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[Dustydazzler]

Lovely days work sorting all that lot out

Assuming its not Eco7, you could fit a lovely Rcbo board an replace those 3 x 3036 boards and do away with all those tails splitters

 

[mainline]

Lovely days work sorting all that lot out

Assuming its not Eco7, you could fit a lovely Rcbo board an replace those 3 x 3036 boards and do away with all those tails splitters

Yes thats the intention but there are lots of other problems that need looking at as there are sub main feeds to a kitchen and stables Pme earthing, tails from cut out are around 15mtrs running through fabric, etc etc

The E7 is still there, but not used any more.

 

[pc1966]

Yes thats the intention but there are lots of other problems that need looking at as there are sub main feeds to a kitchen and stables Pme earthing, tails from cut out are around 15mtrs running through fabric, etc etc

It has an astonish "this has grown and mutated for 50 years" look to it, with never a "lets do it properly" stage!

The E7 is still there, but not used any more.

I guess even if they had/wanted that then @Dustydazzler 's suggestion could work with a dual-row RCBO board if needed?

 

[marconi]

Another, can you tidy this up a bit.

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If you do this job then a series of time-lapse images from start to finish would be nice to watch. And a few remarks and comments by each perhaps in way of a master-class.

 

[mainline]

It has an astonish "this has grown and mutated for 50 years" look to it, with never a "lets do it properly" stage!


I guess even if they had/wanted that then @Dustydazzler 's suggestion could work with a dual-row RCBO board if needed?

Spot on, did over the last 45yrs or so.
Not due to be done yet but joined to a cottage which I have to try to sort out.

 

[mainline]

If you do this job then a series of time-lapse images from start to finish would be nice to watch. And a few remarks and comments by each perhaps in way of a master-class.

It's not due to be done for a while, but I will do as you suggest, there are more than a few problems that need to be addressed first.

post #7,000 is the adjoining cottage, which feeds a sub main to another cottage.



I don't know about Master class though

 

[mainline]

Mate sent me this from India today.

 

[MJPD29]

Mate sent me this from India today.
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Is that big RYB cable cable tied to someone's balcony??

 

[DPG]

Can't believe this thread was started nearly 8 years ago!

 

[pc1966]

Is that big RYB cable cable tied to someone's balcony??

Come on now, give the Devil his due as they have used matching PVC tape!

 

[timhoward]

5 amp lighting fuse had four wires.
1 - every light in house (IR of zero)
2 - not identified (IR of >299M)
3 - smokes (IR of >299M)
4 - outside light.

Every pendant had a hidden junction box above it so I was looking for an easy place to break the circuit.
First floor board I pull up:

Oh great.. every fitting probably like this, and separating them didn't improve IR.
Obviously I wasn't going to leave it like that, so I did my own dodgy contribution as I'd run out of cable ties. I felt it was in keeping with the rest of the house.

 

[pc1966]

Taking down a temporary power feed this morning. had been working perfectly well, last used Thursday I think. Decided to see how dry the Wago box was, lost quite a bit of water before getting this far:

Yup, the lower half (as it sat dangling from the 3 core) was ice and the rest water. I am surprised it didn't trip the RCD, maybe the water was relatively pure?

 

[DPG]

Taking down a temporary power feed this morning. had been working perfectly well, last used Thursday I think. Decided to see how dry the Wago box was, lost quite a bit of water before getting this far:
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Yup, the lower half (as it sat dangling from the 3 core) was ice and the rest water. I am surprised it didn't trip the RCD, maybe the water was relatively pure?

Presumably wicked down along the earth wire.

 

[pc1966]

Presumably wicked down along the earth wire.

I'm guessing so as it was through the box's membrane like seal. Or non-seal as it suggests...

 

[timhoward]

Taking down a temporary power feed this morning. had been working perfectly well, last used Thursday I think. Decided to see how dry the Wago box was, lost quite a bit of water before getting this far.

Can't remember if I posted this, but you wouldn't have had the issue had you followed this exemplarily method of working:

 

[James]

Taking down a temporary power feed this morning. had been working perfectly well, last used Thursday I think. Decided to see how dry the Wago box was, lost quite a bit of water before getting this far:
View attachment 106453
Yup, the lower half (as it sat dangling from the 3 core) was ice and the rest water. I am surprised it didn't trip the RCD, maybe the water was relatively pure?

I dont think the membrane seal is intended to seal when you poke a hole in it like that.
a suitable compression gland would have probably done much better.
p.s. the glands need to be done up correctly with a spanner, hand tight will not provide a good seal.

 

[mainline]

Can't remember if I posted this, but you wouldn't have had the issue had you followed this exemplarily method of working:
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Well how was he supposed to know it was going to rain, hes an electrician not a weatherman/woman.

 

[littlespark]

Well how was he supposed to know it was going to rain, hes an electrician not a weatherman/woman.

Which reminds me that today, the Tribe Of Toffs song appeared on my spotify.....

"John Kettley Is A Weatherman"......

 

[123]

Taking down a temporary power feed this morning. had been working perfectly well, last used Thursday I think. Decided to see how dry the Wago box was, lost quite a bit of water before getting this far:
View attachment 106453
Yup, the lower half (as it sat dangling from the 3 core) was ice and the rest water. I am surprised it didn't trip the RCD, maybe the water was relatively pure?

In fairness I thought that ice was what was left of the gel
It looks like a Wiska Box rather than a Wago Box though, and I've never seen water in (or ice) in one of those before, but never seen one done quite like that either.

 

[Aaron b]

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