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It's a funny old life.

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A holiday chalet family asked the site manager why there was a red “FAIL, DO NOT USE” sticker on their bedroom infra red wall heater.

He said that the electrician had found a chalet fault whilst it was undergoing an inspection and test.

They said that they had not called upon an electrician. What was going on?

I had carried out the inspection and test after the manager had given me the chalet number and key for the chalet.

I had found that the wall heater was not earthed. 

I had also found that a ring final circuit had an end to end C.P.C. reading of 16 Ohms.

The site manager had given me the wrong chalet to test and the wrong key. He had mixed two up.

But if he hadn't  done that the faults would still be there unfound and unreported.

I come across much D.I.Y. dodgy work.

It's a funny old life innit?

 

Z.

 

 

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    Example, my wholesaler has thousands of long M3.5 electrical box screw on order and don't know when they will get them, apparently I have more stock, a part bag,  in the back of my van than they have in six branches. 

    I am not saying I cannot get them from anywhere else,  but I cannot just nip into my usual wholesaler and get a bag of them in the morning at 7.30am on the way to a job.

    Going back to the Wake up to money podcasts, a bit back they interviewed the boss of an ironmongery company and he said they were having difficulty getting door hinges and you cannot complete a new house without hinges for the doors. Things may have eased up for them now,  but it's an example of how one the lack of availablility of a small component stops you from completing a major project. 

     

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    Example, my wholesaler has thousands of long M3.5 electrical box screw on order and don't know when they will get them, apparently I have more stock, a part bag,  in the back of my van than they have in six branches. 

    I am not saying I cannot get them from anywhere else,  but I cannot just nip into my usual wholesaler and get a bag of them in the morning at 7.30am on the way to a job.

    Going back to the Wake up to money podcasts, a bit back they interviewed the boss of an ironmongery company and he said they were having difficulty getting door hinges and you cannot complete a new house without hinges for the doors. Things may have eased up for them now,  but it's an example of how one the lack of availablility of a small component stops you from completing a major project. 

     

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