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[Kamikaze]

Poor man’s chandelier

 

[shanky887614]

Had their rep come down to sell their wares and all looked good but the product codes were wrong with what they demonstrated. they stated one code was rated at 40k per fixing when it was actually 20k. the fixing had a part that clips through unistrut (now known as the weak link) under load it just pulled through and once one had gone there was no stopping the rest running away. The 40k version actually just omits the unistrut clip and the wire is just sleeved and looped through a hole.

what type of fixing was it?

usually for us its raw bolted unistrut to ceiling then everything else hangs off that

 

[Geordie Spark]

What the hell did they use to hold it up in the first place? Bluetack


(sorted out the pics for you btw Guv)

Whatever they used it certainly wasn't Gaffer Tape !! :laugh:

 

[Geordie Spark]

what type of fixing was it?

usually for us its raw bolted unistrut to ceiling then everything else hangs off that

Ah!... That'll be the undercooked variety of fixing.

 

[shanky887614]

Whatever they used it certainly wasn't Gaffer Tape !! [emoji23]

 

[a1guvner]

It was a product called zipclip. Basically you still a 6mm hole, then you have an eye bolt basically that you just bang in which none had failed then the wire comes off that

 

[Anthony King]

Yes that is a coke can lid being used as a jb.

Always amuses me when we find things like this

I have more ill dig them out

 

[Kamikaze]

A BS 5194-4 fuse!:biggrin:

 

[chrisclose]

Post #21 is one of the best things I think I've ever came across... anywhere!

 

[GB.Kayak]

Poor man’s chandelier

I like this ... but I like the coke can junction box better!

 

[Kamikaze]

This is in a special needs school. Screwing a MCCB panel back to a wall is overkill anyway, so they just chucked it into a false ceiling void and spread the load across some battens. It’s still juiced up and been like that for over 20 years.

 

[Kamikaze]

At a secondary school, this is a MCB which has been siliconed onto the side of a dimmer unit enclosure. I spotted this within a month of the dimmer unit going in but all of a sudden everyone involved, from contractor to site service manager to governors suddenly turned into the three wise monkeys. They didn’t feel too clever though when the application for the entertainments licence was turned down because of it, and they had to cancel the show for which all the tickets had already been sold.

 

[Darkwood]

Some great pics Kamikaze ...just hoping these are not your back catalogue in disguise

 

[pennychew]

I love 'tips and tricks' threads like this!

 

[Anthony King]

The first two are from when i used to follow plumbers around, good little earner that was.

The third one, well i just like the pipework

 

[Anthony King]

 

[Anthony King]

Another skilfully completed job (in the eyes of a plumber)

Oh i forgot to add, hope that fuse never needs changing, or the spur inspecting in an eicr. (Just to clarify, i did move the spur and all associated wiring, and all the temp connections were already made when i arrived, because he wanted it tested so he could wrap up) i just laughed, then politely asked him to remove the boiler so i could access the spur.

 

[amlu]

that was left after builder crew doing new kitchen and downstairs work.
they had someone for new kitchen, and told the customer she needs another spark for big rewiring.
in the meanwhile reconnected it with some new cable,
fair choice from them and some work for me

 

[vernam616]

Saw this the other day in a rented house, how can people actually carry out work like this?

 

[pennychew]

Saw this the other day in a rented house, how can people actually carry out work like this?View attachment 28572

Crooked taps are my pet hate as well mate