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[ChrisElectrical88]

Chasing a bloody IR of 0.08 all day. Eventually found this, boiler had nicked the neutral when fitted aswell. Sorted it out and then had a reading of 0.14 ? found a RCD spur shortly after. Now 999MOhms all good. Had to do a joint in the old yellow insulation in shorts, looked like I’d been swimming when I came out

 

[telectrix]

Gas Safe - Brain Dead. how am i supposed to test when i can't get the cover off?

 

[SJD]

I think there's been a few of these posted, one from this morning's EICR:



Plumbing on this recent second floor flat is all in plastic, but it would have been a shame not to connect the bonding cable to something ...

 

[littlespark]

Went to fit bathroom downlights this morning... plumbers there doing the wet stuff.

“joiners been and put up the new ceiling”....

one of those easy clean plastic board things. I have a quick look.

“so where’s the cables?”

“in the attic? The joiner poked them up”

Right..... so they’ve been without lights in their bathroom all weekend..

I’ve pulled them up into the attic. They were jammed between ceiling and plastic

 

[richy3333]

Apprentice turned this on this morning (panel heater) there was a loud bang and flash (and he shat his pants)

 

[telectrix]

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Apprentice turned this on this morning (panel heater) there was a loud bang and flash (and he shat his pants)

FCU???? more like FUC*ED

 

[richy3333]

20A DP switch. FCU was elsewhere but he still managed to blow the fuse in it. The 3036 at the board didnt pop tho

 

[pc1966]

Looks seriously corroded, did water get in to cause the bang?

 

[telectrix]

clean it up.. start a campaign... Black Terminals Matter.

 

[Taylortwocities]

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Apprentice turned this on this morning (panel heater) there was a loud bang and flash (and he shat his pants)

Tell him it is illegal to turn on a panel heater in July. He should be warm enough, running around with your tea & biscuits.

 

[richy3333]

@pc1966 Reversed polarity he said (I'm not on site). Room was occupied by a disgruntled former employee so we're not sure if theres been some meddling!
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@Taylortwocities well it is north Scotland and he only had his summer sporran on

 

[Taylortwocities]

@Taylortwocities well it is north Scotland and he only had his summer sporran on
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You can’t kid me. Everyone knows there’s no electricity north of Liverpool ?

 

[littlespark]

You can’t kid me. Everyone knows there’s no electricity north of Liverpool ?

Yes there is. We’ve got it running along the top of hadrians wall to keep you COVID ridden English out

 

[telectrix]

Yes there is. We’ve got it running along the top of hadrians wall to keep you COVID ridden English out

hows yous done that when you heathens have nicked 90% of the stones?

 

[SparkySy]

Today's quick job put 2 sockets onto a new plasterboard wall in a house that someone else started and didn't come back. First socket no power before fitting, mmm what's occurring here then? Luckily not skimmed out as the board had to come off, and oh dear! That's not how you use wagos!!

Sooo that neutral never made it into the wago and someone obviously wasn't an electrician as they had no earth sleeve, bit closer together under the tape and there would have been a horrible n-e fault to find as well!!

 

[Pete999]

hows yous done that when you heathens have nicked 90% of the stones?

" Those days are gone now, and should remain"

 

[telectrix]

" Those days are gone now, and should remain"

pity can't say same for the stones.

 

[pc1966]

Sooo that neutral never made it into the wago and someone obviously wasn't an electrician as they had no earth sleeve, bit closer together under the tape and there would have been a horrible n-e fault to find as well!!

The N conductor looks seriously tarnished!

 

[SparkySy]

All the conductors were seriously corroded! They had a major damp problem apparently and had to have it sorted out, the old backbox was still in the scrap pile or what was left of it! It looked similar to this one that I took out for the other socket that was equally as bodged and naff!

 

[Baddegg]

All the conductors were seriously corroded! They had a major damp problem apparently and had to have it sorted out, the old backbox was still in the scrap pile or what was left of it! It looked similar to this one that I took out for the other socket that was equally as bodged and naff!
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Had one last week with the plug basically rusted into the socket...