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  1. alexdbag

    damage done to my rafter? how bad from idiot

    this guy was putting new wiring into my house and to get the wire in he drilled into my rafter of my house three times, how bad is the damage? needs replaced?
  2. D

    Panel and underlying damage.

    Went to investigate zero output on solar system and discovered a damaged panel. But what surprised me was the damage (Obvious heat damage) to the underlying sub-frame and roof membrane. The DC cabling was surprising un-marked. Client is adamant that there had been no impact damage!
  3. timhoward

    Can a surge physically damage an LCD screen telly

    I got called to a site this morning. It has an overhead supply with a substation on the site. Last night there was a power outage for about 2 seconds. I could find no real evidence of anything beyond this, nothing tripped or blew anywhere, and the only evidence was the usual aftermaths of losing...
  4. K

    Industry LED Luminaries, damage of some LEDs in...

    Hello, we have many LED luminaires with some problem (possibly caused by periodic work on generator of our factory), when dali dimming is set to to 100%, luminaries works fine, but after dimm them to 10-20% (dimming by dali protocol), some LEDs in one matrix glow darker or completely go out...
  5. K

    Slight damage to SWA cable

    Hi, I've been digging and have nicked the outer sheathing of a 2.5mm SWA cable. The protection and conductors are intact. Would it please be possible to advise on how I can repair the outer sheathing by using heat shrink or any other suitable bonding agent to ensure no moisture flows in over...
  6. S

    SWA outer sheath damage

    Have been asked to connect a SWA supply into a garage. The cable was ran in before I even knew about the job. No ducting as it enters the garage, been concrete poured round it as well. Then to top it off the joiner has fixed a stick to the concrete putting pressure on the cable. I’ve done IR &...
  7. M

    UK Damage Costs assistance

    Hi Guys Just after some advice as every day is a school day. So putting some power into a garage using SWA. Fuse board is in a little toilet downstairs so drilled through external wall in line with the consumer unit high up near the ceiling pretty much top corner, within building regs safe...
  8. N

    Water damage solar panels

    Thank you allowing me to join this forum. I have a strange question about solar panels and possible water damage. I have had to remove 4 of my panels to allow the council to do repairs on the neighbours roof. The electrician left the panels on their sides on the scaffolding and did not cover...
  9. S

    Electrical wiring in shed & heat damage

    Hi, I'm installing a new shed in Brisbane made with colorbond. Obviously it will get quite warm inside so will be insulating with appropriate materials - probably foilboard. The question I have is with regards to running electrical cabling inside plastic conduit next to the colorbond and/or...
  10. S

    Test for insulation damage

    Hi, A rat has chewed through some insulation on a circuit in my house. The cable will obviously need replaced but I can't identify we're along the circuit the insulation has been damaged. Is there anyway to test for this?
  11. H

    Damage to mains swa, is this ok?

    Hi, first post here, I'm not sure where to get advice about this, am looking to get an idea what my next steps should be, if any required. I moved into a new build last May. Have only just noticed that the mains SWA cable that comes into our cupboard under the stairs has two slices in it that...
  12. H

    Damage to my kitchen when dishwasher was being repaired

    I had a repair from a Service centre that I was obliged to use as it was still under Guarantee. The guy came to fix my dishwasher and seemed to struggle with removing the kickboards. I offered help as they clip on and off but he refused. After he left I discovered that he had snapped my...
  13. Dartlec

    Damp damage to cables

    Had a nightmare of a day trying to get a small 2 bed 1900 or so terrace house through its EICR today for the landlord. He's one I work for, so its a case of fix as I go to get a satisfactory rather than just report. 2-3 hours was sorting out the downstairs lighting circuit failing on IR L-E...
  14. T

    Liabilities when 3rd party compromise

    Lets say, hypothetically, one was to complete an electrical installation as part of a refurbishment, and after completion of first fit a plumber drags his plastic heating piping through the joist holes so they snuggle alongside your T&Es. You notice and rectify, the instal is no longer...
  15. A

    No CPC in lighting circuits / Fire damage

    Good evening following a visual inspection in a property that had an electrical fire in the fuse board area obviously i could not actually test anything, but visually identified that the lighting circuits had no earth (not even cut back) now the insurance company ideally want a new...
  16. A

    UFH T&E Cable Melting / Heat Damage

    I was tracing some electrical cabling last night and noticed a ~6" section of 2.5 T&E cable that appears to have been subject to heat damage and the plastic has started to melt. It's about 1m away from the CU in the garage and connected to a 32amp MCB. It's a radial circuit that powers a small...
  17. F

    Domestic What has happened here?

    So our oven stopped heating up. It's done it before and we had the element replaced. This time I took the back off to have a look and found what, to my untrained eye, looks a little concerning. The wire insulation had turned white around the spade connector and crumbled away when touched...
  18. C

    Arc damage metal socket front

    over the years I see this on a few occasions in kitchen where an arc strike is on the front face place in kitchens. Is there some strange science behind why this may be?
  19. M

    Massive damage. Neutral fault

    I work for an FM company, we’ve just taken on a brand new refitted and rewired premises. There is a 3phase DB supplying sockets into which there were loads of electronic equipment which has suffered multiple failures. The DB is supplied via 4pole contactor which is switching the Neutral. It’s a...
  20. A

    Short circuit after water damage- advice please ?

    Hi all. Advice please. Had a flood 36 ish hours ago where several tens of gallons of water came through kitchen ceiling passing over the kitchen lighting circuit. The lights (6) are ceiling inset 240 downlights, no transformers. The lights are connected in the circuit with connection blocks and...
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