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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[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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123 · Mar 26, 2023

timhoward said:
Making sure….respect to the sparks who went the extra mile!
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Is it upside down or not?

mainline · Mar 26, 2023

123 said:
Is it upside down or not?

Yes

Dave OCD · Mar 26, 2023

mainline said:
Yes

No it's not cos the MK logo and list no. are the right way up.

mainline · Mar 27, 2023

Dave OCD said:
No it's not cos the MK logo and list no. are the right way up.

Ahh but to what did I say yes

Raptor0014 · Mar 28, 2023

Call out today as a light switch kept tripping the MCB of the circuit. So after finishing another job I called in on my way home.

I'm surmising that some hamfisted clod has knocked a nail or screw through the cable and it's failed over time. 2 of the 3 conductors had a short when IR testing.

Replaced the 2gang switch then had to go old school to pull a new piece of 3C&E through to make a temp fix. Told them they need to find where the leak is in the property and stop that before I do anything else. The back box has almost disintegrated and the wall and ceiling are damp to touch. So will be back to fit new capping and back box once they have sorted that out.

mainline · Mar 28, 2023

Raptor0014 said:
Call out today as a light switch kept tripping the MCB of the circuit. So after finishing another job I called in on my way home.

I'm surmising that some hamfisted clod has knocked a nail or screw through the cable and it's failed over time. 2 of the 3 conductors had a short when IR testing.

Replaced the 2gang switch then had to go old school to pull a new piece of 3C&E through to make a temp fix. Told them they need to find where the leak is in the property and stop that before I do anything else. The back box has almost disintegrated and the wall and ceiling are damp to touch. So will be back to fit new capping and back box once they have sorted that out.

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And maybe a MF enclosure, you do get some lovely work though

Raptor0014 · Mar 28, 2023

mainline said:
And maybe a MF enclosure, you do get some lovely work though

The MF enclosure is what I put in when I pulled the new bit of cable through.

mainline · Mar 28, 2023

Raptor0014 said:
The MF enclosure is what I put in when I pulled the new bit of cable through.

The wago light box isn't mf though just saying

Raptor0014 · Mar 28, 2023

mainline said:
The wago light isn't mf ?

Ah, I misinterpreted what you meant. Yes I know it's not a permanent solution. They may have to replace the ceiling plasterboard so I am waiting to see what happens as I may just run a new complete section of cable.

mainline · Mar 28, 2023

Raptor0014 said:
Ah, I misinterpreted what you meant. Yes I know it's not a permanent solution. They may have to replace the ceiling plasterboard so I am waiting to see what happens as I may just run a new complete section of cable.

With the amount of water/damp they could do with a gel box

TannedITGeek · Mar 28, 2023

pc1966 said:
I absolutely hate lath & plaster.

Nothing to do with my parents house, my flat, and my sister's house all having the damn stuff and needing odd jobs done over the past few decades

Yes, my house is still full of Lath and Plaster. Bloody awful stuff. One day I will smash it all out..!

brianmoooore · Mar 28, 2023

TannedITGeek said:
One day I will smash it all out..!

I spent a few weeks of the recent 'lock downs' doing just that. Ceilings, walls, the lot. Not a bit left.

mainline · Apr 12, 2023

Think I found out why your immersion heater isn't working.

Raptor0014 · Apr 15, 2023

Call out today as the RCD had tripped and wouldn't stay on. Narrowed it down to a circuit supplying a garden pond pump & shed. Traced the circuit and found this switch with a rather wet wall behind. Wish I had recorded the amount of water that came out when I undid the first screw.

Isolated the switch for now and drilled 2 x 4mm holes in the bottom to stop it filling up again and tripping the RCD. Will be back to put it all into a weather proof enclosure and route the cabling better to stop water tracking into it.