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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:

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Jim_e_Jib said:
To add to the chaos, did the fan just vent into the roof space too? That is assuming it actually operated in any meaningful way...
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He would have ducted it, but there's no space with all those cables.
 
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brianmoooore said:
Did you replace the flex, or just reconnect?
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I replaced the flex with a proper 4C&E and also the controller. They wanted a better wireless system as the one they had was rubbish.

The run was simple so it was easy enough to replace the flex and install the new controller.
 
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It was not unknown but thankfully rare that a pilot would land an aeroplane with the undercarriage up even though all the cockpit indications say it is up. Nowadays a computer will monitor the situation and provide a stark warning.

With this in mind I wonder if your colleague has done this work so often he has lessened awareness of what he is actually fitting ie In=40A triggers in his mind that the device has current overprotection as well as earth fault, or in other words he believes (not thinks and knows) he has fitted an RCBO. He has been unconsciously incompetent.

Maybe, like you, I would review what I have done later on and thereby detect the errors in my work. Perhaps he does not.

Just a thought.
 
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marconi said:
It was not unknown but thankfully rare that a pilot would land an aeroplane with the undercarriage up even though all the cockpit indications say it is up. Nowadays a computer will monitor the situation and provide a stark warning.

With this in mind I wonder if your colleague has done this work so often he has lessened awareness of what he is actually fitting ie In=40A triggers in his mind that the device has current overprotection as well as earth fault, or in other words he believes (not thinks and knows) he has fitted an RCBO. He has been unconsciously incompetent.

Maybe, like you, I would review what I have done later on and thereby detect the errors in my work. Perhaps he does not.

Just a thought.
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I am very OCD and always check the type of device, especially with it being my signature on any paperwork.

I’m far from perfect. However I do try to get the basics right and if I’m unsure, I check the good book, ring tech help or ask another who’s more experienced. Rather than blindly stumbling on and getting it wrong. I’ve even asked on here and had members ‘jog my memory’ in a not so polite way. But with skin thicker than a rhinoceros it doesn’t phase me and I just note it for future.

Others though seem to think they don’t need to ask and get a bit uppity when questioned.
 
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marconi said:
It was not unknown but thankfully rare that a pilot would land an aeroplane with the undercarriage up even though all the cockpit indications say it is up. Nowadays a computer will monitor the situation and provide a stark warning.

With this in mind I wonder if your colleague has done this work so often he has lessened awareness of what he is actually fitting ie In=40A triggers in his mind that the device has current overprotection as well as earth fault, or in other words he believes (not thinks and knows) he has fitted an RCBO. He has been unconsciously incompetent.

Maybe, like you, I would review what I have done later on and thereby detect the errors in my work. Perhaps he does not.

Just a thought.
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I've not been working in this industry very long and see few domestic installations, but in a small number of domestic jobs have seen several RCCBs being used to protect shower circuits. I tend to believe it comes down to a lack of knowledge as these installations all predated common used of RCBOs.
 
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Don’t know who was worse on today’s discovery, the ‘electrician’ who charged £800 for this cu change or the meter installer


By the way thats 3 bits of 2.5mm cpc in place of a 16mm earth
 

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Welchyboy1 said:
By the way thats 3 bits of 2.5mm cpc in place of a 16mm earth
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Terrible that so-called "electricians" don't know their 2.5 times table...

At least they used 2mm sleeving rather than baggy trousers, so @westward10 would probably give it a pass
 
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