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Right ... Just been nudged to set this up by Paul.M and sounds a good idea following recent threads I've done in the Arms..

Rules....No Offensive material... edit if required before posting as this is the public arena.
Anything to do with the trade or in and around it ...H&S pic's welcome.

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I've posted this a few times and this is at a mates house following a kitchen refirb several yrs ago. :eek:mg_smile:

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I started out to uncover the wiring behind plasterboard for a bank of four FCUs on the right connected to an RFC, that had to be removed. Then I discovered a separate circuit just above them, that disappears into the wall.

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Puzzled by the two cables crossing under the two above circuits, I removed more plasterboard and uncovered a buried box to the left of the socket (this is a third circuit).
 
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This was the (speaker/bell) cable supplying a small class 1 chandelier with 7 x G9 40W lamps in. Not got to the other end of the cable yet as going to have to lift boards upstairs, but expecting some melting. Customer said it stopped working a little while ago, and 230V no longer present. Cct isolated but customer also a bit miffed that I said to use only table lamps til I can get back!

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Although not great it would probably work.
Assuming the door is hinged then the bolt looks like it would stop the door swinging open, the bolt is straight but the bracket through which it passes will not be moving in a straight line and would hit the bolt.
 
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Richard Burns said:
I had a call that every time the kettle was switched on the fuse in the FCU blows, but only when the hob is also on: double socket and 4 plate hob wired through a 13A FCU!
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I had a call last week. Kitchen sockets are all off except 1, all circuit breakers and RCDs are switched on. Sure enough all that proved to be true.
Next to the working socket was a FCU for the under cabinet lights that had never worked. Yep, Kev kitchen fitter had wired the cupboard lights into the supply side and left the lights unplugged from the socket provided for them above the units. The rest of the kitchen, 3 above counter double sockets, fridge socket, and washer/drier socket were off the load side.
Washer had been put on, wife was heating up the iron, husband decided to make some toast, one blown fuse. I think the fuse did well to make it 8 years without popping.
 
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Andy78 said:
I had a call last week. Kitchen sockets are all off except 1, all circuit breakers and RCDs are switched on. Sure enough all that proved to be true.
Next to the working socket was a FCU for the under cabinet lights that had never worked. Yep, Kev kitchen fitter had wired the cupboard lights into the supply side and left the lights unplugged from the socket provided for them above the units. The rest of the kitchen, 3 above counter double sockets, fridge socket, and washer/drier socket were off the load side.
Washer had been put on, wife was heating up the iron, husband decided to make some toast, one blown fuse. I think the fuse did well to make it 8 years without popping.
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Ive a garage to go and wire on Monday that is currently spurred of a socket in an upstairs bedroom, which itself is spurred off the ring. Into a consumer unit and then 2 radial sockets, one on a 6ft fridge freezer and the other a tumble dryer.
Which apparently had melted a socket so the homeowner put on an rcd socket. Lol

Tomorrow I'm going to speak to a bakery/sandwich bar/deli place, it's a complete balls from what I seen in the few minutes I had to look the other day, but by initial looks each circuit is overloaded, with ring mains running well over what it's capable of, and where radials are in place they are well under rated, and it will quite possibly require 3 phase to be able to supply the load from all equipment they have, the guy who was doing the work has been given thousands by the owner from what I believe, but not sure if he's legit as I can't imagine they've certificates for the place.


she was on holiday and back today, so will have a look over it properly and speak to her.
 
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Not exactly the worst thing in the world, but we only let council electricians work on our electrics at work. Councils are renowned for their red tape policies, but I didn't think it was literal.

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