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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:

 

[pirate]

It's quite high up on the wall, so nobody passing by is going to touch it. However, this qualifies as a decent installation here! Compared with some, it's a very classy bit of work...and nobody dies, well, not often! (Iknow, you only die once, but you get my drift!)
However, water ingress to the sockets will be the most likely scenario. Oddly enough, also a scenario inside this bar where there are 2 sockets immediately above the sink...
I just love how casual they are, it's amusing...but a bit worrying too. The bar owner is a friend, so I was able to chide him about it. I asked what happens in a massive downpour? Easy, he said, I just unplug it til the rain has stopped!
Yup, that whole lot is run off a single plug and socket inside the bar...simples!

 

[mainline]

It's quite high up on the wall, so nobody passing by is going to touch it. However, this qualifies as a decent installation here! Compared with some, it's a very classy bit of work...and nobody dies, well, not often! (Iknow, you only die once, but you get my drift!)
However, water ingress to the sockets will be the most likely scenario. Oddly enough, also a scenario inside this bar where there are 2 sockets immediately above the sink...
I just love how casual they are, it's amusing...but a bit worrying too. The bar owner is a friend, so I was able to chide him about it. I asked what happens in a massive downpour? Easy, he said, I just unplug it til the rain has stopped!
Yup, that whole lot is run off a single plug and socket inside the bar...simples!

I suppose as long as they are rcd covered then its all dandy.
Probably would have been cheaper to gland it into a decent box though as those sockets etc i wouldn't have thought are cheap.

 

[pirate]

Decent sockets etc are expensive here, but there are some very cheap bits of kit too, including all sorts of replacement parts for almost everything. Labour is cheap though...

 

[loz2754]

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The ivy acts as a drip loop, and the floodlight helps shield that rj45 connector from the rain...still all working 2 years on from the last time I took a pic of this
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I see 2 identical pictures.
Is this a game of spot the difference?

 

[mainline]

I see 2 identical pictures.
Is this a game of spot the difference?

Yes 30 minutes between pics to prove that it's not deteriorated in that time.
Jobs, a good un.

 

[pirate]

Totaaly my fault for posting the same picture twice...I'm a novice! However, I can't see a 30 minutes timeline! Same post, after all...

 

[SparkySy]

Another beauty, agricultural job, spot the mistakes.
I love Farm work, it never ceases to amaze me, even when you think you have seen all the lash ups and bodges someone will come up with a new one!

 

[Raptor0014]

Another beauty, agricultural job, spot the mistakes.
I love Farm work, it never ceases to amaze me, even when you think you have seen all the lash ups and bodges someone will come up with a new one!
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I like the SWA Gland, allows you to see if the armour has deteriorated or not. Do you know where i can get hold of some of them….?

I like the lack of cable support for the tails to to the left hand CU. Always try to keep cost down for the customer. As Tesco say, every little helps.

I also like the way they have the single insulation exposed on the undersized SWA going into the terminal blocks. Can make sure the right cable is in the right block then. Easy to check on inspections.

 

[telectrix]

Another beauty, agricultural job, spot the mistakes.
I love Farm work, it never ceases to amaze me, even when you think you have seen all the lash ups and bodges someone will come up with a new one!
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that is notoriously good for a farm.

 

[westward10]

Not sure that is SWA it looks AWA.

 

[SparkySy]

It is a cracker! There is also no earth to the single phase fuseboard, the Swa of the 10mm cable is connected in with the neutral of the 4pole switch as well as exposed insulation and no gland. There is a single phase Swa 2x2.5mm with no earth rammed in with the 25mm tails before the isolator so DNO fuse is protecting that!
It took me a few looks at it to see what else was going on there! There is a real banquet for the eyes!
@westward10 it is Swa just bad lighting.
Sy

 

[ipf]

It is a cracker! There is also no earth to the single phase fuseboard, the Swa of the 10mm cable is connected in with the neutral of the 4pole switch as well as exposed insulation and no gland. There is a single phase Swa 2x2.5mm with no earth rammed in with the 25mm tails before the isolator so DNO fuse is protecting that!
It took me a few looks at it to see what else was going on there! There is a real banquet for the eyes!
@westward10 it is Swa just bad lighting.
Sy

....that top T+E's a picture for level, though.

and I'd like a look in those Henleys...

 

[SparkySy]

The twin and earth clipping is very neat, shame about the rest of the installation!
I am quoting for it at the moment, if I get the job I will take some more pictures of the insides of the installed stuff, I bet there are some cables with haircuts in those henley blocks, and would love to see the inside of that 4 pole isolator, wonder how they have fitted the swa strands into the neutral terminal with the 10mm conductor!
Sy

 

[Raptor0014]

Todays little beauties. Guessing the previous person hasn’t heard of checking connections are tight and secure.

Obviously did with the 16a Wylex MCB though as they’ve started to split the MCB casing.

Nicely pinched insulation on the CPC too. Although not bothered with one leg of the ring. Not like it’s important as the other leg CPC is connected…

 

[littlespark]

Otherwise neat board, but just let it down by not tightening anything up.

 

[mainline]

Otherwise neat board, but just let it down by not tightening anything up.

A couple of bites through the sheath though also marks from i presume metal pliers.

Ps i do like the lasertip drivers.

 

[Raptor0014]

A couple of bites through the sheath though also marks from i presume metal pliers.

Ps i do like the lasertip drivers.

Yeah I clocked that but as the switch is going to be replaced I’ll just re-terminate it properly.

The drivers are Wera. I also have Wiha ones but not lasertip.

 

[Raptor0014]

Called in at home this afternoon as was working nearby. Noticed this awesome work. Nice job Western Power.

 

[ipf]

Called in at home this afternoon as was working nearby. Noticed this awesome work. Nice job Western Power.

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A pack of cable ties always come in handy, though.

 

[mainline]

Called in at home this afternoon as was working nearby. Noticed this awesome work. Nice job Western Power.

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Ahhh, but they are probably special quality cable ties.

 

[timhoward]

Luckily my task was disconnecting this container supply so it could be emptied and sold.

 

[mainline]

Luckily my task was disconnecting this container supply so it could be emptied and sold.

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Looks like it started off with good intentions

 

[UKMeterman]

Called in at home this afternoon as was working nearby. Noticed this awesome work. Nice job Western Power.

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Those look like Openreach cables and associated junction boxes.

 

[Mike Johnson]

I tried very hard just once to report a telephone pole connection that had fallen off a bracket and was hanging by its cables, the amount of detain they wanted made me loose the will to live, it was obvious the operator was not interested in taking the details and solving the potential problem, not that I could understand most of what they where speaking.

 

[nicebutdim]

I tried very hard just once to report a telephone pole connection that had fallen off a bracket and was hanging by its cables, the amount of detain they wanted made me loose the will to live, it was obvious the operator was not interested in taking the details and solving the potential problem, not that I could understand most of what they where speaking.

It's nigh on impossible to report any telecoms issue, unless you are a customer and can demonstrate an issue with your service.

I tried umpteen times to have Openreach fix cables that had been pulled to the ground by a fallen tree, resulting in a junction box lying open to the elements and cables being driven over by farm machinery. Those cables lay in a field for three full years, before we finally lost internet connection and they promptly arrived to investgate. The engineer who attended seemed unsurprised that no one wanted to know.