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[cliffed]

Heard thru the grapevine that all DB's to be metal,no more insulated DB's,how sad is that.

 

[scammell man]

What Rollocks
This sums up NICEIC perfectly, they set their own rules and then say their registered people must comply with THEIR rules, even when THEIR rules have NO basis in any relevent standards, whilst ignoring or turning a blind eye to many appauling practices. When I wanted to register with one of the scams, this approach of theirs wrote them off as a non starter.
The logic of this examples is typical
dont like twisted CPC, make C2
its C2, must do something
untwist, now broken CPC
wire now too short
Apply crimp extension
cant get crimp tool in
replace whole wire or leave poorly crimped extension

All beacuse, THEY made a rule up and interfered with something that should have been left alone....

 

[Guest77]

Hey I wasn't trying to start anything just stating something I'd heard. I used to twist my CPCs as this is the way my mentor had always done it but after this being mentioned it has made me change my ways.

We have recently started a large contract with our local housing association testing properties (10 yearly and/or change of tenancy) so it is becoming more of an issue for us as in 95% of the ones we've tested so far, the CPCs are twisted!

watch out for dogs muck on the carpets lol, I am serious as well.

 

[trev]

What Rollocks
All beacuse, THEY made a rule up and interfered with something that should have been left alone....

I hate them with a fiery passion, a company I was subbing for a while back had their annual inspection and the guy came onto the job I was working on, I was wiring a boiler room at the time. I had 2 switches right next to each other, metal clad and had joined the boxes with metal couplings, everything was tight and I'd scarped paint off to ensure good contact. I hadn't linked the boxes with a cpc and he pulled me up on it. He argued that it was possible for the coupling to come loose which frankly is ridiculous because the only way that would happen is if someone set out to do it.
The worst thing is that the senior spark came along and backed him. He may as well have dropped his trousers and taken one up the Gary. That's just one example of my experience with them over the years, and all of them have been just as ridiculous.

 

[shanky887614]

I hate them with a fiery passion, a company I was subbing for a while back had their annual inspection and the guy came onto the job I was working on, I was wiring a boiler room at the time. I had 2 switches right next to each other, metal clad and had joined the boxes with metal couplings, everything was tight and I'd scarped paint off to ensure good contact. I hadn't linked the boxes with a cpc and he pulled me up on it. He argued that it was possible for the coupling to come loose which frankly is ridiculous because the only way that would happen is if someone set out to do it.
The worst thing is that the senior spark came along and backed him. He may as well have dropped his trousers and taken one up the Gary. That's just one example of my experience with them over the years, and all of them have been just as ridiculous.

I would have said read my job spec add in everything in your spec including no cpc's through metalic containment if testing proves continuity therefore its earthed.


look at the photonic on youtube his risk assessment covers everthing including going to the toilet lol

 

[trev]

I would have said read my job spec add in everything in your spec including no cpc's through metalic containment if testing proves continuity therefore its earthed.


look at the photonic on youtube his risk assessment covers everthing including going to the toilet lol

I love his videos

 

[shanky887614]

I love his videos

yes, ive been waiting for boss for a bit so im going go watch some more.

im not suprised his wife left him, he seems a right nutter on his videos.

I bet he isnt like that at work though (not when the client see him anyway)

 

[trev]

yes, ive been waiting for boss for a bit so im going go watch some more.

im not suprised his wife left him, he seems a right nutter on his videos.

I bet he isnt like that at work though (not when the client see him anyway)

There was one in which he described his quals and who he works for (MoD subcontractor) but not what he does. A lot of it is fairly simple stuff but he has a knack of making it look a lot more dangerous than it really is. He knows exactly what he's doing and how to do it.

 

[shanky887614]

There was one in which he described his quals and who he works for (MoD subcontractor) but not what he does. A lot of it is fairly simple stuff but he has a knack of making it look a lot more dangerous than it really is. He knows exactly what he's doing and how to do it.

yeah I see what your saying, I just find it amusing he is getting hold of all these things just to destroy them.

 

[davesparks]

Back the op, how many DBs have you seen that are not made of metal?
There are plenty of CUs made of plastic, but DBs tend to be metal. Obviously GRP DBs do exist and have their place (usually where metal won't survive)

 

[Resu]

watch out for dogs muck on the carpets lol, I am serious as well.

Not been an issue so far, a lot of that type are in council houses rather than housing association fortunately. Although we recently had a callout to a Dr's house which had £20k of hardwood flooring put down when it was new 2 years ago and the place was littered with cat and dog crap. We had to leave as nearly passed out from the smell!