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[Darkwood]

Right ... Just been nudged to set this up by Paul.M and sounds a good idea following recent threads I've done in the Arms..

Rules....No Offensive material... edit if required before posting as this is the public arena.
Anything to do with the trade or in and around it ...H&S pic's welcome.



I've posted this a few times and this is at a mates house following a kitchen refirb several yrs ago. mg_smile:

 

[overskilled]

Customer advises " I think I've got a problem with my lighting"......
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Whole new meaning to the octopus system....

 

[Hellmooth]

Customer advises " I think I've got a problem with my lighting"......
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How does it get to this stage seriously, the mind boggles! Would love to see the people doing this kind of work, black out bright as a comes to mind!

 

[The Cavalry]

Have seen several like this. I get the feeling that if it is in the loft then some think it is safe because I can't see it:sifone:

 

[happysteve]

Customer advises " I think I've got a problem with my lighting"......
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Were there monkeys? Some terrifying space monkeys maybe got loose?

 

[polo1]

Were there monkeys? Some terrifying space monkeys maybe got loose?

Don't know about space monkeys, but the insulation fairies have been working overtime - the loft space has about 2ft deep insulation (3 layers worth!). The bad news is I've got the repairs to do next week.

 

[ghosty01]

shower fed in 6mm with no sheath (he'd got the wrong size trunking) connected in that box in 15A connectors and then run up the side of the house with not a clip in site. Needless to say he wasn't happy when we called and asked if he'd done any form of training before!

 

[amlu]

Customer advises " I think I've got a problem with my lighting"......
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looks like a central junction box for the lights . get up there, clean it up, see what does what and remake with some labels and wagos.
worth getting a helper, you sit comfortably testing in the loft, someone goes around with a wander lead or flips the switches.
at least is one in all place.

 

[polo1]

looks like a central junction box for the lights . get up there, clean it up, see what does what and remake with some labels and wagos.
worth getting a helper, you sit comfortably testing in the loft, someone goes around with a wander lead or flips the switches.
at least is one in all place.

You've got it in one, that's the plan (I just like a good moan!)

 

[Vitesse]

I can't blame a fellow spark for this but some of the previous work was dubious to say the least.

I got a call to a pub that had previous evidence of a rat invasion and they had chewed through the cable supplying the outside lights under the floor space in the first floor.

Yesterday whenever the hand dryer was switch on it tripped the RCD. IR test showed a short on all three wires. Followed it back from the gents roof space above to discover this. Ehmmm nice wires says Mr Rat! My understanding is that vermin will chew through anything that blocks their path, rather than the thought that they are simply sharpening their teeth. The hand dryer was spurred off the lighting circuit for the toilets, neither the cable or the breaker were spec'd high enough to handle the power of the dryer anyway.

At first it wasn't really obvious that the chewing had happened until you pulled the wires back through the hole in the wall. What gave it away was the black marks all over the cable that something had been passing back and forth. The hole leads back under the living room floor for the accommodation above the pub. So I by passed the dodgy part of the cable back to the CU with a temporary cable, until the laminated floor can be lifted next week to see what lies beneath? My Jack Russell is coming with me next week just in case!!

 

[LeeH]

Came across this today.

 

[Marvo]

^^interesting corrosion issue. That motor might be running on the warm side with that back fan cover missing.

 

[Darkwood]

Ill pop this in here because it is a balls up - lucky to walk away alive, that guy gets it full in face.


[video]http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=2ad_1450552021[/video]

 

[telectrix]

Ill pop this in here because it is a balls up - lucky to walk away alive, that guy gets it full in face.


[video]http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=2ad_1450552021[/video]

whoever would have expected something "live" around the house of lords?

 

[Darkwood]

I believe both treated for burns but watching it and no PPE when they went through it they lucky to be alive

 

[Hellmooth]

Seen it earlier on FB, was a cracker, the guy doesn't know what to do with himself lol, trying to walk through fences hehe,,lucky man though!