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It just seems like a job I'd enjoy doing and I need to get out the job I'm in. If I earn the same salary as I'm on in my current job I'd still be happy. I just want skills and thought this one was best.
Are you a hands on type of person ? have you been involved with heavy & dirty work ? do you have any knowledge of the building industry ? Please don't spend lot of money doing this course if your impression of this type of work is watching someone repair your boiler and you think that this is an easy way to make a living! believe me its not ! it takes years of experience not months, people are under the impression that this job is easy money, but remember get it wrong and people can die ! 24K to start please get your head out of the clouds, You say you have a van and from what you are saying , you intend to start doing some gas work at the same time as you are doing your training ! do you understand that you will be braking the law if you do this ? Asking about tools ! you cant do this job with a screwdriver and a couple of spanners, wait until you have started the course then you will have a better idea of what is required, think in the area of 5K for tools when starting out.It just seems like a job I'd enjoy doing and I need to get out the job I'm in. If I earn the same salary as I'm on in my current job I'd still be happy. I just want skills and thought this one was best.
Full set of screwdrivers
3-4 different sizes of adjustable spanners
spanners
pipeslices
stilsons
pliers
water pump pliers
pliers
mole grips
hacksaw (junior & biggun)
allen keys (metric & imperial)
olive splitter
mastic gun
files
immersion spanners
hammers
wood chisels
cold chisels
basin wrenchs
box spanners
stanley knife
adjustable pipe cutters
selection of wood saws
spade bits
holesaw set
socket sets
core drill set
cordless drill driver
impact wrench
jigsaw
circular saw
sds hammer drill
multitool
pipe bender
bending springs
angle grinder
tape measures
bleed keys
rad tail wrench
blowtorch
heat mat
crowbars
ladders
steps
hop-ups
hose pipes
buckets
dust sheets
carpet protector
towels
gloves
dustmasks
goggles
workwear
tool boxes
storage boxes
vacuum cleaner (wet & dry)
extension leads
van vault
FGA
multimeter
copper fittings and pipe
waste fittings and pipe
solder
flux
screws
silicone
washer kits
o ring kits
public liability insurance (at least £2 million)
tool insurance
van insurance
That should get you started
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I find if you can use the :hammer: properly, you don't need the rest.Full set of screwdrivers
3-4 different sizes of adjustable spanners
spanners
pipeslices
stilsons
pliers
water pump pliers
pliers
mole grips
hacksaw (junior & biggun)
allen keys (metric & imperial)
olive splitter
mastic gun
files
immersion spanners
hammers
wood chisels
cold chisels
basin wrenchs
box spanners
stanley knife
adjustable pipe cutters
selection of wood saws
spade bits
holesaw set
socket sets
core drill set
cordless drill driver
impact wrench
jigsaw
circular saw
sds hammer drill
multitool
pipe bender
bending springs
angle grinder
tape measures
bleed keys
rad tail wrench
blowtorch
heat mat
crowbars
ladders
steps
hop-ups
hose pipes
buckets
dust sheets
carpet protector
towels
gloves
dustmasks
goggles
workwear
tool boxes
storage boxes
vacuum cleaner (wet & dry)
extension leads
van vault
FGA
multimeter
copper fittings and pipe
waste fittings and pipe
solder
flux
screws
silicone
washer kits
o ring kits
public liability insurance (at least £2 million)
tool insurance
van insurance
That should get you started
I find if you can use the :hammer: properly, you don't need the rest.
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I understand what your saying regarding the plumbing side of things but I'm just not in a position for training beforehand. I am lucky enough to have a weekend job though in place to support me while I learn.
I would have the qualifications for domestic work but I think my stumbling g block would be experience , the least amount of experience I've came across for a job is a year. That's why I want tools for at least a bit of back up to try and get some work till I get full time somewhere.
Hi Abgash, this is where some people come a cropper. They cant get the practical hands
This is what he cant seem to grasp , he seems to be under the impression that by doing this course he will be able to work on gas ! someone seems to be misleading him into doing this course, he has no experience in the plumbing trade, not sure what he is doing for a job at the moment ? But is convinced he will be qualified to work on domestic gas after this 7mth course ! someone needs to have a serious talk with him B4 he throws his money down the pan.
Part of the course is going g out with a gas engineer to build up a portfolio.Hi Abgash, this is where some people come a cropper. They cant get the practical hands-on experience, so they cannot build a portfolio of evidence and so cannot get registered. Documented hands on experience is necessary to get yourself registered and most people struggle to get that.
Enjoy and all the best to you.Part of the course is going g out with a gas engineer to build up a portfolio.
Without any knowledge of how systems work you are going to struggle doing this job ! what do you intend doing when you have finished this course ? and doing this course still wont let you work on gas, you will still need to do the ACS courses then get accepted on the Gas Safe register.
Without any knowledge of how systems work you are going to struggle doing this job ! what do you intend doing when you have finished this course ? and doing this course still wont let you work on gas, you will still need to do the ACS courses then get accepted on the Gas Safe register.
Unfortunately the forum is awash with such people, come on here asking for advice then don't hear what they expect or want to hear. Fair enough, he's only asking about tools but has been given some serious food for thought regarding qualified versus experienced. I was lucky enough to go down the apprenticeship route including 7 years of college and learned more from the blokes I was working with than the plums trying to teach me at college. Anyway, advice given and best of luck to the O.P.
Do you need an advice on which tool to buy?I never asked advice, as you said I asked about tools.
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