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

[littlespark]

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I screenshot a phone photo, then crop out the extra screen… reduces the picture enough to be under the size limit.

Or crop the original.??

 

[LewisM]

Was it the wasps or the mice that eat the phone cable?

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[Mike Johnson]

Was it the wasps or the mice that eat the phone cable?

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Thanks guys.

 

[happysteve]

Mural wiring... looks legit

Wait, what?

A call to WPD National Grid, and 2 hours later...

 

[happysteve]

Can't really blame the workmanship or materials in this case. On the end of the 4-way extension lead was a small heater, a chest freezer, a fridge and yes, you've guessed it, a tumble dryer. I'm surprised it lasted as long as it did.

 

[timhoward]

Making sure….respect to the sparks who went the extra mile!

 

[brianmoooore]

Making sure….respect to the sparks who went the extra mile!
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Probably a lathe and plaster wall. I've used every screw hole available on many occasions, plus a bit of adhesive on the back.

 

[timhoward]

Probably a lathe and plaster wall. I've used every screw hole available on many occasions, plus a bit of adhesive on the back.

Exactly this - only two of them were actually doing anything. This house has a mixture of L+P, L+P with plasterboard on top, and in one case L+P ceiling with OSB board and then ceiling-board which made fishing delightful fun...

 

[pc1966]

Probably a lathe and plaster wall. I've used every screw hole available on many occasions, plus a bit of adhesive on the back.

I absolutely hate lath & plaster.

Nothing to do with my parents house, my flat, and my sister's house all having the damn stuff and needing odd jobs done over the past few decades

 

[nicebutdim]

Exactly this - only two of them were actually doing anything. This house has a mixture of L+P, L+P with plasterboard on top, and in one case L+P ceiling with OSB board and then ceiling-board which made fishing delightful fun...

Just rewired a house in which old tongue & groove timber was directly behind plasterboard on ceilings and stud walls. An absolute pleasure to work with.

 

[123]

Making sure….respect to the sparks who went the extra mile!
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Is it upside down or not?

 

[mainline]

Is it upside down or not?

Yes

 

[Dave OCD]

Yes

No it's not cos the MK logo and list no. are the right way up.

 

[mainline]

No it's not cos the MK logo and list no. are the right way up.

Ahh but to what did I say yes

 

[Raptor0014]

Call out today as a light switch kept tripping the MCB of the circuit. So after finishing another job I called in on my way home.

I'm surmising that some hamfisted clod has knocked a nail or screw through the cable and it's failed over time. 2 of the 3 conductors had a short when IR testing.

Replaced the 2gang switch then had to go old school to pull a new piece of 3C&E through to make a temp fix. Told them they need to find where the leak is in the property and stop that before I do anything else. The back box has almost disintegrated and the wall and ceiling are damp to touch. So will be back to fit new capping and back box once they have sorted that out.

 

[mainline]

Call out today as a light switch kept tripping the MCB of the circuit. So after finishing another job I called in on my way home.

I'm surmising that some hamfisted clod has knocked a nail or screw through the cable and it's failed over time. 2 of the 3 conductors had a short when IR testing.

Replaced the 2gang switch then had to go old school to pull a new piece of 3C&E through to make a temp fix. Told them they need to find where the leak is in the property and stop that before I do anything else. The back box has almost disintegrated and the wall and ceiling are damp to touch. So will be back to fit new capping and back box once they have sorted that out.

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And maybe a MF enclosure, you do get some lovely work though

 

[Raptor0014]

And maybe a MF enclosure, you do get some lovely work though

The MF enclosure is what I put in when I pulled the new bit of cable through.

 

[mainline]

The MF enclosure is what I put in when I pulled the new bit of cable through.

The wago light box isn't mf though just saying

 

[Raptor0014]

The wago light isn't mf ?

Ah, I misinterpreted what you meant. Yes I know it's not a permanent solution. They may have to replace the ceiling plasterboard so I am waiting to see what happens as I may just run a new complete section of cable.

 

[mainline]

Ah, I misinterpreted what you meant. Yes I know it's not a permanent solution. They may have to replace the ceiling plasterboard so I am waiting to see what happens as I may just run a new complete section of cable.

With the amount of water/damp they could do with a gel box