Electricians "guiding" DIY installation work

[LiamPope]

So where are people finding all these electricians to do what they are claiming they're doing?

Here?

Or maybe the reason they're not on here is that they're too busy spending time on their yachts.

 

[sergeantash]

But in the main I think we all know the guy is not really on holiday and the DIY man has no intention of getting anything tested. With these there is no reason why the DIY guy should not test his own work but at £45 there are those who would not even spend that to test their work and if they will not pay for the cheapest of tester than they are not going to pay an electrician to test.

I am one such DIY electrician, I cannot afford the expense of the testing equipment that a qualified electrician might use and so rely on my work being tested by a qualified guy, but prior to that inspection I would like something to give me an idea - is this device worth the cash and sufficient to give a basic safety test?

 

[ban-all-sheds]

I think it's more a case of certain posters attempting to dupe us into believing that their non-existant Electrician is on holiday or too busy to come.

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[ban-all-sheds]

With these there is no reason why the DIY guy should not test his own work but at £45 there are those who would not even spend that to test their work and if they will not pay for the cheapest of tester than they are not going to pay an electrician to test.

I've seen all-in-one installation testers or sets go for not much more than 2 or 3x the price of one of those on eBay....