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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:

 

[GBDamo]

They've only put one sounder circuit in. Rough doesn't begin to describe it.
They are both on switch spurs, bit of flex as mains for the fire alarm.

The switched spurs were me, but, to be fair it's what the drawing specified.

The cable routing is abysmal, as you can imagine. Pointed out to the client that they still fall under BS7671 and should be installed accordingly.

 

[GBDamo]

Not sure I'd be putting other trades screwed up cabling right unless I was charging them fir it

The quoted works are done, on day rate at the moment doing extras. It was approved with the client beforehand, he'll chase the data monkies. He's a good chap to be fair.

 

[westward10]

What type of cable is the mains supply because the flex doesn't comply and is there a second sounder circuit.

 

[littlespark]

IP rating on one of the metal sockets….
Knock-out has been knocked in.

And will having sockets above other sockets so close like that mean appliance flexes will get in each other’s way?

 

[GBDamo]

What type of cable is the mains supply because the flex doesn't comply and is there a second sounder circuit.

The feed to the FCUs is in FP but white, all I had.

Remember reading something on here years back (BS5396?) saying the feed needs to be in MICC or FP or something flame retardant.

 

[GBDamo]

IP rating on one of the metal sockets….
Knock-out has been knocked in.

And will having sockets above other sockets so close like that mean appliance flexes will get in each other’s way?

Site sockets, they're supposed to be coming out, maybe, can't make my mind up.

They've only put one sounder circuit in. Rough doesn't begin to describe it.
They are both on switch spurs, bit of flex as mains for the fire alarm.

Oh, and yes one sounder.

But we'll spotted, keep meaning to throw a blank in, and they've been fully loaded for months with chargers and trannies.

 

[westward10]

White FP is fine but the final connection should be the same. BS5839:1.

 

[westward10]

Site sockets, they're supposed to be coming out, maybe, can't make my mind up.

Oh, and yes one sounder.

But we'll spotted, keep meaning to throw a blank in, and they've been fully loaded for months with chargers and trannies.

Minimum requirement is two sounder circuits.

 

[GBDamo]

Minimum requirement is two sounder circuits.

If that's the only noncompliance in that heap of rubbish I'll eat my left gonad.

 

[nicebutdim]

Turned up on site after a week away, to allow other trades to catch up, and the alarm/data monkies had been in.

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Needles to say I was a little apoplectic, put my phone away, went for a coffee and then put it as right as I could.

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There is an entirely new circle of hell waiting for these cretins.

My favourite, that now makes me chuckle, is the cut up grommets in the top of the fire alarm panel, plastic, but don't bother with the holes in the galv trunking, mind boggling.

Looks about right for alarm installers.

 

[freddo]

Looks about right for alarm installers.

That's also my least favourite brand of fire alarm panel currently on the market. Horrible design.

 

[Raptor0014]

Some awesome work on another job I’ve been asked to give a second opinion on. Partial rewire done, plasterers refusing to do the making good. Sparky saying it was fine when he left it.

These first two aren’t that bad just need packing out a bit.

However, the piece de resistance, brought to you by WTAF Electrical, a subsidiary of Bodgeit & Scarper contracting…

 

[mainline]

Is that swa 16 mm ?

How far away is the CU ?

 

[bill01803]

Firstly how is the plaster supposed to make good when it has been second fixed.
The meter box has been discused before and as it needs a tool to be accessed we can't coment.
But stil RAF

 

[Raptor0014]

Is that swa 16 mm ?

How far away is the CU ?

SWA is 25mm according to the sheath.

CU is around 6m away hence it needs a Switched fused isolator.

Firstly how is the plaster supposed to make good when it has been second fixed.
The meter box has been discused before and as it needs a tool to be accessed we can't coment.
But stil RAF

You can comment as that’s not how a SWA cable is supposed to be terminated and the cable is approx 6m (I’m being generous too, it could be further) from the CU.

So as I’ve said to mainline it should have a fused isolator.