Dodgy trade pictures for your amusement! - 1 Million Views!

Darkwood · Mar 21, 2015

<div class="bbWrapper">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..<br /> <br /> Rules....No Offensive material... edit if required before posting as this is the public arena.<br /> Anything to do with the trade or in and around it ...H&S pic's welcome.<br /> <br /> <script class="js-extraPhrases" type="application/json"> { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": "Next", "lightbox_previous": "Previous", "lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.", "lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow", "lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow", "lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen", "lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails", "lightbox_download": "Download", "lightbox_share": "Share", "lightbox_zoom": "Zoom", "lightbox_new_window": "New window", "lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar" } </script> <a href="https://www.electriciansforums.net/attachments/beware-plumbers-jpg.28495/" target="_blank" class="js-lbImage" data-lb-sidebar-href="" data-lb-caption-extra-html=""><img src="https://electricians.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/data/attachments/19/19802-83583114289b9f2b1167ccc17eea5e0a.jpg?hash=g1gxFCibny" class="bbImage " style="" alt="Beware plumbers!!!.jpg" title="Beware plumbers!!!.jpg" width="979" height="550" loading="lazy" /></a><br /> <br /> I've posted this a few times and this is at a mates house following a kitchen refirb several yrs ago. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/twitter/[email protected]/assets/72x72/1f631.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="72" height="72" alt=":o" title="Eek! :o" data-smilie="9"data-shortname=":o" />mg_smile:<br /> <br /> <div class="bbImageWrapper js-lbImage" title="Beware plumbers!!!.jpg" data-src="https://www.electriciansforums.net/attachments/beware-plumbers-jpg.28495/" data-lb-sidebar-href="" data-lb-caption-extra-html="" data-single-image="1"> <img src="https://www.electriciansforums.net/attachments/beware-plumbers-jpg.28495/" data-url="" class="bbImage" data-zoom-target="1" style="" alt="Beware plumbers!!!.jpg" title="Beware plumbers!!!.jpg" width="1919" height="1079" loading="lazy" /> </div></div>

Teddy Lop · Jan 11, 2025

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 97007" data-quote="sunray" data-source="post: 1877801" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/goto/post?id=1877801" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1877801">sunray said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> A colleague found this during a PAT on a builders welder back in 2012, the white cable was on the welder<br /> <a href="https://www.electriciansforums.net/attachments/119267/" target="_blank">View attachment 119267</a><br /> <br /> Initially he was just going to change the blue socket (wrong gender) on the welder to a plug and put the blue socket on the black cable, however the white cable<a href="https://www.electriciansforums.net/attachments/119268/" target="_blank">View attachment 119268</a><br /> <br /> The full extent of it wasn't found until I exercised a screwdriver:<br /> Blue socket wired incorrectly (L= blue, E= brown N & earth not connected) and no cord grip, yellow plug altered to fit into the blue, yellow socket (used as a join) no cord grip, 13A plug not sleeved and what doesn't show in the pics is the black rubber cable was brittle and cracking (perished).<br /> However the yellow cable was almost pristine and repaired as a 110 extension.<br /> <a href="https://www.electriciansforums.net/attachments/119269/" target="_blank">View attachment 119269</a><br /> Oh and of course the user didn't think there was anything wrong with it other than sometimes tripping breakers, but the boss apparently gave him grief </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>A colleague of mine on the leccy board put a 13a plug and socket in the middle of his board-issue 110v extension, thereby making it dual-function! he was well impressed with it...</div>

Teddy Lop · Jan 11, 2025

<div class="bbWrapper">After being called out for a reported electricity failure, the DNO cut this (rental) off citing an illegal connection and demanding a new duct/cable to the street, the service head and meter look to have been moved and probably not by them, so may be a separate issue.<br /> <br /> No idea what to make of this - kitchen wiring was probably tripping the RCD but I can't understand quite how you arrive here whether your plan is to steal electric or circumvent the RCD.<br /> <br /> Landlord completely ignorant, says it was all in the hands of the agent.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="bbImageWrapper js-lbImage" title="16OAKCU.jpg" data-src="https://www.electriciansforums.net/attachments/16oakcu-jpg.119343/" data-lb-sidebar-href="" data-lb-caption-extra-html="" data-single-image="1"> <img src="https://www.electriciansforums.net/attachments/16oakcu-jpg.119343/" data-url="" class="bbImage" data-zoom-target="1" style="" alt="16OAKCU.jpg" title="16OAKCU.jpg" width="2040" height="1536" loading="lazy" /> </div></div>