Looked at an 8 year old inbuilt single oven the other day. Tripping RCD, insulation readings well down after short heating up test, had to disconnect so she could use hob.
Advised a new one, it wasn't an expensive brand, but said she could have it looked at- up to her.
Today I got a call. App engineer was telling her he couldn't test it cos it was disconnected. And he wasn't allowed to connect it. No evan temporarily.
Okay said I, stick a 13a plug on it. He say dodgy. I say yeah, but FFS you're only gonna temporary test and remove it. No says he, I don't carry plugs.
So we have a man who looks at appliances for a living, but can't connect (and presumably disconnect) them. How does he disassemble an oven thats hanging on a short lead? And what kind of appliance engineer doesn't carry 13a plugs FFS?
I think he summed it up when he said to me on the phone "I don't need this, I wanna go home, I've got things to do."
I left them with the client (a widow) discussing him talking her through connecting it herself.
I'm pondering ringing her back to see what transpired, and if he left wtithout doing anything but charging her advising she creates a fuss.
Advised a new one, it wasn't an expensive brand, but said she could have it looked at- up to her.
Today I got a call. App engineer was telling her he couldn't test it cos it was disconnected. And he wasn't allowed to connect it. No evan temporarily.
Okay said I, stick a 13a plug on it. He say dodgy. I say yeah, but FFS you're only gonna temporary test and remove it. No says he, I don't carry plugs.
So we have a man who looks at appliances for a living, but can't connect (and presumably disconnect) them. How does he disassemble an oven thats hanging on a short lead? And what kind of appliance engineer doesn't carry 13a plugs FFS?
I think he summed it up when he said to me on the phone "I don't need this, I wanna go home, I've got things to do."
I left them with the client (a widow) discussing him talking her through connecting it herself.
I'm pondering ringing her back to see what transpired, and if he left wtithout doing anything but charging her advising she creates a fuss.