Tool Box Talk For Electricians

EICR, PAT Testing, Periodic Tests, Continuity..... The list goes ON and ON Is it an obsession for electricians to test everything? Maybe..... Its drilled into you at college so much. Isn't it over the top the amount of testing electricians do? There must be a reason for all this testing and safe isolation, but what is it? When you understand the reason you do something, your more likely to do it....

AI Is replacing jobs all over the world - Are Electricians next? Can the job of an electrician be replaced by AI, if that's the case there is no point in training to become an electrician - it would be one of the dying trades. So many jobs have been replaced with modern technology over time. A lamp lighter! Do you even know what one of them is? What jobs will be around for an electrician in the fu...

Are you going to be an employee all you life or take the bull by the horns? Its not as hard as you think starting your own business. Its having the guts to do it that's the hardest part. Knowing the steps to take to ensure your successful is a huge bonus. The steps to take, and the steps not to take. Listening to this podcast will not only get the doubts out your head about going it alone, it will...

I QUIT being an Electrician to go get a job picking up litter. You must have thought about it every now and again. When something doesn't go to plan, it makes you question - is it all worth it? All the upgrades, regulations, insurances and paperwork we have to do is a lot of work. Could we just be paid less as a binman without all the stress? It happens to us all. The jobs we do are fantastic when...

That's £2000 Please….. You've been here 20 minutes mate????? What's the point in all the training and qualifications to become a qualified electrician in order to earn the same money as a forklift driver?  If someone describes you as a cheap electrician - You're not charging enough.  Consider all the outgoings you have, all the time and effort it took you to be a good electrician - not a...

Be A fully qualified electrician in 16 weeks and earn 40k a year. This is what I found all over the internet. Seriously ! How can this be true?  Something it took me 4 years to do could be crammed into 16 weeks of online training I found that hard to believe  - don't you?  But they are everywhere. People pay 7k to take the course and wonder why they aren't getting the 40k a year as...

A type A 6 Amp RCBO in a 18th Edition Consumer unit. When starting out as an electrician that can sound a different language. These are some of the skills you will naturally develop over time.  It's not the only skill you will develop too. There are quite a few that will help you become a good electrician.  Not only good at working as an electrician, but being able to run your own busine...

How Can You Become a Successful Electrician in the UK and Run Your Own business? Not everyone leaves school and gets an apprenticeship to train as an electrician. There are plenty of other routes.  The thing is it can be done. It is done by so many electricians.  How you manage to build a successful electrical business is the hard part. So that's just what I found out on this podcast tod...

Electrician Toys/Tools that Electricians can't live without. Tradesmen love their tools, if it makes your life, just that little bit easier - we buy it.  There are so many tools out there on the market that some electricians are yet to discover.  Tools that once you have them, there is no going back. They help your work be much neater and more efficient every day.  This is the whole...

If the cable is in your way? Cut it out - Problem solved! I have my suspicions of what other trades get up to when the electrician isn't looking.  Who would you say is an electrician's main rival on site? I have had a few run ins with other tradesmen over the years - even seen a few fights.  But it doesn't have to be like that. You can do some things to get along with other tradesmen, an...

No Customers - But all the paperwork to say I can do it. You have spent a lot of money and time on training to become qualified to the highest level - But nobody taught you how to find customers to work for! Paying customers! Ones that will help you grow your electrical business to be bigger and better in the future.  Without a network of customers constantly calling you up asking for your se...

Not all Electricians make good money after becoming qualified.   You could be the most qualified electrician in the world, able to fix anything and solve any problem.  What good is that without anyone knowing how good you are?  It's not good just sitting there hoping the phone will ring with customers asking you to do work for them. That's not going to happen.  Being in the opp...

One wrong move and you're DEAD! There's now second chances when it comes to electricity.  It could just be a fault that trips the fuse or be a major fault that becomes life threatening. Whichever one it is, as an electrician you see these problems over and over again, done by DIYers or electricians with not enough experience.  There is a reason you train to become an electrician, not onl...

You're not just an electrician. Being an electrician is just the start.  With the skills you acquire as an electrician they can be used to build a number of different businesses.  All of which are very well paid professions.  Narrowing down your business to one profession and becoming the go to company to get the job done right.  Many of these jobs don't require you to work awa...

You're NOT using my kit! Get your own! Then how the hell am I supposed to do any work! First starting out working in the electrical trade a normal DIY tool kit just won't do. You need the proper tools for the job. Not only will this make your life easier working as an electrician, it will help you be a lot more independent when working on your own. An Electrician never really uses a spanner. You m...

STOP Pulling your hair out when stressed. Most Electricians are bald because of that! When your business is thriving, everything seems to be getting on top of you. The stress that is bought on working as an electrician can be avoided with some simple changes you can make today. You can run your electrical business stress free with thinking ahead. Even before you start a job. You may feel like you...

What if you never had to look for work? I mean NEVER EVER! Don’t keep wishing the phone would ring, then when it does it’s an old lady wanting a lamp changed on her bedside table. Not knowing when you’re going to be paid next, because you haven got any jobs booked in. The bills don’t stop, so neither should your workflow. Having a constant flow of customers inline waiting for you to do them a quot...

The ToolBox Talks for Electricians Podcast is for Electricians interested in growing their knowledge ,skills and ultimately your business. Ben has worked in the electrical trade for over 20 years all over the world. From the age of 19 and going through a full apprenticeship to become a fully qualified electrician where he was employed by a number of electrical company's. Moving on to being self em...