flyers posted if you use the people in your household to help you post them you would get more out there and its fun.
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Monday 25 July 2011 10:56PM
Ron, this is a riggers site and not an electrical site to post comments, however the landlord who you rent the property from will have been informed about the lack of circuit protective conductors to the lighting circuit you the user use day in day out!! it is down to your landlord to authorise necessary works to upgrade your installation after all they are paying for it, not yourself! If you had metal light fittings and switches installed before the mentioned sparkys arrived they would have noted on certificate in the box ( comments on exhausting installation) no circuit protective conductor to the lighting circuit and all light fittings are metal!! This would be a code 1 immediate action neccesarry and your landlord should act on these findings before they end up in court through gross negligence.as you mentioned the orange flex if any connection outside is in a waterproof surrounding this is generally going to be fine no DIY installer reads the wiring regs