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  1. S

    Dodgy DIY TN-C-S conversion ?

    Family member is looking to rent out her house now she's moved in with her fiance. I've had a quick look in the cupboard, and a couple of things stand out. It looks a lot like a DIY earth connection to the PILC supply cable. Is fixing this a call to the DNO or to her lecky supplier ? Also...
  2. KevHardy

    Can a dodgy electric supply cause a TV fault?

    Hi, turned on (LG) TV this morning and got a 'Select Item' screen and the volume graphic flashing constantly. The remote works and you can select menu items but it returns to the 'Select Item' menu shortly after. I looked online and some suggested faulty power or HDMI cables, so I detached...
  3. S

    Dodgy smoke alarms sold online

    Hi all, I made the apparent mistake of ordering some aico ei3016 alarms from amazon, I needed them asap for today and amazon just seemed like the easiest option as they were offering prime delivery. The price of them was just over £40 each, so in line with some wholesalers and online...
  4. oxfordelectrics

    UK Saying Hi, and posting naughty pics

    I came across this bodged work of art in some West London restaurant today.
  5. T

    Dodgy PME?

    Hi, wondering if anyone can help me. Came across an installation that doesn't appear to have any means of earthing at the intake. Some work has been done to run power to a garden workshop and the earth to this has just been terminated in with the neutral AFTER the meter.....is this allowed?? It...
  6. N

    Dodgy EICR clampdown?

    Not had time to watch this, so it may well be nonsense, but title suggests a landlord has been fined £45k for having a dodgy EICR...
  7. N

    Excluding 4mm circuits on EICR, dodgy certs?

    4mm T&E circuits on 32amp breaker. Parts of the circuit run through ceiling, parts through trunking and possibly even the wall. Current carrying capacity won't exceed 30amp. Customer adamant they are fine because previous electricians have said they are fine. What do you do? Tell him tough...
  8. deamonata

    Advice for dealing with dodgy electrical work

    Hi there, We're currently having a new kitchen fitted and in the process we've had some new electrical work done. The electricains are comeing back on friday to install a new fuse as they didn't have a 16A one with them for the outside sockets (the cable is apparently not suitable for the size...
  9. K

    Quick confirmation needed of whether meter wiring is dodgy or not.

    Hi. Have searched the net and the forums first for an answer but had no joy so here goes.. Quick background. My son just bought his first house which is an ex rental repo and the neighbours told us the last tennants got arrested for using the house to grow weed. I'm round here on my days off...
  10. J

    Testing issues!! Dodgy 13 A socket contacts

    Completed a new install recently. 45a 10mm2 SWA Sub main (TT) to an outbuilding and 2 x final circuits- 32a Ring and 6a lighting, nice and simple. Customer might require additional circuits in the future, hence the 10mm2 SWA. Tested the Ring Circuit- end to end all good and as expected. Then...
  11. Dartlec

    Dodgy Manufacturers Instructions for lights

    On two occasions recently when changing light fittings I've been bored enough (after fitting the light naturally), to read the instructions that came with them... Two different manufacturers (or at least brands) have had instructions calling for terminals to be covered in insulation tape...
  12. J

    Possible dodgy oven wiring discovered

    I've moved house and have had a full re-wire and new kitchen fitted in Nov 2020, incl a new electric oven and gas hob. The oven is a Bosch HBG675BS1B. We only actually moved into the properly on 21st Dec. On 23rd Dec (not good timing!) the oven stopped functioning and would not power on. The...
  13. J

    Dodgy EICR (Consumer)

    Good morning I am a consumer, an accidental landlord, which means I rent out my former home as my circumstances changed a few years ago. I need an EICR in order to carry on renting my flat. The NICEIC registered electrician that came turned out to be unqualified and the report not worth the...
  14. S

    UK Dodgy EICR

    Have a board change booked in for someone after a unsatisfactory EICR Seeing what others think of the report. Seems to me they are either misinformed or looking for the extra work It’s a second floor flat, he has written this. C2 no rcd for cooker circuit C2 no rcd for immersion circuit C2 no...
  15. S

    Dodgy LayZSpa

    Hi all. I have had my LayZSpa a few years now and it was a few years old when I bought it. A few months ago I felt a shock when I was standing on the (wet) decking and then touched the water. I got the MM out and it read 50v to both the decking and of course into the ground/earth. I then took...
  16. J

    Dodgy light switch

    Hi hoping for a little bit of advice. My light switch in the kitchen is playing up. When switched off the lights keep flicking and in the switch I can sometimes see a little light. Do you think moisture has got into the switch?
  17. G

    What next, dodgy customer....

    Hi all, Got called out to a job today where there was 240 volts found between neutral and earth on a cooker circuit (load side only, after the switch). Customer advised me the cooker engineer said it was the switch, I advised I doubted it very much, and my testes indicated it was not this...
  18. JK-Electrical

    Yet Another Dodgy EICR

    A prospective customer has contacted me via a recommendation received from a mutual contact and asked me to provide a quotation for remedial works that have arisen from an EICR that was recently undertaken at a three-bedroom property he rents out. In his initial e-mail, he said that the letting...
  19. AlmondSauce

    Dodgy Legrand switches

    We seem to have a spate of Legrand light switches in our house that have failed in a rather "interesting" (read: dangerous) way - the plastic switch covers seem to get loose over time and then eventually just fall off, exposing the live contacts underneath: I've since gone through and...
  20. Gavin John Hyde

    Dodgy builder and 'electrician' fined for dodgy work and using the scheme logo

    I expect this bunch of blokes would not have got into as much bother if they hadnt bothered pretending to be NICEIC members and used the logo. either way its good to see cowboys fined for shoddy work. Copied from NICEIC website:- TRADESMEN FINED FOR DANGEROUS ELECTRICAL WORK THAT PUT LIVES AT...
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