Hall of Shame Photos

Wully · Apr 18, 2011

On the back of a thread I started I thought I'd start this since there doesn't seem to be one and I'm sure we all have a right good few that would scare those in the know.

How many supplies does one need!

Cable Raggle Extra

Not so much Shame but old

Any idea of age?

BOROROBBO · Apr 20, 2011

just some i have came accross in the last few months:

This one was a property i had done lots of work in and required a full domestic so i knew everything was fine since i had left it. a month later and the tennant moves in and complains of a tripping RCD. turned out after i had done my work in there the boarders had been in and put new ceilings up (screwed new boards over old ceiling instead of ripping old ceiling down first) the result was things like this on 3 different legs of 2 circuits!

This one was just a reported high CPC reading on kitchen ring and discovered it while doing a kitchen rewire

This was my favourite to date. it was a house of horrors, DIY EVERYWHERE, with end to end readings being far too low for the size of the house on down ring. low IR's all over the place on 4-5 of the circuits. after tracing cables all over the house i discovered this (to be fair to whoever had done it, before i took this photo the junction box (without lid) was insulated.................. with a carrier bag!)

These are just random ones that haven't caused much harm:

shaver point, cables boarded tight against backbox

just take the pipe right across where my boiler spur is going why dont you!!!

the cable was glanded and and into the DB (wholesaler was waiting on cleats coming in at the time) so the joiner decided the cable would look better over the top of his shelf rather than against the wall. (also, kewtech testers, which you can see in pic, worst tester i have ever used)

hope you enjoyed them, i will update with more as i get them haha

hamish mcchlery · Apr 22, 2011

this just some of the faults on this job, u may need to look closely. If you have GOT to use trunking at least make it neat!

RWJ · Apr 22, 2011

Why has one of the mods not made this post sticky yet?????

LENNY you asleep again.....

stretchyboy · Apr 22, 2011

This is the fault I traced following a kitchen installation by a general kitchen fitter.......

luckily i had a cable tracer on me that day and the house had an RCD, even one for
the whole house. Guy had told the customer that it would stop tripping out when
the wall dried out !!!!
Then I looked at the connection behind the cooker...........

Then at the connection to the cooker itself..............

stretchyboy · Apr 22, 2011

This is a light fitting that I came across that had been recently fitted by 'an electrician friend'.......

Notice the blue sleeving on the switched live, the connector blocks that are not rated for the temparature, the 'green only' sleeving to the cpc's. but best of all the way they didn't connect the cpc to the earth terminal at all and this was in a bathroom !!!

somersetsparks · Apr 22, 2011

(also, kewtech testers, which you can see in pic, worst tester i have ever used)

Aren't those kewtech testers just the good old robins rebuilt? I use robins all the time, they are pretty ancient but still going strong, I have the luxury of de-lock on my loop tester!

RWJ · Apr 22, 2011

somersetsparks said:
Aren't those kewtech testers just the good old robins rebuilt? I use robins all the time, they are pretty ancient but still going strong, I have the luxury of de-lock on my loop tester!

Yep grey Robins well they're actually Kyoritsu

BOROROBBO · Apr 22, 2011

somersetsparks said:
Aren't those kewtech testers just the good old robins rebuilt? I use robins all the time, they are pretty ancient but still going strong, I have the luxury of de-lock on my loop tester!

yeh as far as im aware its the same just a different name. they were good until i discovered a megger

BOROROBBO · May 3, 2011

under a floorboard

the worst thing was there was no need to do this, there was a pendant in the next bay along they could have tapped into. tut tut

aptsys · May 4, 2011

stretchyboy said:
This is a light fitting that I came across that had been recently fitted by 'an electrician friend'.......

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Notice the blue sleeving on the switched live, the connector blocks that are not rated for the temparature, the 'green only' sleeving to the cpc's. but best of all the way they didn't connect the cpc to the earth terminal at all and this was in a bathroom !!!

Should've looped at the switch.

filo · May 4, 2011

YIKES!!! Full use made of this henley block! Some circuits wired directly from it with no circuit protection. Wrong colours used for some meter tails, missing cpcs all over the place - the list is endless - fortunately it'll be a full rewire.

Guest 004 · May 4, 2011

Wully said:
The famous how close to a sink can a socket outlet be? Can anyone point to an exact regulation?

no regulation, just a building reg I think

RWJ · May 4, 2011

MrEnigma said:
no regulation, just a building reg I think

Correct... Building regs

The Wiring Regs just state the accessory must be fit for purpose / location etc

londonlec · May 4, 2011

filo said:
YIKES!!! Full use made of this henley block! Some circuits wired directly from it with no circuit protection. Wrong colours used for some meter tails, missing cpcs all over the place - the list is endless - fortunately it'll be a full rewire.

Standard issue '951 on the incomming lead

filo · May 4, 2011

Yes, noticed that. Lots of discussion about that kind of thing - asked NICEIC inspector about it on last assessment - he said leave it alone. Asked him about requesting change to PME to overcome the problem - he reckoned TNS with 951 clamp and acceptable Ze is always preferable to PME. Who am I to disagree?