**Show Us Your Installs!!!**

[Spudnik]

Right chaps,

Due to a few unavoidable issues, we have lost the original thread and pics etc.

Sorry about that!!!

So, if you want to re-upload your pics then great, if not, give us something new!


Cheers!!

 

[Spudnik]

Ill repost some of mine..

From this..

To this...

Kitchen...

Using this..

To do these..

 

[Mr.Si]

just a few holes!

Mine's still a work in progress, but it is as follows:

From this nasty piece of Wooden/Bakerlite BS 3036 CU (broken in many places)...





To this...



It's out of date, is this last photo as the circuits are labelled and there are labels all over the CU enclosure. There's even plastic conduit into the side of the CU for some sockets supplied via the under-stairs cupboard.

Now there's an RCBO for each circuit and the lounge's sockets are Radial on their own circuit and the lounge lights are on their own circuit too (for the moment). There are also data points in the lounge with CAT 5e cabling.

It's also nice to be able to lock off the Power using the 100A rotary isolator.

I shall add updated photos later. (thought I had newer ones)

Edit: here's the current situation, still a work in progress, but it's nice to be slowly getting there - the slowest re-wire ever (well, apart from that one where the woman is still in the hotel and the guy is taking another 8 weeks...)




Then the Network cables come down here, ready for the patch panel or the switch...




Si

 

[Engineer54]

Wow!! that isolator is almost as big as the CU ...lol!!

 

[topquark]

60 minute make over, well it's better than it was (smoke alarms to do, then final tidy up):
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Usual problem with not quite enough cable on one circuit, but at least you can see what's what now.

 

[Paul.M]

A sea side arcade needed protection for a cable feeding a kiddies roundabout machine

Of course this isn't my work but the owner knowed about it before I left! Where about in the regs does it say that its ok to use garden hose to provide mechanical protection to a children's fare ground ride?

 

[topquark]

They're just trying to stop any leakage Paul

 

[Silly Sausage]

You've got to admire some peoples ingenuity sometimes.

 

[Paul.M]

I couldn't make my mind up on which earthing arrangement it should be so i went for both with the option to add a rod if needed?

 

[Banjo]

 

[Mr.Si]

Wow!! that isolator is almost as big as the CU ...lol!!

Only rotary one I could find at the time. Didn't realise it would be QUITE that big an enclosure!
But I wanted a rotary one rather than a flicky-switchy one.

 

[Banjo]

 

[Banjo]

 

[ses]

Cable tray is pure art to me

 

[mister]

Before, None of the meters were connected to the correct properties hence sorting out the bills was interesting- you can see the previous electrician had tried to make it look good on the earthing & bonding only to hide a load of dodgy connections:


Concealing a few nasties :



During:



After:



This was a days work (in association with EDF of course) and a full one at that! more of a prep job than anything else, you can see the loose SWA this is the second of five to be connected at a future date as the individual sub-mains are all upgraded to SWA.

 

[SafetyFirst]

From a commercial job i worked on with a small gang of sparks couple year back. Bottom tray had power including all sub mains and t&e power & lighting circuits. Middle rack all Data cat 5 cables and top was for fire/security low voltage cables. This was done to the entire perimeter of building and interlinked to at places, Certain points like this was adjusted to allow heating and ventillation pipes and ductwork through. There must have been miles and miles of metal and then cable once that was laid on this fairly large scale job. There's not many of these sized jobs around my area now for sure!

 

[Superspark23]

I'd love to get my hands on some tray work, i really enjoyed doing that at college, and havent touched any since.

 

[part270579]

Big round of applause for the person responsible for 'loosing' this thread!!! Clap-CLAP!!

I have an album on here. I can post more photos if anyone wants to see more of what I turn out:

part270579's Album: Electrical

I would like to see the standard of installs raised across the board.

Well, here you go. Both of these bits of tray are one piece excluding the flange in No.2:

 

[Superspark23]

why do so many people use tie wraps? they can and do degrade from heat and light and eventually snap.

 

[part270579]

Well isn't it a good idea to use the right cable ties in the right conditions? No wonder yours snap lol:24:

What SuperSpark23 meant to say was "wow! Guys your installs are amazing and I think the cable tray above is just out of this world!!!:wub: Can I call you daddy??"

And another bit of tray, hand bent lol:

 

[Specialist]

Big round of applause for the person responsible for 'loosing' this thread!!! Clap-CLAP!!

I have an album on here. I can post more photos if anyone wants to see more of what I turn out:

part270579's Album: Electrical

I would like to see the standard of installs raised across the board.

Well, here you go. Both of these bits of tray are one piece excluding the flange in No.2:

Now that's what I call some serious artistry.

 

[part270579]

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Hey Banjo, your tray isn't to bad:20:

Do you want some advice? Gonna give it to you anyway lol.

Firstly, try and flange all of your joints. E.g. If you have two pieces of tray that are meeting at right angles, like a 'T' for instance, flange both sides. It's easier on the cables that way, and a well gusseted joint looks 100% more professional IMO.

Secondly, I think you need to be making the radius of your bends much bigger than they are. Same again, easier on the cable and the eye. One cut bends don't really cut it in my book. Remember, this isn't trunking and you want to remove as little metalwork as possible to keep the trays inherent strength.

You look like you have the makings of a good tray guy.

Keep it up.

 

[Banjo]

Hi mate,

when making my own bend, i always put a gusset in, this particular job we were a bit strapped for time and my boss was breathing down our neck lol. I love bit of metal work i'm only 20 years old but can smash most the spraks on my firm at metalwork . I like a lot of your work look very impressive mate top notch!!

 

[dubsy001]

I was called out to look at an swa that had been chopped through, only to find out that it was a 16mm twin and earth fed from a henley block with no lid. There had already been an electrician round previously that couldnt do the job at the time so left with out doing anything to this. This cupboard was in the kitchen and easily accessable to all residents of the house including children. What goes through electricians minds when they see something like this. Am i right in saying that im within my right to pull the main fuse on this property due to an unsafe installation. It was lucky that I had a single pole henley block in the van.

 

[acowx]

Ok
The first 5 pictures are a rewire we did, how nice was the person moving all of his crap out of the way.
Next is a shower board I put in.
Next 3 are a new board to protect some sockets and lighting, did tell them to have the whole thing changed but nah.
Next is a shower and a new cu.

Cheers
Ashley

 

[rob@etc]

This was done by the apprentice on a recent job, 4 x 2.5mm twin and earths he was proud of it!!

 

[johnboy6083]

All bends hand made on this job too! Pumps are 160 KW

 

[johnboy6083]

This job was done using pre-manufactured bends. They are not to bad on heavier duty tray, but rubbish on light or medium duty. This was heavy duty tray. The pumps are 100kw.

 

[Mr.Si]

I remember that from the old thread... I think it's the best tray work i have ever seen!

Simply artwork.

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[Richard]

V.Impressive mate. As said, art work!

 

[gibbyisking]

This was done by the apprentice on a recent job, 4 x 2.5mm twin and earths he was proud of it!!View attachment 9050[/QUOTE
whats this all about? why would u do that?

 

[gibbyisking]

This was done by the apprentice on a recent job, 4 x 2.5mm twin and earths he was proud of it!!View attachment 9050

whats this all about? why would u do that?

 

[rob@etc]

it was 2 ring final circuits each fed 2 twin sockets so the spec said to join them together to form 1 ring. I gave him thru crimps and a ratchet crimper but he new best!!!

 

[Superspark23]

Oh dear, how long has he been on the tools?

 

[rob@etc]

4 years - 1 for each core!!

 

[Superspark23]

looks **** really, didnt even bother cleaning the box out, and the earth sleeving could do with being smaller

 

[clicon357]

Big round of applause for the person responsible for 'loosing' this thread!!! Clap-CLAP!!

I have an album on here. I can post more photos if anyone wants to see more of what I turn out:

part270579's Album: Electrical

Is it wrong to be turned on by this???:sorcerer:

I would like to see the standard of installs raised across the board.

Well, here you go. Both of these bits of tray are one piece excluding the flange in No.2:

Is it wrong that the sight of this excites me in ways that it shouldn't? Pure magic that! :sorcerer:

 

[Specialist]

4 years - 1 for each core!!

Do you think that in another 4, he may start to get the hang of it ? Used to have an apprentice, after 3 months he thought he knew enough to tell me how the job should be done. Think you can all guess my answer.
Never seen anyone get so many belts from a Megger before:tounge_smile:

 

[rob@etc]

4 years or 40 years he may start to get the hang of it!!

 

[trev]

It's a thing of beauty Clicon357 nothing wrong in appreciating it

 

[Cyberprog]

That tray works makes me feel funny inside. I like.

 

[Specialist]

Is it wrong that the sight of this excites me in ways that it shouldn't? Pure magic that! :sorcerer:

Nothing wrong with it at all mate, lots of people look at paintings but to us this is our idea of art. Wish I could do tray work like that.

 

[a1guvner]

A nice little panel board that is to have voltage optimisation fitted to the non-essential servicesView attachment 9349

 

[a1guvner]

View attachment 9363View attachment 9364View attachment 9365View attachment 9366 A swimming pool installation, note the RGB colour wash as is a hydrotherapy pool for special needs children

 

[a1guvner]

View attachment 9367 just a baby tv cabinet, had to go in the next room to get it in the frame more like a tv wall

 

[a1guvner]

View attachment 9368 Pesky ants had decided to move into some post lights and caused some RCD tripping, lights were 600 tall and the ants made there nests right up level with the inside of the lens, absolutey killed the lights, replaced with lots of silicon in the base.

 

[a1guvner]

View attachment 9369 Need i say more, it needed some TLC

 

[Wallace-ISL]

Well my first time in a Skunk Farm today.... !! honest.. a rented house that they wrecked and carried out some creative installation work ... no idea where they dumped the meter ;-)

 

[johnboy6083]

seems like they had a basic knowledge of electrical circuits. are those stains on the sockets burn marks, or oil marks?

 

[Mr.Si]

View attachment 9420View attachment 9421Well my first time in a Skunk Farm today.... !! honest.. a rented house that they wrecked and carried out some creative installation work ... no idea where they dumped the meter ;-)

That looks a bit scary!

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