Tell us about your faults!

[kung]

Hi ALL
Just thought id put this one up for all those faults we find.
heres one to kick it off !
Domestic RCD tripped and wouldnt reset cause was a blown low energy light bulb.
There you go now for yours !

 

[willf]

Anybody can they decide on this been to an installation in a caravan, they complain of a meter reading turn of all circuits from DB undo meter cover and see the meter still turns baffling I know, so upon closer inspection I see signs of an overload on live and neutral cables black,bubbling marks, etc do you think this could cause the meter to give a faulty reading due to increased resistance.?

I=V/R so it's possible to draw more current and affect the meter reading. Whether this would be noticed before the cables burst into flames is doubtful in my opinion.

 

[Stroppy]

I don't have a BGB to hand with CCC's in, but I'm fairly sure a 3 kilowatt immersion heater wants a bit more than 1.0mm2 flex? In my experience 1.5 or 2.5 is normal.

 

[Doomed]

Testing in rented flats.
Fuseboard for flat turned off for dead tests.
Socket in lounge had two ext. leads plugged in to it with TV, Hi Fi and bits plugged in it, so I thought check this socket out first, 2 lots of T+E, but one 2.5 one 1.0.
Something makes me start worrying, put probes on socket and its live.
Socket fed from flat below lighting circuit.

 

[dan86]

Testing in rented flats.
Fuseboard for flat turned off for dead tests.
Socket in lounge had two ext. leads plugged in to it with TV, Hi Fi and bits plugged in it, so I thought check this socket out first, 2 lots of T+E, but one 2.5 one 1.0.
Something makes me start worrying, put probes on socket and its live.
Socket fed from flat below lighting circuit.

if I lived there, I'd be plugging as much as I could into that socket to save on me bills!

 

[ayjay]

if I lived there, I'd be plugging as much as I could into that socket to save on me bills!

so dan, in your reckoning its ok to sh-t on other people by stealing their power?

 

[willf]

I think Dan was joking. But he is from Scotland

 

[dan86]

Cheers willf. glad someone understood I was joking...

 

[ayjay]

sorry dan

 

[gutterball]

reminds me of a hmo property i was testing one time. big house converted in to 4 flats. the 2 living room and one bed room sockets were still on the ring from the flat next door. the students had trailing leads joined together spread out all over the place plugged in to them.

 

[Kate]

Got asked to look at a friend of a friends landing light yesterday. Was told it hadn't been working for about 4 years. Before I get there I'm thinking all the things it could be. Get there, it's over the stairs, awkward to get to..thinking might just be easier when it comes to it to jump up in loft rewire and reposition to over the actual landing.
Start off, I flick on the switch and use my voltstick on the pendant flex...it's live!!! Get a lamp out of the car and try it...it worked!!
Customer spent 4 years using plugged in fairy lights and all it needed was a new bulb!! Easiest money I've ever made!

 

[dan86]

Got asked to look at a friend of a friends landing light yesterday. Was told it hadn't been working for about 4 years. Before I get there I'm thinking all the things it could be. Get there, it's over the stairs, awkward to get to..thinking might just be easier when it comes to it to jump up in loft rewire and reposition to over the actual landing.
Start off, I flick on the switch and use my voltstick on the pendant flex...it's live!!! Get a lamp out of the car and try it...it worked!!
Customer spent 4 years using plugged in fairy lights and all it needed was a new bulb!! Easiest money I've ever made!

that's actually insane. did you even charge em? not sure I'd have bothered tbh.
imagine a light that works, one day stops and instantly assuming they need an electrician.
surely EVeryones initial reaction would just be to replace the lamp?!

 

[Kate]

I did another small job there too, and had to drive 40mins to get there, 40mins back. Did feel guilty charging but got to make a living.

4years without a light!! She said she did try a new lamp when it first 'broke' whether that's true and they brought a duffer I don't know!!! 4 years though! Took all my will power and energy not to laugh, held it together until I got in my car!!

 

[dan86]

Fair doos. another job and 80 min round trip.
let's hope this lamp doesn't blow in a hurry!

 

[Kate]

Hahaha think she knows...hope she wouldn't do it twice!! Need to learn not to say ill do a job before finding out where it is!

 

[markc123]

that's actually insane. did you even charge em? not sure I'd have bothered tbh.
imagine a light that works, one day stops and instantly assuming they need an electrician.
surely EVeryones initial reaction would just be to replace the lamp?!

Too right, you've gotta charge it's a hard world out there at the moment, and freebies (for me anyway) are starting to become a thing of the past...

It's not your fault that the client can't be arsed to replace the lamp first to check lol.