Safe Isolation

[bigbaddave]

Today I turn up to a job to wire a kitchen, However before I start the guy shows me this cable coming from a wall after moving a tv unit..

He said he knows its "alive as he touched it and got a shock. Had the plaster in and was concerned that he might touch it so wrote on the wall...

Anyway.. Youll want this isolated right?? Isolated.. What you mean??? Ive taped it up so ill just plaster over it.... Really...

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Today I turn up to a job to wire a kitchen, However before I start the guy shows me this cable coming from a wall after moving a tv unit..

He said he knows its "alive as he touched it and got a shock. Had the plaster in and was concerned that he might touch it so wrote on the wall...

Anyway.. Youll want this isolated right?? Isolated.. What you mean??? Ive taped it up so ill just plaster over it.... Really...

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better leave a note for the kitchen fitter then as you might be concerned he plasters it into the wall...

 

[pencilpusher]

Oh dear me, shocking! :nono:

 

[Gage]

The customer is always right!

 

[dan86]

..epic

 

[kingeri]

Found an ancient immersion heater controller/timer that had been entombed in a plastered wall many moons ago, that was still live, spurred off the kitchen sockets.

 

[bigbaddave]

The customer is always right!

Ha Ha.. Yeah when they want a socket installed in the bath so they can dry there hair.....

 

[dan86]

IN the bath?! make sure it's IP rated then ;p

 

[bigbaddave]

IN the bath?! make sure it's IP rated then ;p

Idiot proof... I dont install anything else mate

 

[captainkev]

went into a loft not long ago and found under the insulation a loose end of 6mm t+e, knew the guy had his bathroom refitted not long ago so though rough barstewards have left the old cable in the loft. How right was I, they had cut it off from shower left it connected to mcb but bless them they had switched it off!! how kind

 

[dan86]

lazy barstewards