Light bulb change - An Electricians Day in London | Thomas Nagy 

and that good deed probably gets you 1000 recommendations for the next 10 years...

Not his job

You raise a good point which i am going to do a small video on to discuss it further. Ill mention your name in it. ;-)

you ''like watching weird sh*t''???????? yeah you might have a point if you watch my channel! was gonna say yer name but couldn't remember it! have a good weekend ;-)

Hey Dave. Top man! like to hear it! Need any help or advice just shout. have a good weekend buddy :-)

what made you want to change., I can do anything all manage of electronics,, tech computers, but no sparky qualification, how did you go about changing?

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Can you have a good life being an electrician e.g car,motorcycle,holidays abroad,pay and hobbies

but how do you fuck up changing a bulb?

Even simple stuff like stepladder ownership and transport is a hassle. What kind of lightbulb? Order and delivery time to consider. For all that, an electrician is ready to just smash it, get it done. Everyone's happy.

Leestons It does sound mad, but a lot of landlords don’t live nearby or are sometimes too busy to deal with it. If you think of the money that some of these flats are renting out for, paying someone like Thomas for a couple of hours is a drop in the ocean.

@@leestons quite easy! On a ceiling rose fitting remove bayonet mounted bulb and hey presto, the work hardened plastic breaks. Now you cant fit the bulb! Off to B&Q purchase new fitting. Return, cup of tea, back up ladder, (which you had to borrow!) And by now half a day has gone. Unscrew top half of old fitting to expose wiring. Back down ladder as you just remembered mains is still on. Back up ladder disconnect wires. Fit new fitting, over tighten screw and cut through cable! Pull cable to expose more length and discover you only have about 1" left. Finally get cables connected to new fitting, then discover hole to hold ceiling rose screw is enlarged and screw won't tighten. Fuck about for another two hours trying to find a screw without a return trip to B&Q. Not quite right but it will have to do. All fitted, mains on, light doesn't work! FFS call a spark! And that's the reality of it for a lot pof people with no experience at it for those who lack hand skills. The same as an electrician might struggle to turn a component on a lathe!

@@leestons oh and it might be in your rental agreement the landlord is responsible so Why would you change it? If they gardeners you wouldn't cut the grass for them would you?

hello rob, I will comment on this in my upcoming video; a good question ;-)

hey sam, I'll do a toolbag review, its another vid people are asking for so i'll sort it soon. Wera is what i use here yeah. take care buddy ;-)

sounds like the same symbol. Looks like a rectangle with a line through the middle of it. Tried new batts but still the same. Im using my backup Metrel tester now for the time being. May well be investing in a new one by the looks of it! ;-)

thomas nagy . Yeh I know the symbol. I had a MFT 1552 the same symbol showed up on it. I ended up getting new one.

not good news. I think I will end up getting a new meter by the sounds of it. ;-)

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Hi Ryan; im on it boss ;-)

The companies that own apartments do usually. Also one of the heads had to be changed which involves basic wiring, most people don't wanna fuck with wires.

Because London

In instances such as this yes. Landlords who live abroad, or leave full management to letting agents just call out a sparks to do lamp changes when places need it.

You could be old or impared to use ladders, you maybe don't own ladders (urban area), if something else is broken you may still need to call electrician... etc.

Because rentals... This is what happens

will do mate. I have to do a van tour first then once that's done, I'll get on the case ;-)

On that particular job, no i didn't. But generally dont work weekends anyway. it just happened to be that this job got left behind so had to pick it up on a Sunday. Take care bud ;-)

good to hear from ya buddy! stealth watching lol ;-) yeah its increasing slowly but surely. been to that flat numerous times before so i knew how many lights were in the bathrooms etc. also the agent told me two above the shower had blown. the size was a guess, but they generally are either 64 or 72mm.;-)

Hey Craig, Yesterday for example i was doing a kitchen refit and got some really good footage from the whole day which i was properly chuffed with.......when i got home i plugged in my camera to find i forgot to switch on the external mic, so had great footage but no sound. I was absolutely steaming! The biggest issue im hitting is that as im buying more advanced tech to try to get smoother footage and cleaner sound such as gimbals, chest cranes, wireless mics, audio mixer etc; the more i have to carry around and assemble/disassemble on each job. Im currently trying to design a handheld crane that can incorporate all of these items in one hand to save me time on site so i dont have to assemble and disassemble all the time. I Haven't figured it yet, but im working on it! ;-) Apprentice; i get what your saying, and agree. Just haven't quite made that jump yet. I think it would add a twist to my videos. I was putting some thought into this the other week as its time i think. have a good weekend buddy. ;-)

CK pliers. 180mm ones. good little pliers as they have a narrow head rather than chunkier ones. insulated screwdrivers I use is a set called 'wera maintenance kit'. its a fantastic set, about £100. I will do a video on my toolbag ;-)

Not compulsory unless you employ more than 4 so his choice to wear or not. Same as pink socks really!

I flick between the NICEIC website software and a private software i bought online which is basically the same thing. I dont bother with the paper certificates anymore but loads of companies still use them. ;-)

Went to Austria last month and yeah always have a look at the local work thats in your hotel room etc 😂 I find it interesting just to see how other countries do their work and stuff. Was in a new apartment block briefly while I was there and some of their wiring is miles different to the U.K.

Haha yeah well my mate works as a electrician in New Zealand and he had the pleasure of visiting the UK to meet his future in laws. He had a nosy at their electrical work to understand how ring circuits work. His in laws weren't too impressed when they caught him sniffing out the circuit breakers in their basement. He did comment he was rather impressed with the fused plugs and the shutters on your sockets. He even had the honour stepping on one of these plugs with bare feet.

AHHHHHH! Three pin plug straight to the foot! Hurts like hell! ;-)

looped from one down-lighter to the next, so the end of line will only have one cable

Exactly, all of the lights that turn on together is just chained together :) We do the same in Denmark

It'll be coming soon I promise. Ill record it next week. Just finished recording earning potential and pay so this is the next video in line ;-)

hi Tony. it may well be the case. If it costs over £100 to fix ill just buy a new one i think. I have had this one for 7 years now and its done well but its dated in comparison to meters like the 1721. Ill keep ya posted. ;-)

dont say things like that! i havent sent mine off for repair yet; partly because i have a feeling it will be un-repairable or repairable for a fee greater than what its worth.

Thomas -- why not repair it yourself?! It's probably something very simple...

Hi Gareth, I will do a video on this shortly as it im getting alot of requests for this. Stackable boxes, personally i dont like them in the van. they dont stack well when your in a hurry, fall over etc. but it depends on what size van you have got i guess? if its a small van and space is at a premium then its the way to go perhaps?! in my trafic, i dont use them. I have storage crates; if you look at 2.15 in the video, you'll see i have three crates underneath the workbench which i store all my cable, back boxes etc in. this setup works incredibly well as it utilises floor space and gives me somewhere to work when i need it which is why i put the 2 led worklights above it. i'll do this video soon. ;-)

thomas nagy chears tom The van I'll be using is a mercedes vito so not a massive amount of space but hopefully once i get it I'll be able to arrange it the best I can. Look forward to seeing the gear video, just wondering if y could do a van walk around along with it too, help give me some ideas

Hi buddy. Yeah most of my clients keep up to date with my vids 💪 keeps them entertained! My diary is electronic. I'm not a total fan of it but I will do a video discussing its pros and cons 👍

my mistake. forgot it was a Sunday when i was saying it. Saturdays and Sundays are CC free. ;-)

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