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  1. Murdoch

    Security bolt / screw

    Anyone name this/the tool I need to use with them please? on a light fitting over 20 years old and need to get inside them! Thanks
  2. Murdoch

    Suicide

    Totally agree but some of them bring issues on themselves. Today I did a visit to a site where I think the builder is losing his marbles. Not heard from him by email or WhatsApp for a while and expects me to read his mind. When I ask him direct questions about timings he never gives me direct...
  3. Murdoch

    EICR and new regs

    Don't use this spark again!
  4. Murdoch

    Trade Garage & van sale coming soon

    Judging by the many comments I’ve had recently I could keep going with all my customers. I suppose there is the grey area of earning £1k and not needing to tell HMRC
  5. Murdoch

    EICR and new regs

    And a call to NAPIT. Leaving a copy of the EICR by the consumer unit is unacceptable imho
  6. Murdoch

    Selv fan not enough

    I would recommend you shorten the door to improve airflow
  7. Murdoch

    Trade Garage & van sale coming soon

    Judging by the many comments I’ve had recently I could keep going with all my customers. I suppose there is the grey area of earning £1k and not needing to tell HMRC ….
  8. Murdoch

    Trade Garage & van sale coming soon

    ^^ I’ve found SERV Surrey and London - I’ll look at doing this once I’m free from the business 😉
  9. Murdoch

    Trade Garage & van sale coming soon

    Been doing voluntary work 1 day a week for over a year and playing golf once per week - now have a 5 day membership so golf will be twice a week and have my eye on some more voluntary work so things are going OK - what concerns me is the winter and periods of bad weather that could halt my golf...
  10. Murdoch

    Doctor Who? Doctor WTAF!

    Dr Who ?
  11. Murdoch

    Trade Garage & van sale coming soon

    Just a thread to alert anybody wanting to pick up bargains. I’m shutting my business down in about 8 weeks and have loads of stuff looking for a new home. Based in Woking , Surrey I’ll add more information in due course
  12. Murdoch

    Selv fan not enough

    Is the gap under the door 6 mm minimum? How long is the duct run?
  13. Murdoch

    BT Open Reach - rant time

    I meant to update this So the email was from somebody at Open Reach We only found out this when the customer and I started a new call to move the master socket with Sky who then booked a visit with OR And later the original OR person emailed the customer with an apology for the slow response...
  14. Murdoch

    Electric test fail.

    Needs to be investigated properly before making any decisions. Could be 3 loose connections anywhere on the ring - so a simple split may be hard to achieve
  15. Murdoch

    Electric test fail.

    I guess your best next step is get a clearer picture to see if the breaker has been changed and if it has ask for the EICR to be updated Lack of continuity is a C2
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