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DrGoodman:
This must be the most special section of NL, a section where confirmed serial fraudsters are sharing construction tips freely

Tsuccesssquare:
Many thanks, I really appreciate your response.

Sorry for the bothering you, is there a way one can know/differentiate the original Coleman wire?

Thank you.

There are 3 categories of cables in the market

1-. Copper coated
2- re-branded i.e re-coil 85m
3 - China cable with Coleman label.

Category 1

You can be tested with magnet. If it's magnetize it means it's not original

Category 2
There is no way you will know

Category 3
Using digital vernier caliper to measure the diameter of the copper

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Tsuccesssquare:
Good evening Sir,

Kindly assist with current price of these.

The quotation I was given has lower prices, and am wondering if they are for original Coleman wire.

These are not updated price

1.5mm 11,000
2.5mm 18000
4mm. 30,000
16mm. 112,000

PrinceLat:
I'm super grateful for this, and I'm assuming that the prices are ok since nobody contested it?



Thanks so much for this breakdown, you're a life saver, he talked about using tape to differentiate the wires (4mm and 10mm), but i very much agree with your suggestion about buying the required lengths with their different colors.... I'll pass it on,please what's the traveller....2 way switch thingy, i want to be really armed with enough knowledge when discussing with him, as the project is self supervised...... God willing, I'll be with him all thru the wiring........ Except he eats the wires I'll be there to see to it's usage

Once again I'm full of gratitude.

Traveller or common, we pull a cable for these when you have a two switching i.e entrance switch and a bedside switching. Like you have the two way switching in all the rooms.

Do not agreed with him using tape for the 4mm. Let him go for the require length with the correct colour code.

Let him go original Coleman because we have alot of Coleman in the market, re-brand, copper coated, imported Coleman

PrinceLat:
Good day house, please Topsy23 ,twinskenny and other experienced home owners, please i need your input on this;

My electrician just gave me this quote for the wiring of 3 bedroom.

Coleman

1.5mm wire red 6x10,500=63,000
1.5mm wire black 5x10,500=52,500
1.5mm green 4×10,500=42,000
(2.5 wire red 3×17,500=52,500
2.5 wire black 3x17,500=52,500
4mm red 1 =29,000
10mm red=72,000
T.v wire 2 x3500=7000
Finish tape 2 =1000
Total...........=371,000




Uk draka

1.5mm wire red 6x10500=63,000
1.5mm wire black 5x10500=52,000
1.5mm green=10,500
2.5mm 3 coil 3x42,000=126000
4mm 1 x29000=29000
10mm red = 72,000
TV wire 2x3500=7000
Finish tape=1000
Total..........=361,000

According to him, the AC's that will be in the rooms are gonna be 1hp and so the 2.5mm is good enough to carry it

In all fairness, he quoted 4mm for the AC's initially, but when i told him of how my pocket is, he suggested we use 4mm for the parlour AC, as it's likely to be 2hp or 1.5hp, and 2.5mm for the inner ones.

You'll notice there are two quotes, the second was supposed to be lower as he introduced another brand of wire to me which is 3 in 1, picture for reference is attached.

But the difference is not much.

Proposed appliances to be used:-

3 AC
1 water heater
One cooker.


I know our professionals have said 4mm is best for AC, but honestly inflation and scarcity of funds has put me at a cross roads, i wanted to do this wiring February this year, then the quote was far lower, but funds were not available, but i see Topsy23 coming here to say there'll be price hike in cable and like a prophet, gbam, they increase, he has come again to say come January, prices will increase, this is one of the reasons I'm doing this, as funds are still not available.


Thanks for reading the long epistle, pardon me, and thanks in anticipation for your contributions.



Note.

At N3xt, i really dunno you, but i just want to say this to you brother....... A good name they say it's better than silver and gold, some battles are not meant to be fought, talk less of winning it...... Find peace please

Like earlier said by twinskenny the normal cable for 3-bedroom flat excluding the fence light is as follows

1.5mm
Red. 4
Black 3
Green 1(for traveller i.e 2-way switch)

2.5mm
Red 3
Black 3
1.5mm green for the earth 3.

Reason for having 1.5mm green 4-coils.

My concern for the 4mm cable. Why can't your electrician buy the require length in yard or meter for the colour code instead of using the same colour code for LIVE, NEUTRAL and EARTH.

The 10mm cable is okay
Go for original Coleman as instructed by Kenny. We have alot of fake cables in the market. Copper coated is common these days.

Wish best on your project

BrickDevo:
good, as they do that, they should also be able to pay a licensed Architect or a professional the fees as stipulated by the body, the way it was stipulated.

Like a COREN registered we have our annual fees that we normally pay

IDnoble80:
Brabus studied computer science… but then he is good at packaging. He can do all thing lol from been an electrician, welder, networking etc

Hmmm o deep gann oooo

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somehow:
This is exactly why we are here today. How can you claim project was still ongoing before I terminated the contract that already expired by 4 months?

Do you understand what contract means?
Do you know what you lose in value and money when you don't follow deadline?

So, which project was ongoing when as at September 25th, the roof for both houses, some blockwork, most part of the fins and slabs were still undone and you falling to commit to giving a time line for completion?

A roof meant to have been covered in May according to the signed contract?

I gave you 4 months extra to complete the job that was to take 3 months, yet you didn't.

I even assisted you with money to aide what broke on site.

I gave you enough room to succeed and chose not to come here to drag you until you came here to lie about the status of work.

I wouldn't want to resume typing again since we have gone past this stage before.

My refund is what I care about now.

@Somehow and N3xt both of you should find a level ground to resolve this matter once and for all. Somehow have invited his own QS to value the workdone on site and he has submitted his report based on what he met and workdone so far. I believe the QS was fully involved during the tendering stage and have the full knowledge of the scope awarded to N3xt.

@N3xt you promised to give us your own QS report based on the value of workdone too. I believe that the two QS used the same contract boq for this exercise. Pls let's have the two valuations and compare apple for apple, then we will get to the root of this
matter. Pls N3xt let's have your QS valuation.

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Qc1:
Hi, anyone here know how long does those spot light last? Thank you.

Durability depends on the manufacturer. Most of the light in the market have different brands .

Thanks my oga . God bless you sir

Thanks pulling of cables to start soon in one of our on-going project

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Nigerchin is planning to increase price in January.

Nigerchin is set to increase price coming January. Message to all customers

Message from Nigerchin to all

To inform all customers

somehow:
Lame excuses as usual.

General contractor paid to deliver a carcass from foundation to roofing within 3 months (March to May).

Is Electrical part of your job or part of the contract?

Would I have paid you if I chose Topsy23?

The person I later picked, did you negotiate on my behalf? Did I pay you to do the job? Are you the one handling the electricals for me?


Mr man, show the house evidence of what I asked before or you don't have any?

The way you stalled my project and now stalling my refund can't go unpunished.

Both of you should come to an agreement and settle this matter once and for all. To me I can't even remember I gave a quote on this project. I know N3xt collected a quote from me and didn't hear anything after that.

Somehow did the QS used the contract bill of quantities to do the valuation on site? Also confirm if there is any off-site materials to be delivered and valued from N3xt.

N3xt you need to present the value of work done vis a vis the contract boq and payment received so far.

I know QS Femi is an experience QS

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Tex42:
Hello! Nice thread.

Please can someone recommend the number of Cores and Diameter I need for the folowing:

1. AC: 1.5Hp

2. House (Living room and bedroom)

The prices of the wires is needed too.

Thanks!

Cc: @Topsy23

Thanks for your message sir. Is your project a room and parlour self contain?

Thanks

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davle:
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