How's about this for missing the bleeding obvious...

[richy3333]

PIR done by an electrician from SELECT on 12 January 2012. Appears to have missed this as there was no mention of it in his report, nor numerous other defects I saw within 2 minutes of being in the property. Client tells me they watched him put the electrical tape over it to cover the fuse and I believe them. The report is shocking (no pun intended).

 

[MarkieSparkie]

If that just a sample of the PIR, he needs reporting to SELECT, that's totally irresponsible.

 

[Silly Sausage]

Ouch!

A scan of the report would give us much amusement.

 

[eddybs23]

Would love to see the report - name and shame too!

 

[SPARTYKUS]

Thats got to be a wind up. Risk of imminent death and hot roast pork? ......maybe!

 

[SPARTYKUS]

Scan it in, tippex the 'writee' out. Did it myself once ( did I show you that one?)

 

[richy3333]

Scan it in, tippex the 'writee' out. Did it myself once ( did I show you that one?)

No mate you didn't. I'll scan it in when I have time and will tell you the whole humorous tale 'off forum'

 

[robsparky1975]

Thats disgusting,the person doing these pirs should give the game up.

 

[EastAnglian]

That person needs taking off the streets - you have no option but to report his work.

 

[topcat]

Not passed my inspetion and testing hope the exam is that easy but I bet its not some one who can walk away happy from that job must be mad.

 

[Marvo]

Client tells me they watched him put the electrical tape over it to cover the fuse.....

Very shoddy (he could have at least used silicone).

 

[Amp David]

If that just a sample of the PIR, he needs reporting to SELECT, that's totally irresponsible.

Never happens which is a shame.

 

[nickblake]

Very shoddy (he could have at least used silicone).

you joke ive seen silicone used for that !!!!

 

[SPARTYKUS]

you joke ive seen silicone used for that !!!!

If you used white & were a master shaper if silicone u could make it look like the original fuse holder.

 

[telectrix]

nah. a bit if mini trunking lid and one of those spring clips, like you clip screwdrivers on wall fixtures in your shed, round the fuse.

 

[sambotc]

Unreal, I mean come on!??

Anyone can see those cables aren't double insulated, it sticks out a mile!.....









:38:

 

[Kamikaze]

It may have been irresponsible to just put a bit of tape over it and not mention it on the PIR but not as irresponsible as the idiot that left it like that in the first place.

 

[SirKit Breaker]

you joke ive seen silicone used for that !!!!

At least using silicon would have made it IP4X/IPXXD:speechless:

 

[richy3333]

I'll post a copy of the PIR and some photo's as soon as I get time.

Started the EICR yesterday. Nearly all the cables in the roof space are chewed through by vermin - bare copper!!

 

[SPARTYKUS]

I feel a wee rewire coming on och aye

 

[poppypiesdad]

wind up ,please tell me wind up

Jamie

 

[richy3333]

I feel a wee rewire coming on och aye

Aye laddy, but I dinny have the time to do it

 

[richy3333]

This is the previous PIR the client had obtained. Apologies for delay in posting. For confidential reasons I've blacked out the client details and the electrician.

 

[SPARTYKUS]

Those IR figures are incredulous!! Did you get >300 Megs for everything.....

 

[timbobelfast]

Those test results have got Disney world written all over them! LOL

 

[malcolmsanford]

The best part is the Zs and the R1 + R2 figures, I make that every circuit is virtually the same length give or take a cm or 2 between friends.

I think he didn't like to see a value exceed 1ohm for anything did he

 

[SPARTYKUS]

The best part is the Zs and the R1 + R2 figures, I make that every circuit is virtually the same length give or take a cm or 2 between friends.

I think he didn't like to see a value exceed 1ohm for anything did he

The word "FUDGE" springs to mind.

 

[Former Sponsor TM]

This is absolutely disgusting! To think that there are people out there stupid and ignorant enough to certify that as satisfactory?

Remind me why we all spend thousands of pounds on training, registration and qualification updates again...

 

[telectrix]

r! and rn 0.7 ohms ( 2.5mm ) r2 0.8 ( 1.0mm ) ....... can anyone smell fish?

 

[SPARTYKUS]

Or cheese

 

[ackbarthestar]

1/ Cct 8 looks interesting......?

2/ Very high R1+R2s on almost all ccts........?

3/ Zs' more or less all the same......?

4/ IR values are very good for the age of the install.(20-30 years)..........?

I don't believe that the person who did this inspection on 12.1.12 would have passed this installation with the KMF fuse housing missing. It has to be a set up job.

 

[londonlec]

50A breaker feeding 6mm cable too.

 

[jpm646]

Ring cont seams made up aswell especially with 1.0mm earth should b higher than that

 

[Darkwood]

Anyone spot the characteristics of main protective device...... he quotes the code of the main switch and not the incomming fuse.

 

[jumpin jax]

I have to confess to having r2 less than r1 or rn in the past, this can happen if there are ,say 2 water heaters(low kw ones of course) for instance linked with copper pipe near the db where you are testing then the r2 will be lower. I say water heaters because at the moment i cannot think of anything else in metal contact forming a lower path of resistance.

 

[richy3333]

r! and rn 0.7 ohms ( 2.5mm ) r2 0.8 ( 1.0mm ) ....... can anyone smell fish?

Funny you should say that, it used to be a Fish & Chip shop

 

[richy3333]

1/ Cct 8 looks interesting......?

2/ Very high R1+R2s on almost all ccts........?

3/ Zs' more or less all the same......?

4/ IR values are very good for the age of the install.(20-30 years)..........?

I don't believe that the person who did this inspection on 12.1.12 would have passed this installation with the KMF fuse housing missing. It has to be a set up job.

I kid you not. I have not set this up. It's just what I found. The fuse cover was missing with part the bottom inside the unit.

BTW most of the wiring runs in the attic. Most of that has been chewed through by rodents. It didn't matter where I pointed the camera there was chewed through cables and loads of exposed copper on the conductors. I very much doubt their IR results would have come back OK

 

[ackbarthestar]

Ok, It could be that the inspection 'engineer' pulled and removed the fuse with carrier and then told the client to get it fixed. The client, or someone, decided to replace the fuse in the mean time ?

Also, the inspection may not have not included the attic ?

Well there's a bucket load of C2's and the most obvious couple of C1's.

It is, from what you have shown us a rewire pdq..........