Quality work by a electrical trainee.....

[-Matt]

I thought you guys may be interested in these pics from a "spark" who did one of these 4 week courses and went straight to self employed!

This was for a house Re-wire, I actually quoted for this job originally but the house owner chose this contractor instead, but then contacted me afterwards to take a look as they were concerned by the work completed.

When I walked in and saw the work, I was truly shocked, it was truly dangerous!
I contacted the Niceic for the homeowner who have now completely Re-wired the house with another contractor under the platinum guarantee.
Original "Spark" is no longer registered, so its good to see the Niceic do take action!

This was apparently a finished job which she has been paid in full for

Anyway have fun with these :

C/U was moved, so quite rightly a switch fuse was installed, not so sure on the insulation methods mind:

Urm...., oh and thats data going behind the C/U there...

Wet pants is always wrapping his pipes around my cables, I know I will wrap my spaghetti around his pipes..

Meter tails and more chased horizontally through wall, not in a safe zone..

Now what is that bare wire for, lets poke it back out of the box...

Expanding foam doesn't seem to be working at fixing the boxes..., oh and that damn bare wire again! and no grommet!

Well the expanding foam wasn't working, lets just leave them hanging...

Its all too much work chopping the boxes into the wall..

Wago boxes are over-rated...

This surely has to be up there with the worst?

 

[Deuce]

Looking at this 'work' posted recently, I think I would supplement 'Electrically Skilled' with 'and who isn't terminally practically challenged.'

Some people should really pack all their tools away in their toolbags and advertise them on ebay.

So much can be traced back to basic practical incompetence. I reckon half the violations out there are not a result of a lack of knowledge, but people taking shortcuts because 'the correct way is too difficult'!

 

[JK-Electrical]

I reckon half the violations out there are not a result of a lack of knowledge, but people taking shortcuts because 'the correct way is too difficult'!

Or more expensive.

This is why I find myself continually competing against people who do EICRs for £40-60, consumer unit changeovers for £285 and house rewires for £1800. But of course, even at these ridiculous rock-bottom, pocket-money prices, the job is always done to the highest standards and complies with all the regulations. Aye right.

 

[gembrain]

Interesting to know how Joe Public can choose between one ‘professional’ and another ‘professional’ when you see a job like this that actually any vaguely serious DIYer would be ashamed of.

 

[Deuce]

Interesting to know how Joe Public can choose between one ‘professional’ and another ‘professional’ when you see a job like this that actually any vaguely serious DIYer would be ashamed of.

True. Most people dabbling with electrical work in their own home for the very first time would be pretty ashamed to end up with a mess like this.

All the training in the world won't change the fact that this particular electrical trainee clearly doesn't give a f...