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.

mg_smile:

Raptor0014 · Jun 1, 2022

Had a call out. Old couple, just moved into a property last week. Apparently place had also had a EICR done. But I’m thinking it must be a drive by one! Given they didn’t find this issue.

Every time they turned a particular light on, which was a metal cased fitting, the electrics would trip. So told them to leave the switch off and I’d come have a look.

I go to have a look and this is what I found when I took the light down. Got ‘DIY Dave’ written all over it as I don’t believe any electrician would do that. Nothing insulated, no brown sleeving on the switched neutral and CPC just twisted together and not connected to the metal cased fitting.

So sorted it all out and put it all into a Wago box and fitted a new light for them.

Was in a bit of a daft place too right next to a door. But they had a new light fitting that they wanted up and it just clears the top of the door.

westward10 · Jun 1, 2022

That is the remains of a batten holder.

littlespark · Jun 1, 2022

I would have a quick visual of some other things finding that. Anything that may have been changed over the years or added to original.

Outside lights, metal switches, kitchens… you’re bound to find something else.

Raptor0014 · Jun 1, 2022

westward10 said:
That is the remains of a batten holder.

Yep, just found it amusing they hadn’t at least bothered to tape it up, which is why I don’t believe an electrician did it.

littlespark said:
I would have a quick visual of some other things finding that. Anything that may have been changed over the years or added to original.

Outside lights, metal switches, kitchens… you’re bound to find something else.

They want me to come back and do a full EICR as there are a few other things I noted. Eg outdoor lights fed from a consumer unit that is exposed and has no IP rating and had a 20mm knockout in the side that is just open. Said consumer unit is also fed with T&E, a couple of other lights I checked with metal fittings have the same with the earth that it’s just bodged and not connected to the fitting.

Fortunately they didn’t pay for the previous EICR. So are happy to pay me to do it and will take the issue up with the estate agent once I’ve done it and sent the report.

ipf · Jun 1, 2022

Mike Johnson said:
That's what Apprentice's are for.

The apostrophe messes that up.

Mike Johnson · Jun 1, 2022

The apostrophe police strike !

nicebutdim · Jun 1, 2022

What caused them to go on strike?

telectrix · Jun 2, 2022

happyhippybe happy .we got a thanks button back.

littlespark · Jun 2, 2022

nicebutdim said:
What caused them to go on strike?

Pay and conditions.

They were also being asked to cover the comma, - hyphen & ampersand divisions.
A spokesman said “not doing it. Period!”

Which swiftly drew a line under it

ipf · Jun 2, 2022

Mike Johnson said:
The apostrophe police strike !

100 lines for that winner.

drzsta · Jun 5, 2022

630 earth from TX to a LV Board.

Had been bolted up but not crimped.

westward10 · Jun 5, 2022

Minotaur Crimping Tool

A must-use when working with electrics, Minotaur's 215 mm crimping tool will easily perform a range of wire-related jobs. This handy bit of kit is small enough to work with fiddly electrics but tough enough to deal with whatever big tasks are thrown at it. Whether you're crimping for a terminal...

www.toolstation.com