Cowboy electrician

[Bob Geldoff1234]

I was called to a house where they said the fuse for the sockets kept blowing.They had kept replacing the fuse until it didn't blow anymore but now the sockets have no power!.

When i arrived to have a look they said another electrician had come out and in order to fix the fault had replaced the consumer unit! The sockets still had no power to them.
Anyway i had a look and found the house to wired in rubber cable.Obviously the blasting had totally destroyed the conductors blowing apart the fault and now was sat there with no power.

I turned my attention to the consumer that the 'electrician'(and i use the term loosely) had fitted.
Heres what i found.
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He has used the old cotton covered tails and fed it through an unbushed hole with the red clearly digging into the consumer unit.

Also the main earth cable looked like it was only 2.5mm!
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No earth bonding to gas or water.
Heres the inside.
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Needless to say there was no certificate,no labels,no part 'p' notification etc.

I am gob smacked at the incompetence of this so called electrician.

What do others think?

 

[Dave OCD]

Actually if you look at the pictures the culprit is probably down to one hand already.

 

[Specialist]

New use for trunking cutters

 

[D00DY_T00DY]

New use for trunking cutters

Can't use mine. Sharp blade but the springs knackered from taking the blade out to sharpen it!

 

[Specialist]

Can't use mine. Sharp blade but the springs knackered from taking the blade out to sharpen it!

Time for a new set Budd, god those things have saved me hours.

 

[D00DY_T00DY]

Time for a new set Budd, god those things have saved me hours.

Well the spring isn't the best. Does the trick though cos the blades so sharp... so didn't really gain anything lol

 

[Specialist]

They're a cracking bit of kit, but I still carry my mitre box in my install case.

 

[D00DY_T00DY]

They're a cracking bit of kit, but I still carry my mitre box in my install case.

Like an actual mitre box or the metal clip for the cutters?

 

[Specialist]

Yes mate a proper metal mitre box, especially made for cutting angles on trunking with a junior hacksaw.
My trunking / tubing cutter just makes straight cuts. I had one with an anvil bed where you change the jaws & could cut angles, but couldn't get on with it.

 

[electromotive]

shocking mess! Get the health and safety to take a look.

 

[Deleted member 93172]

Looks like this cu change could have been done by the chinese bloke for 50 squid mentioned on another post

 

[Mr.Smith]

Put an RCCB in at the main and be done with it...
relax.. just kidding...

 

[phil20002]

I was called to a house where they said the fuse for the sockets kept blowing.They had kept replacing the fuse until it didn't blow anymore but now the sockets have no power!.

When i arrived to have a look they said another electrician had come out and in order to fix the fault had replaced the consumer unit! The sockets still had no power to them.
Anyway i had a look and found the house to wired in rubber cable.Obviously the blasting had totally destroyed the conductors blowing apart the fault and now was sat there with no power.

I turned my attention to the consumer that the 'electrician'(and i use the term loosely) had fitted.
Heres what i found.
http://i.Upload the image directly to the thread.com/OVG1tOt.jpg

He has used the old cotton covered tails and fed it through an unbushed hole with the red clearly digging into the consumer unit.

Also the main earth cable looked like it was only 2.5mm!
http://i.Upload the image directly to the thread.com/ADKv2od.jpg
No earth bonding to gas or water.
Heres the inside.
http://i.Upload the image directly to the thread.com/ooOlYg2.jpg

Needless to say there was no certificate,no labels,no part 'p' notification etc.

I am gob smacked at the incompetence of this so called electrician.

What do others think?

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[phil20002]

Fooking discusting!!!!!!!!!!!! He should be found and wired up to the scrot, and at least 50 amps or 415 volts!!!!!!!!! He should be sorted out because that could be someones life.

 

[Vijay]

People like that should never be allowed to touch electric's again.

 

[MrLights]

Absolute shocker of an installation. Whats with the blue conductor sleeved green/yellow?????