Exposed live wire.

[me1]

Hi I was asked to remove a hot water heater connected to a un-switched fused spur and a curtain heater connected same way. from a charity shop. I work for the charity. as a handy-person

I have electrical qualification BS7671 and qualified up to domestic so far, and I know ho my limits to what I can do or not.

To carry on, I removed the hot water heater (using safe isolation.) I removed the full circuit because they wanted the fuse spur for the other shop and the same with the curtain heater.

Because we was giving up this shop we had to have an electrician down to do a periodic inspection report.
The electrician did fit the installation so he knows what there should be.

He noticed that the water heater and heater had been removed, but also another curtain heater had been removed so he inspected this and discover that the cable had just been cut behind the fuse spur and the cables where just shoved behind the wall panel ( could have easily popped out.)

I explained what I removed and told him that some one else would have just left a live cable.
He knew that I was telling the truth but said that he will have to report it (real **** for some one.)

Would it be better for me to report it do you think or try to find out who did it?

what would you do?

 

[Edd]

Report to who?

 

[Plonker 3]

What he means is put it on the EICR they are filling out, you will find it will be a C1 which will lead to a unsatisfactory condition of the installation.

 

[Slowhand]

Trace the origin of the offending cable.
Use safe isolation procedure to isolate said cable.
Disconnect cable from supply.
Remove said cable if possible.
Job done.

 

[SPARTYKUS]

Report to who?

Tony Cable.

 

[Guest77]

Report to who?

The metropolitan Police obviously, Scotland Yard would be very interested in sending someone to prison for 10 years.

 

[ian.settle1]

The metropolitan Police obviously, Scotland Yard would be very interested in sending someone to prison for 10 years.

When did Yorkshire move down south, have a look where the OP is from.:6:

 

[Guest77]

When did Yorkshire move down south, have a look where the OP is from.:6:

Irrelevent, for very serious crime the met take over have you been drinking?

 

[ian.settle1]

Irrelevent, for very serious crime the met take over have you been drinking?

Is that the Main Earth Terminal by any chance

Not yet but may well wel be later on