Dodgy trade pictures for your amusement! - 1 Million Views! | Page 221 | on ElectriciansForums
Click here to remove these ads

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

Post new thread

Discuss Dodgy trade pictures for your amusement! - 1 Million Views! in the UK Electrical Forum area at ElectriciansForums.net

Darkwood

Darkwood

Arms
Joined
Jun 15, 2009
Messages
13,711
Reaction score
10,231
Location
West Yorkshire
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. :eek:mg_smile:

[ElectriciansForums.net] Dodgy trade pictures for your amusement! - 1 Million Views!
 
Sort by date Sort by votes
Good low resistance fault, live to N and PE
bet the steel disk on his diamond wheel looks pretty.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
James said:
Good low resistance fault, live to N and PE
bet the steel disk on his diamond wheel looks pretty.
Click to expand...

Yep, the IR results weren't pretty either- 0.02, 0.01 & 0.36 MOhm.

He goes, "i think i've only knicked it"

i said, you've done a little bit more than that mate, you're lucky that RCD kicked in when it did. 😂
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
New consumer unit (sorry, units) for a small 2-bedroom flat.

I particularly like the way the busbar in the top right group of circuits has been bent in a zig-zag to accomodate the 3 different brands of MCB, especially noticable for the Wylex MCB.

There are several MCBs supplying individual outlets - e.g. the cooker hood is one circuit, the shaver socket is one circuit. So many circuits that a third lower garage CU was needed as an extra when all the initial 20 ways were used up.

But then all the internal lights are on one circuit, even though there are two outgoing feeds from the MCB.

If you look closely, you'll see there are only 2.5mm2 and 1.5mm2 outgoing cables. Even though there are two cooker circuits, one supplying a 7.5kW hob.

At least some care has been taken over getting all the N and E wires dead straight in the main units.
[ElectriciansForums.net] Dodgy trade pictures for your amusement! - 1 Million Views!
8
 
Last edited by a moderator:
Upvote 0 Downvote
Not a picture for this. But I’m pre-empting the call out when I will take pics. 😂

I had a guy yesterday that wanted a CU change done. 14 way unit with surge, EICR and a double pole EMIS as there isn’t one in place currently. So I quoted two days work, but said that would likely finish in 1.5 days if no issues from the EICR. Fairly big 4 bed house.

£926 was the quote if it took 2 days. (Materials & EICR were £516 alone)

Chap then a aid it was too high and had been given a quote for £65 for the EICR and £280 fitted for the CU so £345 all materials and fitted.

I said good luck and I hope it’s done to the correct standards, is a like for like full RCBO board with surge protection and you get the EICR, EIC and building control certificates.

But I let him know that if he wanted my signature on certificates which meant I assumed the electrical safety for his installation, that’s the price.

So I’ll wait for him to get in touch in a few weeks after it’s been bodged.

I don’t know how any electrician could do that job for £345?

The board alone will have 11 circuits in use and only 3 will be spare.

I’m guessing it will be a Screwfix special board with a RCD main switch covering the whole installation.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
This morning’s find when installing a machine from existing board.
took me a moment to process why my eyes were arguing with my brain!

edit.
the blue is actually a N so I presume the same person has connected both ends.

[ElectriciansForums.net] Dodgy trade pictures for your amusement! - 1 Million Views!
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
James said:
This morning’s find when installing a machine from existing board.
took me a moment to process why my eyes were arguing with my brain!

edit.
the blue is actually a N so I presume the same person has connected both ends.
Click to expand...
WTF? I can only assume it is someone totally ignorant of the old colours improvising instead of asking or looking it up. But such a person has no bloody business working on that sort of system!
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Raptor0014 said:
What should have been a simple job is going to be a lot more involved.

Tiled walls and the CPC of one leg of the ring is broken in the kitchen in such a way that it can’t be fixed easily. Oh and the whole house is on one ring.

View attachment 96316
Click to expand...
Oh dear you have just opened a can of worms!!
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
James said:
Oh dear you have just opened a can of worms!!
Click to expand...
I do like a challenge. Was supposed to be a straightforward EICR 😂

Plan is to remove the back box and try and crimp a new bit of CPC to it. But if not I’ve told the client they will need the tiles etc removing and the cabinet as will need to chase out part of the wall.

It’s either that or rip up their oak flooring in the bedroom upstairs.

I know which option my money is on. 🤔🤪
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
pc1966 said:
Could you cut out another backbox above it, so they have a 2-up & 2-down pair of sockets? Might free enough cable for properly joining it all up, minimum tile damage, and extra sockets!

Everyone needs extra sockets!
Click to expand...
Not really. It’s underneath a wall cabinet in the kitchen.

But I’ll suggest it to them as an option that will be cheaper than damaging the floor upstairs. 😂
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Raptor0014 said:
Not really. It’s underneath a wall cabinet in the kitchen.

But I’ll suggest it to them as an option that will be cheaper than damaging the floor upstairs. 😂
Click to expand...
You might want to check if they have spare tiles, etc, as then it could be repaired quite well after any extension of the cables has been done.

You might also move that box down a half-height and the new one up half-height, etc, if that would allow another set of sockets be fitted and a few cm of cable for a proper joint.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
James said:
This morning’s find when installing a machine from existing board.
took me a moment to process why my eyes were arguing with my brain!

edit.
the blue is actually a N so I presume the same person has connected both ends.

View attachment 96311
Click to expand...
I had one like this a long time ago, not long into new colours, and it took me a minute or two to twig. Like you, I had an instant sense something wasn't quite right.
Mine was finishing off an initial verification after the original sparks fell ill, and it was an unforgettable lesson to not only check the 2 pole lights up like a Christmas tree at the right times but to check which lights are on when!
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Raptor0014 said:
Not really. It’s underneath a wall cabinet in the kitchen.

But I’ll suggest it to them as an option that will be cheaper than damaging the floor upstairs. 😂
Click to expand...
A neat multi-tool access square in the back of the cabinet, and change where they keep the cereal?!
Worth checking if cabinet will unhook easily too.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote

Reply to Dodgy trade pictures for your amusement! - 1 Million Views! in the UK Electrical Forum area at ElectriciansForums.net

OFFICIAL SPONSORS

Electrical Goods - Electrical Tools - Brand Names Electrician Courses Green Electrical Goods PCB Way Electrical Goods - Electrical Tools - Brand Names Pushfit Wire Connectors Electric Underfloor Heating Electrician Courses
These Official Forum Sponsors May Provide Discounts to Regular Forum Members - If you would like to sponsor us then CLICK HERE and post a thread with who you are, and we'll send you some stats etc

YOUR Unread Posts

Tilers Community
This website was designed, optimised and is hosted by untold.media Operating under the name Untold Media since 2001.
NHS Forums | Forum for NHS Staff and NHS Patients
Back
Top
✖
AdBlock Detected

We get it, advertisements are annoying!

Sure, ad-blocking software does a great job at blocking ads, but it also blocks useful features of our website. For the best site experience please disable your AdBlocker.

I've Disabled AdBlock    No Thanks