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That looks atrocious ! All the Wagos are in the trunking ? Have you any pictures of inside the CU ?
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Was that all hanging like that, or have you pulled it out the trunking?
live?
wagos should be in an enclosure, not the trunking, but sometimes it’s unavoidable to joint and extend cables into a new board.
looks like finishing quick came above tidiness in this job
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wagos should be in an enclosure, not the trunking, but sometimes it’s unavoidable to joint and extend cables into a new board.
looks like finishing quick came above tidiness in this job
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There's no excuse for it at all, I just can't understand how anybody could walk away from that thinking it was acceptable - but sadly many just couldn't care less - it's all about getting as much money as possible for doing as little as possible.
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Difficult to really know without a photo further back showing more, but I'm thinking why was there not room to just install the new board where the old one was, and not need any junctions? Possibly moving the isolator a bit if needed.
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@littlespark , is there a reg that prohibits connections in trunking? Sometimes I use a length of 100 X 50 plastic trunking in which I extend cables for board changes. It would be good to know if I'm getting this wrong.
I was under the impression that trunking is an enclosure, this is from definitions:
Cable trunking. A closed enclosure normally of rectangular cross-section, of which one side is removable or hinged, used for the protection of cables and for the accommodation of other electrical equipment.
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The consumer unit is a Skrewfix brand. Maybe a clue it's a DIY-type replacement, not a time-served sparks. The fixed cables should have been marshalled into an adaptable box with a DIN rail connector bar to extend the circuits to the CU. Utterly dismal workmanship which should be isolated, corrected and tested.
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134.1.1 & 510.3 & 526.203 - Bet Wago haven't approved the product for such use
526.3.vi - Not MF in the current state
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MF is the least of the worries when the whole thing is a MA (Monkey's Abortion).
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Trunking can generally be accessed by just pulling the lid off, is there anything in the UK Regs, as in France, that says to be in an enclosure only accessible by the use of a tool?
That is my understanding, so a length of ordinary plastic trunking is not suitable for joining cables, unless the joiners themselves are enclosed inside the trunking.by something that needs a tool to open it.
As with a few threads on here some of the story is missing.
Is this house owned by the friend and the agent manages it and have had the EICR and recommended and arranged the work?
Or is the friend a tenant of this property?
Why was the O.P asked to test it?
As bad as it appears to be I can't beleive that the cables and joints were left as pictured, were they all originally within the trunking?
Whoever did the work should not be paid, if the agent has already paid them on behalf of the friend, if the owner, then they should refund the costs.
If the friend is the owner they should find another electrician to re do the work correctly and also find a new agent to manage the property.
If the friend is a tenant they should notify the agent that they will be turning off the power and moving out into a hotel or similar untill the work had been done correctly by another electrican and will be expecting the agent to refund all costs incurred.
Is this house owned by the friend and the agent manages it and have had the EICR and recommended and arranged the work?
Or is the friend a tenant of this property?
Why was the O.P asked to test it?
As bad as it appears to be I can't beleive that the cables and joints were left as pictured, were they all originally within the trunking?
Whoever did the work should not be paid, if the agent has already paid them on behalf of the friend, if the owner, then they should refund the costs.
If the friend is the owner they should find another electrician to re do the work correctly and also find a new agent to manage the property.
If the friend is a tenant they should notify the agent that they will be turning off the power and moving out into a hotel or similar untill the work had been done correctly by another electrican and will be expecting the agent to refund all costs incurred.
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A ceiling rose cover, for example, can be also be removed without the use of a tool. Thus revealing live connections. I would be ok with a properly made joint in PVC trunking. In fact the lid is often hard to remove.
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Not everything can be tamper proofed, if you need to make a joint within some trunking then I see no issue with it…
I would try rewiring the run but not every job affords you to the time & budget to doing things perfectly
I would try rewiring the run but not every job affords you to the time & budget to doing things perfectly
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