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[Baddegg]

Apparently it took a lot of attempts, speaking to his wife the bottle of wine he consumed probably helped him on his way...

That’s dedication right there!! That’ll learn the rcd!!
Seriously though how many times would you have to reset it????

 

[Strima]

That’s dedication right there!! That’ll learn the rcd!!
Seriously though how many times would you have to reset it????

Dunno and I don't intend to find out, going to cost him a few quid to replace it though.

 

[GBDamo]

Got a text from my neighbour earlier, a bit cryptic as it involved fuses and an RCD.

Had a look at the WiFi faceplate he fitted yesterday and needless to say his wife is unimpressed, I've never knew you could swear so much in Czech...

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And to top it all off he's shagged the RCD by resetting it until it held...

Give the guy his due, he managed to put black with blue and red with brown.

How he missed the clues on the terminals is a mystery.

 

[GBDamo]

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I was met with that Friday evening all covered with a piece of hardboard,line and neutral are twisted together as well except the line was actually touching the back box and shocking the woman when she was cleaning the wall...

Words fail me, well they don't but the ones that spring to mind would win me a forum holiday.

Surely it would have been easier just to put another socket on, or are the screws threaded?

 

[Baddegg]

Words fail me, well they don't but the ones that spring to mind would win me a forum holiday.

Surely it would have been easier just to put another socket on, or are the screws threaded?

They extended it down to lower the socket and covered over the existing...

 

[Baddegg]

Words fail me, well they don't but the ones that spring to mind would win me a forum holiday.

Surely it would have been easier just to put another socket on, or are the screws threaded?

They extended it down to lower the socket and covered over the existing...

 

[Silly Sausage]

They extended it down to lower the socket and covered over the existing...

Why didn't they fill it with plaster and sand it smooth?
Amateurs!

 

[Strima]

And to top it all off today Mr Neighbour who cocked up his socket swap showed me a cheap Amazon LED lamp he got which lasted a week, two cheeky blow holes in the SES and has also took the dimmer switch with it...

 

[Wilko]

And to top it all off today Mr Neighbour who cocked up his socket swap showed me a cheap Amazon LED lamp he got which lasted a week, two cheeky blow holes in the SES and has also took the dimmer switch with it...

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So much for production quality control !

 

[Strima]

So much for production quality control !

Is there such a thing in China?

 

[Rpa07]

Got a text from my neighbour earlier, a bit cryptic as it involved fuses and an RCD.

Had a look at the WiFi faceplate he fitted yesterday and needless to say his wife is unimpressed, I've never knew you could swear so much in Czech...

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And to top it all off he's shagged the RCD by resetting it until it held...

If you remember the old mastermind board game - this would have got 3 white pegs.
Colours are right but not in the right place!
I loved that game!

 

[Baddegg]

you need new neighbours strima....

 

[Strima]

you need new neighbours strima....

Keeps me in beer this one!!!

 

[Baddegg]

Keeps me in beer this one!!!

In that case I’d move in with them, problem solved! They not neighbours then!

 

[Silly Sausage]

And to top it all off today Mr Neighbour who cocked up his socket swap showed me a cheap Amazon LED lamp he got which lasted a week, two cheeky blow holes in the SES and has also took the dimmer switch with it...

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Don't buy anything off Amazon.
They're tax evading scumbags, exploiting minimum wage zero hour contract workers.

 

[Bellendian]

Slightly different take on the usual scenario of no gland whatsoever...

 

[reeves]

Poor man’s chandelier

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5kg fixing that one wtf

 

[Rpa07]

Slightly different take on the usual scenario of no gland whatsoever...

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I’ll bet if you dig deep in that shroud you’ll find a lonesome gland nut! If I had to hashtag it would be :
#didnteventry

 

[Bellendian]

Nope...no sign of it!

 

[freddo]

Slightly different take on the usual scenario of no gland whatsoever...

I have a similar one...