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Been working with a plumber who to say the least has no grasp on the 15th edition let alone the 17th edition we have to comply with today. He was saying to me that he hates the red book, and his apprentice allways refers to it when doing work with him. So I let him talk for a while and it realised why this apprentice has to refer to the regs as this guy cuts cornors, even the basics safe zones cabling sizings, RCD protection, borrowed netruals on 17th edd installs where the bathrooms and upstairs lighting are sperate circuits he manages to create one by picking up the wrong netrual he does not grasp. Borrowed netruals should not happen with some testing and inspection before starting work. Exp on new rewires!
So get this he has banned his apprentice from looking at the reg books, guidance note 3 on site!
This plumber does not even allow him to do testing and inspection.
This is down right wrong. Because the way I feel the plumber has refused to let me talk to the apprentice to atleast tell him he is in the right and should refer to the regs and do things to the book. This guy is still in training so should be given every opputunity to learn and show how to do installs the correct way.
The guy went on about part p, did some checks and he is not a compitent person or registered to any trade body. So he should not even be doing the work any way. I questioned this and his non grasp of the regs and he said you dont break the regs you just bend them. My response is how does a 45 deg cable route from a spur bend the regs when it is clear there are safe zones to be followed.
I feel sorry for the apprentice. Guy seems like he knows his stuff and just having a bad start with getting site experience.
Any one else found anything like this?
Adam
So get this he has banned his apprentice from looking at the reg books, guidance note 3 on site!
This plumber does not even allow him to do testing and inspection.
This is down right wrong. Because the way I feel the plumber has refused to let me talk to the apprentice to atleast tell him he is in the right and should refer to the regs and do things to the book. This guy is still in training so should be given every opputunity to learn and show how to do installs the correct way.
The guy went on about part p, did some checks and he is not a compitent person or registered to any trade body. So he should not even be doing the work any way. I questioned this and his non grasp of the regs and he said you dont break the regs you just bend them. My response is how does a 45 deg cable route from a spur bend the regs when it is clear there are safe zones to be followed.
I feel sorry for the apprentice. Guy seems like he knows his stuff and just having a bad start with getting site experience.
Any one else found anything like this?
Adam