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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ipf · Oct 30, 2022

Oh, for a coupling and a couple of bushes.......and a bit of a rethink all round.

littlespark · Oct 30, 2022

ipf said:
Oh, for a coupling and a couple of bushes.......and a bit of a rethink all round.

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I cant figure out how they did that… unless the shrouds were cut open and put back round afterwards.

UNG · Oct 30, 2022

littlespark said:
I cant figure out how they did that… unless the shrouds were cut open and put back round afterwards.

Your assuming it is properly terminated SWA looking at it closely i'm not so sure

ipf · Oct 30, 2022

littlespark said:
I cant figure out how they did that… unless the shrouds were cut open and put back round afterwards.

It's only SY cable and, if it's warm enough, the shrouds will bend.

A crap job done in SY and 3c blue flex. there's even SY glands fitted but no protective wire earthing.

ipf · Oct 30, 2022

How to finish a job off with class.....
MK 6g switch backbox with Crabtree guts and looks lovely with that trunking.

mainline · Oct 30, 2022

freddo · Oct 30, 2022

Emergency light test switch installed 17' above floor level.

freddo · Oct 30, 2022

Just found these too:
Socket 'installed' for electric fireplace.

Lightswitch, the wad of tape is to stop the bare earth wires touching the switch terminals.

Shower cable joint under floorboards.

freddo · Oct 30, 2022

And one final one (I should have organised these into one post). The place I was working Friday had an entire office suspended ceiling held up with 1.5mm2 copper wire like this. I don't know how it hasn't collapsed.

timhoward · Oct 31, 2022

freddo said:
Shower cable joint under floorboards.

A creative mis-use of a Henley block....
It's got me wondering who would know enough to know they exist but also think that's ok!

littlespark · Oct 31, 2022

Henley block?
They could have used a cooker outlet as a joint.

LewisM · Oct 31, 2022

freddo said:
Just found these too:
Socket 'installed' for electric fireplace.
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Lightswitch, the wad of tape is to stop the bare earth wires touching the switch terminals.
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Shower cable joint under floorboards.
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I've done that as a temporary joint in my own loft for a shower, 4 years ago.... one day i'll sort it.

freddo · Oct 31, 2022

I think they misunderstood.

Lights not working. Generally poor installation. Flexible conduit runs up pole to light and the end is open allowing rain in to the box, among other problems.

Lighting poles fixed with a load of plastic ties.

And cables buried a few inches under the surface, run in water pipe across the entrance of a lorry yard.

ipf · Oct 31, 2022

freddo said:
I think they misunderstood.
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The rest of that is Yuk.....but I love the misunderstanding...

...Dipsticks!

freddo · Oct 31, 2022

ipf said:
The rest of that is Yuk.....but I love the misunderstanding......Dipsticks!

It was one of the few fire alarm cables that was fixed! Most were just thrown about above the suspended ceilings. Don't worry, they are all fixed properly now, and that cable shown has been replaced.

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