Nice to see him go round with a torque screwdriver after...

[Dustydazzler]

 

[7029 dave]

That sleeving to me looked just yellow.?

 

[buzzlightyear]

Them gloves would’ve driven me up the wall in the first 12 seconds!....he’s gonna have to take it apart again to test?.....neat job though

Bloody pandsie using gloves morris,
How come it was not in sub titles. Lol.

 

[Mike Johnson]

Just watched it again with sound Arghhh that radio would have driven me mad.

 

[buzzlightyear]

Just watched it again with sound Arghhh that radio would have driven me mad.

Silance is golden can you remember that one.?

 

[buzzlightyear]

Why cut a old board to sick another one on top I bet the new CU would have fitted on.

 

[Mike Johnson]

That sleeving to me looked just yellow.?

If you go to the end and look at the finished board there is a green stripe on the earth sleve.

Silance is golden can you remember that one.?

But my eye's still see.

 

[Mike Johnson]

Just realised it's Sunday, I wondered why there was so much activity on here.?

 

[stevethesparks]

Shame his main earth didn't come through the same opening as the tails.
I wonder why the pyros were redundant, what a shame.
He's quick but doesn't impress me at all.
Couldn't be bothered to watch all but also didn't see any single conductors doubled over.

 

[Dustydazzler]

Not just that, it sett my ocd into hyperdrive when he just stuck his new wooden panel over the old panel without removing all the old wiring first.
I would have removed every bit of old before mounting my new wooden panel...even if it took an extra 25 minutes to do so

 

[Dustydazzler]

Shame his main earth didn't come through the same opening as the tails.
I wonder why the pyros were redundant, what a shame.
He's quick but doesn't impress me at all.
Couldn't be bothered to watch all but also didn't see any single conductors doubled over.

is he really that quick? , most experienced sparks could make off a consumer unit in sub 2 hours if you do absolutely 0 testing of anything and absolutely no labelling etc
I reckon I could change my board in my house in under 40 minutes (it is only 4 circuits and the tester will stay in the van...

 

[Taylortwocities]

I would never use a impact driver anywhere near a cu, call me old fashioned but it would be with my hand and good old manual screwdriver.

Cutting away those MICC cables was emotional for me. lol

Agree, in fact some CU manufacturers specifically say do not do it. I guess they have had too many returns due to stripped threads!

 

[Dustydazzler]

Agree, in fact some CU manufacturers specifically say do not do it. I guess they have had too many returns due to stripped threads!

I’m often tempted to slacken off all the screws with my 18v impact , but certainly won’t use it to tighten down the screws.
by hand is the only way for me , you can feel the terminal bite down and then I know it’s correct, with an impact gun you would have absolutely no feel...

 

[Strima]

As many others have said using power tools to tighten screws is very bad practice.

 

[pirate]

A "lightweight" electric screwdriver may be fine, or a drill-driver on very low setting, but tightening by hand is preferable IMHO.
As for an impact driver, that is totally the wrong tool. It is designed and operates in a specific way for specific jobs requiring tons well, netwon metres, of torque and is not designed for making electrical terminations in CUs and accessories. However, it seems that a sector of the trades believe it is de riguer to use one for everything...the clue's in the name...
I watched 2 guys boarding out a plasterboard ceiling using them...totally unnecessary and very noisy, apart from being less easy to regulate the depth.

 

[hasel5]

Testing Whats that?
And agree those MI being left in was bad