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Paul.M · Nov 29, 2015

Installed this but I did not have enough Lux to commission it on the day.

Went back today to find this

!!! Bloody Idiots !!!

Surface clipped DC cables @ 400V + AC cable clipped direct (not on an RCD) covered in foam!!! Bloody Idiots!!!!!! I ripped it out away from the cables and left the mess for the builders to clean up. Left my phone number on the inverter if they want to ask any questions,..... rounded door handles lol.

Marsh Mellow Man from Ghost Busters springs to mind???

Paul.M · Nov 30, 2015

^^^

he, he, he. I'm going back tomorrow! Should be fun face to face with the builder

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Marvo · Nov 30, 2015

I think it looks quite Christmassy, shame to ruin it.

Paul.M · Nov 30, 2015

Marvo said:
I think it looks quite Christmassy, shame to ruin it.

Lol, yes it does but would you like this in your house?

This house is having a re-wire, first fix done and then sprayed in this insulating foam. Dont think the re-wire spark will be happy about it pmsl.

Marvo · Nov 30, 2015

It would be unlucky if you start removing it before the 12th night

Hellmooth · Dec 6, 2015

Rewire I'm on at the moment, previous owner done all the work himself, not sure if he was an electrician.............

Englishman · Dec 7, 2015

Frightening

Blademan_98 · Dec 7, 2015

Just a little tidying then

Hellmooth · Dec 7, 2015

Twice he'd connector blocked the earth do a conductor core........! Pretty much every connection in the lights and sockets had the cores snipped down as well! A red single coming out of a neutral connector block, don't know where that goes yet it was right at the end of the day, the house is empty though and no power. I don't know how half of it worked, the voltages I was getting at lighting circuits was crazy, ended up being poor connections and some nicked cables. Started of as a partial rewire...........

The Cavalry · Dec 7, 2015

Was about to click on the report button!! That is unreal. And people keep saying ' I can do that no need to pay an Electrician ':75:

marc8 · Dec 7, 2015

Asked if I could sort this out as the homeowner & his M8 had got this far & could I give a price to wire the house electrics they had just run to a new consumer unit & he even had the unit for me to install.

Hellmooth · Dec 7, 2015

marc8 said:
Asked if I could sort this out as the homeowner & his M8 had got this far & could I give a price to wire the house electrics they had just run to a new consumer unit & he even had the unit for me to install.

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When do you start?

Simonslimline · Dec 8, 2015

Hellmooth said:
When do you start?

By getting in the van and driving away pronto to the nearest pub.

:waving::driving::auto::54:

Andy78 · Dec 8, 2015

Simonslimline said:
By getting in the van and driving away pronto to the nearest pub.

:waving::driving::auto::54:

I'm surprised he turned up in the first place tbh.

polo1 · Dec 8, 2015

Customer advises " I think I've got a problem with my lighting"......

overskilled · Dec 8, 2015

polo1 said:
Customer advises " I think I've got a problem with my lighting"......
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Whole new meaning to the octopus system....

Hellmooth · Dec 8, 2015

polo1 said:
Customer advises " I think I've got a problem with my lighting"......
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How does it get to this stage seriously, the mind boggles! Would love to see the people doing this kind of work, black out bright as a comes to mind!

The Cavalry · Dec 9, 2015

Have seen several like this. I get the feeling that if it is in the loft then some think it is safe because I can't see it:sifone:

happysteve · Dec 9, 2015

polo1 said:
Customer advises " I think I've got a problem with my lighting"......
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Were there monkeys? Some terrifying space monkeys maybe got loose?

polo1 · Dec 9, 2015

happysteve said:
Were there monkeys? Some terrifying space monkeys maybe got loose?

Don't know about space monkeys, but the insulation fairies have been working overtime - the loft space has about 2ft deep insulation (3 layers worth!). The bad news is I've got the repairs to do next week.

ghosty01 · Dec 9, 2015

shower fed in 6mm with no sheath (he'd got the wrong size trunking) connected in that box in 15A connectors and then run up the side of the house with not a clip in site. Needless to say he wasn't happy when we called and asked if he'd done any form of training before!

amlu · Dec 9, 2015

polo1 said:
Customer advises " I think I've got a problem with my lighting"......
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looks like a central junction box for the lights . get up there, clean it up, see what does what and remake with some labels and wagos.
worth getting a helper, you sit comfortably testing in the loft, someone goes around with a wander lead or flips the switches.
at least is one in all place.

polo1 · Dec 10, 2015

amlu said:
looks like a central junction box for the lights . get up there, clean it up, see what does what and remake with some labels and wagos.
worth getting a helper, you sit comfortably testing in the loft, someone goes around with a wander lead or flips the switches.
at least is one in all place.

You've got it in one, that's the plan (I just like a good moan!)

Vitesse · Dec 17, 2015

I can't blame a fellow spark for this but some of the previous work was dubious to say the least.

I got a call to a pub that had previous evidence of a rat invasion and they had chewed through the cable supplying the outside lights under the floor space in the first floor.

Yesterday whenever the hand dryer was switch on it tripped the RCD. IR test showed a short on all three wires. Followed it back from the gents roof space above to discover this. Ehmmm nice wires says Mr Rat! My understanding is that vermin will chew through anything that blocks their path, rather than the thought that they are simply sharpening their teeth. The hand dryer was spurred off the lighting circuit for the toilets, neither the cable or the breaker were spec'd high enough to handle the power of the dryer anyway.

At first it wasn't really obvious that the chewing had happened until you pulled the wires back through the hole in the wall. What gave it away was the black marks all over the cable that something had been passing back and forth. The hole leads back under the living room floor for the accommodation above the pub. So I by passed the dodgy part of the cable back to the CU with a temporary cable, until the laminated floor can be lifted next week to see what lies beneath? My Jack Russell is coming with me next week just in case!!

LeeH · Dec 18, 2015

Came across this today.

Marvo · Dec 18, 2015

^^interesting corrosion issue. That motor might be running on the warm side with that back fan cover missing.

Darkwood · Dec 19, 2015

Ill pop this in here because it is a balls up - lucky to walk away alive, that guy gets it full in face.

[video]http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=2ad_1450552021[/video]

telectrix · Dec 19, 2015

darkwood said:
Ill pop this in here because it is a balls up - lucky to walk away alive, that guy gets it full in face.

[video]http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=2ad_1450552021[/video]

whoever would have expected something "live" around the house of lords?

Darkwood · Dec 19, 2015

I believe both treated for burns but watching it and no PPE when they went through it they lucky to be alive

Hellmooth · Dec 19, 2015

Seen it earlier on FB, was a cracker, the guy doesn't know what to do with himself lol, trying to walk through fences hehe,,lucky man though!

Darkwood · Dec 19, 2015

See his mates pants! ...nearly blown of his legs ... just in tatters :sick:

tomspark93 · Dec 30, 2015

I'm still trying to figure out which picture I find more disturbing. The bleak attempt to strengthen the joist or the fact that he drilled through the joist in the first place.

The house was apparently rewired by the homeowners mate 6 months ago. The 16th edition board, lack of paperwork and generally rough wiring just makes me laugh. How do these guys get away with it?!

hightower · Dec 30, 2015

tomspark93 said:
I'm still trying to figure out which picture I find more disturbing. The bleak attempt to strengthen the joist or the fact that he drilled through the joist in the first place. View attachment 31068 View attachment 31067 The house was apparently rewired buy the homeowners mate 6 months ago. The 16th edition board, lack of paperwork and generally rough wiring just makes me laugh. How do these guys get away with it?!

Fuarking hell

Dave OCD · Dec 30, 2015

hightower said:
Fuarking hell

X2 !! :lol:

Barrie Patrick · Dec 30, 2015

As the sign above my desk once said "Common Sense! It isn't Common"

meridian911 · Dec 30, 2015

They get away with it because no one gives a f**k as long as it's cheap.

Dave OCD · Dec 30, 2015

It beggars belief that anyone could be quite so idiotic !! Just 75mm or so either way and it would have been absolutely fine, scary !:rolleyes2:

leo79 · Jan 7, 2016

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

Deleted member 72666 · Jan 7, 2016

leo79 said:
Made me smile, obviously done by a proper spark, at least that's what the customer said.

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I don't think I would have been smiling as that is a potential death trap!

overskilled · Jan 7, 2016

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