This blog section contains articles of personal opinion pieces.
Value for money
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- Written by David Savery
Two faultfinding jobs in the past eighteen months have resulted in payment problems because the client perceived my speedy resolution to their power problems to be “too quick”. Let’s have a closer look at the flawed logic of that...
Red faced Purple Bricks
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- Written by David Savery
Purple Bricks, save yourself from 'commisery' by paying my invoice.
Cowboy competition #6
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- Written by David Savery
Imagine quoting for a job and losing out to the competition, only to be called back a few months later by the same client who now wants you to make good the cock-ups of their chosen installer after things went bad. Well, there's a plot-twist to this one; see if you can guess it before the end!
Always follow manufacturers' instructions...
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- Written by David Savery
Early on in the wiring regulations, page 21 of the big yellow book in fact, is Regulation 134.1.1 which states “The installation of electrical equipment shall take into account of manufacturers’ instructions”, but what happens when the manufacturer says something eye-rollingly daft?
Kitchen table project 5: RGB LED room ambient mood lighting!
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- Written by David Savery
A futuristic funking-up of my own living room lighting, much to the wife’s dismay I suspect.
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