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[Pete999]

Came across this newly fitted shower in a tanning salon recently. View attachment 51442View attachment 51444

Terrible workmanship, should be ashamed for doing that.

 

[JOURNEYMAN]

Also noted while I was there that the extract fan has no ducting to the exterior at all and instead vents through a 4 inch wall straight into the staff kitchenette via a shutter! There's a list of other electrical and building work horrors that the builder has done on behalf of the new tenants. It beggars belief what some people will accept and pay for.

 

[lozarus]

Another little one from me (but worth a mention). Old lamp column. BS1361 fuse clearly failed / lost an end cap at some point. Fuse wire wrapped around the old one.(NB I did replace with the correct fuse)

 

[freddo]

That fuse must be an antique!

 

[westward10]

That fuse must be an antique!

It looks like a BICC fuse with the BI callenders on it.

 

[freddo]

If it didn't have the BI part it would be really old...

 

[lozarus]

That fuse must be an antique!

I imagine it's the original one! Cutout was BICC as is all the cable, all installed on 1963. Remains of that antique fuse is retained with my small collection of "antique bits"

 

[lozarus]

If it didn't have the BI part it would be really old...

I've got to go back and recommision it tomorrow - I'll take a picture of the cutout.

 

[freddo]

Remains of that antique fuse is retained with my small collection of "antique bits"

I too have a collection of old electrical crap.

 

[MJPD29]

Don't know what's worse, the missing cover on the esco, the link between neutral and earth after the meter or the fact that someone has managed to install a new board whilst this still exists and didn't even bother with a glam for the tails.

 

[lozarus]

Went back to said lamp post today.

Also decided to look in the next one along. Not sure why and sort of wish I hadn't

 

[Silly Sausage]

Went back to said lamp post today.

Also decided to look in the next one along. Not sure why and sort of wish I hadn't

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Are you familiar with the expression 'Can of worms'?

 

[freddo]

Creative use of that MK fuse holder.

 

[James]

I have probably got in stock a replacement fuse carrier for that.
send me the dimensions and I will check.

will cost you a beer to cover the postage.

 

[lozarus]

I have probably got in stock a replacement fuse carrier for that.
send me the dimensions and I will check.

will cost you a beer to cover the postage.

Will message mate - appreciated

 

[westward10]

Just big enough to get two 1.0mm cables through.

 

[LewisM]

In a HMO somebody has been very creative with bypassing the meter, so they unscrewed the neutral in the incomer covered it in tape then shoved it back in, used the earth as the neutral as its a pme system, completely butchering the cu in the process.

 

[freddo]

Is the meter bypassed though? I can't really see what is going on?!

 

[DPG]

Is the meter bypassed though? I can't really see what is going on?!

Sounds like no neutral to the meter, since it has been insulated. The earth is the return.

 

[freddo]

Oh I see now, operating the MCB enables/disables the meter. I didn't realise the busbar wasn't into the breaker with the earth wire. Hope they have been reported...