Snip Bang!

[sparkdog]

I just wondered if anyone else has snip trouble like me.No matter how careful I am I eventually snip something live and ruin another pair of snips,sometimes not for years.Last time was when I powered up part of a building from an extension reel while doing a cu change,and forgot it was still plugged in.

 

[Geordie Spark]

I just wondered if anyone else has snip trouble like me.No matter how careful I am I eventually snip something live and ruin another pair of snips,sometimes not for years.Last time was when I powered up part of a building from an extension reel while doing a cu change,and forgot it was still plugged in.

Don't you feel just a little bit embarrassed to admit this on a public forum?

 

[Pete999]

That thing you check your oil level on your van (dipstick) lol

 

[7029 dave]

Tut tut, you must prove dead at all times!!!.

 

[sparkdog]

Err....just a little bit..embrassed.

 

[Geordie Spark]

Err....just a little bit..embrassed.

There are some things that are better to be kept quiet about.

 

[moospark]

Once, I'll be honest. The other guy assured it was dead, numb nuts me. As said, prove dead at all times,​ that said, they're canny for stripping insulation now.

 

[Geordie Spark]

Once, I'll be honest. The other guy assured it was dead, numb nuts me. As said, prove dead at all times,​ that said, they're canny for stripping insulation now.

Every cloud ..............

 

[moospark]

Whey aye, feeling better I hope?

 

[amlu]

snipped a smoke alarm tri-core in a loft recently, all supply for the flat below completely isolated during a rewire, alarm powered by landlords separate supply with rewireable fuses. massive bang and spark off a 6a lighting fuse! nice hole in nice cutters too.

 

[Geordie Spark]

Whey aye, feeling better I hope?

Wheyyerbugger man!!

The Medication seems to have things under control for the moment, but this thing is progressive and is something I'm not likely to get better from, so we do our best to enjoy the good days and try not to think about the bad ones.

 

[Darkwood]

Plumbing is a good move .... your tools get wet when you cock up so no expensive payout for new ones ...well unless you smell gas!!!:saddam:

 

[Geordie Spark]

Plumbing is a good move .... your tools get wet when you cock up so no expensive payout for new ones ...well unless you smell gas!!!:saddam:

It is! ............ better if you get to work on gas and do some courses on fault finding in boilers.

Fixing boilers can be quite lucrative and you're not crawling about under floors or upaheight in lofts either!

 

[Darkwood]

Fitted a socket for my sister and had to do the under the floorboard crawl.... i said i could smell gas while down their so she rang emergency no' and turned gas off.... guy went down to check it out and BOOOM!! several floorboards were raised and he came out a bit dazed to say the least ... glad i think we had turned it off or it could have been worse ;O

 

[Geordie Spark]

Fitted a socket for my sister and had to do the under the floorboard crawl.... i said i could smell gas while down their so she rang emergency no' and turned gas off.... guy went down to check it out and BOOOM!! several floorboards were raised and he came out a bit dazed to say the least ... glad i think we had turned it off or it could have been worse ;O

Silly man should have vented it first and used his gas sniffer to make sure it was clear before going down there.

It's a bit like the sparks safe isolation thing.