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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westward10 · Oct 1, 2021

Client says can you replace today well yes but wasn't planning a long day so I said can't shut them down today but can put in temp fix.

Mikegh · Oct 1, 2021

You see it a lot where they don't double back the solids in terminals

Or is that just heat transfer from the larger cable

DPG · Oct 1, 2021

Mikegh said:
You see it a lot where they don't double back the solids in terminals

Or is that just heat transfer from the larger cable

Looks like the stranded main neutral was never tight enough.

westward10 · Oct 1, 2021

DPG said:
Looks like the stranded main neutral was never tight enough.

Hard to say that bar only did the fire alarm, comms socket which has little load and the air con.

Strima · Oct 1, 2021

Mikegh said:
You see it a lot where they don't double back the solids in terminals

Or is that just heat transfer from the larger cable

Looks like the heat has spread from the main neutral, so I would suspect a poor termination.

westward10 · Oct 1, 2021

Ze 744 ohm ?

SparkySy · Oct 1, 2021

Green goo! Haven't come across this for a while, immersion heater supply, the verdigris was running down the lovely twin and earth cable to the heater and making a right mess!

MJPD29 · Oct 1, 2021

SparkySy said:
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Green goo! Haven't come across this for a while, immersion heater supply, the verdigris was running down the lovely twin and earth cable to the heater and making a right mess!

Jesus I've came across it but never that amount

pc1966 · Oct 1, 2021

Matthewd29 said:
Jesus I've came across it but never that amount

Thankfully I have not seen it in the flesh, as you might say, and had to clear up. Had other nasty experiences (e.g. back-box half full of drowned woodlice) but no photos as a while back.

SparkySy · Oct 1, 2021

I used to see it a lot in conduits for high rise flats local to us but they have been demolished. I have seen it a few times in domestic properties, some extremely bad (such as this case) but not as often. It's strange as the cable in question is well installed, no damp and no thermal insulation covering the cable and the circuit is hardly used as it's a back up to the customers oil boiler!

telectrix · Oct 1, 2021

SparkySy said:
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Green goo! Haven't come across this for a while, immersion heater supply, the verdigris was running down the lovely twin and earth cable to the heater and making a right mess!

Ooh, Matron. he's twisted the cps's. Spank him.

SparkySy · Oct 1, 2021

It was like that when I started (honest guv'nor)

They were all cut and re-terminated, and a nice bit of 3093 was put in to replace the 1.5 t&e feeding the element! Forgot that picture!!

Mikegh · Oct 1, 2021

There's a dodgy looking picture down in the DIY forum
Looks like reverse polarity on his main switch, might be worth someone taking a look

telectrix · Oct 1, 2021

Mikegh said:
There's a dodgy looking picture down in the DIY forum
Looks like reverse polarity on his main switch, might be worth someone taking a look

if that's the one entitled feedback we seen it. looks like a colour blind monkey has attended.

Doomed · Oct 2, 2021

SparkySy said:
I used to see it a lot in conduits for high rise flats local to us but they have been demolished. I have seen it a few times in domestic properties, some extremely bad (such as this case) but not as often. It's strange as the cable in question is well installed, no damp and no thermal insulation covering the cable and the circuit is hardly used as it's a back up to the customers oil boiler!

Green goo doesn't need damp or load or anything to form, its a straight chemical reaction of early PVC platicicers (spelling) from around the late 60's to mid 70's cables (not all of them). Its one way to date the age of the cable.
Its horrid to touch, smells rank, but unless its gunging up a switch or an MCB harmless (well, as harmless as this sort of thing can be).
The SEC (or whatever they are called now) says 'rewire' if its ever encountered, but all the trade bodies are more relaxed about it saying 'risk assessment'

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