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I suspect I know the answer to this already, but...
For some reason, recently I've been getting increasingly ****** off by being undercut by chancers, billy big s*** 'multi trade' friends of friends of friends bending my ear at social events and putting right work by the above only for the customer to say they don't want the hassle of even complaining to said cowboy etc.
Example 1:
Recently I went to a bar recently opened by an acquaintance. It's obviously a public space with many people coming in daily - including children.
Had the misfortune to chat to the 'multi trade' cowboy who carried out all the work. He was giving it the large one, thinks he knows it all etc. We all know the type. He's not an electrician and has no relevant qualifications. He carried out all the electrical work there. I also found out from this chat he has no test equipment.
It didn't take me long to spot a few problems, without even having to really look. Steel conduit and singles used to fit some usb sockets for customer use. All the conduit was poorly installed - no connection to earth. None of it bushed onto sockets etc - just butted up to a rubber grommet fitted in the knockout. Some of them the singles were visible inside. Basic insulation visible in numerous light points I could see. Appeared not to be any RCD protection assuming the CU I spotted was the only one. Live cables hanging (around 6'6" high) in toilet for unfinished lighting/fans. Just had wago's on the end of conductors - sheathing stripped right back.
This all without even really looking and getting any test equipment out.
I really wouldn't mind causing this chancer a few problems as these people wind me up but the bigger question for me is how would I feel if some poor person/kid got a belt and was injured or worse, and I knew of the problem.
Clearly this guy isn't part of a scheme. I know that if this was a private dwelling then all I can do is inform the owner, but surely in a public place there must be something more that could be done. Who should/could this be reported to?
I suspect no one, as there isn't any money to be made out of it.
I might write example 2 later, if I haven't cut my wrists by then!
For some reason, recently I've been getting increasingly ****** off by being undercut by chancers, billy big s*** 'multi trade' friends of friends of friends bending my ear at social events and putting right work by the above only for the customer to say they don't want the hassle of even complaining to said cowboy etc.
Example 1:
Recently I went to a bar recently opened by an acquaintance. It's obviously a public space with many people coming in daily - including children.
Had the misfortune to chat to the 'multi trade' cowboy who carried out all the work. He was giving it the large one, thinks he knows it all etc. We all know the type. He's not an electrician and has no relevant qualifications. He carried out all the electrical work there. I also found out from this chat he has no test equipment.
It didn't take me long to spot a few problems, without even having to really look. Steel conduit and singles used to fit some usb sockets for customer use. All the conduit was poorly installed - no connection to earth. None of it bushed onto sockets etc - just butted up to a rubber grommet fitted in the knockout. Some of them the singles were visible inside. Basic insulation visible in numerous light points I could see. Appeared not to be any RCD protection assuming the CU I spotted was the only one. Live cables hanging (around 6'6" high) in toilet for unfinished lighting/fans. Just had wago's on the end of conductors - sheathing stripped right back.
This all without even really looking and getting any test equipment out.
I really wouldn't mind causing this chancer a few problems as these people wind me up but the bigger question for me is how would I feel if some poor person/kid got a belt and was injured or worse, and I knew of the problem.
Clearly this guy isn't part of a scheme. I know that if this was a private dwelling then all I can do is inform the owner, but surely in a public place there must be something more that could be done. Who should/could this be reported to?
I suspect no one, as there isn't any money to be made out of it.
I might write example 2 later, if I haven't cut my wrists by then!