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..

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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 · Jan 22, 2023

I like this one. The Air Con 'engineers' labelled up 'AC' without taking the schedule out of it's see through sleeve.

pc1966 · Jan 22, 2023

ipf said:
I like this one. The Air Con 'engineers' labelled up 'AC' without taking the schedule out of it's see through sleeve.

Ah the old Tippex of monitor sort of person...

Julie. · Jan 22, 2023

It is a vehicle, but anyway are these available for 230V?

mainline · Jan 22, 2023

Julie. said:
It is a vehicle, but anyway are these available for 230V?
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Yes and also available in different sizes, you will also notice that they are grooved for air flow.

Julie. · Jan 22, 2023

mainline said:
Yes and also available in different sizes, you will also notice that they are grooved for air flow.

Yes, I noticed the third one is smaller, but didn't think about the additional cooling surfaces.

Well spotted.

Welchyboy1 · Jan 23, 2023

One way to stop the RCD tripping out

James · Jan 23, 2023

Welchyboy1 said:
One way to stop the RCD tripping out

seen that quite a few times. (the practice, not the photo!)

pc1966 · Jan 23, 2023

Welchyboy1 said:
One way to stop the RCD tripping out

Gee, had they only used cable able to take the full current should it disconnect...

James · Jan 23, 2023

pc1966 said:
Gee, had they only used cable able to take the full current should it disconnect...

it is switched off (disconnected) i doubt that it would stay on if you reset it.

Dave OCD · Jan 23, 2023

I wonder why they felt the need to double up on the live link but not the neutral ?

James · Jan 23, 2023

lots of diy folks understand that the live carries the power to the appliance and is therefore "dangerous" perhaps they thought that they should double up just in case?
maybe to reduce the current on the neutral they have used the earth instead and that is why the "improvement" has been added??

Steve T · Jan 24, 2023

Surely they could have done it neater than this... maybe drill a hole so the cable pops out behind the hand dryers just to the right of the FCUs? Or at least loop the cable neatly. They're not even remotely level either!

DPG · Jan 24, 2023

Steve T said:
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Surely they could have done it neater than this... maybe drill a hole so the cable pops out behind the hand dryers just to the right of the FCUs? Or at least loop the cable neatly. They're not even remotely level either!

Classy job that!

brianmoooore · Jan 24, 2023

FCUs don't even match. One front entry and the other bottom.

DPG · Jan 24, 2023

brianmoooore said:
FCUs don't even match. One front entry and the other bottom.

To top it off I don't think the neon is working on the left one either.

Raptor0014 · Jan 24, 2023

Call out this morning for an elderly couple as they had no power due to the RCD tripping all the time. It also caused a flood due to the toilet pump not working and overflowing. Electric had been off all night it seems.

So diverted from the job I was going to and went to sort the problem. After a bit of testing and fault finding I discovered this. All done by an ‘electrician’.

One of the diodes in the light had blown causing the fault. Maybe due to the fact it could pull 32a if it wanted to!

James · Jan 24, 2023

ah, friday afternoon, cant find a switched fuse in the van, light switch will do!!

mainline · Jan 24, 2023

James said:
ah, friday afternoon, cant find a switched fuse in the van, light switch will do!!

Damn, that's a proper bodge, just wago in a mcb and wrap a load of tape around it.

Raptor0014 · Jan 24, 2023

Been to look at a job this evening on the way home. I do love rich folk with farms and stately homes.

‘We need the sheds connecting back up. There’s a board etc in there which is fine. Just need the power back in there’

Here is said board which is apparently fine…

The T&E is the old supply cable. And the yeehaw

glanded armour is supply to another shed.

7029 dave · Jan 24, 2023

Steve T said:
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Surely they could have done it neater than this... maybe drill a hole so the cable pops out behind the hand dryers just to the right of the FCUs? Or at least loop the cable neatly. They're not even remotely level either!

If they raised the hand driers hopefully the fcu would be at least level

Dave OCD · Jan 24, 2023

brianmoooore said:
FCUs don't even match. One front entry and the other bottom.

Sounds a bit like a few films someone told me about.

Raptor0014 · Jan 25, 2023

Yeehaw

Ride em home, cowboy.

Now this takes thinking outside the box to a whole new level of special kind of stupid.

BenCos18 · Jan 25, 2023

Aaron b said:
Yeah I think your right. I thought this looked iffy too:

Yep those wires definitely aren't attached to the insulators right
They should run in the groove on the top not be attached at the side

MJPD29 · Jan 25, 2023

Raptor0014 said:
Yeehaw Ride em home, cowboy.

Now this takes thinking outside the box to a whole new level of special kind of stupid.

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That is far more difficult than fitting the correct breaker