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:

 

[timhoward]

Stolen from internet - landlord tried to swap an oven bulb with an LED bulb from poundland:

 

[pc1966]

Stolen from internet - landlord tried to swap an oven bulb with an LED bulb from poundland:

I'm actually impressed that it still lights up after that amount of thermal abuse!

 

[freddo]

Stolen from internet - landlord tried to swap an oven bulb with an LED bulb from poundland:

You would have to be quite stupid to think that soft plastic would survive the temperatures found in an oven. That's an amazing bulb to still be working!

 

[mainline]

Stolen from internet - landlord tried to swap an oven bulb with an LED bulb from poundland:
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Pound land does seem to be value for money.

 

[pirate]

Big Clive thinks so! (sometimes...)

 

[Thomas knott]

Great selection of equipment for outside lighting underneath street lighting bollards. An ant nest colonised this one causing earth fault. SWA glands weren't even on properly and only BW type... All of the bollards were like this.

Client "the outside lighting hasn't worked for years and nobody can find out why"

 

[Thomas knott]

Earlier this year, solar PV fire... Tripped out the main ryefield fuses back at the origin of supply. Looked into it, solar ac supply was just wired directly into the tails by the meter. Lucky the 90min fire protection of the riser worked!

The client was shouting asking for the building to be re-energised and I refused until further investigation. Took a while to find this mess and came back next day to fault find fully. If anyone had put fuses back in, the solar PV would be straight back into fault.

 

[oscar21]

Who needs grommets.

 

[Raptor0014]

Suspended ceilings are classed as an enclosure, aren't they........? And it seems standard T&E clips are rated for prevention of premature collapse during a fire, especially when the fire barrier has been smashed up!

 

[nicebutdim]

Saw some similar junctions recently. Why worry about fireproof enclosures or connectors, when you can use plastic and not need to worry about screwing on a lid.

Conductors don't appear as though they were ever pushed into that box.

 

[James]

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Suspended ceilings are classed as an enclosure, aren't they........? And it seems standard T&E clips are rated for prevention of premature collapse during a fire, especially when the fire barrier has been smashed up!

Suspended ceilings have always been the best place to hide the worst workmanship!!

 

[Raptor0014]

Suspended ceilings have always been the best place to hide the worst workmanship!!

According to the landlord I’m too thorough.

 

[nicebutdim]

Suspended ceilings have always been the best place to hide the worst workmanship!!

Data monkeys seem to use them for archery practise.

 

[Thomas knott]

Wagos are great but I've heard many people say "they are enclosed so don't need an enclosure". But its better than connector blocks wrapped in tape that used to be the norm before I guess!

 

[littlespark]

Saw some similar junctions recently. Why worry about fireproof enclosures or connectors, when you can use plastic and not need to worry about screwing on a lid.

Conductors don't appear as though they were ever pushed into that box.

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That looks like fp200 fire alarm monkey cable.

12, maybe 24v. Untidy, but dangerous?

At least they used IP rated glands

 

[timhoward]

Wagos are great but I've heard many people say "they are enclosed so don't need an enclosure". But its better than connector blocks wrapped in tape that used to be the norm before I guess!

Still plenty of it about, earlier this week found this:

 

[James]

Wagos are great but I've heard many people say "they are enclosed so don't need an enclosure". But its better than connector blocks wrapped in tape that used to be the norm before I guess!

Connector blocks wrapped in tape was always the best way for someone to bodge up a job so they could finish early on a Friday (or any other day)

people that don’t care about the quality of their work and are only interested in the payment will always cut corners like that. Wago‘s have just made it a bit easier for that type of person to just “make it work“ so they can go home early

 

[James]

Still plenty of it about, earlier this week found this:
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Are you going to re use the tape!!!

 

[nicebutdim]

That looks like fp200 fire alarm monkey cable.

12, maybe 24v. Untidy, but dangerous?

At least they used IP rated glands

Galv enclosure and porcelain connectors might be worth investing in. Not much point in using FP cable with joints that'll be gone quicker than the guy who fitted them.

 

[ipf]

Data monkeys seem to use them for archery practise.

Skipping ropes.

 

[Raptor0014]

Power to a garage CU, from a plug, using SWA.…

At least they used a RCD socket. I’m guessing the blood on the reset is where they cut a finger on the exposed armour!

 

[freddo]

Everything in that photo is a complete mess!

 

[mainline]

Everything in that photo is a complete mess!

Yes, not wiping the blood off is a psss poor show.

 

[timhoward]

"Just need new circuit for induction hob and new kitchen ring 1st fixing"

I think it was originally dual RCD and they have since been removed. The Neutral bar links are creative:

 

[GBDamo]

Not dodgy work but, has anyone seen green goo in lighting wire?