Dodgy trade pictures for your amusement! - 1 Million Views!

[Toneyz]

Seeing that photo reminds me of a block of 30 retirement apartments at Dunstable where the boss told electricians to wire electric UFH all through a 13A switched fused spur I had a complaint why the flats were losing heating got to first flat switched fused spur burnt out turns out the load was 24Amps!same with the next flat, well I put them on own off-peak ways in consumer unit this was picked up as a filled complaint at NICEIC assessment then the company was removed from the roll and joined NAPIT (I had left the company by this stage) so I suppose the company never rectified this a fire waiting to happen in a further 28 flats.

 

[123]

How to correctly connect the CPC to a Halogen Downlight.

 

[Andy5678]

Is that chewing gum?

 

[freddo]

I assume it was once a connector block?

 

[123]

I assume it was once a connector block?

Yes, don't think it's been one in it's full form for quite some time though

 

[Rpa07]

Oh that’s why the kitchen ring isn’t testing as it should!
And there’s the culprit! My my!

 

[dksanders]

Went to fit a shower extractor fan and found the loft light wiring like this. All the earths disconnected which as they has metal light switches was doubly dangerous.

The consumer unit was fitted by a NICEIC electrician, who not only didn't put any dates on the label but didn't provide a EIC or Part P certificate either.

Note the low level sockets in wooden skirting boards which he thought was OK also.

 

[Strima]

I would say the installer bought the NIC stickers off eBay...

 

[Wilko]

About half the bathroom fan/light jobs I go to seem to have been wired by that bloke !

 

[JK-Electrical]

This was installed by a Glasgow electrician four weeks ago.
He really ought to have used screws and rawlplugs instead of relying exclusively on the adhesiveness of the trunking.

 

[Rpa07]

I always thought the adhesive was to hold it in place whilst you drilled and screwed it in permanent place.
I would never just use the adhesive unless it’s less than 500mm (which I did the other day! wonder if it’s fallen off yet!!)
Imagine the shame of going back to that job!

 

[JK-Electrical]

I always thought the adhesive was to hold it in place whilst you drilled and screwed it in permanent place.

I would never just use the adhesive unless it’s less than 500mm (which I did the other day! wonder if it’s fallen off yet!!)
Imagine the shame of going back to that job!

The guy who installed this can relax as the customer has no intention of ever allowing him back in her flat. I have been tasked with re-fixing that trunking run.

Self-adhesive trunking has it uses, but certainly not on a run like this. The installer evidently hasn't bothered to fit fire-rated clips either. Some of the idiots up here in Glasgow who profess themselves to be electricians really need to consider alternative employment methinks.

Here's another example of what I find on an almost daily basis:

 

[freddo]

Some 12V doorbell transformers. Note the high voltage arcing on the 'secondary' side.

 

[freddo]

A 12V halogen lighting transformer, 2 of the 12V windings in series across 240V. The 0.75mm flex turned out to be too small.

 

[chris gray]

Opened the board and saw this

 

[ipf]

Opened the board and saw this

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Shocking and laughable either way...but I wonder which of those swa's was installed first?

 

[123]

Not my find, a friend uncovered this little install. On the plus side at least they have fused the heating down.

 

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[SparkyChick]

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Are we thinking a fix for serious nuisance tripping problems????

 

[DPG]

Are we thinking a fix for serious nuisance tripping problems????

I think you're crediting them with too much intelligence! I reckon it's just good old fashioned incompetence.