Pet Hates

[tbs1983]

1.Twisted Earths,
2. dodgy threads on metal back boxes,
3. that horrible cellophane and foil inside some brands of FP200,
4. cheap soft brass terminal screws on switches/sockets etc.
5. snapping small terminal screwdrivers cos I'm too lazy to get the bigger one out of my toolbox!

 

[YoungBart]

1) Light fittings and fans etc with terminals that are too small to fit a doubled over conductor in
2) The plumber today who ran his pipe through one wall at 470mm and only realised his mistake when he carried on piping into the next room right accross the face of our socket.
3) LSF cable thats a nightmare to strip

 

[oldtimer]

People walking out in front of the motor whilst texting then getting upset because the noise of my horn put them of texting as saving their lives come second to the PRECIOUS ie the phone. How sad

 

[dcelectrical]

plumber who turn up on a Saturday for a Friday job and rubbish's your work to the client and then claims that the basement car park has a massive puddle because of a weep on a stopcock, that he claims to fix and is still leaking, leaving me tapping up a report to g-d know when to cover my assETS ggggrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!

 

[Stroppy]

1) Light fittings and fans etc with terminals that are too small to fit a doubled over conductor in

If the terminal is that small it doesn't need doubling over!

 

[dave992]

1, customer changing there mind many times
2, cheap electrical items
3, people using kit and not returning
4, Mondays
5, testing other people work!

 

[YoungBart]

If the terminal is that small it doesn't need doubling over!

Sorry, Didn't so much mean doubling over, More meant doubling up (i.e. 2 cables) we use a brand of emergency light that it's nearly impossible to get two twins into it.

 

[oldtimer]

Females who phone you during a European cup game or final because hubby is watching the match and they thought it would be an idea to call me.

 

[Stroppy]

Sorry, Didn't so much mean doubling over, More meant doubling up (i.e. 2 cables) we use a brand of emergency light that it's nearly impossible to get two twins into it.

Ah yes, that is a pain in the hoop. Stick the two into a reasonable-sized connector block, then a single into the silly small hole.

 

[ayjay]

as an agency subby--
guys that do their best to **** you off the job by lies about your work and age
yet know f/all

 

[pepparz]

1- having to work.
2- not winning lotto.

 

[Richard Burns]

Just got another one, people who run cable for downlights before the ceiling is put up and push the cables in the gaps between the joists then clamp the plasterboard on top making it impossible (and dangerous) to try and change.

 

[WaterSparky]

Working with a bloke he wanders off for a bit, then goto find him and hes chatting to his mate who just came to site...

 

[daveb1]

* Cheap crap SWA that the cores are almost welded the the outer insulation

* "Can't you just take the power form the closest light switch" (13Amp socket) Clever clients

* Fitting certain pelmit lights under kitchen cupboards

* plumbers who suggest electrical towel rails because the forgot to run pipes for

* SOME Easton Europeans who have very very little electrical knowledge who will never say i cant do that or i should not be touching that, basically extending a fp200 2.5 with 1.0 flex because its the same colour! ( oh and charing £2 to do it)

Rant over

 

[VoltzElectrical]

1. people who don't cut cable ties off properly leaving sharp edges to cut yourself on.

2. My current council worker colleagues who have been there for 30 years and have 'that' mentality.

 

[pepparz]

people who don't queue up properly in the fish shop