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..

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[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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freddo · Sep 6, 2021

Was fault finding why the 63A MCB for some sports pitch lights was randomly tripping. Opened the DB and saw this. How many defects can you find?!

ipf · Sep 6, 2021

I like the 'on' arrows.....when the breaker tells you anyway.
Although it may be 'Oz'..... Never never land.
I saw the word 'morons' quoted on another thread, earlier. More relevant here, I would say. Just bad work done by someone ignorant of requirements.
A great factor, initiated by M Gerin is the individual MCB isolation, when it's used correctly.

pc1966 · Sep 7, 2021

freddo said:
Was fault finding why the 63A MCB for some sports pitch lights was randomly tripping. Opened the DB and saw this. How many defects can you find?!

Do those bus-bar screw covers actually cut power as the on/off says? If so a couple are half-way!

Not to mention that unused ons that should be in the off position...

ipf · Sep 7, 2021

pc1966 said:
Do those bus-bar screw covers actually cut power as the on/off says? If so a couple are half-way!

Not to mention that unused ons that should be in the off position...

Yes they do......just bad work, obviously

ipf · Sep 15, 2021

Called out to replace a faulty 2gang switch. Managed to get to the supply in the dark under the stairs but it took a few moments to fathom out where to isolate the lighting circuit. Built in 1965, original wiring, with various additions, of course.

Oh Yes, there it is........

Mikegh · Sep 15, 2021

Would you bother looking for fuses in that scenario or just turn off the DP main isolation ?

That's what I tend to do if posssible

ipf · Sep 15, 2021

Mikegh said:
Would you bother looking for fuses in that scenario or just turn off the DP main isolation ?

That's what I tend to do if posssible

If you look at the main switch, that's what I did.
It just needed a bit of looking at....no labelling....and it does tend to help knowing what's what.
Could have been fed from a 60amp fuse, for all I knew.

Mikegh · Sep 15, 2021

Yes I see that now

I was just wondering what your approach was

I usually just go for the main isolation in unknown installations where possible .

Dartlec · Sep 15, 2021

Spot which circuit the boiler installer used for the new boiler!

To be fair it was tight at least.....

Mikegh · Sep 15, 2021

Is that B20 a cooker circuit

Was it hooked into that ?

littlespark · Sep 15, 2021

Is it the one with the "British Gas" initials on it?

Mikegh · Sep 15, 2021

Was that even the original MCB, they never downrated it to a 20 and connected the boiler in ?

Crazy if they did all that

timhoward · Sep 15, 2021

To be fair that boiler installer dresses cables better than most! I thought "this will be easy it will be the obviously messy one". Then spotted the Chinese General breaker.