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[Midwest]

It might be my eyes, but is there a bit of thermal damage there?

 

[Dustydazzler]

Is it it a spli concentric cable...?

looke like a standard red tail & bunched 2.5 copper singles to me

 

[richy3333]

Just needs a bit of work to tidy up?

 

[DPG]

In that picture its quite clear its a split concentric feed rather than a big bunch of singles.

I have resorted to using a bunch of 2.5 singles as an emergency measure once in the past, it was all I could do at the time to get a pub through the evening before fixing it the next day.

A worthwhile cause I feel. Should be covered on the regs.

 

[Stevie g]

Periodic in local restaurant, guy payed 5k for this shop refit, left all the old 1200 x600 fittings above false ceiling still connected but tubes removed.

 

[Dustydazzler]

Blimey that’s rough , even by shop fitter standards...

 

[freddo]

Think of the profit you could make by working to those standards!

 

[Stevie g]

Yes it got worse there was 415 volts at the Emergency lighting, when they connected the 12 gang light switch up they got there wires crossed sw/perm.

 

[Micktw68]

UFH system, heated towel rail and shaver socket all spurred off the ring main via a nice taped joint hidden in the lath & Plaster wall.

 

[westward10]

Never ceases to amaze me why people wrap an unenclosed block connector with insulation tape, like it makes a difference.

 

[freddo]

UFH system, heated towel rail and shaver socket all spurred off the ring main via a nice taped joint hidden in the lath & Plaster wall.

What prize did you win for finding it?

 

[littlespark]

Never ceases to amaze me why people wrap an unenclosed block connector with insulation tape, like it makes a difference.

Does insulating tape not count as insulation then?

 

[Skys]

Nice tape joint found yesterday when on an emergency call for no lights working.

 

[freddo]

I like the earth connection!

 

[Skys]

I like the earth connection!

Who needs 10mm bonding

 

[ipf]

Who needs 10mm bonding

I'm sort of hoping there is..!

 

[cam_maint]

Here are a couple pics of a VFD at work. A lot of wires were from before a drive retrofit and went to nothing. Wire nuts on the end of them. Before and after.

 

[Micktw68]

What prize did you win for finding it?

I get the dubious honour of making good the lath wall #Winning
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Never ceases to amaze me why people wrap an unenclosed block connector with insulation tape, like it makes a difference.

I was particularly impressed with the use of g/y tape for the twisted cpc’s. You don’t see that sort of attention to detail these days....real quality.

 

[Skys]

I'm sort of hoping there is..!

The 1.5mm wrapped round the pipe was been used to bond. Installed 10mm to water and gas whilst I was there?

 

[littlespark]

A bit of g/y sleeving on that, it’ll be fine.

 

[DT1991]

Spotted this other day

 

[ChipFanDave]

Fantastic job today going to fit a new control panel, PME the sign indicates. No earth available for me to connect to is there. Called out DNO who turned up to tell me "yes it PME, I can tell by the cable and cut out". "Thanks for that how am I going to connect my earth to it"? "That's not my problem the earth is there". "Yea awesome thanks for that, how am I going to connect to it"? "Well I could put an earth terminal in if you want but you will have to pay for it". "Thanks that what I called you out for I need an main earth terminal to connect to".

Got that sorted then go to remove old panel found this !

Yep no flipping earth at all through the lot that earth core being used as L2 is about as close as it gets. F00k it (I don't carry enough spares to sort this out) pulled the fuses and left for the weekend. I'll go Back Monday as I've got some great contractors booked in to replace the lot from the cut out on.

 

[davesparks]

Isn't that the type of cutout that has a little knockout in the side of the neutral section to connect the earth to?

 

[Andy78]

Isn't that the type of cutout that has a little knockout in the side of the neutral section to connect the earth to?

I think the right hand fuse has to be removed to gain access to the screw that holds on the cover over the N-E terminals even though you can knockout for cable access from the outside of the head.

 

[ChipFanDave]

you can't remove the cover for the neutral/earth without the third fuse being removed the neutral cover also has a seal through it. That's why I called them out. To be honest after a half hour conversation I just gave up the chap clearly couldn't understand what I had an issue with. I'm very fortunate that we have instant access to the DNO and they will always come out as a priority, unfortunately it doesn't include any guarantee of who they send.

 

[DT1991]

Was called to investigate no power to a DB after some recent work the board was changed by others and just some photos I took walked away and passed back as not getting involved in this attempt

 

[freddo]

I don't think I would have used that board for that task.

 

[DT1991]

I don't think I would have used that board for that task.

I agree like I said couple of photos for the job sheet and tools packed up and gone.

I visit this site frequently and previous was a board not dissimilar i suspect it was upsold with a recent refurb.

 

[littlespark]

Taken from t’internet.

 

[Dustydazzler]

Looks like a bag of dusty weed

 

[freddo]

Noticed this today, newish db install supplied with paralleled 10mm2 singles. Moeller unit with only one Moeller device, no blanks. The outgoing cables were just tied to nearby pipes and cables, or just left hanging. Looking at the small earth block, it is likely strands were cut out to make the earth conductors fit, they have very small terminal holes. There is 2 large AC units, 4X 3KW water heaters, 2x 8.5KW showers, a ring final and a lighting circuit connected here.

 

[JBW175]

Cable and wall look unsightly?

No worries just cover it with some trellis and it’ll be right...
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Cable and wall look unsightly?

No worries just cover it with some trellis and it’ll be right...

Won’t attach photo’s ???

 

[freddo]

Won’t attach photo’s ???

LOL, the old images are gone as well.

 

[littlespark]

LOL, the old images are gone as well.

I just saw that as well. Kinda takes the joke away from an otherwise funny post.

 

[JBW175]

I just saw that as well. Kinda takes the joke away from an otherwise funny post.

Bugger, that’s a shame there was some funny stuff on this thread. Hopefully they get it sorted. ?

 

[FatAlan]

Working on a 1950s semi. Did have a dual RCD board. Upstairs and downstairs lighting circuits. Upgraded to an RCBO board and individually the lighting circuits started tripping. This is the two gang switch on the landing which is two way with switches on the ground floor controlling hall and landing lights.

 

[G1ZQC_David]

More mundane, rodent damage, the cable failed the insulation test.!
There was more damage round the corner where the cable went up into the roof.
Now replaced with SWA.

 

[pc1966]

More mundane, rodent damage, the cable failed the insulation test.!
There was more damage round the corner where the cable went up into the roof.
Now replaced with SWA.

To my surprise I discovered that Flexishield make cat-urine flavoured cables to deter rodents, probably easier to fit than SWA:

Flexishield R for protection against rodents

Flexishield R Cable with Rodent Protection

www.flexcables.co.uk

 

[G1ZQC_David]

To my surprise I discovered that Flexishield make cat-urine flavoured cables to deter rodents, probably easier to fit than SWA:

Flexishield R for protection against rodents

Flexishield R Cable with Rodent Protection

www.flexcables.co.uk

I have got used to fighting with SWA, its 25mm tails I dislike, it nearly needs a blowlamp to make it bendable.

 

[davesparks]

I have got used to fighting with SWA, its 25mm tails I dislike, it nearly needs a blowlamp to make it bendable.

19 strand tails are now, finally, widely available so there is no need to be fighting with 7 strand 25mm tails.