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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:

 

[ipf]

Tails of the Unexpected.......

 

[rich.250]

Found this on a farm on an EICR....!!!
The SWA goes straight to the pole next to the barn where it is stripped and joined straight to the overhead supply!!!
No meter either!




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[amlu]

wiring on a roof terrace, its been sitting in a plastic conduit (full of water) under a decking.

 

[Flanders]

Found this on a farm on an EICR....!!!
The SWA goes straight to the pole next to the barn where it is stripped and joined straight to the overhead supply!!!
No meter either!




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That's a good way to PME a supply :nono:

 

[davesparks]

Found this on a farm on an EICR....!!!
The SWA goes straight to the pole next to the barn where it is stripped and joined straight to the overhead supply!!!
No meter either!




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Private overhead or DNO overhead?

 

[davesparks]

That's the way to do it!

 

[rich.250]

Private overhead or DNO overhead?

The overhead is on the customers side of the meter.
Looks like the farmer done it himself!


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[rich.250]

That's the way to do it!

Because the conduit box obviously isn't mechanically earthed.......


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[rich.250]

https://vimeo.com/174868539

The terminal is correctly torqued,
But.......


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[davesparks]

The overhead is on the customers side of the meter.
Looks like the farmer done it himself!


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So it's a private overhead.

How old is the overhead? On a farm it is still possible to find the old old old TNC overhead distribution circuits

 

[rich.250]

So it's a private overhead.

How old is the overhead? On a farm it is still possible to find the old old old TNC overhead distribution circuits

That is exactly what it is, never seen it before.
It's 10mm tails on a 80m run on a 100a fuse.
Lovely job lol


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[davesparks]

That is exactly what it is, never seen it before.
It's 10mm tails on a 80m run on a 100a fuse.
Lovely job lol


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I'm not surprised, it's as rare as rocking horse poo these days thankfully!

It would have to be 13th edition at the latest. The fact that these still exist is the reason the regs about them still exist (see PEN conductors) to allow them to be maintained despite being illegal to install new now.

The overheads should be 'hard drawn' copper rather than standard soft drawn cable, and can be bare conductors if on insulators. The CCC is higher due to being in free air and not exposed to touch.
We had a stock of imperial hard drawn red and black where I served my apprenticeship in the stores left over from jobs on local farms.

The drop cables would normally be connected using line taps (basically a split bolt and nut) I think TLC still list them bizarrely

 

[stevethesparks]

As an apprentice, I once had to work an an "Electrical Engineers" house of whom we were also working at his place of work, a big pharmaceutical company based near to Euston station.
At his house, from memory in a garage or utility area, we were to tidy up some wiring that was laying on top of some wall units.
This was micc cables - in use with connectors on the bare ends - no pots or compound. I'm not sure how long it had been like that, but it was a small miracle that not only was the circuit in use and working, but hadn't killed anyone or caused any damage.
He was probably good at shuffling paper and quoting regs, but not so great or intelligent with the practical side, and no doubt on poo loads more money that the sparks I was with.

 

[rich.250]

I'm not surprised, it's as rare as rocking horse poo these days thankfully!

It would have to be 13th edition at the latest. The fact that these still exist is the reason the regs about them still exist (see PEN conductors) to allow them to be maintained despite being illegal to install new now.

The overheads should be 'hard drawn' copper rather than standard soft drawn cable, and can be bare conductors if on insulators. The CCC is higher due to being in free air and not exposed to touch.
We had a stock of imperial hard drawn red and black where I served my apprenticeship in the stores left over from jobs on local farms.

The drop cables would normally be connected using line taps (basically a split bolt and nut) I think TLC still list them bizarrely

Sounds about spot on,
Apart from the drop cable is a bit of SWA just stripped back and joined with 60amp choc blocks lol

I looked at Pen conductors during the EICR but due to it saying that they cannot be used within an installation I disregarded it completely and assumed it was a massive bodge up!
Apparently it hasn't been tested since installed lol.
Thanks for the information.


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[davesparks]

Sounds about spot on,
Apart from the drop cable is a bit of SWA just stripped back and joined with 60amp choc blocks lol

I looked at Pen conductors during the EICR but due to it saying that they cannot be used within an installation I disregarded it completely and assumed it was a massive bodge up!
Apparently it hasn't been tested since installed lol.
Thanks for the information.


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No worries.

It is still definitely a massive bodge up, no question about it.
I don't think it's possible to justify anything other than a repair to an existing TNC install, I don't think extending it and adding another DB would be justifiable by any sane person now!