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    Dodgy pv install

    Went to move a heater at a house I rewired last year and noticed they'd had pv panels fitted on the roof of their house and the roof of their holiday let. I had a look at the install inside and found this. The RCD 2 way board is fed from a circuit in a dual RCD d.b. This is all I took pictures...
  2. S

    dodgy work

    Been to look at an extension earlier and told by the client on arrival it's already been wired by someone else but he's been taken ill , the extension is very large and the first fix looks very rough I'm not sure I want to put my name against it just incase as some walls have been boarded ...
  3. G

    Hyundai PV Panel Array - RISO test help

    I have two 8 panel strings laid flat on a flat roof connected to a Power One inverter. One of the strings is showing a RISO of 0.5 mohm or less. The cables and connectors are all dry and intact, so I think is is a faulty panel. The voltage test doesn't identify the actual panel. If I take off...
  4. H

    Dodgy electrical condition report, what action to take?

    Hey fella's, I was called to a property this week to replace the CU and issue certification for the job. The home owner had only just purchased the place so I asked if he had the condition report, to which he did. After examining the report, starting my schedule of inspections and throughout...
  5. P

    dodgy ring final

    Hi need some advice, changed a db today everything was fine until testing ring final,there was no continuity on r1 r2 rn so no ring now but the 1 leg is supplying power to all the sockets in the house so basically a radial, it was on a 30 amp old fuse so changed to a 20 amp mcb did a i/r test...
  6. W

    G9 LED Lamps Dodgy

    Today fitted 3.5w G9 led, they looked dodgy with exposed soldering. Tested solder joints to earth got between 120 - 230v. Anybody else found this. Lamps bought from large web seller - not ebay.
    • workbelt12
    • Thread
    • dodgy lamp lamps led lighting lights
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    dodgy Scottish gas eingineer

    Hi guys, I have a mate who's shower switch was overheating and could smell burning from it, I opened it up to find the red cable from the load was totally black and I checked connections and they were solid, I knew straight away what the problem was as the shower was only wired in 6mm, turns out...
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    views on working for british gas

    hi all, have been offered a job at british gas as a sparky, anyone have any experience working for them? it is working on their breakdown insurance side? any views? ta Peanutty
    • peanutty
    • Thread
    • british british gas dodgy don't electrical work gas pretty working
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  9. G

    dodgy programmer

    Hi lads been doing a small job for a builder and this included moving programmer + stat small distances. the programmer was moved a foot upwards and i didnt disconnect anything apart from the feed because i was feeding it from a new spur (had been a grid switch). anyhow today i re-energized...
  10. H

    Rcd trouble

    Rcd not tripping x5 over 40ms any ideas? Changed rcd same problem,cheers guys
  11. S

    NHBC & dodgy electricians

    What is you guys views on dodgy electrical installations undertaken by well known electrical companys? I have recently been to a 3 year old house in Devises under insurance job to sort out some downlights that were installed by a professional electrician working under a well known company in...
  12. T

    Dodgy

    Brother had meter change on Friday engineer noticed cracked casing on the 100a incoming fuse so covered in tape and said would report, tonight smell of burning and smoke and well the photo shows the culprit Should the main fuse have been changed straight away if damaged? He's called the...
  13. F

    Dodgy Dodgy Dodgy

    BBC News - Dundee man accused of 'recklessly producing household electricity'
  14. S

    some dodgy findings domestic

    some findings on a domestic renovation project connector block tucked up in top of door frame feeding lighting and 1 socket on ground level plug on swa LIVE in garden main boards of install
  15. B

    Show us the dodgy install..... Picking up the pieces after the cowboys

    We have all been to those jobs where we think boy.. What the hell is this, or install you think what the hell how can this actually work. Or even worse how has it not killed anyone.. Ill start.. How would you code this DB?
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    dodgy shower

    I went to a property today to do a repair in a bathroom for a letting agent, upon entry noticed the shower cubicle had an electric shower fitted very low down, instead of the riser rail being above it, it was on the wall next to it so when the tenant ran the shower it would spray all over the...
    • guinnessgixer
    • Thread
    • dodgy shower showers water
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  17. N

    Zdb dodgy reading

    Hi guys, I'm at a job the now testing a d/b when testing a Zdb on a 3-phase board br- <0.01 bl- 0.09 gr- 0.09, what would cause such a difference in result, it comes from the meter to a busbar and then to the d/b, all 3 cables same size and same length of run, I will try to see if its slack...
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    Spam and dodgy emails

    Is anyone getting loads of this lately? I'm getting stuff asking me to update my account profiles with Co op bank, Contact Nationwide Building Society re my account (neither of which I have) Some from Internal Revenue Service of United States of America telling me my cheque to them bounced and...
  19. amlu

    rewire pricing help

    hello, please point me in the right direction did two jobs, both in 4 bedroom properties, working together on proper refurbishment under a dodgy building company. one was moving 3pendants, 3 new sockets, 23 led spotlights on dimmers, new bathroom install, new kitchen, aerial+2 aerial sockets...
  20. H

    Dodgy copies of BGB selling on Amazon UK

    Just to warn people... I recently left a bag on a train that contained amongst other things, my copy of the BGB. Obviously extremely ****ed off to lose such a valuable book, I was somewhat please to find that I could get a replacement from Amazon for only £32. Book arrived in 3 days, from NEW...
    • Heisenberg
    • Thread
    • amazon cheap copies dodgy getting people priced selling thought
    • Replies: 28
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum

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