Ever seen anything like this???!!!??

[noidea]

Morning all
Just thought I would share this with you all. I'm quite new to electrics so you can imagine my horror when I asked the customer where the fuse spur was to shut down the power to the boiler so that I could change the controller and he said 'Not sure, I think it's one of those' (see attachment)
Please tell me this is not normal!!

 

[Guest123]

Thats a bit busy.....and old!

I can see at least 2 old VOELCB's!!

Are the gloves there for any reason???

 

[rocker]

Jesus H! Look at all that 25mm! It's a pikey's dream!

That's not just for one house, is it??

 

[noidea]

Hi Rocker
Yes that was just one house. Quite a large house mind you,

 

[rocker]

Wow! Get a nice 18 way 17th board in on that - nice little earner and a heck of a lot of copper for your scrap bin!

 

[kung]

Wow! Get a nice 18 way 17th board in on that - nice little earner and a heck of a lot of copper for your scrap bin!

Ditto !

 

[DurhamSparky]

mint, i would love to get stuck into that !!! i realy would! keep me busy for a few hours mind

 

[Guest123]

Is it a big old farmhouse by any chance.......looks like split phase coming in??

 

[nickblake]

Answer yes

not quite as bad but

 

[noidea]

It is a farm house yes. It has had alot of extensions done to the property over the years (by the customer) and I guess that would explain the electrics!!
And to be honest with you, there might well be alot of scrap, but installing a new CSU in there would be to much for me. I think my brain would melt!!

 

[Guest123]

It is a farm house yes.

Thought so.

Bear in mind what you have there essentially is 2 seperate single phase supplies i.e 230/460 sharing a neutral, as opposed to 230/400 that you would get if it were 2 out of the three phases & neutral.

 

[rocker]

Ha fair enuff, where do you live, I'll do it lol.

 

[dragon-av]

I love the way the TV distribution is right in the middle of it too....

 

[mogga]

Looks a pure nightmare and Im sure if you feel your not experianced enought if you put where you are there may be one of the guys near you willing to assist with quote or even take the job off your hands and let you assist them there by helping you gain experiance BTW looks like it could be FUN to do and give the client loads of space in the cupboard altho he may lose his glove peg

 

[kevyn]

Good luck with that one m8 looks like a barrel of laughs