A bit of testing

Resu · Jan 27, 2014

Did a bit of testing recently for our local housing association. Found this in a communal area at the front door to a block of flats:

[ElectriciansForums.net] A bit of testing

Yep, full of water!

Turned power off and drained:

When water drained battery backup kicked in! (Circuit was protected by 3036 fuse):

Also found this in a property, usual story, loose connection:

Not housing association but just as good:

The next one was a good one. Testing a village hall recently and having a bit of trouble with two "radials". Turns out they were wired as a ring and when someone nailed the cable and they couldn't find the fault (or didn't bother looking) they decided to change to two radials. We did a bit of digging and found this, which has been like this for about 30 years:

Needless to say all has been rectified except village hall which is looking like a full rewire is on the cards.

Resu · Feb 7, 2014

Another good one from the other day. Wasn't testing but noticed this while walking through a small agricultural shed, thankfully disconnected!

Chris sparky · Feb 7, 2014

lol. Love the dry lining box surface! At least the trunking looks straight...ish

Marvo · Feb 7, 2014

How did the fluorescent get full of water? It looks pretty sheltered where it is.

Jay Sparks · Feb 7, 2014

Marvo said:
How did the fluorescent get full of water? It looks pretty sheltered where it is.

If its social housing like near me......all the tenants will be ---- eds and they will be seeing how high they can pee...lol

Brightspark2 · Feb 7, 2014

I like the bulkhead. See floodlights like that quite often. Full up with water but still working.

Marvo · Feb 7, 2014

I just watched a few episodes of Benefit Street and I think people in UK social housing are getting a bad rap. They seem like a nice bunch once you get to know them

Jay Sparks · Feb 7, 2014

Marvo said:
I just watched a few episodes of Benefit Street and I think people in UK social housing are getting a bad rap. They seem like a nice bunch once you get to know them

Bunch of w4nkers maybe....lol that program makes gypo's look clean and law abiding. lol

GLENNSPARK · Feb 7, 2014

Marvo said:
I just watched a few episodes of Benefit Street and I think people in UK social housing are getting a bad rap. They seem like a nice bunch once you get to know them

until you find you need to get in to get an ECR done...

they know you are supposed to be coming round....

you try getting em out of bed before noon.....not a chance..

Engineer54 · Feb 8, 2014

Marvo said:
How did the fluorescent get full of water? It looks pretty sheltered where it is.

Probably under a flat roof that hasn't been maintained for years. You'll be surprised just how much water can get through a concrete roof where the weatherproof is totally shot. Then again, it could be a wooden frame tiled roof, where the tiles have been interfered with, and/or damaged.

So if as i suspect this is a back entry fitting, with no sealing around the cables entering the fitting, ...Wallah, a water filled weatherproof fitting!! lol!!

GLENNSPARK · Feb 8, 2014

Engineer54 said:
Probably under a flat roof that hasn't been maintained for years. You'll be surprised just how much water can get through a concrete roof where the weatherproof is totally shot. Then again, it could be a wooden frame tiled roof, where the tiles have been interfered with, and/or damaged.

So if as i suspect this is a back entry fitting, with no sealing around the cables entering the fitting, ...Wallah, a water filled weatherproof fitting!! lol!!

idiots that fixed it up will have just screwed up into that ceiling/tilt....probably straight through as well....

SPARTYKUS · Feb 8, 2014

GLENNSPARK said:
until you find you need to get in to get an ECR done...

they know you are supposed to be coming round....

you try getting em out of bed before noon.....not a chance..

Just open a can of carling and light a spliff, the smell & sound will rouse them.

GLENNSPARK · Feb 8, 2014

SPARTYKUS said:
Just open a can of carling and light a spliff, the smell & sound will rouse them.

yep...well this is what it is..isn`t it...

they get up about lunchtime....then go to the shop for a crate...

spend the rest of the afternoon & evening sitting about getting pised & smoking bud...