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[Darkwood]

Right ... Just been nudged to set this up by Paul.M and sounds a good idea following recent threads I've done in the Arms..

Rules....No Offensive material... edit if required before posting as this is the public arena.
Anything to do with the trade or in and around it ...H&S pic's welcome.



I've posted this a few times and this is at a mates house following a kitchen refirb several yrs ago. mg_smile:

 

[ipf]

who you gonna call? Sh!tBusters.

Ta-da-da-da-dah dat da! ? ?

 

[steviethepar]

was asked to look at work carried out in a house was a housing association and tennant was concerned about a fan heater (IP2x) in the bathroom - that was fitted about 5mm outside zones —- anyway on way out looked at brand new consumer unit that had been fitted next to the door….

 

[steviethepar]

surveyed to fit a new CU replace an old rewirable- took lid off to survey - might write in other threads about reasons to remove DNO fuse….needless to say a nice new board now fitted and new tails

 

[steviethepar]

surveyed to fit a new CU replace an old rewirable- took lid off to survey - might write in other threads about reasons to remove DNO fuse….needless to say a nice new board now fitted and new tails

Also good example of need for metal enclosed box, the terminals and bakealite fell apart when I touched it they were lucky only matter time for a fire to happen

 

[Dustydazzler]

was asked to look at work carried out in a house was a housing association and tennant was concerned about a fan heater (IP2x) in the bathroom - that was fitted about 5mm outside zones —- anyway on way out looked at brand new consumer unit that had been fitted next to the door….

Is that an Niceic installer cert that I spy ?

 

[steviethepar]

Is that an Niceic installer cert that I spy ?

Hi yeah though think that is the previous box - however I do know who did fit and they are allegedly niciec didn’t even have sense to remove - they also didn’t put any new labels on the new box rcd / cable colour warning or inspection.. in a way glad a tennant is so concerned to call a local independent electrician will stick up pic of the bathroom standard fan heater is within regs but I wouldn’t do it and there was plenty room on wall to fit a towel radiator - housing association doing on cheap

 

[marconi]

surveyed to fit a new CU replace an old rewirable- took lid off to survey - might write in other threads about reasons to remove DNO fuse….needless to say a nice new board now fitted and new tails

Any theories on why the intake terminal connections have overheated? Did the client mention anything untoward beforehand? We are all interested in the history behind failure. Gradual increase in domestic load perhaps over the years which has stressed these connections?

 

[freddo]

Is that slotted trunking above the fusebaord?

 

[steviethepar]

Also good example of need for metal enclosed box, the terminals and bakealite fell apart when I touched it they were lucky only matter time for a fire to happen

Any theories on why the intake terminal connections have overheated? Did the client mention anything untoward beforehand? We are all interested in the history behind failure. Gradual increase in domestic load perhaps over the years which has stressed these connections?

No reports of any issues, fuse holders were ok, looks to me years of gradual loading and overheating and Probably loose connections. Interesting probably less load in recent years with Changes in technology and they had gas hob changed years ago from electric. at Present apart from usual stuff for a house led telly / boxes / chargers, electric oven, electric shower, there isn’t that much that would use so didn’t see any issues with demand. Only other clue there was a redundant second fuse box was for electric storage heating that was ripped put years ago but it would’ve been through white meter at the time

 

[steviethepar]

Is that slotted trunking above the fusebaord?

Yeah is all sheathed cables and not many slots left -used to be more common in cupboards

 

[LewisM]

Yeah is all sheathed cables and not many slots left -used to be more common in cupboards

Never seen panduit not in a control cabinet etc

 

[pirate]

Just another pic of what is quite common here...I'm assuming the ivy is ip68...whatever, it works...

 

[littlespark]

At least the RJ45 socket is weatherproof…..

unless you plug something in and leave the flap open

 

[LukeD]

Anyone visited HK/PH in the 70's etc ? !!! The wiring then was "act of god"

 

[telectrix]

Just another pic of what is quite common here...I'm assuming the ivy is ip68...whatever, it works...View attachment 88725

THAT.S BECAUSE THEY USE A DIFFERENT RATING OVER THERE. iv RATED, NOT ip.

 

[littlespark]

Just ruined a perfectly good joke there, tel, By shouting at us.

 

[telectrix]

bloody caps lock .

 

[freddo]

Took out some storage heaters on Friday, one was wired in 2 core flex, it also still had cardboard packaging inside it!

 

[littlespark]

2 core is fine… class II innit?

no… that’s bad. Massive lump of metal going live on fault. Blimey!

 

[freddo]

There are several trace heating controllers all installed like this.

 

[telectrix]

that rod needs a bit of grease.

 

[Julie.]

There are several trace heating controllers all installed like this.
View attachment 88739

Good to see the ip65 ingress isn't compromised!!!

 

[westward10]

This switch is for an "occupied" light outside the room unfortunately the adjacent light switch did not have a neutral, not a problem.

 

[telectrix]

This switch is for an "occupied" light outside the room unfortunately the adjacent light switch did not have a neutral, not a problem. View attachment 88805

bet the RCD likes that arrangement.

 

[westward10]

bet the RCD likes that arrangement.

Rcd ?. Found it by chance on an IR test, clear when off and down when on. Has been like it for years.

 

[Dustydazzler]

The old cpc as a N, very dirty trick that

 

[James]

The old cpc as a N, very dirty trick that

has a slightly similar uncomfortable feeling as some of the posts we get along the lines of…

I added some sockets and they are all ok, tested just fine (they work)
and some dodgy u tube vids along the same lines.

 

[Lucien Nunes]

TN-C with a combined neutral / earth all the way to the load was quite common practice in other parts of the world including technically advanced locales, and TN-C wiring is still in use in many places. We never liked it over here except for earthed-concentric. Even for E/C we had extra rules and limitations.

The heaviest load I've found on a sneaky TN-C was a 230V 750VA transformer-rectifier running to earth via MI sheath. It was a later addition to an organ blower installation where there was (reasonably) no neutral in the motor supply circuit.

 

[LastManOnline]

Ever seen a CU like this?

 

[SparkySy]

Yes I have! It emptied itself all over the place as I took the lid off and were a bugger to clean up! Looks like you have been lucky?

 

[MJPD29]

Ever seen a CU like this?

At least it won't be cold in there

 

[James]

Wow, watch out for brittle cables if that is polystyrene.
it can remove the plasticisers from the pvc leaving it brittle when flexed.

worst case it could be a rewire job.

 

[Mikegh]

Never seen that at a DB, I know that stuff gets about

Dead mice would be a routine one

 

[Mikegh]

One of those gallery's would probably buy that picture for 50 million

Just saying

 

[telectrix]

that's a load of balls.

 

[Simon47]

Ah, so is that the double insulation people talk about ?

 

[ipf]

That's a recessed unit and a crap cavity insulation firm for you...

 

[Baddegg]

Customer

my extraction fan is t working can you have a look?

me

no probs

Nothing attached to the fan and that insulation directly behind/in it……

 

[SparkySy]

Looks like mice chewed the hole out for them to fit the fan into!
This is all too common a problem, there is a whole street not to far away from me that not 1 bathroom fan was fitted or ducted correctly on the build!

 

[Dustydazzler]

Pretty much every new fan i seem to come across is just vented up into the loft space , i dont think i have ever come across a fan that is ducted properly to a sofit grill or vent tile yet