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[pc1966]

The Hager meters are around 3 times the price of a standard meter.

Yes, you have a good point there!

 

[spynage]

Here's one. Job I looked at just today. 16amp breaker protecting a 1.5mm socket radial. At least they tried!

 

[littlespark]

For a kitchen circuit? toaster and kettle.... pop!

Just shows that wylex breakers do NOT fit an MK board

 

[spynage]

For a kitchen circuit? toaster and kettle.... pop!

Just shows that wylex breakers do NOT fit an MK board

Yes. Why I was called!

 

[Simon47]

But equally it seems strange to have dangling Henleys and the external meter when they could have got the meter kit for the Hager board...

That's assuming they knew such a thing was available. I've come across a few sparkys who have no idea what's available - and won't enquire. One example :
I was doing a network install for a client, and their contractor's sparks was doing the dado trunking - some rather nice Rehau stuff. I quite likes some of the details, like the way the lid for the bottom section was integral to the back, so formed a tray that cables would stay in by gravity rather than the usual faff trying to get the cables to stay put while you get the bottom cover on.
On one run I had to fit 24 network cables plus a 10 pair phone cable in, and he'd left me just the small section at the top - while using all the rest for 2xRFCs (4off 2.5mm T&E) and a 10mm bonding cable ? First thing he was 110% certain of was that only the mains can go in the middle/bottom section and network cables must go in the top section - otherwise they aren't isolated. Apparently, the plastic used in this trunking only insulated one way round ?
So I mentioned adding a divider to make it into 3 section trunking. "Doesn't exist" he stated with complete authority. Unfortunately, back then I still had a rather basic phone, and that together with a poor signal meant I couldn't look it up on site - to find that yes, they do in fact do a divider. Had I known I'd have just insisted on getting the divider, but not being able to say "yes it exists" there and then, there wasn't enough time without holding the whole job up.
Luckily there was an alternative route I could take the phone cable, it was just more work.

TBH, his workmanship was top notch, he was just an idiot who didn't understand how sectioned trunking works or what's available.

And for good measure, he said "it must be nice when someone else does all the hard work for you". In a rare case of self control (bear in mind I'm autistic and tend to say exactly what I'm thinking), I managed not to give him some rather painful instructions as to what he could do to himself.

 

[Dustydazzler]

Yes. Why I was called!

I like the way they carefully notched the plastic to achieve a perfect fit ...

9/10 for effort

 

[telectrix]

at least they put it on the RCD side.

 

[Baddegg]

Is the thread wrapped in ptfe tape to make it fit tighter?!

PTFE......plumbers tape for everything

 

[StephenRowley]

TBH, his workmanship was top notch, he was just an idiot who didn't understand how sectioned trunking works or what's available.

Met a few like that brilliant at what they could do, but when you need to think outside the box a bit to find solution absolutely pants.

 

[SparkySy]

some diy disasters for your viewing pleasure.
This one is from a factory how many bodges!

Mm earth not long enough then!

Yes that is 1.5mm t&e into .75mm flex from a 30a ring final?

Same again mix of .75 and 1mm flex feeding multiple socket outlets all off 3036 30a fuse!

Pond spaghetti anyone, all outside in a dripping wet brick pillar no rcd all in 1.5 t&e no earth connected and the black flex was cut off in the garden still live inches from metal railings around the pond. Lethal! All this was also from 3036 30a fuse. Not any more all removed!
Sy

 

[GBDamo]

some diy disasters for your viewing pleasure.View attachment 63983
This one is from a factory how many bodges!
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Mm earth not long enough then!
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Yes that is 1.5mm t&e into .75mm flex from a 30a ring final?
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Same again mix of .75 and 1mm flex feeding multiple socket outlets all off 3036 30a fuse!
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Pond spaghetti anyone, all outside in a dripping wet brick pillar no rcd all in 1.5 t&e no earth connected and the black flex was cut off in the garden still live inches from metal railings around the pond. Lethal! All this was also from 3036 30a fuse. Not any more all removed!
Sy

Good haul, remind me not to visit.

 

[GBDamo]

Well I wouldn't have took that off it I knew.

 

[David Prosser]

Well I wouldn't have took that off it I knew.

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Ohh dear, time for a rewire then.

 

[telectrix]

Well I wouldn't have took that off it I knew.

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bit of sleeving tape on that will be fine.

 

[pc1966]

bit of sleeving tape on that will be fine.

The electrical equivalent of "Its just a flesh wound"?

 

[telectrix]

The electrical equivalent of "Its just a flesh wound"?

yeah, it's only 2 arms.

 

[telectrix]

yep.it'sonly both arms wires

 

[Dustydazzler]

That wiring is still good for another 30 years

 

[SparkySy]

^^^^^^^^^ 30years as long as it's not disturbed?? oh too late?

 

[ChrisElectrical88]

Got 9 bollards with a 0.08 N-E IR, all jointed underground with a flex coming through a concrete block. Mini digger coming tomorrow to break the lot of these out and to be re done in proper torpedos , or where possible both armoured brought into the new bollards. Installation less than 3 years old

yes that is a flex through a SWA gland with some tape to thicken it up.