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

[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:

 

[Lagentium]

That's a bit of thinking outside the box, both common sense and regs wise! Not to mention a bloody death trap!

 

[tomspark93]

I'm speechless

 

[Hellmooth]

Wow that takes the biscuit, a lot of the stuff we see on here is ridiculous but not always as dangerous as this!

 

[LeeH]

Made me smile, obviously done by a proper spark, at least that's what the customer said.

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Yep, that 1.5 obviously undersized.

 

[telectrix]

bloody horrendous. beige tiles and sky blue wall.

 

[happysteve]

No discrimination either. Unless one of the BS 1362's has been replaced by an M4 stud.

I recall Trev calls these "widow-makers." I'm inclinded to agree. Shocking.

 

[HandySparks]

No discrimination either. Unless one of the BS 1362's has been replaced by an M4 stud.

Tut-tut. You should know by now that the approved replacement for the BS 1362 fuse is a one inch length of ¼ inch studding or round bar (to match the imperial fuse sizing). :biggrin:

 

[Hellmooth]

Yep, that 1.5 obviously undersized.

:clap::clap:

 

[Dave OCD]

No discrimination either. Unless one of the BS 1362's has been replaced by an M4 stud.

I recall Trev calls these "widow-makers." I'm inclinded to agree. Shocking.

I came across this same genius idea a few years back and couldn't believe my eyes - and the house owner was a widow !

 

[telectrix]

and the house owner was a widow !

not surprised.

 

[steve50]

Made me smile, obviously done by a proper spark, at least that's what the customer said.

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what was it feeding

 

[Dave OCD]

what was it feeding

Are you kidding ?? :dunce2:

 

[HandySparks]

Are you kidding ?? :dunce2:

Must admit that I, too, was wondering what possible reason the householder had for doing this.

 

[overskilled]

Other name for them "suicide cords /leads"

 

[shanky887614]

Other name for them "suicide cords /leads"

i prefer widow maker myself

 

[Lagentium]

The householder may have known which one to pull out first! Still scares the bejesus out of me though

 

[Englishman]

I would bet that if they needed an extra socket, that lead would be pulled straight out of the two gang. And then the fun would start when they try and work out why it then doesn't work!

 

[Hellmooth]

i prefer widow maker myself

Child killer more like!

 

[leo79]

what was it feeding

The double had a 1.5 out the back feeding the programmer.

 

[Grant Macneill]

Here is some things I've found over the years saw 100x more which is scary!

 

[HandySparks]

The double had a 1.5 out the back feeding the programmer.

I wonder if it was done like that to make it easy to run the heating off a generator using a longer widow maker cable?

 

[muzza1]

Even Mrs.M PHSL :rofl:

I love the earthing arrangement, "Screw in grout" technique!!!!! Reminds me of a hotel we stayed at in Malta!

Haha! laughing me knackers off!

 

[Testermans]

Smart or Stupid??

Either way you got to love the ambition haha

 

[Sparky2blues]

Nice pictures Grant. I've seen the golf tees used in connector blocks before but not seen the other attempts anywhere

 

[SJD]

I started out to uncover the wiring behind plasterboard for a bank of four FCUs on the right connected to an RFC, that had to be removed. Then I discovered a separate circuit just above them, that disappears into the wall.



Puzzled by the two cables crossing under the two above circuits, I removed more plasterboard and uncovered a buried box to the left of the socket (this is a third circuit).

 

[Andy78]

Nicked from facebook.... but pretty funny

 

[hightower]

Was at a meeting at ramside hall today. Not quite sure on the safety of this

 

[jimmy mustard]

 

[shanky887614]

a tab has been welded onto the end of that so it will work

if you change the screws lol

 

[davesparks]

a tab has been welded onto the end of that so it will work

if you change the screws lol

How will it work by changing the screws? Opening the door just slides the plate off the end of the bolt!

 

[ruston]

just need a hole drilled though the bolt and locked with a padlock lol.

 

[davesparks]

Or pull the bolt out completely and stick a long padlock through the hols left

 

[NDG Elecs]

This was the (speaker/bell) cable supplying a small class 1 chandelier with 7 x G9 40W lamps in. Not got to the other end of the cable yet as going to have to lift boards upstairs, but expecting some melting. Customer said it stopped working a little while ago, and 230V no longer present. Cct isolated but customer also a bit miffed that I said to use only table lamps til I can get back!

 

[shanky887614]

How will it work by changing the screws? Opening the door just slides the plate off the end of the bolt!

put your glasses on and look again

 

[jimmy mustard]

Not a actual job pic but still work related that i find quite funny (and true)

 

[HandySparks]

a tab has been welded onto the end of that so it will work...

What tab? We're clearly not seeing the same thing.

 

[rsgaz]

It's not a tab welded on, it's the other screw behind it...

 

[andyb]

Although not great it would probably work.
Assuming the door is hinged then the bolt looks like it would stop the door swinging open, the bolt is straight but the bracket through which it passes will not be moving in a straight line and would hit the bolt.

 

[Phil Thompson]

"My cooker stopped working, can you call round and have a look?"
Lol

 

[ruston]

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"My cooker stopped working, can you call round and have a look?"
Lol

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