YouTube electricians

[co00okie]

OK, I'm still as green as a baby's nappy with all of this. I decided to change career and took a part-time night course (More on this later if your interested.) I'm no where near as good as someone who has done a full apprenticeship. Took my 17th edition and ran with it. Admittedly to the wrong industry (gates and security/access control etc.) BUT I have found my way back to house bashing and nothing prepared me for this....

After watching numerous electricians on YouTube I find myself trawling the regs to see what they call shocking! Or shody workmanship to see if its against the regs and find them quite minor to what I've landed myself in.

First House - fault find upstairs sockets not working
Easy right, straight to the consumer unit. Burnt out busbar on mcb. Loose connection. Whilst there though, Tennant complained about 2 downstairs lights, when turning them on at the switch lights pop and trip on cu. Belled out every cable and rewired what looked like 18 different electricians who had come and patched and patched and patched work. Changed light fittings and all seems OK.

This one screwed me.... No idea not a clue. Sent to fit x3 smoke alarms (X2 smokes and a heat alarm in the kitchen to be exact.) wireless so should be a walk in the park. No! So I fit smokes and turn the power back on. Lights work fine, but smokes are not illuminating the led to show power... On all 3. I used existing cabling on hallway and landing smokes. And wired to permenant live on kitchen light fitting for heat alarm. I'm stumped because I'm testing power at smokes and it's there. Tested continuity across live and neutral and bing there's a short somewhere. My issue is why hasn't the rcd tripped? I mean wtf?

So my question is why isn't this classed as "shocking" or "shoddy" to the YouTube electricians. I know I shouldn't be trying to learn this stuff on YouTube but, why is a loose switch face the worst thing these guys have seen when the ---- I've come across in the passed 2 days really worry me?

P.s. Sorry if your a vlogger. Its not really aimed at you. Just shitty landlords that probably do there own eicrs.

 

[Lister1987]

2 I've started following recently; Adrian Davey (similar background to GSH I believe - education) - good few videos on AM2, Safe Isolation etc and Mark Allison (EGTE Podcast and creator of A1-2-1 (Apprentice 1-2-1 - Simple concept; find apprentices needing apprenticeships, find businesses needing apprentices, marry the two together.) - Mark has a fair bit of content focused on Apprenticeships, Apprentices and the likes.

 

[telectrix]

I might go on YouTube and do an absolutely shoddy installation with loads of carp practices like tape joints and cables outside zones etc

just for the laughs I get from the comments

yeah. why change your usual working practices just for youtube? ???

 

[OnlQQker]

Been watching this chaps videos recently.
He seems pretty good!

 

[nicebutdim]

Not sure why Youtube algorithms don't promote this channel, but well worth watching. No drama, no pretence of celebrity, no free stuff to promote and nothing to sell - just a guy doing some interesting work.

 

[westward10]

These YouTube monkeys would wet their pants and curl up in the corner if they were asked to work on that.

 

[nicebutdim]

These YouTube monkeys would wet their pants and curl up in the corner if they were asked to work on that.

It's a brilliant channel. Only watched a couple of videos so far, but already picked up some ideas for avoiding a hernia.

 

[westward10]

These are the exact people you need to work alongside, no side to them or verbal diarrhoea just knowledge and experience.

 

[Mike Johnson]

These are the exact people you need to work alongside, no side to them or verbal diarrhoea just knowledge and experience.

And a really good beard.

 

[westward10]

You don't realise how immovable that size if conductor is unless you are confronted with it, are you going to sweat yes you are.

 

[Moley]

I'm dissapointed that there was no mention of joint paste (or as we call it, baby sh*t) or ductoring the connections. All joints should be 10 micro ohm or less. Good facial furniture though.

 

[westward10]

I'm dissapointed that there was no mention of joint paste (or as we call it, baby sh*t) or ductoring the connections. All joints should be 10 micro ohm or less. Good facial furniture though.

240.0 probably a small cable for you.

 

[Moley]

It is a bit smaller than a nice 400kv joint Still a good beard though. You could hide snacks in there for weeks

 

[westward10]

Never shake hands with a cable jointer forearms like tree trunks and fingers of iron.

 

[ipf]

Never shake hands with a cable jointer forearms like tree trunks and fingers of iron.

Just knee him in the rocks at the same time.......especially if the trunks are speedos, he deserves it!!!

 

[7029 dave]

Not sure why Youtube algorithms don't promote this channel, but well worth watching. No drama, no pretence of celebrity, no free stuff to promote and nothing to sell - just a guy doing some interesting work.

And the crying shame and joke is, he may not be able to replace a poxy CU is somebody's house.
That is the laughable situation.