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    Social housing unsafe

    I found this on a local news feed...a survey was done in December of council tenated homes and uncovered a plethora of safety failings. joke of a system and this is just one small borough... Approximately 1,700 council homes were without a current electrical condition report 1,000 homes had...
  2. oxfordelectrics

    UK Saying Hi, and posting naughty pics

    I came across this bodged work of art in some West London restaurant today.
  3. K

    Should these tails be mechanically protected?

    Hi guys. Im moving a consumer unit for my brother and where I was going to run a 25mm armoured through the building he has decided to put a window directly above the cut out. After explaining to him the only way I could do it would be to put a piece of earthed metal trunking on the inside (red...
  4. A

    Help in reporting an issue

    Hi, Early this year I had a garage extension built. The contractor arranged for an electrician to fit two strip lights and a couple of sockets . This was done. However, the contractor had not fitted the windows, doorsor guttering down pipe. The we had the bad storms in February, resulting in...
  5. C

    Hi. I could use some official advice . Is the Old Twin Mains fuse system considered unsafe and worthy of a C2 on a Condition report?

    Hi ! I could use some official advice please. Is the old Twin Mains Fuse system considered unsafe and worthy of a C2 on a Condition Report ? My feeling is that it's technically unsafe. I'm wondering if it could be classed as a C3 if the rest of the installation is ok, only because I'm under...
  6. T

    Niceic electrician left flat unsafe

    I have done Niceic test at my Flat as insurance company required. It failed first so I got quote for fixing things in order to pass and I just accepted the quote and go ahead with the job to pass it. After that, I found that 2 bed rooms sockets are linked to breaker (B6) for Lights , as that...
  7. Lister1987

    UK Legal obligation to condemn/lock-off unsafe works

    Browsing through t'internet on the crapper like I do, I thought I'd look as dses.uk and noticed he had a section on condemning/isolating unsafe works and how we have no legal power to do so (unlike GasSafe et all who apparently do (Gas Act?). Got me thinking surely we do have a legal obligation...
  8. J

    Unsafe extension use? Exploded light bulb

    Hello, experts! My questions are: 1) Most importantly... is this safe to use electronics wired as you see in my image below? 2) Why did my light bulb explode? First of all I have European plugs, not UK ones. As you already can guess my light bulb explode. It happen while switching on a table...
  9. P

    Need advice on 'unsafe' work

    Hi all, I'm an ex army electrician that is now working on generators. I have a colleague who isn't a spark but he has carried out an electrical installation in his mates new restaurant! I've told him to get a proper spark in that knows what he is doing but he didn't. From what I know, there is...
  10. S

    Reporting unsafe electrical practices

    Hi everyone, Lets get the s#1t stirring out of the way straight up... Yes I'm a sparkie, and a good one, but for all you Brits, I was trained in Australia. I did do a full apprenticeship with a very good A grade electrician. Yes, I know, You brits weren't aware that Britains largest open...
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    Garage wiring unsafe and not earthed

    I have a two storey garage with supply from house. On closer inspection I saw that the main supply in was not earthed at the junction box and neither was the light switch(feeding three lights), there is also a double socket in the garage not earthed either. I have ripped out all the wiring and...
  12. K

    Unsafe garage wiring and consumer unit

    Recently moved into a new house. Attached a picture of the state of the garage wiring. There's a mains cable (pretty sure it's direct from the fusebox) going to a junction box. This is connected to a light switch, double socket (fridge/freezer and tumble dryer plugged in) and two light...
  13. B

    Unsafe or bad practise?

    Got my knuckles wrapped by my engineer (again). My NIC report handed to him stated that there were adequate isolators in place. The supply came from the DNO fuses and into the DB/control panel which went into an isolator so you could isolate the panel. (Not sure if the installer wired them in...
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    Unsafe plug with sheathead earth pins?

    Hi guys I import electrical items from overseas and I have ran into a problem with a particular products charging plug. Apparently it's unsafe to UK standards as it has "sheathead earth pins" I'm confused as it has the markings of BS1363 on the plug which I thought means it meets all safety...
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    SUSPENDED FROM WORK DUE TO UNSAFE PROCEDURES - who agrees???

    Hi guys I'm new to this forum. I was working along side this guy doing a rewire on a 3 bedroom property. As everything was getting ripped out, he left the fuseboard connected live, which he then connected a temp socket off a breaker which was fixed in order to use power tools etc .... An...
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    Unsafe Electrics Letter Example

    Hi. Did some testing for a CCU change and socket readings off the scale! I might get the repair/rewire but then again I might not! So is there a 'standard' letter to issue/send client so I have covered myself? Anyone know of one or got one please? Thanks.
  17. E

    CU change on an unsafe property

    Any Ideas where you stand if you are asked to change a consumer unit in a property that is classed as electrically unsafe but with a new duel RCD board and gas/ water bond will be a lot safer than it was? metal lights no earth, no ring continuity etc. There is absolutely no chance of doing any...
  18. S

    How to report very unsafe electrical work??

    A recent project of ours has been to carry out an audiovisual installation within a flat that was having a total refurb. whilst we were there, we saw the builders were doing all the wiring themselves (not electricians) and making a very unsafe job of it: no earth at all on any circuit all...
  19. C

    Electricity unsafe cert.

    Hello, Went to look at a job and found it to be unsafe by just looking at it, live conductors were exposed etc. The property is a shop with a flat above and the problem I have is the landlord understands it's unsafe and wants it switched off and fixed but the tenant’s aren’t having any of...
  20. M

    Fire alarm panel unsafe in george street edinburgh

    Ideal Electrical Solutions are a local Edinburgh based electricians. We recently won a contract for general maintenance in a shop in George Street Edinburgh when we came across this unsafe fire alarm panel.The panel was not operating at all and all circuits had faults, no cover for the panel...

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