do you ever get a feeling customer is not telling you everything

[crow11]

been to look at a job today,customer just bought house a few month ago and they say they have just had a inspection done on the electrics and everything passed ok, as soon as i walked in 3 light switch drops just hanging in mid air with switches and back boxes connected where a wall had been removed, cables entering through back of boxes no grommets and outer insulation stripped to far back so just the insulation on the cables rubbing against metal back box, asked if when they had the inspection had they seen this and answer was yes but nothing said about it, 2.5 ring main running in a open channel in the concrete floor with a connector block joining one of the legs no attempt to put the connector block in an enclosure even though he said it was only temp, apparently his mate is an electrician and as been doing bits on it but hasn't got time now lol, so looks at c/u no periodic inspection and testing label on there even though he said it was a big company what had done the inspection, earthing arrangement is TT single rcd main switch 30mA protecting all circuits, so go to look outside where earth cable seems to run no earth rod or pit in site just decking what looks like it has been down for years so looks like its underneath and not accessible, same again says nothing was mentioned on inspection, so get to the job in hand he says i want 12 down lighters and my cooker connecting up in cellar, cellar just been re-boarded and plastered and painted concrete floor above lol, looks like new 6 mm been put in for cooker no sign of an isolator anywhere for it just a cable straight from c/u to about 6 inch from floor where the cooker is going all newly plastered in, first thought was i was on youv'e been framed just don't understand some people some times, asked to look at the inspection report and said he would have to get it me as it wasn't there lol

 

[Guitarist]

Thanks for the update. I wonder how many guys like him are actually about, charging money for putting people in danger? I bet the powers-that-be would move heaven and earth to prosecute someone pretending to be a Doctor, yet there is an "oh well, what can we do?" attitude to electrics.

 

[telectrix]

just a bit of an update, the original so called electrician as given them a full refund, even refunded them for the original work done, iv'e been up now and put an earth pit in and driven 3 x 5/8 earth rods in got the ra down to 76 ohms now still a bit to high for me, going to drive another 1 in as i only had 3 with me at the time, don't think its going to get much lower though readings didn't change much adding the 3rd rod and the house is on top of a steep hill, will sleep better now knowing its alot safer than when i started, he refunded them by cheque, which as now cleared so its now time to make a few phone calls i think

you might get a better reading if you go deeper by using coupled rods, rather than adding a separate rod.

 

[Guitarist]

you might get a better reading if you go deeper by using coupled rods, rather than adding a separate rod.

I think that's what he means tel.

 

[telectrix]

i read his post as 3 separate rods. it's not clear from how he's worded it.

 

[crow11]

sorry tell my wording, yes they are coupled