Dodgy trade pictures for your amusement! - 1 Million Views!

[SJD]

I like the way the wall is cut away to leave access to the isolator valve, right next to the shower unit.

 

[DPG]

That t&e across and down the wall looks shocking as well. At least use a bit of mini trunking.

 

[Pete999]

Came across this newly fitted shower in a tanning salon recently. View attachment 51442View attachment 51444

Terrible workmanship, should be ashamed for doing that.

 

[JOURNEYMAN]

Also noted while I was there that the extract fan has no ducting to the exterior at all and instead vents through a 4 inch wall straight into the staff kitchenette via a shutter! There's a list of other electrical and building work horrors that the builder has done on behalf of the new tenants. It beggars belief what some people will accept and pay for.

 

[lozarus]

Another little one from me (but worth a mention). Old lamp column. BS1361 fuse clearly failed / lost an end cap at some point. Fuse wire wrapped around the old one.(NB I did replace with the correct fuse)

 

[freddo]

That fuse must be an antique!

 

[westward10]

That fuse must be an antique!

It looks like a BICC fuse with the BI callenders on it.

 

[freddo]

If it didn't have the BI part it would be really old...

 

[lozarus]

That fuse must be an antique!

I imagine it's the original one! Cutout was BICC as is all the cable, all installed on 1963. Remains of that antique fuse is retained with my small collection of "antique bits"

 

[lozarus]

If it didn't have the BI part it would be really old...

I've got to go back and recommision it tomorrow - I'll take a picture of the cutout.

 

[freddo]

Remains of that antique fuse is retained with my small collection of "antique bits"

I too have a collection of old electrical crap.

 

[MJPD29]

Don't know what's worse, the missing cover on the esco, the link between neutral and earth after the meter or the fact that someone has managed to install a new board whilst this still exists and didn't even bother with a glam for the tails.

 

[lozarus]

Went back to said lamp post today.

Also decided to look in the next one along. Not sure why and sort of wish I hadn't

 

[Silly Sausage]

Went back to said lamp post today.

Also decided to look in the next one along. Not sure why and sort of wish I hadn't

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Are you familiar with the expression 'Can of worms'?

 

[freddo]

Creative use of that MK fuse holder.

 

[James]

I have probably got in stock a replacement fuse carrier for that.
send me the dimensions and I will check.

will cost you a beer to cover the postage.

 

[lozarus]

I have probably got in stock a replacement fuse carrier for that.
send me the dimensions and I will check.

will cost you a beer to cover the postage.

Will message mate - appreciated

 

[westward10]

Just big enough to get two 1.0mm cables through.

 

[LewisM]

In a HMO somebody has been very creative with bypassing the meter, so they unscrewed the neutral in the incomer covered it in tape then shoved it back in, used the earth as the neutral as its a pme system, completely butchering the cu in the process.

 

[freddo]

Is the meter bypassed though? I can't really see what is going on?!

 

[DPG]

Is the meter bypassed though? I can't really see what is going on?!

Sounds like no neutral to the meter, since it has been insulated. The earth is the return.

 

[freddo]

Oh I see now, operating the MCB enables/disables the meter. I didn't realise the busbar wasn't into the breaker with the earth wire. Hope they have been reported...

 

[LewisM]

Picture number 6 is after I changed it back, its hard to explain but they removed the neutral from the meter by taping the end up and putting back in the main fuse earth/neutral block and used to earth from where the pme neutral/earth block is to bring a neutral into the fuseboard, only reason i can think of somebody doing this is to jump the meter ?

 

[LewisM]

Oh I see now, operating the MCB enables/disables the meter. I didn't realise the busbar wasn't into the breaker with the earth wire. Hope they have been reported...

Yeah they'd notched the busbar and bent it up

 

[eleanor jones]

Best place for a socket behind automatic doors.

 

[Dustydazzler]

Don’t blame the poor socket , he was there first....

 

[freddo]

Have to cut a slot in the door to allow access to the socket.

 

[MJPD29]

Picture number 6 is after I changed it back, its hard to explain but they removed the neutral from the meter by taping the end up and putting back in the main fuse earth/neutral block and used to earth from where the pme neutral/earth block is to bring a neutral into the fuseboard, only reason i can think of somebody doing this is to jump the meter ?

Someone put a lot of thought into this but obviously not into the safety aspects of it!

 

[SparkySy]

This will raise some eyebrows! Found at a village hall that had been recently inspected by a 3rd party. I was there to replace some lights and circuit protection. Nearly fell off me steps when I took the lid off this!!
And no it wasn't me who blew the fronds off, it was the previous spark who didn't need the power off to swap out some mcbs! Oops

 

[freddo]

Those copper forks look really really thin.

 

[Dustydazzler]

That has my ocd going into hyperdrive

There is just no need for such a scruffy board

 

[telectrix]

shocking.metal steps in proximity to a DB.

 

[Dustydazzler]

shocking.metal steps in proximity to a DB.

I know , should be wooden

 

[DPG]

I had a wooden test meter, but it wooden work.

Off to get me coat.

 

[telectrix]

if you had a wooden heart ( see Elvis), would it be prone to heart worm or wood worm?

 

[Pete999]

I had a wooden test meter, but it wooden work.

Off to get me coat.

Wooden head ! ! ! !

 

[littlespark]

For the Scots;

I’ve got a Mickey Mouse tester.
It Disney work!

 

[SparkySy]

Yeah they are thin the forks! But it is wylex!!
Ahh my trusty old non bs131 steps have rubber feet and I had switched it off prior to removing the cover, and yes there is no need on this earth to have a db that messy!! I couldn't leave anything looking like that! I did offer to rip it out and do it properly but they haven't got the funding to do it unfortunately

 

[DT1991]

Have they took the top of the DB???

 

[ipf]

I'll bet a few TAILS could be told about this lot....