Help needed to review quality of distributer box installation

[Isaac k]

Hi everyone,

I just had my distributer box upgraded to an RCD box, and I was wondering if anyone could advise me on the quality of the work done here. I know that changing these boxes is a nightmare to do, and truth be told our wiring was a mess before, but for the price we payed I don't believe there should be electrical tape and exposed wires coming out of the box. Also you can see the housing for the old night electricity box which they have decided to leave and they also chose not to cover the channel with all the exposed wires. I'm just curious to see what this forum's take is on this work, and if it was worth the £700 I payed for it.

Thanks!

(This is my first post, so if I am in the wrong category I apologise)

 

[SparkyChick]

Do you mean the Arms? As I am reading this in the open forum.

Yes

 

[Sintra]

Where do you come up with

Thats pretty funny considering i never done the electrical work it was plumbing work and where do you come up with ripping people off ?Also bringing what trade down the best thing for you to do is crawl back under that rock from which you came as you obviously never read what i wrote properly

As if one wet pants would get another one in to do the shower. Don’t believe that for one second.

This is turning out to be a bit of a witch hunt against the wrong person. Not a good reply from a staff member as well.

Why’s that then?

 

[Toneyz]

As if one wet pants would get another one in to do the shower. Don’t believe that for one second.

Why’s that then? Especially if I know the full story.

Been in the pub you obviously had known something that didn't or read.

 

[Deuce]

As if one wet pants would get another one in to do the shower. Don’t believe that for one second.

Why’s that then? Especially if I know the full story.

I think none of our imaginations would be stretched to guess the full story...

I done thunk one person done did it all. Just my guess I done, don't quote me on it!

 

[Toneyz]

I think none of our imaginations would be stretched to guess the full story...

I done thunk one person done did it all. Just my guess I done, don't quote me on it!

To have one person to do rubbish work like that but to employ two people and is just as bad .

 

[Toneyz]

Looking at the photo's that work has not been done by a competent electrician. The idea is that the upgrade work should leave the installation in a safer condition not worse.

 

[Deuce]

To have one person to do rubbish work like that but to employ two people and is just as bad .

I'm yet to be convinced there were two people. But if there were, they probably met on the Screwfix forum and decided that 2 wrongs could make a profit.

 

[Toneyz]

Why do you find it strange that the OP has come on here asking opinions? The installation is appalling and whoever done it should be embarrassed.

Embarrassed more like ashamed.

 

[Octopus]

Another thread where I don't think we are being told the whole "story"

 

[EDMOND MATOSHI]

That is shockingly bad . How does anyone produce that kind of work and except to get paid is beyond my understanding.
Shocking

 

[Pete999]

That is shockingly bad . How does anyone produce that kind of work and except to get paid is beyond my understanding.
Shocking

People are far too trusting Mate, they tell the customer all the BS and being, perhaps naive is the wrong word, not street wise is a better explanation, they take the words of the Rouges of this industry as Gospel, it's unfortunate but sadly true for a percentage of the population, especially the aged, shame on them, hope they get their just deserts in the contracting world of the afterlife (not the aged or anyone else who has been conned by these rascals) the rascals themselves.

 

[MG201]

Hi everyone,

I just had my distributer box upgraded to an RCD box, and I was wondering if anyone could advise me on the quality of the work done here. I know that changing these boxes is a nightmare to do, and truth be told our wiring was a mess before, but for the price we payed I don't believe there should be electrical tape and exposed wires coming out of the box. Also you can see the housing for the old night electricity box which they have decided to leave and they also chose not to cover the channel with all the exposed wires. I'm just curious to see what this forum's take is on this work, and if it was worth the £700 I payed for it.

Thanks!

(This is my first post, so if I am in the wrong category I apologise)
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I did not see is the person accredited? Either select or NICEIC

 

[MG201]

There was a point raised in the Scottish Parliament this week about making electricians a professionally registered profession and try do away with cow boys , seemingly there is a big problem with people from south of border who have completed a 3 weeks domestic installer cert getting passed off as electricians , part P realy made the issue worse as there is never enough tradesmen to cover the country

 

[MG201]

Here is a great article

https://www.select.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Report-Electrician-As-A-Profession.pdf

 

[richy3333]

I started this thread recently about a electrical trainee
Today’s finds by a 3 weeker - https://www.electriciansforums.co.uk/threads/todays-finds-by-a-3-weeker.169234/

We’ve had words Says he’s a fully qualified domestic electrician. I asked what that was and he couldn’t tell me also said all his work complies with Part P!! Had to point out it doesn’t exist in Scotland!

I asked where the certificate was and he said it was on his clipboard. He did the work in May FFS. So I suggested he pass it on to the customer only to find out that he went back to the installation yesterday. He was up in the room for inexcess of 2 hours before I left the site and still no evidence of an EIC. We were working at the origin of the installation so he clearly didn’t do an external earth loop impedance gets.

Please Scotland sort these people out!