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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pc1966 · Dec 23, 2023

Nobby Nobbs said:
I think new cabinets might be a good idea, the site owner probably doesn't realise that they are their responsibility.

Good point, but how does one go about changing a cabinet that the DNO's cutout & meter is in?

I guess it might be possible to cut away the old box and fit a new one "around" the kit with a gaping hole in the bottom to clear stuff, but the only proper solution is going to involve the DNO replacing the cutout, and the meter supplier re-doing their bit, etc. An no power during the operation of course, which becomes an issue of they both of them can't complete both jobs on the same day.

SJD · Dec 23, 2023

I've changed a meter box with a cut-out in: the DNO turned up, disconnected the supply cable (taped a boot over the end and left if flapping about), then sat and watched while I changed the box, then reconnected the cable in the new box. They waited till I arrived to start disconnecting. I did feel a bit self-conscious being watched, but I think they (2 guys, in separate vans) were not in any hurry!

Nobby Nobbs · Dec 23, 2023

pc1966 said:
Good point, but how does one go about changing a cabinet that the DNO's cutout & meter is in?

I guess it might be possible to cut away the old box and fit a new one "around" the kit with a gaping hole in the bottom to clear stuff, but the only proper solution is going to involve the DNO replacing the cutout, and the meter supplier re-doing their bit, etc. An no power during the operation of course, which becomes an issue of they both of them can't complete both jobs on the same day.

Nobby Nobbs · Dec 23, 2023

DNO and Energy Provider need co-ordination to minimise downtime.
I would recommend enclosing all 3 cabinets, above and to the sides at least, to protect from UV etc after replacement.

mainline · Dec 24, 2023

A simple downlight change always ends up taking hours.

DPG · Dec 24, 2023

mainline said:
A simple downlight change always ends up taking hours.

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What's the tub and saucer all about?

Moley · Dec 24, 2023

DPG said:
What's the tub and saucer all about?

Mouse / rat poison ??

mainline · Dec 24, 2023

DPG said:
What's the tub and saucer all about?

Poison lots of it.

nicebutdim · Dec 24, 2023

Most kids leave out bisuits and some milk.

Simon47 · Dec 25, 2023

Nobby Nobbs said:
On my way out of a small business park the other day and noticed this, I think new cabinets might be a good idea ...

Given how "electricity and water don't mix", it's surprising how often you see open boxes like that and apparently little or no problems.

LewisM · Dec 28, 2023

Simon47 said:
Given how "electricity and water don't mix", it's surprising how often you see open boxes like that and apparently little or no problems.

As long as water has a way out then it doesn't seem to be too much of an issue

LewisM · Dec 28, 2023

Somebody had change an actuator and somehow routed the cable in the worst way possible through the seat track so when the seat was used in full motion the cable was damaged, pulled and ripped the plug and receptacle out of the actuator

Mikegh · Dec 29, 2023

Mikegh · Dec 29, 2023

Mike Johnson · Dec 29, 2023

Mikegh said:
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When will people learn, that ladder is upside down.

Mikegh · Dec 29, 2023

Not trade but too funny to pass up

Mikegh · Dec 29, 2023

Mike Johnson said:
When will people learn, that ladder is upside down.

Has he worked everything out that the ladder can't fail

I wouldn't think so

MaintenanceSpark · Jan 2, 2024

Adding a socket in my Daughters bedroom, had no end to end continuity on the line conductors.

After some fault finding, I found the cause. Just butted up together and taped!

I joined the line conductor with a Wago and also put a grommet in the back box.

mainline · Jan 2, 2024

TraineeMaintenanceSpark said:
Adding a socket in my Daughters bedroom, had no end to end continuity on the line conductors.

After some fault finding, I found the cause. Just butted up together and taped!

I joined the line conductor with a Wago and also put a grommet in the back box.

I prefer to use the wago 2773 push fit in that scenario as there is no chance of the levers being pushed up when the socket is fitted.

MaintenanceSpark · Jan 2, 2024

mainline said:
I prefer to use the wago 2773 push fit in that scenario as there is no chance of the levers being pushed up when the socket is fitted.

Never thought about that. Thanks for the tip Mainline.

brianmoooore · Jan 2, 2024

TraineeMaintenanceSpark said:
. Just butted up together and taped!

I suspect that at some point the insulation had been damaged where the break is and the exposed copper shorted to a sharp edge on the back box or an earth strap on the back of the socket, blowing a sizeable chunk of the copper away. This had been taped up as a repair to the insulation, but the weakened wire has subsequently broken inside the tape.

freddo · Jan 2, 2024

First day back to work in 2024 and it's started already. Thank goodness this is all being demolished.

Junction box as found, lid missing, metal box not earthed, neutrals from multiple lighting circuits mixed up, wiring extended via front of box. flexible conduit poked into female adaptors.

This total mess was behind the plasterboard. Someone actually installed this. Very little in the zones, singles unprotected all over the place. The whole building is wired like this in flexible conduit buried wherever.

A closer look.

I didn't photograph all the live cables with taped up ends, or any of the twist and tape cable joints.

mainline · Jan 2, 2024

freddo said:
First day back to work in 2024 and it's started already. Thank goodness this is all being demolished.

Junction box as found, lid missing, metal box not earthed, neutrals from multiple lighting circuits mixed up, wiring extended via front of box. flexible conduit poked into female adaptors.
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This total mess was behind the plasterboard. Someone actually installed this. Very little in the zones, singles unprotected all over the place. The whole building is wired like this in flexible conduit buried wherever.
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A closer look.
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I didn't photograph all the live cables with taped up ends, or any of the twist and tape cable joints.

There was probably a time when someone thought it was a job well done and beyond the minimum requirements.

nicebutdim · Jan 2, 2024

Not often someone makes so much effort to do things abysmally.

Mike Johnson · Jan 2, 2024

Looks like different teams to me, why would someone start to use flexible conduit with glands and then not finish the job properly, or am I being over optimistic.