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EICR no hopers? try this one.

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A thoroughly decent, gentle, kindly pair in their 60s. Growing family. Children, grandchildren. They wanted to be sure their electrical installation was sound so decide on a "wiring check" Looked through the phone book, found someone who seemed qualified and experienced so asked him round. 


Because he was only there 30 minutes, the husband was suspicious and decided to engage another electrician, this time from a business long established in the city. This electrician asked to see the paperwork and demolished it in 15 minutes.


Further, he asked if the 1st electrician carried any test equipment.


Oh yes, said the home owner, just the one.


"He plugged it in to some sockets and 3 red neons came up each time".


This is a true story, Its become an avalanche 


Regards, UKPN.

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    A woman brought a very limp parrot into the vets. The vet pulled out his stethoscope and listened. After a moment or two, the Vet shook his head sadly and said, "I'm so sorry madam, but Polly has passed away."

     

    The distressed owner wailed, "Can you be sure? I mean, you haven't done any testing or anything. He might just be in a coma or something."

     

    The vet rolled his eyes, shrugged,  and left the room returning  with beautiful black Labrador. As the bird's owner looked on in amazement, the dog stood on his hind legs, put his front paws on the examination table and sniffed the dead parrot from top to bottom. He then looked at the vet with sad eyes and shook his head.

     

    The vet led the dog out but returned a few moments later with a cat. The cat jumped up and also sniffed delicately at the ex-bird. The cat sat back, shook its head, meowed and ran out of the room. The vet looked at the woman and said, "I'm sorry; like I said, your parrot is most definitely, 100% certifiably ...dead."

     

    He then turned to his computer terminal, hit a few keys and produced a bill which he handed to the woman. The parrot's owner, still in shock, took the bill. "£100!" she cried. " -  just to tell me my bird is dead?!"

     

    The vet shrugged. "If you'd accepted my opinion, it wolud have been £25, but  with the extra Lab test and the Cat Scan, what did you expect?"


    Now Substitute test readings of Zs and IR for the cat scan, and looking in the loft and removing a few sockets for the Lab test, and the 3 neons for the stethoscope, and I think we are have an analogy that will allow customers to see the full value in the range of EICR test methodologies and results available from some parts at the shallow end of the , err, profession.

    Mike
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    Skip to the end if you've read it before
    A woman brought a very limp parrot into the vets. The vet pulled out his stethoscope and listened. After a moment or two, the Vet shook his head sadly and said, "I'm so sorry madam, but Polly has passed away."

     

    The distressed owner wailed, "Can you be sure? I mean, you haven't done any testing or anything. He might just be in a coma or something."

     

    The vet rolled his eyes, shrugged,  and left the room returning  with beautiful black Labrador. As the bird's owner looked on in amazement, the dog stood on his hind legs, put his front paws on the examination table and sniffed the dead parrot from top to bottom. He then looked at the vet with sad eyes and shook his head.

     

    The vet led the dog out but returned a few moments later with a cat. The cat jumped up and also sniffed delicately at the ex-bird. The cat sat back, shook its head, meowed and ran out of the room. The vet looked at the woman and said, "I'm sorry; like I said, your parrot is most definitely, 100% certifiably ...dead."

     

    He then turned to his computer terminal, hit a few keys and produced a bill which he handed to the woman. The parrot's owner, still in shock, took the bill. "£100!" she cried. " -  just to tell me my bird is dead?!"

     

    The vet shrugged. "If you'd accepted my opinion, it wolud have been £25, but  with the extra Lab test and the Cat Scan, what did you expect?"


    Now Substitute test readings of Zs and IR for the cat scan, and looking in the loft and removing a few sockets for the Lab test, and the 3 neons for the stethoscope, and I think we are have an analogy that will allow customers to see the full value in the range of EICR test methodologies and results available from some parts at the shallow end of the , err, profession.

    Mike
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