Thank You Mr. Wetpants, You Inconsiderate Imbecile

[JK-Electrical]

I've seen some really bad plumbing installations over the years, but this one really takes the biscuit. I went to do an EICR yesterday afternoon, but had to abandon the job as I was unable to gain access to the main switch, or even remove the cover from the board. Completely unacceptable. GRRRRRRRRRRR.

I'm wondering if any gas regulations have been breached here. I'm also wondering if wetpants has to issue a certificate when he does boiler installations. The homeowner says she wasn't given a certificate for the work. She is hopping mad and will be speaking with her solicitor first thing tomorrow.

 

[Pete999]

I've seen some really bad plumbing installations over the years, but this one really takes the biscuit. I went to do an EICR yesterday afternoon, but had to abandon the job as I was unable to gain access to the main switch, or even remove the cover from the board. Completely unacceptable. GRRRRRRRRRRR.

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I'm wondering if any gas regulations have been breached here. I'm also wondering if wetpants has to issue a certificate when he does boiler installations. The homeowner says she wasn't given a certificate for the work. She is hopping mad and will be speaking with her solicitor first thing tomorrow.

A bodge it and scarper job by the looks of things, makes you wonder what the customer thought about blocking off the CU, wasn't a council job or a rental house was it?

 

[Last plumber]

that wet-pants has the brain capacity of an amoeba. get the customer to get him back and pay for a plumber with a brain to relocate.

Do you think that the Electrical side looks pro?
Looking at that SWA cable, the missing blank, the cable to (or from, who knows) the SFS, I would say it all looks a bit DIY to me not just the Boiler install with its spaghetti plastic pipe work.

 

[Pete999]

Do you think that the Electrical side looks pro?
Looking at that SWA cable, the missing blank, the cable to (or from, who knows) the SFS, I would say it all looks a bit DIY to me not just the Boiler install with its spaghetti plastic pipe work.

Agree about the electrics but it's not as mind numbing and idiotic as the boiler install, the plumber did he hurt his fingers as he dragged them across the floor on his way in?

 

[Octopus]

Do you think that the Electrical side looks pro?
Looking at that SWA cable, the missing blank, the cable to (or from, who knows) the SFS, I would say it all looks a bit DIY to me not just the Boiler install with its spaghetti plastic pipe work.

Not taking sides here, but the CU will be about 17+ years old and the boiler is recent ........

I would certainly hope, that if the boiler is moved, and the CU replaced, a new CU would be installed to a higher standard!

 

[Last plumber]

Agree about the electrics but it's not as mind numbing and idiotic as the boiler install, the plumber did he hurt his fingers as he dragged them across the floor on his way in?

No one could deny the stupidity of the installer in that case.
I still think it's a DIY'er. All of it.

 

[David M]

The scary thing is that there are people out there this thick doing work in people's homes! I was going to suggest maybe an IQ test as a competence qualification for all installation engineers. But this does not prove a person has any common sense!
There is only one expression to describe this install - BRAIN DEAD!

 

[Pete999]

The scary thing is that there are people out there this thick doing work in people's homes! I was going to suggest maybe an IQ test as a competence qualification for all installation engineers. But this does not prove a person has any common sense!
There is only one expression to describe this install - BRAIN DEAD!

By the looks of that install David, the geyser had no brain.

 

[pirate]

I can confirm EICR is compulsory in Scotland for rental properties, as of course is the stupid EPC, but that's another story, along the lines of the PAT certificates which are also compulsory.
I just can't get my head round why the plumber in this case went ahead, knowing what he was doing was stupid. Would he have fitted the boiler over the doorway, so once it was in he couldn't get out?
It's a total lack of responsibility, or just plain stupid...and neither of those "attributes" should be present in someone installing gas appliances or electrics where there is risk to life.
I am reminded of the shocking examples of those new schools where walls fell down due to a lack of ties in the brickwork. The brickie says to the gaffer, why no ties? The gaffer says to the foreman, why no ties? He says, not on the drawings mate...just get on with it, the school's due to open next week...and the Building Control bloke says nothing...IMHO, the brickies should have refused to work, but...well, that's not how it works these days. If you leave a job, happy that all is done to a good standard, then if it is a good job you will have no concerns, and can answer any scrutiny...somehow, the plumber in this instance either doesn't know how bodged that is, or doesn't care...
quite depressing really.

 

[gnuuser]

I agree thats really messed up.
even across the pond here you can put a panel in a cabinet as long as its accessible but installing equipment in front and as close to it is a quick way for an inspector of fire marshal to have the service shut off

 

[telectrix]

I agree thats really messed up.
even across the pond here you can put a panel in a cabinet as long as its accessible but installing equipment in front and as close to it is a quick way for an inspector of fire marshal to have the service shut off

not the same over this side. any inspector saw that bodge there'd have to be a committee meeting lasting for 6 months, then it would be passed to an arbitrator, then to another committee, finally someone would make a decision.

 

[bigspark17]

Thats shocking!!

 

[telectrix]

how can it be shocking when you can't get the cover off?

 

[JK-Electrical]

I called SELECT's technical advice helpline and was advised that I could proceed with the EICR and record all the CU testing and inspection as limitations. I was also advised that all I would be able to do regarding the board being inaccessible is record a C3 code against item 4:1 of the report and advise the property owner that the consumer be relocated. That said, an unsatisfactory outcome would be inevitable given that there is no RCD protection present for the downstairs sockets. Just that one C2 code on it's own is enough. And I can't even consider the easier option of re-routing the downstairs ring through a stand-alone RCD as I can't remove the CU cover to make the alteration! A board change is therefore the only viable option here.

I'm still none the wiser as to whether or not the buffoon who installed the boiler was obliged to issue a certificate for the work and/or register the job with GasSafe. Since I'm not conversant with gas regulations I can't comment on whether installing a gas boiler literally inches away from an electrical supply where sparks may be generated is permissible or be considered safe. Surely not?

 

[CACJL]

I've seen some really bad plumbing installations over the years, but this one really takes the biscuit. I went to do an EICR yesterday afternoon, but had to abandon the job as I was unable to gain access to the main switch, or even remove the cover from the board. Completely unacceptable. GRRRRRRRRRRR.

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I'm wondering if any gas regulations have been breached here. I'm also wondering if wetpants has to issue a certificate when he does boiler installations. The homeowner says she wasn't given a certificate for the work. She is hopping mad and will be speaking with her solicitor first thing tomorrow.

They are not gas engineers, the correct title is Gas Fitters.

 

[telectrix]

They are not gas engineers, the correct title is Gas Muppets.

corrected that for you.