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[Pete999]

where are you buying your rubber cable from? i need some for a listed building and the surveyor has specced VIR 7/029 for the sockets.

edit: oopps, just found out that the surveyor passed away peacefully in his drunken stupor 1954.

You could take SC's post a couple of ways, and I'm not brave enough to put print what is on my mind, no offence intended SC.

 

[SparkyChick]

where are you buying your rubber cable from? i need some for a listed building and the surveyor has specced VIR 7/029 for the sockets.

edit: oopps, just found out that the surveyor passed away peacefully in his drunken stupor 1954.[/QUOT

You could take SC's post a couple of ways, and I'm not brave enough to put print what is on my mind, no offence intended SC.

Trust me, it's the not the way @pirate is hinting at... I hate the smell of rubber and the talc you need to get it on... It ends up like polyfilla with the sweat

 

[Pete999]

Trust me, it's the not the way @pirate is hinting at... I hate the smell of rubber and the talc you need to get it on... It ends up like polyfilla with the sweat

Now your dropping yourself in it deeper SC, do the right thing and keep stum.

 

[SparkyChick]

Now your dropping yourself in it deeper SC, do the right thing and keep stum.

Where's the fun in that?

 

[Andy78]

Job today. The lady customer had a plumber as an ex who kindly installed the shower in their house. The shower was getting changed so she called me with some queries about his advice to "use either the shower or cooker, but not both at once"

Yes it's doubled up with the cooker circuit
Yes it's only switched in the line conductor
Yes that really is a 6A SP pull switch

 

[ChrisElectrical88]

Could have atleast sleeved the blue the rough so and so

 

[freddo]

Is that consumer unit nailed to the wall?!

 

[Baddegg]

Is that consumer unit nailed to the wall?!

Good eyes freedo!

 

[Andy78]

Is that consumer unit nailed to the wall?!

Haha yes. Mostly screws but one cut nail in the bottom right fixing.

What amazed me most is how the switch survived. This arrangement was in use for some years.

 

[Toneyz]

Haha yes. Mostly screws but one cut nail in the bottom right fixing.

What amazed me most is how the switch survived. This arrangement was in use for some years.

Probably welded in the on position.

 

[Andy78]

Probably welded in the on position.

Fully operational

 

[freddo]

What amazed me most is how the switch survived. This arrangement was in use for some years.

Perhaps the 6AX marking on the switch was meant to be 6A+

 

[freddo]

Outside lights tripping MCB.

 

[freddo]

Was working somewhere yesterday, another electrician was on site installing a new circuit. The neutral and earth wires are just jammed in the nearest empty terminal too.

They went home leaving the cover off of the DB, it is in a room accessed by quite a few people.

Same room, cable drilled and repaired with a bit of tape.

 

[Wilko]

Found this bundle of joy spurred off a kitchen rfc. It used to power the garage, but last year the garage was converted to a utility room (not me, honest ) with the boiler and 2 double outlets. The double outlets have a washer, a dryer and an iron plugged in...

 

[westward10]

Just goes to show modern fcus cannot operate at full load.

 

[Wilko]

I don't disagree, but in fairness here I reckon it's been cooking above 13A. He admitted he's changed the fuse "a few times" and you can see the screw head marks. I've explained what's happening and warned not to run more than one thing at a time. Not interested in a proper fix .

 

[DPG]

Yeah, definitely a bit above normal load that ! Boiler, washer, dryer, and many many more

 

[Darkwood]

Could also be a fake fuse, loads about especially off market stalls.

 

[Dave OCD]

Crazy that anyone would consider them even worth faking when you can get ten genuine fuses for around a quid.