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  1. W

    Worst connector ever invented

    Am I the only one who loathes these connectors and just removes them immediately Apparently they also turn a class 1 light fitting into a class 2 light fitting, this is surely not compliant unless you only have a single cable supplying the light fitting, so then the connector can completely...
  2. Phil L

    Best and worst of 2020

    What has been the best thing to happen and the worst thing to happen to you in 2020? should of probably answered it myself to start with ? Best - granddaughter born in June Worst - wife (healthcare worker) losing job on Xmas eve (another story)
  3. T

    What’s the worst Job you’ve pulled in on your way home

  4. GBDamo

    Worst places to work.

    I'd like to forward pubs. I have been doing reactive maintenance in pubs for four months now and they are by far the worst. Forty years of semi-professionals sinking their retirement pots into a pub has led to some of the most creative electrical installation. Today I was sent to a lighting...
  5. Andy5678

    Plumbers worst nightmares....

    Thought I’d share this, if you ever think you’ve had a bad day at work
  6. P

    Worst broadband providers

    I see Talktalk have beennamed as worst broadband provider for the second year running. I was with them for quite a few years, but left when they upped their prices and then lost all the data. Mind you, I've made some very nice Asian friends because of it, they phone me quite often to help me...
  7. HumbleWorker 91RT

    Worst and Best parts of your day to day?

    Alright guys and girls, Just wondering seen as there are a lot of different types of electrical workers on here wanted to know which parts of the job day to day wise you enjoy and which parts could you really do without? Hopefully get some decent ideas from those doing the designs to those...
  8. S

    Worst tested cable I ever found doing a EICR

    Last year at night I was carrying out Electrical Inspection and Testing and Found the 300mm 4 core SWA sub main cable to a chapel was recording 0.09 ohms on carrying out high insulation resistance testing between phases. 25 thousand pounds later its rectified. Would love to hear other people's...
  9. GBDamo

    Pricing for fitting sub board and running two circuis

    Having problems convincing company owner that us doing this is not cost effective/best use of our expertise. We are typically travelling 2-300 miles and working away so I cannot see how it can be cost effective for us to be doing this. 1, If insufficient room/capacity in existing CU then fit...
  10. Ib≤In≤Iz

    Rewire from hell

    Nearly finished it, Thank God!! Lady owner, Occupied, junk in every possible place, 26 cats (cat litters & food everywhere), cement board in half of the house, plywood boards in the attic, all brick, micro-bore heating pipes everywhere, neigbours moaning about the noise & to top it off a BS951...
  11. Dan

    Worst Consumer Unit Pictures Thread!

    Heard about one CU being wallpapered. Wondered what the worst you've seen is, and pictures win prizes.
  12. Paul.M

    What is the Worst Excuse You've had for Late Payment?

    We should get a few good story's from us Domestic and commercial lads? A property developer that I've done works for before with no problems called me the other week, did 2 small jobs for him and expected payment straight away just like all the previous times. The owner met up with me so I...
  13. T

    Worst Kraftwerk gig ever

    They've really gone down hill
  14. P

    Who's your worst enemy?

    The people against whom I mutter death threats varies with the jobs in hand, but just lately I've really got it in for plasterers! On a refurb the plasterer managed to half-fill all the knockout boxes with his pink gunk, so when I came to second fix it took twice as long, what with chipping it...
  15. G

    this is the worst looking van....ever!!

    OK here it is: thoughts & opinions please....
  16. S

    Worst place you've seen a fuseboard / consumer unit..??

    Was round a job over the weekend,, asked the customer where the consumer unit was,,,,, led me to the cupboard under the stairs, not really a surprise.... but wasn't expecting this,, !! Lol...!! Worst I've ever seen,,, !!! Although, it's an old Re-wirable Wylex, probably...
  17. shanky887614

    what is the worst cable you have stripped?

    stripped some about 5 X 5pair version of this swa is fine, the stuff we stripped though was like the one about but it took longer to get rid of the screen because it was tapped as well than the strip and terminate the gland can't find a picture of the cable as they were existing so i don't...
  18. D

    whats the worst thing you have seen electrically

    went to a house split into 2 the lady had bought it "years before but plugged the kettle into the socket in the living room as she sometimes got a shoch of the kettle in the fitchen also the dimmer switch vibrated when you touched it the cause when they rewired and did the downstairs up they...
  19. D

    possibly the worst one i have ever seen

    Evening all went to a property today that had tripping RCD found 2 32a rcd protected MCB's with two cables in each tested and found to be no continuity on further investigation (3 hours) found the whole flat to be damp and low IR's everywhere also chocky in the sockets where 3 2.5mm cables...
  20. R

    Worst times for being in the trade

    I got laid off from a decent firm about 4 and half years ago been self employed since then and managed to scrape along. Been out of work now since Christmas. Getting hacked off with the constant battle to try and pick up bits of work. My missus says I have to leave this trade and get a new...

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