ACS done again, 5 more years to go.

[Darren Jackson]

Safe isolation test. You cannot do it with just a volt pen. You need a multi meter

No Harvest I was not meaning a safe isolation test mate where your trusty multi meter comes in. ACS just require us to use a volt pen on the gas pipe to make sure there was not any voltage running along the pipework before we touch any part of the installation and that was it.

 

[Harvest Fields]

No Harvest I was not meaning a safe isolation test mate where your trusty multi meter comes in. ACS just require us to use a volt pen on the gas pipe to make sure there was not any voltage running along the pipework before we touch any part of the installation and that was it.

Ohhhhhhh ok.

 

[hammers4spanner]

Totally agree with JTS , it's a complete sham and disgrace that they fleece us for money.
Shold be one day a year refresher course.

Dunno why we all protest to the HSE about it.

 

[townfanjon]

Just booked my next and hopefully last ever ACS for June .
+1 for a yearly one day refresher.

 

[Harvest Fields]

Just booked my next and hopefully last ever ACS for June .
+1 for a yearly one day refresher.

Retiring mate?

 

[Darren Jackson]

Totally agree with JTS , it's a complete sham and disgrace that they fleece us for money.
Shold be one day a year refresher course.

Totally agree mate, good idea.

 

[townfanjon]

Retiring mate?

Erm , defo not retiring pal , but semi maybe .

 

[Darren Jackson]

Erm , defo not retiring pal , but semi maybe .

I feel the same mate. This may just be my last time as well. we'll see in 5 years if the knees and back are still up to it .

 

[townfanjon]

I feel the same mate. This may just be my last time as well. we'll see in 5 years if the knees and back are still up to it .

Yep it took a lot of thought for me to do it again ,I nearly didnt . I can easily survive on plumbing work , plumbers are harder to find that gas men IMO.

 

[Darren Jackson]

Yep it took a lot of thought for me to do it again ,I nearly didnt . I can easily survive on plumbing work , plumbers are harder to find that gas men IMO.

Plenty of 'plastic' so called plumbers about! but almost impossible to find a good reliable, experienced old school apprentice trained copper man like us guys now a days. Dread to think what the industry will be like in another 10-15 yrs. Glad i'll be out of it by then.