At the end of the day Tom it may be cheap oil but the fact you change the oil every 10000 miles is better than someone doing it every 30000 and using expensive oil
Cheap oil is fine as long as it’s correct type for the engine and changed at the correct intervals. It’s when you use the wrong oil and or don’t change it on time.
That is not actually true, the better the oil the longer it lasts and the less damage it does. You could use cooking oil and change it everyday, and it would kill the engine dead within a year.
change oil often, unless it all long highway miles. I stay with 3K miles (USA) regardless of oil type/claims. because I'm very hard on oil, short trips, hard driving, dirty conditions, blazing hot heat soak, cold weather short trips = major condensation and acidic oil.... they all want to sell you a new vehicles more often, it just doesn't work out that well in the long run (advanced socialism) end results are products that do not last and cost ten fold more then their value..
@@throttlebottle5906 Engines and oils have different oil change intervals and the type of driving matters as well as how old the vehicle is. 3000 miles is a semi-reasonable rule of thumb, but it is largely arbitrary. A car driven 80% highway, 20% city with quality full synthetic will benefit much less from 3000mi oil changes. 5000 or even 7000 may be the point at which the lubricity additives and detergents and base stock have fallen below the allowable performance threshold. Of course as cheap as oil is and as easy as changing oil is for most cars, there's no reason to try to get another 50% lifespan out of your 20-30 dollars worth of oil.
So true what you say about it depends on what the agents are like, I work for one great agency where they allow me to maintain my standard of quality work and don't quibble about price. Some agent are not so helpful.
Quite agree although I’m liking the van servicing with Tom and Naomi laying under the van getting sexual just close Your eyes and listen it has a different meaning 😂😂😂😂
At the end of the day, it’s your personality to have sexual jokes and banter , I find them brilliant. If people get offended by it, don’t watch, simple. Great video 👍👍
Hi Tom I’m a 4th year apprentice working in commercial and industrial installations and love watching your videos not only are they educational and some what fun to watch but helps me understand more domestic installations better and should help me to be a better overall spark (eventually) thanks dude keep up the hard work!!
Another good job I enjoy watching the passion you have for your job you have inspired me to start my own CZcams channel I live in Canada and I am an industrial electrician keep up the good work I enjoy watching and have a great day
Massive thumbs up for not marking up materials and rather using a transparent hourly rate. Just wish I had a local electrician doing that, I'm tired of always getting a huge shock on estimates because of seemingly random markups - I've seen everything from 5% to 1200% up from what the materials actually costs.
You're telling me local sparks are charging you 1200% of what the materials actually cost, not adding in the cost for everything else like labour?.. Are you sure that's not just the entire price including labour and cert which carries along a great risk that sparks factor in in to their price?
only thing I can add to the actual service work, test start on lift before re-installing shield!!! if you did miss something, you wont have to remove all the bolts again lol or triple check everything, as I have learned to do, even though I have not missed more then a handful of times in many years, it's always a good habit that take an extra few minute or less.
I love your content. As a blind person, I love the way things are described, and the banter adds a bit of fun to the videos. As another commenter have said, you don’t like it, switch off. Simple as that.
Another great video Tom I used to be a mechanic and now I Sparkie but there’s nothing like warm engine oil on your hands on a freezing morning 🥴. Keep up with the banter if people are offended then i they are best to watch the early videos 👍
In my three common tradition. Oil like many things I suspect has a limited number of manufacturers and a multiple number of re-branders and labels with slightly different additives. I know this is true for a lot of things from China and food products where you’ll have a store brand that's most often a re-brand.
Sad thing in old folks home I work for as housekeeping , that happen when they fired another employee , luckily I had higher level staff and other coworkers stand up say what she said wasn't true .. peace
I agree, a cheap crap oil filter on the other hand not so much, the countless times I have seen oil filters that have collapsed/failed well inside their service life & caused engine damage due to oil starvation I don't care to count. I see it the same as buying quality sockets & switches for how much more they cost over cheap crap its not worth it the saving.
Well I work for a property management company in the US then we have what we call a move-out inspector and their job is to find what the tenants messed up for me to fix before the new ones move in and I've almost seen it all doing that broken toilets holes in walls wiring ripped out of the walls and ceiling so yeah it's a unique job
I’ve noticed an old transit van I scrapped about 3 years ago is still on the road. No way it’s got a proper mot it was as rotten as a pear. The last 2 Mot’s I had were somewhat dubious. Excellent videos thanks.
ES lamps always terrify me. What happens is some spanner wires them the wrong way! 10:22 , i think the correct industry phrase is a " vertical slice " of the days antics :)
Oooo Nay Nays the gnome !!! You can do this to my car when it gets home , also Tom I’m impressed😮 that you have learnt to keep your mouth shut with her , I’m still learning to do that after 31 years of living with her🤔! Amazing video guys . Keep up the good work 😁
@thomas nagy. You might have a look at Fumoto -- they make oil drain valves you can install when changing the oil and the next time, you remove a clip, (optionally attach a hose), flip the valve open & drain the oil without the mess. EZ Oil is another company. Both might be available in the old dart on Amazon.
At times you get what you pay for and that represents value, other times it's mostly about the sizzle, leaving more margin for those at the top and still at the mercy of the shortcuts / time pressures on the worker. Certainly common in high end real estate, etc.
Love to watch your videos bud, when you mention or recommend gear, maybe worth placing the link to the items as sometimes we may not quite catch the brand. If that makes sense :-)
For the first time, now watching Tom in the big screen as opposed to iPhone app. Good video though with the only downside being it’s highlighting your grey bits 😀
Euro CarParts own brand oil (Tripple QX), is made by Shell Oils. So its good quality oil. It even meets the MB Diesel oil specs which are quite hard to obtain. Fair play that Naomi changed the oil on her van, a good "Have a go" attitude. Its not hard after all. And if you did it yourself then you know its actually been done. Some places like QuickFit etc use oil sucktion from the filler tube. So they dont need to drop the lower engine pan. I personally frown upon this method as it can leave more of a build up of carbon lumps in the sump.
I think that growing up most of us knew a 'garage' that would sort out an MOT and you're right, these days I wouldn't consider it & I make sure my kids take their cars to the garage I use because I know they are going to do a proper job. I did actually laugh out load when you showed the three cables in the one gland, about as waterproof as a teabag!
Exactly my van was due it's mot in June but been moved to December. Put it in the garage yesterday to get the handbrake tightened. Told my mechanic to give the van a once over to make sure it's still good. Turns out I had an illegal tyre on the back.
The problem today Tom is people have lost their sense of humour! There's nothing wrong with a bit of banter, we have all been through it and as long as you know the boundaries, have some fun! You know what they say , if you can't take it, don't dish it out!
Hi guys just seen your video! I’m an electrical contractor & I’ve just started using go formz, I can customise my own documents such as invoices, quotations & surveys from these formz even gaining customer signatures
MATE YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME . LOVE YOUR VIDEOS MATE I WATCH YOUR VIDEOS ALL THE TIME BUT I DONT COMMENT COZ I ENJOY WATCHING ..BUT NOW I HAD TO COMMENT WELL DONE GUYS KEEP UP WITH YOUR GREAT WORK MATE . WELL DONE
lol the inuendo is well liked by me! the banter etc is a bit of fun, shows your not a dictator tom! 😊 it makes your vids even better! im sure either of you overstepped the mark too far you would make it clear it was a no no! that apartment... wow!
Talk about over complicating this, i spent about 2 hours trying to work out why the light in the room didnt have a feed...no power to it...tested everything. Mate turns up and notices a switch behind a door 😂👍
There is an old saying in America you pay peanuts for wages you get monkeys for help. I have did many service calls where people either did it themselves or hired someone who really didn't know what they were doing. You show up and they say I know I wired it right. Usually not even close. You also learn diplomacy. Why , because a lot of times you end up back there again.
VW Audi cars with oil filters in the position of the van have a valve in the housing you can release and it dumps all the oil from the filter housing before you undo it making it relitavly clean to do
NOOOO @ pulling the ratchet towards face at 12:52 if socket slips off or anything suddenly moves easy, you;ll bust yourself in face hard, possibly knocking teeth, eyes out breaking jaw or self concussion ;) I busted myself in the face long ago as a "USA" sparky and injured myself multiple ways in many other career fields. you can say I learned the hard way, hands on and post injury
I've had so many conversations over cheap vs. expensive oil. Just look service book what viscosity it calls and then the specification eg. Renault "RN17" or "RN0710". Even cheap oil can have them.
My lad’s Clio needs 5/40 fully synthetic - the last few changes I’ve used Tesco own brand when they have it an offer at 12 quid for 4 litres. It carries the Renault specification and I change it annually rather than every 2 years as Renault suggest; as even with a Bosch filter the whole job costs me less than 20 quid and takes about 30 minutes.
RE mark up on materials. You have to put some on just for the accounting time. 20% minimum. Let alone replacing shit fittings etc. Average out how much it cost all in to replace crap on a call backs over your total materials cost and add that percentage to it. Refunds on shit doesnt cover the agro on recalls, recalls are a loss. The mark up is insurance.
@Thomas Nagy, @ 3:21, behind you, there is what looks like a BS-546 outlet?, unswitched. What would that be used for? I thought them round pin outlets weren't used anymore?. I must say though, I did make a comment about you and Naomi in the last video, it's like you say, we only see a small window of the working week. Please keep the content coming, it's great watching.
Is this flat across from Lords? Ive been working in London the past 5 weeks and looking out for your vans wanting to give you a 👍's up 🤣. All the time you was across the road... I think. Enjoy the channel and keep up the good content.
Seen some shocking work on £million + apartments. Buyer hardly ever sees his investment property , so doesn’t give a shit, main contractor starts running out of money, corners get cut, people get brown envelopes to sign it off, and on to the next project.
You two work out good on camera. Don't let the other people make both of you all PC.... Both of you can dish it out and take it. Need to have a game of who can make who more embarrassed! Us viewers can make a drinking game of it! 👍🍺🍺🍺🍺👍
I'd be very cautious with those LED candle bulbs at 2:35. I've had two or three of them flicker, hiss, fizzle, pop (literally) and go out in a puff of smoke. (I am not an electrician so I can't explain why, but that's my experience with them)
No markup on materials!! 😳😳😳 covers fuel, time getting to and from the supplier, time waiting in suppliers and stock space in the van. Even if it’s all in the van already all of the above has still been done.
It covers the time taken for doing warranty work. If customer supplies parts then they are not covered by my warranty. If anthing fails then I'll charge for my time.
I would at least put a markup on materials that got added as the job went along. Maybe don't mark up the initial required stuff since you're getting it all at once, but add-ons maybe tack a small amount on.
He also mentioned billing hours off-site, and I expect he has a bit higher hourly rate than all of the electricians who uses a low hourly rate to attract customers and then screws them on the materials. Why should the electrician earn significantly more for installing expensive vs. cheap components?
I never add cost to materials, I get my timber at a discount and also pass that onto customers as well. I prefer to get a decent wage for a good days work. My daily rate never changes if a customer says too high i just say ok no problem bye
"YTS" - showing your age there. 🙂 (The only person who is entitled to object to the conversation is Naomi, She so clearly does not and you two have a firm understanding. Good for you both.)
Those are some cheap Edison sockets for those expensive fancy lamps Luminaires or fixtures what do you wanna call it? Personally a bulb goes in a lamp and oil lamps are called lamps, but it’s not that critical that I have also called bulbs lamps and lights is's interchangeable as long as the context indicates what you were referring to. But I digress what was I coming here to comment about, oh yeah those are really cheap light sockets over here in the US I have seen those but they’re not as common usually there’s a meeting screw fitting for the neutral in the socket. although we do have some cheaper plastic fittings around namely for utility lights without that arrangement that are a pain because the threading is just slightly off making getting the bulb in them and out of them really hard.
@moto Line In the main it was cheap labour, that's what Margaret designed it for. At 16, kids were forced into it if they didn't go to college or get a full time job. Those lucky enough to be successful, is more a reflection of self, rather than a God awful cheap labour scheme.
Omg I was working in that same building on level 7 doing a show flat for the new site next to it. Big real job called the Compton. Horrible looking building😂
Love the dynamic between you 2. Fuck I’d struggle not to bite every time from her innuendo. Random question. The scissor lift that they have that you use for your van, do you know what one it is?
Coming soon. The full uncensored and unedited episodes. On todays episode, naomi gets on her knees, gets well oiled and plays with a big wrench. She gives the van a damn good service. 👍😇
Enjoyed the video, I just think if u didn’t service your own vans and got the mechanic to do it then you could be making money instead of everyone being there. If both of u guys were out on a job, then you would be easily covering the cost of a mechanic. Not throwing shade at you though I do enjoy all your videos and respect you as probably one of the best sparkies around
Ok, im not a sparky. But you said you just charge Labour, Parking, And parts with no markup. So what covers your Travel/Fuel ?. I know they are modern vans but i guess they only get 27mpg around London ?.
At the end of the day Tom it may be cheap oil but the fact you change the oil every 10000 miles is better than someone doing it every 30000 and using expensive oil
Cheap oil is fine as long as it’s correct type for the engine and changed at the correct intervals. It’s when you use the wrong oil and or don’t change it on time.
Its not cheap oil. Tripple QX is made by Shell Oils.
That is not actually true, the better the oil the longer it lasts and the less damage it does. You could use cooking oil and change it everyday, and it would kill the engine dead within a year.
change oil often, unless it all long highway miles. I stay with 3K miles (USA) regardless of oil type/claims. because I'm very hard on oil, short trips, hard driving, dirty conditions, blazing hot heat soak, cold weather short trips = major condensation and acidic oil....
they all want to sell you a new vehicles more often, it just doesn't work out that well in the long run (advanced socialism) end results are products that do not last and cost ten fold more then their value..
@@throttlebottle5906 Engines and oils have different oil change intervals and the type of driving matters as well as how old the vehicle is. 3000 miles is a semi-reasonable rule of thumb, but it is largely arbitrary. A car driven 80% highway, 20% city with quality full synthetic will benefit much less from 3000mi oil changes. 5000 or even 7000 may be the point at which the lubricity additives and detergents and base stock have fallen below the allowable performance threshold.
Of course as cheap as oil is and as easy as changing oil is for most cars, there's no reason to try to get another 50% lifespan out of your 20-30 dollars worth of oil.
So true what you say about it depends on what the agents are like, I work for one great agency where they allow me to maintain my standard of quality work and don't quibble about price. Some agent are not so helpful.
It’s crazy it was only 10 months ago “one day we will have a unit of our own” look where the team is now ❤️
15:15 Massive respect to Naomi, shame not everyone has this clear sight
I'm not sure whether it's Tom, the camera guy, Naomi, or the content of the video, or all of them, but these videos are becoming addictive.
Agreed lol
Tom I’m sure Your to blame as well 😂😂😂😂
Quite agree although I’m liking the van servicing with Tom and Naomi laying under the van getting sexual just close Your eyes and listen it has a different meaning 😂😂😂😂
Richard Logan I know right I’m a mechanic watching this crap
its nom nom
At the end of the day, it’s your personality to have sexual jokes and banter , I find them brilliant. If people get offended by it, don’t watch, simple. Great video 👍👍
"Carry on..." lives on.
Love how theses videos are becoming the uk version of this old house
Which ones Norm?
I just recently checked into Tom's channel after a while and I think it's headed in that direction
Needs more rabbits and biscuits
Hi Tom I’m a 4th year apprentice working in commercial and industrial installations and love watching your videos not only are they educational and some what fun to watch but helps me understand more domestic installations better and should help me to be a better overall spark (eventually) thanks dude keep up the hard work!!
Tom please never get rid of niaomi
Another good job I enjoy watching the passion you have for your job you have inspired me to start my own CZcams channel I live in Canada and I am an industrial electrician keep up the good work I enjoy watching and have a great day
Nom Nom is a treasure, adds so much more than Tom2. Now he just needs to Oy her enough to not run off. Work on that Tom1.
You mean Dave?
Massive thumbs up for not marking up materials and rather using a transparent hourly rate. Just wish I had a local electrician doing that, I'm tired of always getting a huge shock on estimates because of seemingly random markups - I've seen everything from 5% to 1200% up from what the materials actually costs.
You're telling me local sparks are charging you 1200% of what the materials actually cost, not adding in the cost for everything else like labour?.. Are you sure that's not just the entire price including labour and cert which carries along a great risk that sparks factor in in to their price?
Before I clicked on the video the title stopped at Servicing Nom... All that popped in my head was "Servicing Nom Nom" lol
I actually love the “banter” it’s funny and you’re both laughing!
only thing I can add to the actual service work, test start on lift before re-installing shield!!! if you did miss something, you wont have to remove all the bolts again lol
or triple check everything, as I have learned to do, even though I have not missed more then a handful of times in many years, it's always a good habit that take an extra few minute or less.
Love the f&B chalk paint their. Elephants breath grey... Magic sponge at the ready!
Put a small plastic bag over the filter case before dropping it. Catches the oil for you.
I love your content. As a blind person, I love the way things are described, and the banter adds a bit of fun to the videos. As another commenter have said, you don’t like it, switch off. Simple as that.
Great work im one of your fan. Im from algeria. And i lived in manchester for ten years
LNES Smith chill out will ya
Another great video Tom I used to be a mechanic and now I Sparkie but there’s nothing like warm engine oil on your hands on a freezing morning 🥴. Keep up with the banter if people are offended then i they are best to watch the early videos 👍
In my three common tradition. Oil like many things I suspect has a limited number of manufacturers and a multiple number of re-branders and labels with slightly different additives. I know this is true for a lot of things from China and food products where you’ll have a store brand that's most often a re-brand.
Now we know why he makes these videos. Evidence for the impending court case for workplace harrasment. 👍
Against Nom?
Sad thing in old folks home I work for as housekeeping , that happen when they fired another employee , luckily I had higher level staff and other coworkers stand up say what she said wasn't true .. peace
As long as the oil meets the standards, it's fine... The rest is marketing.
Exactly.
I agree, a cheap crap oil filter on the other hand not so much, the countless times I have seen oil filters that have collapsed/failed well inside their service life & caused engine damage due to oil starvation I don't care to count. I see it the same as buying quality sockets & switches for how much more they cost over cheap crap its not worth it the saving.
Thanks for the tip for the SES holders! I'm a first year apprentice and I actually used your tip at a job today.
When you moved the light and the white bit just floated my brain blew up!!
Nom Nom: RIP Headphone users.
You and nom nom should be the best and are the best if I get a family member who needs an electrician i will send them your way
Project Farm has already done some videos on engine oil 👍
Well I work for a property management company in the US then we have what we call a move-out inspector and their job is to find what the tenants messed up for me to fix before the new ones move in and I've almost seen it all doing that broken toilets holes in walls wiring ripped out of the walls and ceiling so yeah it's a unique job
If you're changing your own oil, see if they make a "fumoto" valve for your engine.
I’ve noticed an old transit van I scrapped about 3 years ago is still on the road. No way it’s got a proper mot it was as rotten as a pear. The last 2 Mot’s I had were somewhat dubious. Excellent videos thanks.
0:54 Tom uses magic to keep the glass doughnut floating lol
ES lamps always terrify me. What happens is some spanner wires them the wrong way!
10:22 , i think the correct industry phrase is a " vertical slice " of the days antics :)
Tom, look at Project Farm's video backlog, you'll find he has a LOT of oil comparison videos. They were all he was doing for a while.
Oooo Nay Nays the gnome !!! You can do this to my car when it gets home , also Tom I’m impressed😮 that you have learnt to keep your mouth shut with her , I’m still learning to do that after 31 years of living with her🤔! Amazing video guys . Keep up the good work 😁
@thomas nagy.
You might have a look at Fumoto -- they make oil drain valves you can install when changing the oil and the next time, you remove a clip, (optionally attach a hose), flip the valve open & drain the oil without the mess. EZ Oil is another company. Both might be available in the old dart on Amazon.
At times you get what you pay for and that represents value, other times it's mostly about the sizzle, leaving more margin for those at the top and still at the mercy of the shortcuts / time pressures on the worker. Certainly common in high end real estate, etc.
projectfarm already did that video- i wont spoil it for you
Love to watch your videos bud, when you mention or recommend gear, maybe worth placing the link to the items as sometimes we may not quite catch the brand. If that makes sense :-)
For the first time, now watching Tom in the big screen as opposed to iPhone app.
Good video though with the only downside being it’s highlighting your grey bits 😀
If you'd taken your UNI-T clamp meter you wouldn't have needed the volt stick, the NCV setting doesn't have nulling but it does show 4 levels.
Euro CarParts own brand oil (Tripple QX), is made by Shell Oils. So its good quality oil. It even meets the MB Diesel oil specs which are quite hard to obtain. Fair play that Naomi changed the oil on her van, a good "Have a go" attitude. Its not hard after all. And if you did it yourself then you know its actually been done. Some places like QuickFit etc use oil sucktion from the filler tube. So they dont need to drop the lower engine pan. I personally frown upon this method as it can leave more of a build up of carbon lumps in the sump.
I think that growing up most of us knew a 'garage' that would sort out an MOT and you're right, these days I wouldn't consider it & I make sure my kids take their cars to the garage I use because I know they are going to do a proper job.
I did actually laugh out load when you showed the three cables in the one gland, about as waterproof as a teabag!
Exactly my van was due it's mot in June but been moved to December. Put it in the garage yesterday to get the handbrake tightened. Told my mechanic to give the van a once over to make sure it's still good. Turns out I had an illegal tyre on the back.
That wet and warm sensation lol.
Banter happens, you address them.. more or less, so far I see no wrong in it. Keep up the good work kidz
The problem today Tom is people have lost their sense of humour! There's nothing wrong with a bit of banter, we have all been through it and as long as you know the boundaries, have some fun!
You know what they say , if you can't take it, don't dish it out!
As long as its the correct grade oil recommended for the vehicle its all good.
Changing your own oil invalidates your warranty, with most manufacturers.
Another great video just got your short message today Tom thanks a million 😎👍
No worries pal 👍
Hi guys just seen your video! I’m an electrical contractor & I’ve just started using go formz, I can customise my own documents such as invoices, quotations & surveys from these formz even gaining customer signatures
The banter is good btw, innuendo is funny! 👍
Loved the banter. Brings a good giggle to my dull day.
MATE YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME . LOVE YOUR VIDEOS MATE I WATCH YOUR VIDEOS ALL THE TIME BUT I DONT COMMENT COZ I ENJOY WATCHING ..BUT NOW I HAD TO COMMENT WELL DONE GUYS KEEP UP WITH YOUR GREAT WORK MATE . WELL DONE
I like it when u take motorbike to work in the summer
that oil looked like "texas tea", "black gold", aka "crude oil", change it more often on your short run driving.
lol the inuendo is well liked by me! the banter etc is a bit of fun, shows your not a dictator tom! 😊 it makes your vids even better! im sure either of you overstepped the mark too far you would make it clear it was a no no!
that apartment... wow!
It’s an inventory/check out clerk that comes in at the end of the tenancy
Who the hell has a light fitting that you could nearly decapitate yourself with!?
Or are the tenants hobbits?
I thought that too, but I figured that the light is over the place where a dining table would go.
Having a good rapport with employees and co-workers makes all the difference.
Paul Drake - Until you have to sack them and then you get sued for harassment.
Talk about over complicating this, i spent about 2 hours trying to work out why the light in the room didnt have a feed...no power to it...tested everything. Mate turns up and notices a switch behind a door 😂👍
I often did dilapidations in large office blocks .
Love the banter between you two.
There is an old saying in America you pay peanuts for wages you get monkeys for help. I have did many service calls where people either did it themselves or hired someone who really didn't know what they were doing. You show up and they say I know I wired it right. Usually not even close. You also learn diplomacy. Why , because a lot of times you end up back there again.
Heard it over here in the UK many times; "pay peanuts, you get chimps"
great video.. worth the watch and a trip to the shop for a wine ti. watch. great x
VW Audi cars with oil filters in the position of the van have a valve in the housing you can release and it dumps all the oil from the filter housing before you undo it making it relitavly clean to do
NOOOO @ pulling the ratchet towards face at 12:52 if socket slips off or anything suddenly moves easy, you;ll bust yourself in face hard, possibly knocking teeth, eyes out breaking jaw or self concussion ;)
I busted myself in the face long ago as a "USA" sparky and injured myself multiple ways in many other career fields. you can say I learned the hard way, hands on and post injury
Amazing video as always, could you do a van tour as a sunday video?
I've had so many conversations over cheap vs. expensive oil. Just look service book what viscosity it calls and then the specification eg. Renault "RN17" or "RN0710". Even cheap oil can have them.
My lad’s Clio needs 5/40 fully synthetic - the last few changes I’ve used Tesco own brand when they have it an offer at 12 quid for 4 litres. It carries the Renault specification and I change it annually rather than every 2 years as Renault suggest; as even with a Bosch filter the whole job costs me less than 20 quid and takes about 30 minutes.
RE mark up on materials. You have to put some on just for the accounting time. 20% minimum. Let alone replacing shit fittings etc. Average out how much it cost all in to replace crap on a call backs over your total materials cost and add that percentage to it. Refunds on shit doesnt cover the agro on recalls, recalls are a loss. The mark up is insurance.
Triple qx oil meets most of the same grades as the good quality oil but it doesn't have the additional cleaning and chemicals that are "benifical"
Love the video guys i love the banta-chemistry with you 2 its awesome!
Great video, you know how to use your time effectively 😃👍👍
@Thomas Nagy,
@ 3:21, behind you, there is what looks like a BS-546 outlet?, unswitched.
What would that be used for?
I thought them round pin outlets weren't used anymore?.
I must say though, I did make a comment about you and Naomi in the last video, it's like you say, we only see a small window of the working week.
Please keep the content coming, it's great watching.
5 amp lighting socket
Is this flat across from Lords? Ive been working in London the past 5 weeks and looking out for your vans wanting to give you a 👍's up 🤣. All the time you was across the road... I think. Enjoy the channel and keep up the good content.
Seen some shocking work on £million + apartments.
Buyer hardly ever sees his investment property , so doesn’t give a shit, main contractor starts running out of money, corners get cut, people get brown envelopes to sign it off, and on to the next project.
You two work out good on camera. Don't let the other people make both of you all PC.... Both of you can dish it out and take it. Need to have a game of who can make who more embarrassed! Us viewers can make a drinking game of it! 👍🍺🍺🍺🍺👍
This is like a mighty car mods episode.
She seems like a great asset Nagy.
I'd be very cautious with those LED candle bulbs at 2:35. I've had two or three of them flicker, hiss, fizzle, pop (literally) and go out in a puff of smoke. (I am not an electrician so I can't explain why, but that's my experience with them)
Greetings from Manchester once again...... love love love love love your videos... Keep them coming.....😁😎📽️👍👊✌️🍻🏍️
No markup on materials!! 😳😳😳 covers fuel, time getting to and from the supplier, time waiting in suppliers and stock space in the van. Even if it’s all in the van already all of the above has still been done.
It covers the time taken for doing warranty work. If customer supplies parts then they are not covered by my warranty. If anthing fails then I'll charge for my time.
I would at least put a markup on materials that got added as the job went along. Maybe don't mark up the initial required stuff since you're getting it all at once, but add-ons maybe tack a small amount on.
He also mentioned billing hours off-site, and I expect he has a bit higher hourly rate than all of the electricians who uses a low hourly rate to attract customers and then screws them on the materials. Why should the electrician earn significantly more for installing expensive vs. cheap components?
I just charge for the time picking up materials
I never add cost to materials, I get my timber at a discount and also pass that onto customers as well. I prefer to get a decent wage for a good days work. My daily rate never changes if a customer says too high i just say ok no problem bye
Its all about perspective to me the view is of a building site , nice place tho, great video as er usuall
"YTS" - showing your age there. 🙂 (The only person who is entitled to object to the conversation is Naomi, She so clearly does not and you two have a firm understanding. Good for you both.)
I run a locksmith firm, I refuse to work for most estate agents....to difficult getting paid!
Loving nom nom yum yum
Once an oil meets the manufacturers spec its good enough.
Those are some cheap Edison sockets for those expensive fancy lamps Luminaires or fixtures what do you wanna call it?
Personally a bulb goes in a lamp and oil lamps are called lamps, but it’s not that critical that I have also called bulbs lamps and lights is's interchangeable as long as the context indicates what you were referring to.
But I digress what was I coming here to comment about, oh yeah those are really cheap light sockets over here in the US I have seen those but they’re not as common usually there’s a meeting screw fitting for the neutral in the socket. although we do have some cheaper plastic fittings around namely for utility lights without that arrangement that are a pain because the threading is just slightly off making getting the bulb in them and out of them really hard.
your showing your age with the "YTS" I was on that in 1983. I dont think it lasted much longer lol
@moto Line In the main it was cheap labour, that's what Margaret designed it for. At 16, kids were forced into it if they didn't go to college or get a full time job. Those lucky enough to be successful, is more a reflection of self, rather than a God awful cheap labour scheme.
"YTS" is just shorthand for "The trainee" (Either between tea duties, or instead of tea duties if they can't be trusted with boiling water).
It was the downfall of the apprenticeship scheme.
Its was around when i left school in 88 as i was going to go on a YTS. But thankfully found a real Apprenticeship instead.
YTS ended in 1989 and was replaced by YT (Youth Training) 1990-1995, then it was replaced by the Modern Apprenticeship
When you say “beautiful Bernard “ would that be in reference to a turkey farmer ? If so I do the same.
Omg I was working in that same building on level 7 doing a show flat for the new site next to it. Big real job called the Compton. Horrible looking building😂
Love the dynamic between you 2. Fuck I’d struggle not to bite every time from her innuendo.
Random question. The scissor lift that they have that you use for your van, do you know what one it is?
Coming soon. The full uncensored and unedited episodes. On todays episode, naomi gets on her knees, gets well oiled and plays with a big wrench. She gives the van a damn good service. 👍😇
‘Inventory’ was the word you were looking for
Surprised that you don't mark up material. Traditionally material mark up pays for the overheads and your labor charge pays your salary.
Enjoyed the video, I just think if u didn’t service your own vans and got the mechanic to do it then you could be making money instead of everyone being there. If both of u guys were out on a job, then you would be easily covering the cost of a mechanic. Not throwing shade at you though I do enjoy all your videos and respect you as probably one of the best sparkies around
Love this channel.
Your right about agents, where I live nearly all of them only want to pay £50 for an EICR, but there's idiots doing them 🙄
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Ok, im not a sparky. But you said you just charge Labour, Parking, And parts with no markup. So what covers your Travel/Fuel ?. I know they are modern vans but i guess they only get 27mpg around London ?.
I like nom nom, she cracks me up.
Mr sparky himself Mr Nagy.