Nothing as lavish as the spectacular Sintra job but here's my little effort from today, a nice little job wiring out a new [replacement] detached garage. We reused the existing 10mm 2 core SWA supply and the 6mm earth in the board may not have been that colour originally, didn't have any in the van so you sometimes have to improvise...
The T&E going out the bottom will be a switch drop. The red-sleeved black conductor is the switched live. The Wago links this to the (red conductor of the) T&E going up from the top of the DB, to the light.
Trainee question & probably a silly question but can you explain by any chance what is happening there with the Wago connectors? not sure I have seen that method before in a CU.
Certainly mate, because the CU was in a position almost central between the 2 x 2 way light switches I ran a 3 core and cpc to each switch back to the CU and the same with the T&E looping to the 4 lights. So at the board you connect one 2 way common to the MCB, the other common to the lights line conductor then the 2 x 'L1s' and 'L2s' simply connect together in the CU , it's an old method often used with junction boxes - I hope it makes sense !
First one ever !
It is part of what they call Cargo a conglomeration of containers in Bristol docks and most of the units wanted this look for the industrial connotations. It did give me a wry smile when some younger sparks started in a three container concern in galv. and could not complete it as they just could not do it. i.e. they could not feed their wires due to using 90 degree bends and trying to pull too many wires in instead of bending all their corners, so they advised the client they would have to do it in plastic conduit instead.
Yeh often wondered about the EMF effect on the detector there
You mean why three browns and not brown, black and grey.
I do have L1, L2 and L3 tape in the van and kept saying to myself I will get in on my multiple treks to the van, never did so never got done
Ah I see. Same category as all those neutral bar covers that end up on the tops on DBs ?I do have L1, L2 and L3 tape in the van and kept saying to myself I will get in on my multiple treks to the van, never did so never got done
Funny you should say that. We had a pile of junk in the corridor as these weren't the only boards changed and I had fitted the cover, put the steps away, hoovered and swept up. Well you can guess what was on the corridor floor.Ah I see. Same category as all those neutral bar covers that end up on the tops on DBs ?
Thanks for the compliment! Took four days if I remember correctly two guys on it. The designer of the whole complex was on the job watching us all (sparks) like a hawk! He started getting agitated with me as he thought I had put in 10mm² swa and I got out the micrometer and showed him different in two minutes. He did apologise, but the other sparks on site were looking sideways at me and him it was a bit of a laugh. With him and the site manager it was a pretty tight environment to work in!
nice neat job, but those tails need cleating to the wall.
He's a rough old boy that Andy
I did think about putting a loop of all round band on, maybe next time I'm there.
Got them from here last time. Best price I could find without paying premium prices on "vintage lighting suppliers" websites.
