Dodgy trade pictures for your amusement! - 1 Million Views!

Darkwood · Mar 21, 2015

Right ... Just been nudged to set this up by Paul.M and sounds a good idea following recent threads I've done in the Arms..

Rules....No Offensive material... edit if required before posting as this is the public arena.
Anything to do with the trade or in and around it ...H&S pic's welcome.

[ElectriciansForums.net] Dodgy trade pictures for your amusement! - 1 Million Views!

I've posted this a few times and this is at a mates house following a kitchen refirb several yrs ago.

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Barry White · Apr 2, 2016

davesparks said:
The difference being that properly made with a supporting ring under the armour and surrounded in cast resin so no movement is possible it makes a good connection

They are used on high voltage cables with heatshrink they do put a ring under the armourings tho.

LeeH · Apr 19, 2016

I cannot believe he only put 1 hose clip on 2 of the 3 phases.

Jake1992 · Apr 19, 2016

Typical bodge !

Electrician : "That is highly dangerous! - That needs to be sorted out ASAP!"
Customer : "But....it works"

Pete999 · Apr 19, 2016

mykey said:
They are used on high voltage cables with heatshrink they do put a ring under the armourings tho.

I thought they used "constant pressure springs" on moat UG resin joints

Bobster · Apr 19, 2016

Pete999 said:
I thought they used "constant pressure springs" on moat UG resin joints

They can do I'll dig a picture of a gland using a jubilee clip properly

Not the neatest with the run off bitumen, but you get the idea.

charlie76 · Apr 26, 2016

Kamikaze said:
That blue door hinge doesn’t look right to me.

Even better still, who saw the need for the wedge to hold the door open :nonod:

Kamikaze · Apr 28, 2016

charlie76 said:
Even better still, who saw the need for the wedge to hold the door open

They probably couldn’t find a fire extinguisher to plonk against it.

This is what really happens when you don’t know your ar$e from your elbow.

boyd8288 · Apr 28, 2016

Here is a couple from a job I was called to, the rewire had "just been finished by an electrician friend"
I suppose at least one of the "busbar earths" was correctly identified!

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boyd8288 · Apr 28, 2016

Also have this beauty

These were feeding an garage board supplying an electric shower on a 50A MCB.
Also, the water bond was taken from aforementioned garage board!

Conductor size: three sevenths of 16mm!

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telectrix · Apr 29, 2016

boyd8288 said:
Also have this beauty
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These were feeding an garage board supplying an electric shower on a 50A MCB.
Also, the water bond was taken from aforementioned garage board!

Conductor size: three sevenths of 16mm!

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that is a deffo bob the builder. even a plumber could do better.

GMES · Apr 30, 2016

I suppose it's handy if the lights trip while you're having a play with the rubber duck!!!!

7029 dave · Apr 30, 2016

GMES said:
I suppose it's handy if the lights trip while you're having a play with the rubber duck!!!!

Laughed me head off tee hee, don't listen to any Tracey Chapman songs whilst your in there.!

Electric Magic · May 3, 2016

Wet pants strikes again

telectrix · May 3, 2016

7029 dave said:
Laughed me head off tee hee, don't listen to any Tracey Chapman songs whilst your in there.!

who's tracy chapman?

7029 dave · May 3, 2016

telectrix said:
who's tracy chapman?

She is an American singer, her tunes are very depressive.

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