DIY/Electrical Trainee words

[telectrix]

brown and blue when it should be red and black.

brown/black/grey (all grey in poor light)

 

[Octopus]

Whats wrong with fuse box?

 

[SPARTYKUS]

Whats wrong with fuse box?

Nothing I prefer it

 

[R G]

I paid £5K and I want a good return ,
I must be an Electrician cuz the teacher told us we were .
RCD keeps blowing
Fuse banged
Got some shed wire from screwfix

 

[RogertheBodger]

Ampage..GRRRR

 

[telectrix]

OK if it's a box containing fuses, but a box containing MCBs????? not a MCB box,

 

[Andy78]

OK if it's a box containing fuses, but a box containing MCBs????? not a MCB box,

Better than consumer unit surely ?

 

[mayfair]

My orange tester tester thingy you know the beepy one
will always get my apprentice to bring this to me.

 

[HandySparks]

Better than consumer unit surely ?

Totally agree here, it's an awful name. If you're not in the trade it's meaningless; gives no clue as to it's purpose.

 

[shanky887614]

Better than consumer unit surely ?

we call them board or db everywhere

 

[Guest77]

How about Distribution Board? thats what electricians call them.

 

[Silly Sausage]

How about Distribution Board? thats what electricians call them.

Where's your protective device enclosure?

Do you mean that metal box over there?

 

[Andy78]

How about Distribution Board? thats what electricians call them.

Conversation with a domestic customer
"Can you show me where your board is please ?"
Blank look
"You know, your distribution board"
Blank look accompanied by slow head shaking
"Sorry I should have said your consumer unit"
Blank look turns to puzzled look
"Your fuse box ?"
"Ohhhhhh that... yeah it's under the stairs buried under mounds of shoes, vacuum cleaners, carrier bags, decorating tools and bits of old carpet"

 

[mayfair]

Never used that term in the last 38 years ish

How about Distribution Board? thats what electricians call them.

 

[R G]

Cooker wire
earth tubing