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

[Darkwood]

<div class="bbWrapper">Right ... Just been nudged to set this up by Paul.M and sounds a good idea following recent threads I&#039;ve done in the Arms..<br /> <br /> Rules....No Offensive material... edit if required before posting as this is the public arena.<br /> Anything to do with the trade or in and around it ...H&amp;S pic&#039;s welcome.<br /> <br /> <script class="js-extraPhrases" type="application/json"> { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": "Next", "lightbox_previous": "Previous", "lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.", "lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow", "lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow", "lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen", "lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails", "lightbox_download": "Download", "lightbox_share": "Share", "lightbox_zoom": "Zoom", "lightbox_new_window": "New window", "lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar" } </script> <a href="https://www.electriciansforums.net/attachments/beware-plumbers-jpg.28495/" target="_blank" class="js-lbImage" data-lb-sidebar-href="" data-lb-caption-extra-html=""><img src="https://electricians.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/data/attachments/19/19802-83583114289b9f2b1167ccc17eea5e0a.jpg?hash=g1gxFCibny" class="bbImage " style="" alt="Beware plumbers!!!.jpg" title="Beware plumbers!!!.jpg" width="979" height="550" loading="lazy" /></a><br /> <br /> I&#039;ve posted this a few times and this is at a mates house following a kitchen refirb several yrs ago. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/twitter/[email protected]/assets/72x72/1f631.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="72" height="72" alt=":o" title="Eek! :o" data-smilie="9"data-shortname=":o" />mg_smile:<br /> <br /> <div class="bbImageWrapper js-lbImage" title="Beware plumbers!!!.jpg" data-src="https://www.electriciansforums.net/attachments/beware-plumbers-jpg.28495/" data-lb-sidebar-href="" data-lb-caption-extra-html="" data-single-image="1"> <img src="https://www.electriciansforums.net/attachments/beware-plumbers-jpg.28495/" data-url="" class="bbImage" data-zoom-target="1" style="" alt="Beware plumbers!!!.jpg" title="Beware plumbers!!!.jpg" width="1919" height="1079" loading="lazy" /> </div></div>

 

[Robson689]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 117132" data-quote="Dustydazzler" data-source="post: 1824130" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/goto/post?id=1824130" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1824130">Dustydazzler said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Actually thinking about it...<br /> <br /> The biggest sin is that fact you didn&#039;t make a &#039;How To&#039; YouTube video showing how you connected this shower up </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Whilst on the subject of dodgy YouTube videos<br /> <br /> <div class="bbMediaWrapper" data-media-site-id="youtube" data-media-key="XJWvd_JWevE"> <div class="bbMediaWrapper-inner"> <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XJWvd_JWevE?wmode=opaque" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe> </div> </div></div>

 

[Dustydazzler]

<div class="bbWrapper">So many things wrong with that video <br /> He calls it a ground when we all know its an earth , he used black cable when we all know it should be green , he calls it an alligator clip when we all know its a crocodile clip...<br /> Apart from that he did a good safe job</div>

 

[LewisM]

<div class="bbWrapper">Another quality install, somebody with a bent neck has put the board in too<div class="bbImageWrapper js-lbImage" title="PXL_20230425_101723685.jpg" data-src="https://www.electriciansforums.net/attachments/pxl_20230425_101723685-jpg.107746/" data-lb-sidebar-href="" data-lb-caption-extra-html="" data-single-image="1"> <img src="https://www.electriciansforums.net/attachments/pxl_20230425_101723685-jpg.107746/" data-url="" class="bbImage" data-zoom-target="1" style="" alt="PXL_20230425_101723685.jpg" title="PXL_20230425_101723685.jpg" width="1125" height="2000" loading="lazy" /> </div><div class="bbImageWrapper js-lbImage" title="PXL_20230425_093927124.jpg" data-src="https://www.electriciansforums.net/attachments/pxl_20230425_093927124-jpg.107747/" data-lb-sidebar-href="" data-lb-caption-extra-html="" data-single-image="1"> <img src="https://www.electriciansforums.net/attachments/pxl_20230425_093927124-jpg.107747/" data-url="" class="bbImage" data-zoom-target="1" style="" alt="PXL_20230425_093927124.jpg" title="PXL_20230425_093927124.jpg" width="1125" height="2000" loading="lazy" /> </div></div>

 

[mainline]

<div class="bbWrapper">The bubble looks correct.<br /> Looks like landlord meter install.</div>

 

[LewisM]

<div class="bbWrapper">Yeah landlord meter, that top picture of the fuseboard is the correct orientation just the board isn&#039;t <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" alt="🙃" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/twitter/[email protected]/assets/72x72/1f643.png" title="Upside-down face :upside_down:" data-shortname=":upside_down:" loading="lazy" width="72" height="72" /></div>

 

[Dustydazzler]

<div class="bbWrapper">The board is up the right way , its the house that is the wrong way</div>

 

[Dave OCD]

<div class="bbWrapper">Not exactly a dodgy trade pic but at a small job yesterday noticed the doors on the CU cupboard just inside the front door - why would anyone bother ?!! The current owners have lived there for 3 years and never spotted it ! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/twitter/[email protected]/assets/72x72/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="72" height="72" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></div>

 

[mainline]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 89568" data-quote="Dave OCD" data-source="post: 1824257" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/goto/post?id=1824257" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1824257">Dave OCD said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Not exactly a dodgy trade pic but at a small job yesterday noticed the doors on the CU cupboard just inside the front door - why would anyone bother ?!! The current owners have lived there for 3 years and never spotted it ! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/twitter/[email protected]/assets/72x72/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="72" height="72" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>I wonder how much time was spent with what&#039;s behind them.</div>

 

[Dave OCD]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 143657" data-quote="mainline" data-source="post: 1824273" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/goto/post?id=1824273" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1824273">mainline said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I wonder how much time was spent with what&#039;s behind them. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Not much I&#039;d say, a cheapo RCD Main Switch board wired by a baboon by the looks of it. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/twitter/[email protected]/assets/72x72/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="72" height="72" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> But it&#039;s being changed soon.</div>

 

[mainline]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 89568" data-quote="Dave OCD" data-source="post: 1824328" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/goto/post?id=1824328" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1824328">Dave OCD said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Not much I&#039;d say, a cheapo RCD Main Switch board wired by a baboon by the looks of it. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/twitter/[email protected]/assets/72x72/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="72" height="72" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> But it&#039;s being changed soon. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Have to get it done properly.<br /> <br /> I&#039;m free Tuesday <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/twitter/[email protected]/assets/72x72/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="72" height="72" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></div>

 

[Dave OCD]

<div class="bbWrapper">After that board pic you posted the customer insists on me doing it,sorry. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/twitter/[email protected]/assets/72x72/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="72" height="72" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></div>

 

[mainline]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 89568" data-quote="Dave OCD" data-source="post: 1824336" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/goto/post?id=1824336" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1824336">Dave OCD said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> After that board pic you posted the customer insists on me doing it,sorry. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/twitter/[email protected]/assets/72x72/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="72" height="72" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Sounds like he&#039;s a ford man then instead of Bentley <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/twitter/[email protected]/assets/72x72/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="72" height="72" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></div>

 

[Dave OCD]

<div class="bbWrapper">Nah Rolls Royce vs Dacia, I of course am the former... <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/twitter/[email protected]/assets/72x72/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="72" height="72" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></div>

 

[pc1966]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 89568" data-quote="Dave OCD" data-source="post: 1824257" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/goto/post?id=1824257" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1824257">Dave OCD said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Not exactly a dodgy trade pic but at a small job yesterday noticed the doors on the CU cupboard just inside the front door - why would anyone bother ?!! </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>My father made a Charles Rennie Mackintosh style cover for the gas meter so it looked better. Retired...</div>

 

[nicebutdim]

<div class="bbWrapper">Presented without comment.<br /> <div class="bbImageWrapper js-lbImage" title="20230504_162208.jpg" data-src="https://www.electriciansforums.net/attachments/20230504_162208-jpg.107898/" data-lb-sidebar-href="" data-lb-caption-extra-html="" data-single-image="1"> <img src="https://www.electriciansforums.net/attachments/20230504_162208-jpg.107898/" data-url="" class="bbImage" data-zoom-target="1" style="" alt="20230504_162208.jpg" title="20230504_162208.jpg" width="1125" height="2000" loading="lazy" /> </div></div>