Pictures of simple jobs done properly.

Dave OCD · Sep 2, 2017

I was thinking as per thread title why don't we post up some pictures of how we do the simple common things, would be interesting to get different views and also show the people new to the trade how things ought to be. I'll start off with a simple 3 plate ceiling rose pendant that my son did yesterday, I think it's pretty good.

[ElectriciansForums.net] Pictures of simple jobs done properly.

Dave OCD · Sep 6, 2017

Some people have more money than sense eh Lee ?

Leesparkykent · Sep 6, 2017

Dave OCD said:
Some people have more money than sense eh Lee ?

certainly do mate. 50K on kitchen and 10k on the cooker on this job.

freddo · Sep 6, 2017

Doesn't get much simpler than this, I do hope spurring off of a ring counts as properly. The bricks were rock hard.

Chivers · Sep 9, 2017

sorry was trying to quote thr blue/grey DC cable pics

davesparks · Sep 9, 2017

leep82 said:
This picture is a central heating system i did on a 4 storey house. Looking back i think i could have been neater.

It's neat enough, but the lack of labelling is going to make anyone who works on it in the future curse you to hell and back.

leep82 · Sep 12, 2017

davesparks said:
It's neat enough, but the lack of labelling is going to make anyone who works on it in the future curse you to hell and back.

Fear not! There is a schematic drawing laminated and hung next to the wiring centre

davesparks · Sep 12, 2017

leep82 said:
Fear not! There is a schematic drawing laminated and hung next to the wiring centre

Along with labelling the terminals and/or numbering of the cores hopefully?

Cadgey123 · Sep 12, 2017

leep82 said:
Fear not! There is a schematic drawing laminated and hung next to the wiring centre

You should use these in future. Makes the job easier for everyone else.

Dave OCD · Sep 14, 2017

Here's a couple more pictures of very simple things, a double socket and 1 gang switch with supply looped through it, note gratuitous use of 3mm cpc sleeving which I'm using up before Westward 10 gets it banned.

telectrix · Sep 14, 2017

Control for 2 additional motors on a grain dryer.local farm.

freddo · Sep 14, 2017

Where are the connections to 95 and 96 on the overload?!!!

Toneyz · Sep 14, 2017

Dave OCD said:
Here's a couple more pictures of very simple things, a double socket and 1 gang switch with supply looped through it, note gratuitous use of 3mm cpc sleeving which I'm using up before Westward 10 gets it banned. View attachment 38316 View attachment 38317

I see you mark the floor as well, we used to do it both sides of the stud as got fed up of chippy with nail gun firing nail in directly below socket.

Dave OCD · Sep 14, 2017

Yeah I've always done that Anthony, luckily the bloke who built this house is really conscientious, but that's becoming a rarity these days !

telectrix · Sep 14, 2017

IIRC, the MCB supply was controlled from the master panel, so that these 2 motors were not supplied until other equipment kicked in,

freddo · Sep 14, 2017

telectrix · Sep 14, 2017

i can't remember exactly, but all stop/start circuitry was in the main panel.

freddo · Sep 14, 2017

But what about the overloads?

freddo · Sep 15, 2017

What I mean is without the coil supply being wired in series with the overloads NC contact, if the overload trips the supply to the motor will not be disconnected.

telectrix · Sep 15, 2017

freddo said:
What I mean is without the coil supply being wired in series with the overloads NC contact, if the overload trips the supply to the motor will not be disconnected.

remember now. the motors had been temporarily wired into the main panel by the motor supplier. unknown to us he'd wired 1 in delta (415/230V motor) which had thus shorted out. pic was taken while waiting for a replacement. we'd initially powered up without enabling the overloads just to prove the operation. obviously the damaged motor popped the MCB as soon as power was applied.once new motor went in, the coill supply was run through the overloads.sorry, it was 6 years ago.

Bobster · Sep 15, 2017

freddo said:
What I mean is without the coil supply being wired in series with the overloads NC contact, if the overload trips the supply to the motor will not be disconnected.

Wrong, if the overload trips the bi-metallic contacts open and the 3 phases are broken.

It's good practice to break the aux control circuit at the same time thus de-energizing the contactor. Dependent on how the control system is wired it isn't an absolute must.

However there are other things wrong with that starter. I'm not going to go into them as most think it's nit picking.

Lucien Nunes · Sep 15, 2017

I don't think this type has contacts in the main circuit, only in the control circuit. The main circuit just goes through the heaters and out again.

freddo · Sep 15, 2017

Lucien is correct.

telectrix · Sep 16, 2017

ring final extended, USB socket at client's request.:

Rpa07 · Sep 16, 2017

telectrix said:
ring final extended, USB socket at client's request.:

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Hey! I've got that wall paper!
Looking at that Tel - I may never crimp, solder and heat shrink again (unless its inaccessible! So neat. I just bought a contractors pack from the 'lamp poste' so I am now officially a "user".

telectrix · Sep 16, 2017

reason there's so much new plaster is that the original cables come straight down to where the new socket is, but then shot off @45deg down to the left, under the window to where the orig. socket was. i'm quite pleased with my plastering as well.

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