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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timhoward · Aug 5, 2021

“Any chance of a quick look at our cctv while you are here, one of the cameras isn’t working”

First time I’ve seen a cable run inside
a soil stack.

Mike Johnson · Aug 5, 2021

Now that is using your initiative. ?

LewisM · Aug 5, 2021

timhoward said:
“Any chance of a quick look at our cctv while you are here, one of the cameras isn’t working”
View attachment 88362
First time I’ve seen a cable run inside
a soil stack.

4inch water cooled conduit

ipf · Aug 5, 2021

westward10 said:
About five years ago I suggested a rewire as much of the wiring is 50+ years old. Whoever replaced the board have actually made it worse.

Disgrace. How can such people masquerade as electricians?
Damage to the new board, too...carried through with the drill? and that cb, as well?
Was it not a level surface to begin with?
Levitation... or have the two outside conduits grown wings?

westward10 · Aug 5, 2021

Can't quite picture the original board but I can't understand why the conduits don't line up because they cannot be moved.

James · Aug 5, 2021

westward10 said:
Can't quite picture the original board but I can't understand why the conduits don't line up because they cannot be moved.

Could there have been a thread converter on the end of one conduit to suit pre existing holes in the original consumer unit?

Mikegh · Aug 5, 2021

I remember when I started off in industry I used to see a lot of issues with bushings where the conduit is used as CPC

They'd be sparking sometimes when check EFLI at outlets

Dustydazzler · Aug 5, 2021

Are you supposed to use a bushing plate or something ?

Mikegh · Aug 5, 2021

20mm Flange Couplers Galvanised (Sold in 1's)

Complete with BESA bush and lead washer

www.cef.co.uk

I got into the habit of using these

ipf · Aug 5, 2021

Mikegh said:
I remember when I started off in industry I used to see a lot of issues with bushings where the conduit is used as CPC

They'd be sparking sometimes when check EFLI at outlets

50 years in the trade and I've rarely come across anything like that. Since the Millennium, I can see it being much more of an issue. Hence westwood's photos.
Domestic standards aren't just creeping into industry, for sure.

westward10 · Aug 9, 2021

Somethings been getting hot.

Lucien Nunes · Aug 9, 2021

Something being the neutral block of a MEM Exel? Hopefully it didn't let go completely with a 3-phase load on.

westward10 · Aug 9, 2021

Lucien Nunes said:
Something being the neutral block of a MEM Exel? Hopefully it didn't let go completely with a 3-phase load on.

Indeedy but no I don't believe the neutral was lost. Found it by chance just been back to change but must have been hot, new one fitted now.

James · Aug 9, 2021

westward10 said:
Indeedy but no I don't believe the neutral was lost. Found it by chance just been back to change but must have been hot, new one fitted now.View attachment 88504

At least you have not chewed the screw heads up on the new one like someone did with the original.