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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littlespark · Sep 30, 2022

Coupling and bush on that pyro? (And any others)

Welchyboy1 · Sep 30, 2022

A Few from this weeks travels

freddo · Sep 30, 2022

Hmm that's a creative way of fixing a group of lighting tracks. Hopefully the wiring has been installed a bit more professionally.

Oh, well I'm sure the supply connection will be better.

Oh.

Also from the same place:

At least the switch is off.

Probably been there a while.

I have no words. (Except WTF)

Lucien Nunes · Sep 30, 2022

Probably been there a while.

Ooh R/W/B cable.... If you pull this out and it's more than a couple of feet, I'll pay you to send it over for the museum. Keep failing to secure any reasonable lengths of R/W/B.

freddo · Oct 1, 2022

Lucien Nunes said:
Ooh R/W/B cable.... If you pull this out and it's more than a couple of feet, I'll pay you to send it over for the museum. Keep failing to secure any reasonable lengths of R/W/B.

I think i have a good ~5m length home here already I'll check. Seem to come across it quite often here.

Raptor0014 · Oct 1, 2022

“Hi, wondering if you can help. Just moved into the property and every time we turn on any of the lights the electric trips.”

Hmm. I can’t think why! Can any of you more knowledgeable folk hazard a guess?

I’ve not even started on the rest of the place. Asked if they had a EICR done as part of the sale. Apparently one was done and came back as satisfactory.

So I’ve said they need to send these images to the solicitors and ask for their money back. Then I’ll come and do a proper EICR, which I’ve already pointed out a number of issues which make it unsatisfactory.

Raptor0014 · Oct 1, 2022

timhoward said:
I don't know what I'd have done in your situation. As that's only a 60947-3 isolator the meter tails are effectively extended all the way to the EVCP....!

I told them not to use the charge point and to get on to the installer as they should be given the chance to rectify.

It would be interesting to see what would happen if a fault occurred and his charge point and/or car went up.

mainline · Oct 1, 2022

Raptor0014 said:
“Hi, wondering if you can help. Just moved into the property and every time we turn on any of the lights the electric trips.”

Hmm. I can’t think why! Can any of you more knowledgeable folk hazard a guess?

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I’ve not even started on the rest of the place. Asked if they had a EICR done as part of the sale. Apparently one was done and came back as satisfactory.

So I’ve said they need to send these images to the solicitors and ask for their money back. Then I’ll come and do a proper EICR, which I’ve already pointed out a number of issues which make it unsatisfactory.

I've looked at this for hours and can't think of a reason.
Maybe a faulty Rcd ?

LewisM · Oct 4, 2022

Somebody changed the ballast and somehow forgot to screw the fitting back to panel........

mainline · Oct 5, 2022

Can of worms

pc1966 · Oct 5, 2022

mainline said:
Can of worms

Well at least they tried to keep all of the armour electrically linked. Self-locking nuts as well!

Raptor0014 · Oct 5, 2022

Not a dodgy trade. But more a Cupid stunt in the property.

Let’s just use sellotape to keep a circuit on that keeps switching off.

mainline · Oct 5, 2022

Raptor0014 said:
Not a dodgy trade. But more a Cupid stunt in the property.

Let’s just use sellotape to keep a circuit on that keeps switching off.

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That is absolutely terrible, everyone knows you should use Gaffa tape as it's much more sticky.

One strange thing though is the Shed mcb looks to be the most stressed, and it's been left out, also wonder why all three ?

Raptor0014 · Oct 5, 2022

mainline said:
That is absolutely terrible, everyone knows you should use Gaffa tape as it's much more sticky.

One strange thing though is the Shed mcb looks to be the most stressed, and it's been left out, also wonder why all three ?

It was only the middle one (sockets) which was faulty and it was a faulty MCB.

Tested the circuit and it’s all fine. I can only assume the tape was over all three due to its size.

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I wouldn’t mind but I went for non working underfloor heating. Which was also due to a duff fused spur.

mainline · Oct 5, 2022

Raptor0014 said:
It was only the middle one (sockets) which was faulty and it was a faulty MCB.

Tested the circuit and it’s all fine. I can only assume the tape was over all three due to its size. ‍

I wouldn’t mind but I went for non working underfloor heating. Which was also due to a duff fused spur.

What about the shed one that looks like it's been cooked ?

Earlier today customer says can you look at an outside light that hasn't worked for some time, problem being it's quite high up near the apex on a 2-storey house, No problem I say whilst grinding my teeth as it's also peeing down, get up there thinking It's probably just a bulb, change bulb ask them to try it, reply is ohh I don't know where the switch is.
Come down cant find switch, end up in attic. Turns out it's never been wired.

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