Consumer unit change with a fault!

[HappyHippyDad]

Evening all..

I have just changed a CU. I did find a neutral - earth fault prior to the change so I thought I would probably have a tripping RCD.. which I did!

My dilema is how do I proceed with the paperwork?

I'm going back tomorrow morning to do all of the testing and I shall give the required certificates (with a note on regarding neutral/earth fault on downstairs lights), but I get the feeling the chap is going to hunt for the fault himself, the reason being it will require the floorboards being taking up and he doesn't want to incur anymore cost (fault is in a junction box(s), under the floorboards that someone has kindly wired all the downstairs lights from - took me a while to figure this out!)

The main point being that the work is notifiable, but I cant notify it if it still has faults! How do I proceed?

I realise I should have perhaps corrected the fault before the CU change, but the chap just wanted the new CU in and due to my inexperience I wasn't sure if the new CU would trip!

Cheers...

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Hence the 'Mon Dieu', Glen.........lol!

hmm..

go on then....i suppose you can have that one.....

bloody carry on all this is.....

 

[ipf]

''l'enfant terrible'' springs to mind, with some of these kids in the dark.

Some real bull being spouted.

 

[Knobhead]

HHD I’m not sorry for my comment. I really don’t think you are competent to work alone.
If you can get to shadow someone then do so. When it comes to faultfinding there are so many tricks to learn. Tricks that save you time and build your reputation.

Faultfinding:
It’s a double edged sword:
A/ find it too quick and it’s “he charged £---!”
B/ too slow “messed about for hours at £---!”

Take it from me, you learn to play a game.

I’ve never done domestic always heavy industrial. I had to justify my existence on the pay role, believe me play acting came in to it in a big way.

I should have been a plumber, bullsh1t baffles brains.

 

[Badged01]

...... I like the guy, he is a decent fella and has a skin as thick as a rhino.

Steady there!! Hes not your love child is he .......

 

[Badged01]

One cowboy goes in and wires up a JB wrong, then another and does a pointless CU change because he leaves a dead short fault. Now the customer is going to correct the cowboys work!!!

Ouch ..... I think we all like a bit of banter and straight talking but try and make it constructive and/or helpful!

 

[Engineer54]

At 95 posts, i think everything that can be said, has been!! Time to call it a day on this thread me thinks!!

 

[GMES]

97 Now

 

[Badged01]

Keep going, whats the forum record so far for most posts .....

 

[Robotstar5]

Come on, we've got to get it into 3 figures.

 

[MDJ]

here I am number 100, However the OP is on a plane so won't witness his success here lol

 

[Dipzy]

nowt better to do so here's 101.... room to put this thread in lol

 

[Knobhead]

The record isn’t held here. 47,000 posts on how to break a cast iron bath! The site could have multiple branches from the main topic, it just went wild. It started out sensible, it went a bit off track.

 

[Geordie Spark]

And you'll read alot more of them too Glen. Unlike the many new members who you have bullied and who will now be too afraid to ask any further questions It doesn't bother me.

Well done!

No use crying in the corner - just come back with a bigger bat!

 

[SPARTYKUS]

Cast iron bath - lump hammer, thick gloves, ear defenders, eye protection

edit: unless you're the tat man, in which case forget ear defenders or gloves or eye protection, replace with manky tracksuit, trainers, spliff in mouth, spots, and the axe/maul that was the nearest thing available, that Rick-O-Shea's (can't spell proper word) off the bath with the axe cleaving bit narrowly missing ones lower leg each time its swung.

how cynical of me

 

[Geordie Spark]

Cast iron bath - lump hammer, thick gloves, ear defenders, eye protection

......... and a big, strong apprentice.