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:

 

[Silly Sausage]

I suspect the guy throwing consumer units at a wall for £150 a pop is getting more work than me.

Give me one board change for £300 and 2x hours work rather than 2 @ £150 and x hours each any day!

 

[Dustydazzler]

Give me one board change for £300 and 2x hours work rather than 2 @ £150 and x hours each any day!

This isn't the issue thou , like you I would rather quality over quantity and not rush about like a mad man

But the £150 cash job fella , will pay no scam fee , no insurance , no expensive testers to buy and keep serviced , no notification fee , no tax , no NI , provide no warranty etc

He or she will just pocket the £150 cash and move on to the next victim.

If you could even knock out 2 of these a weekend that's a nice £300 in the skyrocket for beer money

But that's 2 less board changes for a legit fully scam reg sparks to do

Unless you get the job like the OP who will now be paid to put it right

 

[Toneyz]

Screwfix where Bodgers get their stuff????

I think that is a bit unfair Pete a few good electricians on here get some of their materials from them (Lap stuff bottom of the quality threshold)

 

[Pete999]

I think that is a bit unfair Pete a few good electricians on here get some of their materials from them (Lap stuff bottom of the quality threshold)

Never said they didn't Ant, Remember I worked there for a while, like I have seen what goes on, show a few meaningless certificates and you're a member, Joe public can buy the same gear from Screwfix that is also provided by Electrifix next door. Yes of course it's a good outlet for early bird good sparkies.

 

[richy3333]

Afraid I agree with Pete. Screwedfix stuff is rubbish. BG and LAP is rubbish. Tool prices excessive and tool quality poor. All imho
Ain’t saying the sparkies you refer to are not good.
I get better prices at proper wholesalers than screwedfix could ever offer.

 

[Toneyz]

Never said they didn't Ant, Remember I worked there for a while, like I have seen what goes on, show a few meaningless certificates and you're a member, Joe public can buy the same gear from Screwfix that is also provided by Electrifix next door. Yes of course it's a good outlet for early bird good sparkies.

It implied that buying from Screwfix you are a bodger which I don't think what you posted was what you wanted your post to say but I get the sentiment of it.

 

[LewisM]

Quite special this, somebody has made there own bracket out of fixing band to hold the light fixture to the ceiling rose, wasn't a bad job to be honest apart from the earth not being attached.


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[westward10]

At least they left it connected.

 

[Gary latto]

Found this recently tidy and safe job

 

[LewisM]

Just had a scroll through thread and it does make you think whats the point some times, for example using compression glands, gromits, proper containment etc when people seem to get away with complete rubbish throwing it in and probably charging the same price

 

[Baddegg]

At least they left it connected. View attachment 50355

Is that evidence of a wet pants that can read? It does say do not remove!

 

[bill01803]

Here is one from the other day, nice EV charging point

 

[Strima]

Deep joy...

 

[richy3333]

Deep joy...

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I've seen whole houses like this where the base of the pendants been tucked up because the home owner didn't know what to do with the wiring!

 

[Marcus Vaughan]

Just opened up this CU on a garage conversion.

Sweet Jesus.

Whole thing wired in 1mm 3 core.

Into a b50.

Supplies sockets and a utility room...

More later.

 

[littlespark]

That there is a total abortion, @Marcus Vaughan
I can’t see one regulation that HAS been adhered to.

Is this a DIY bodge or a supposed electrician bodge?

 

[Andy78]

That there is a total abortion, @Marcus Vaughan
I can’t see one regulation that HAS been adhered to.

Is this a DIY bodge or a supposed electrician bodge?

I'm going for option A.
"I just need someone to come and connect up and do a certificate. All the rest is done"

 

[Dustydazzler]

That is terrible …...


I mean who in their right mind would install BG

 

[Bellendian]

I think that is probably the worst effort I've ever seen!! In the age of youtube I can't understand how its possible to get it so incredibly wrong!
If that work was paid for then this surely has to be one for Building Control to actually pursue and take action?

 

[Dustydazzler]

The scary thing is , I have seen far far worse in peoples houses

 

[Pete999]

That there is a total abortion, @Marcus Vaughan
I can’t see one regulation that HAS been adhered to.

Is this a DIY bodge or a supposed electrician bodge?

Cant be a Sparky Bodge can it? surely not, Nah, Oh I dunno though

 

[Marcus Vaughan]

That there is a total abortion, @Marcus Vaughan
I can’t see one regulation that HAS been adhered to.

Is this a DIY bodge or a supposed electrician bodge?

Builder,

 

[littlespark]

Builder,

Say no more

 

[Lucien Nunes]

I've tried three times to write an appropriate comment but words are letting me down. You'll have to invent some colourful new vocabulary for your report... I don't think standard English is up to the job.

E2A sorry I can't stand the suspense. You have to tell us what the polarity of the 'submain' is, what with the brown wires all being connected to the case and that. Pleeeease say it's the neutral or show us the other end.

 

[FatAlan]

Marcus, I hope you’ve told your apprentice to have another go

 

[Dustydazzler]

Perfect advertisement for the success of PartPee and how it has driven up standards among the building trade.

 

[SparkySy]

It's what is known in the electrical trade as taking the part pee!

 

[Lucien Nunes]

In reality you can't stop stuff like this, Part P or no Part P. If someone is that clueless, exactly how the trade is regulated is neither here nor there. They will ignore any and all regulations and cheerfully carry on.

 

[Dustydazzler]

Ignorant Bliss

 

[telectrix]

That is terrible …...


I mean who in their right mind would install BG

what's wrong with BG? never had any problems with loads of BG kit since the issue with tight screws being backed off and secured with loctite.

 

[GBDamo]

View attachment 50637

Just opened up this CU on a garage conversion.

Sweet Jesus.

Whole thing wired in 1mm 3 core.

Into a b50.

Supplies sockets and a utility room...

More later.

By far and away 1st prize in the "Not having a effig clue" awards 2019.

Maybe even a lifetime underachievement award to boot.

 

[GBDamo]

Not calling you a liar but you'd have to try pretty hard to do worse than that.

The scary thing is , I have seen far far worse in peoples houses

 

[Dustydazzler]

Not calling you a liar but you'd have to try pretty hard to do worse than that.

Try a consumer unit under the stairs with no cover on it , the cover was broken and just left laying on the floor...

 

[SparkySy]

I have seen worse where the tenant had used cat5 for basement lighting fed from a B50 mcb for some led fittings!

 

[Dustydazzler]

I have seen worse where the tenant had used cat5 for basement lighting fed from a B50 mcb for some led fittings!

I have come across bell wire quite afew times in older properties where alterations and additions to the lighting have been made by the houseowner

 

[Marcus Vaughan]

I've tried three times to write an appropriate comment but words are letting me down. You'll have to invent some colourful new vocabulary for your report... I don't think standard English is up to the job.

E2A sorry I can't stand the suspense. You have to tell us what the polarity of the 'submain' is, what with the brown wires all being connected to the case and that. Pleeeease say it's the neutral or show us the other end.

Nightmare.

Cannot find the other end (the supply) at all. Must be buried in a wall or a JB under a floor. Maybe I'll find it tomorrow. Floorboards up tomorrow.

Polarity?

The grey to the bottom of the MCB is permanent live. This then makes the neutral bar top right an....erm...ehhh...'live bar'?

Then you have the three circuits, grey live and brown neutral on each, all from 1.0mm three core with black snipped.

Oh - and one of those 3 cores feeds sockets, including a washer/drier (or at least it did).

Worse still, this 3 core supply seems to have been put 'in-line' with an older radial socket circuit on 15amp BS3036 which serves bedrooms upstairs. so when I disconnected at this new CU, the upstairs sockets went dead.

What a mess.

 

[telectrix]

nice little earner putting that lot right. start @ £400.

 

[ChrisElectrical88]

I have no idea how that even works??

 

[Bellendian]

I have no idea how that even works??

Not entirely sure that the chimp that installed it did either?!

 

[Marcus Vaughan]

I have no idea how that even works??

Turn mcb on, twisted 3 core to top of mcb becomes live, as does the bar it connects into (normally a neutral bar). Hey presto. Everything works, until some meddling electrician comes along...