Tell us about your faults!

[kung]

Hi ALL
Just thought id put this one up for all those faults we find.
heres one to kick it off !
Domestic RCD tripped and wouldnt reset cause was a blown low energy light bulb.
There you go now for yours !

 

[Robotstar5]

But as it wasn't an electrical fault, you couldn't charge her?

 

[pennywise]

Neat job :biggrin5:

 

[rich.250]

Called out to a job because the fuseboard they installed themselves started buzzing and glowing blue when the lights were off!!!



On inspection the neutral from the Rcd main switch wasn't done up in the bar and had burnt through. So no contact to the circuit neutrals.
Not bad for a 3 month old install!!

LOL

 

[willf]

Three month old install but with old colours? That Protek rubbish would have probably set light to itself eventually anyway, lol.

Called out to a job because the fuseboard they installed themselves started buzzing and glowing blue when the lights were off!!!

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On inspection the neutral from the Rcd main switch wasn't done up in the bar and had burnt through. So no contact to the circuit neutrals.
Not bad for a 3 month old install!!

LOL

 

[rich.250]

Lol!! Sorry he said he changed the board 3 months ago.
And yes, protec isn't a sign of quality in the slightest lol

 

[Robotstar5]

and the way all the breakers are staggered, looks like he's overtightened them?

 

[rich.250]

and the way all the breakers are staggered, looks like he's overtightened them?

You'd think so looking at it, but nothing was tight!
Scary thing is, there are 6 boards like this. In a care home!!
I now have all 6 to change, and EICR on the entire site.
Think he's learnt his lesson lol

 

[ashrow]

that DB looked a right mess !

 

[willf]

Six of those in a care home, that's scary!

You'd think so looking at it, but nothing was tight!
Scary thing is, there are 6 boards like this. In a care home!!
I now have all 6 to change, and EICR on the entire site.
Think he's learnt his lesson lol

 

[trev]

Six of those in a care home, that's scary!

At least the patients will be warm.
They might be a bit dead too though

 

[rich.250]

At least the patients will be warm.
They might be a bit dead too though

Obviously all the care went to the patients and there was just none left for the electrics.... Lol

 

[pennywise]

Been to a job today, Romanian sparks maintenance free JB. The whole extension and existing houses lighting not a single screwed terminal used other than at the fittings and switches and no earth cont anywhere lol.

 

[imago]

I'd love to say "I've never seen anything like it!" Sadly, I'd be lying :/

 

[rich.250]

The "Romanian maintenance free" junction box is very popular with the DIYer too!!

 

[trev]

Quality
Care esta problema cu ea. Am testat-o cu o lampa de mesa si fuctioneaza perfect in bara, astfel sa si reglementarile......

 

[pennywise]

I'd love to say "I've never seen anything like it!" Sadly, I'd be lying :/

I know I've seen plenty myself just never remember to get any pics, this ones up there though:clap:

 

[imago]

I know I've seen plenty myself just never remember to get any pics, this ones up there though:clap:

Good point, I either don't remember, am too scared to put anything conductive near it, or am too frustrated at trying to explain to the customer why it's a bad thing to get my camera/phone out.

 

[DNS]

Changed a cu today, On testing of the rings up and down.. end to end ground floor. R1 0.53 Rn 0.53 R2 0.79....first floor R1 0.54 Rn 0.53 R2 0.83..... Both rings were fine on the old rewireable DB. The ground floor ring is fine on the RCD, but the first floor trips, after testing it appears to be a fault between neutral and earth, I tried with just the live and neutral wired. no trip.....plugged in a tester and all three lights come on, I was expecting two lights suggesting no earth. the house has had four extensions over the years and it's a right balls up with sockets on the ground floor in the SNUG on the first floor ring. In one of the bedrooms upstairs in an extension there are two double sockets and one of these is a spur from the ground floor ring.......
Over the weekend I'm going to have to try and find this fault, and try and find where the earth is coming from.....Does anyone have any suggestions. ?????

 

[trev]

What about IR results?

 

[Knobhead]

Quality
Care esta problema cu ea. Am testat-o cu o lampa de mesa si fuctioneaza perfect in bara, astfel sa si reglementarile......

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