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

[Harwoodandy]

Oh dear! Is that box/rail earthed?
Heat shrink held in place with tape? lol! Not even the right coloured tape. Is that main earth joined under the tape as well?
Needs some grommet strip round that top as well

Think you're gonna be in that place for a while if the other 89 DB's are nearly as bad

Keep up the good work

PS
Bet that fcu was a bit smelly....

 

[freddo]

Bloody plumbers! Ripped this wiring out on Thursday, some of the worst heating system wiring I've ever seen. Look closely and you can see why. It's a good job the pipework was all copper with main bonding as the heating electrics had no earth connection. Some cpcs had been cut out and used for switched lines, even though spare insulated conductors were available. Total madness. The joint box was jammed behind some pipes in the airing cupboard. The supply was all wrong as well, fed from a SFCU the incoming and outgoing neutrals were in the same terminal, wired in .75 flex connected to a 30A 3036 fuse.

 

[darksideby182]

Nice use of connection block and gaffer tape, also check the earth being used as a neutral supplying a extract fan. (pic 3)

 

[Rpa07]

No words! Had a chuckle though!

 

[Pat H]

Does the artex covering help prevent any fire spreading?

 

[Rpa07]

Yes it's full of asbestos - keeps the fire in and the fire out WIN WIN!

 

[Pete999]

Does the artex covering help prevent any fire spreading?

No but it's a buggers muddle to get at the connections

 

[freddo]

Good job that heater will last forever then! Well maybe a new element or 2...

 

[Rpa07]

The more I look at it the more I like it - it's genius!

 

[Wilko]

The more I look at it the more I like it - it's genius!

And they've used a maintenance free isolation switch too !

 

[stevethesparks]

What IP rating would that be?

 

[tomspark93]

Sore these today at a house whilst putting up Christmas lights. I like the fluorescent light under the stone work.

 

[DPG]

Jeez that's horrific. Have you advised him on more suitable light fittings and junction boxes? Daz

 

[HandySparks]

I suppose this is what you get when a have-a-go DIYer installs electrics based on what the local hardware store happens to have in stock.

 

[Pat H]

On an RCD? Probably not.

 

[Wilko]

Amazing the RCD doesn't trip-the-light-fantastic with this arrangement. Let me guess, no RCD?

Edit - same thought as Pat

 

[Pete999]

Kin ell

 

[tomspark93]

Jeez that's horrific. Have you advised him on more suitable light fittings and junction boxes? Daz

Yeah but the reply was "we don't use them much anyway"

Amazing the RCD doesn't trip-the-light-fantastic with this arrangement. Let me guess, no RCD?

Edit - same thought as Pat

That's correct no rcd

The board is merlin gerin and looks quite tidy so I'd imagine the outside additions are most likely DIY as I doubt a first year apprentice wouldn't even churn out that rubbish.

 

[freddo]

Fill the joint boxes with some dog s**t and you are good to go!

 

[KennyKen]

Yeah I had come across something similar. A guy used a Golden Virginia tabbaco tin as a JB and filled it with MICC Compound.