Dodgy trade pictures for your amusement! - 1 Million Views!

[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:

 

[Raptor0014]

Done an EICR this morning. Easy job as it was a 1 bed apartment and when I left everything was working. Left just after 1315hrs and then I received the below message from the landlord. As I wasn’t far away I thought I’d go back and check incase something had tripped. You can see my reply.

You gotta love plumbers.

 

[pirate]

Not sure about prevention of premature collapse in the event of fire...but it's easy to trace the cables as they are colour-coded...
Oh, wait...

 

[Aaron b]

I'm not sure it this is what the manufacturer intended.

 

[mainline]

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I'm not sure it this is what the manufacturer intended.

It's for permanent visual inspection

 

[timhoward]

Hmmm for a few reasons!

 

[James]

Strange, looks like maybe they were trying for a TT supply to garage but have failed on many points

 

[freddo]

Hmmm for a few reasons!

That's quite a poor attempt!

 

[mainline]

Client has had kitchen taken out and wants a few electrical bits done, shouldn't be too bad as had an eicr last month, all lovely.

 

[Raptor0014]

Who did the EICR, Stevie Wonder? Or was it a drive by EICR, a bit like American paperboys were they throw the Cert at your door?

 

[James]

Who did the EICR, Stevie Wonder? Or was it a drive by EICR, a bit like American paperboys were they throw the Cert at your door?

I am presuming the parts we are looking at were hidden behind kitchen furniture and appliances.

 

[timhoward]

That's quite a poor attempt!

The Volex consumer unit finished off the attempt nicely, along with almost indecipherable War and Peace labelling:

 

[mainline]

I am presuming the parts we are looking at were hidden behind kitchen furniture and appliances.

Pic 2 was the only one that was hidden, that being the redundant original cooker switch. Now being used to supply a cooker hood, double socket and two fcu's for appliances.

Pic 1 is the cooker hood socket outlet located on top of the cupboard, easily visible if they had bothered to look.

He had fitted a new double socket.

Mcb was still the 40 amp

 

[mainline]

Who did the EICR, Stevie Wonder? Or was it a drive by EICR, a bit like American paperboys were they throw the Cert at your door?

Stevie Wonder would have done a better job just using touch than this fella did.

 

[ipf]

Who did the EICR, Stevie Wonder? Or was it a drive by EICR, a bit like American paperboys were they throw the Cert at your door?

'Signed, sealed, delivered, it's yours'.

 

[Raptor0014]

Wonder what that Green & Yellow wire is for???

 

[mainline]

Wonder what that Green & Yellow wire is for???

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Ahh but the earth tag is still there they didn't remove it.

 

[Raptor0014]

Apparently it’s been like that for a week from when the meter was changed. I’m not buying that though as the meter monkey has no reason to touch the main earth.

 

[mainline]

Apparently it’s been like that for a week from when the meter was changed. I’m not buying that though as the meter monkey has no reason to touch the main earth.

It wasn't a touch though

 

[DPG]

Looks more like it's never been connected. The end isn't even stripped.

 

[Raptor0014]

What was even better was the property has an old 16th Ed board with no RCD for any circuit.

Maybe this proves RCDs and CPCs are overrated.

 

[mainline]

What was even better was the property has an old 16th Ed board with no RCD for any circuit.

Maybe this proves RCDs and CPCs are overrated.

Did you try a Zs at all just wondering what it was if you did.

 

[littlespark]

No earth. No rcd.
Gonna try polarity for the unholy trinity.

 

[Welchyboy1]

New build, SWA supply from meter to CU

All the flats have been done the same

no gland on SWA the other end either

what a poor job

 

[mainline]

New build, SWA supply from meter to CU

All the flats have been done the same

no gland on SWA the other end either

what a poor job

I agree, what a bodge for the price of a box and a tail gland.

 

[James]

That is poor.
so many ways it could be done better