r/ukelectricians

How do I transition into domestic work?

I’ve been working on a commercial office refit for the past 9 months, mainly doing containment (tray, basket, trunking), and I’m starting to feel like I’m not developing the right skills for where I want to go.

I’ve got City & Guilds Level 2 and 3, and my original goal was to get into domestic installation and maintenance (rewires, consumer units, fault finding, testing etc.), but on site it’s mostly repetitive containment work and not much actual wiring or testing.

I feel like I’ve been thrown in the deep end a bit, but at the same time not really learning transferable skills for domestic work.

Just wondering, Is it best to just start applying to smaller domestic firms, How did others make the switch from site work to domestic and. Is it best to just start applying to smaller domestic firms

Any advice would be appreciated 👍

Hello guys, i bought a computer last year, i live in an older house and i feel static in the back of the case whenever it is on, some months ago i was using a keyboard and i coule feel strong static around it, i thought the issue was on that keyboard, and just today i felt that same thing on the back of my pc case, its obviously off now and i wont turn it on until i find out what it is

I pay rent here so i didnt want to spend a lot to fix something that isnt my responsibility to fix, iff anyone knows what it could be or iff i could spend less to fix this, please.

I tried different oulets and i still feel it.

im 22, whats the best way to become an electrician, i dont want to rush my qualifications in any way.

how to get on the best wage for my age and learn knowledge with on job experience

Anyone working in Manchester at the moment how is it for work? New electrician based in Manchester

I'm 16 years old and interested in being an electrician, how would I go about being one?
Would I have to go college and do some courses then just try to find an apprenticeship which would take me in?

I am on shared supply with an 80amp cutout , nobody else in the area has solar

I’ve heard application to DNO they can limit your input to grid 3.58 / 5 / 8

Any thoughts ?

Can anyone make a recommendation for a supplier for a custom 9 gang faceplate and accompanying modules? I’d like either the plate or the modules engraved for their function. Thinking an antique brass finish….. Thanks!

My son's wanting some LED lights for his bedroom. I was thinking maybe some LED strip in a surface profile fitted to the underside of the coving.

I've not fitted a great deal of this so does anyone have a product they would recommend? Colour interchangeable and ideally switched by a remote control?

Hi folks,

I've just purchased a house with large double garage at the end of the garden (England). There is an access road to the rear that runs parallel across the entire street. The garage has power via the house, the cable is either buried under the path or runs along the fence (I don't know for sure), but the garage gets power from the house regardless.

I was hoping to have a separate meter put in so I could rent the garage out. I contacted the DNO to ask if this was possible, their answer was no.

Why? Because I'm the freeholder of the house and garage. Apparently they are worried that in the future if I sold one or the other, the other party would have an issue with any cabling work to supply the garage. I found this quite strange tbh, but what do I know...

So if a new connection isn't an option, is it possible for me to install a second meter at the garage so readings can be taken for usage?

Open to any other solutions.

Thanks!

how do sparkys charge, whats their pricing model, per hour? call out fee? how do they get their rates and what do they base their rates on