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

[SparkySy]

It amazes me what will still work, this install is probably 40 years old and apart from a newish consumer unit has not been touched. Still has the old coughtree swan neck outside lights and all sockets were the old mk type, mainly singles.
Snipped back the corroded wire and the tarnish didn't go much further that where it was exposed to air and damp. Surprisingly the insulation test came out ok as well! Re-terminated in a lovely wago box and put back into service!
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Another quality job
Caravan supplies no less!
I think it was very lucky for all the spike that is holding this aloft never touched anything live

inside as the RCD did sweet fa!

Soon made that a bit safer!

Before anyone comments, yes I did label it all with my trusty dymo!!

 

[JosephandAmber]

When you start growing crystals the chances are the exterior wall needs re-pointing (third floor, north-facing wall).

 

[littlespark]

It’s bad enough that this sfcu is grouted into the tiles, until you see where it is.

another pic taken a step back...

Another step back and I’d be in the shower.

Luckily this point had been disconnected, and another placed through the wall outside the door. At one time this switched the towel rail heater.

(laughed when sfcu was autocorrected to “sexy”)

 

[littlespark]

Same house.
Old cooker hood used to be supplied from cooker switch.
Fused down? Yep.... an in-line car fuseholder and 5Amp fuse.
not connected, but evidence is still there.

 

[Simon47]

It’s bad enough that this sfcu is grouted into the tiles, until you see where it is.

it was obviously put there for the convenience

 

[static zap]

. an in-line car fuseholder and 5Amp fuse.

On a scale of "1 --to-- House fire" how do we rate this ..?

 

[Julie.]

Not quite as dry as expected!

"We have had a cable already run, it's in a fully waterproof enclosure, in a self-draining inspection pit, so it will be as dry as a bone"

Thought I would better check!

The water in the ip68 box is as clear as gin!

So it may not be waterproof, but it sure has a good filter the water in the pit is filthy

 

[Simon47]

Yes, I've often wondered about buried stuff like that. There's so much of it about, I can only assume most of it is better sealed than that was - gland not fitted properly or wrong type ?

 

[Julie.]

Yes, I've often wondered about buried stuff like that. There's so much of it about, I can only assume most of it is better sealed than that was - gland not fitted properly or wrong type ?

No idea, I merely showed them it, dried it out a bit and put it back!

I assume they didn't put a gasket/seal between the gland and box.

 

[littlespark]

Saw this on another group.
Nice idea having a garage there, but I think they needed to wait for planning permission.....

 

[DPG]

Saw this on another group.
Nice idea having a garage there, but I think they needed to wait for planning permission.....

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How the flip does that happen. Surprised nobody was killed.

 

[rsgaz]

It's actually a double arch they've gone through, hence the curved hole it's made...

https://goo.gl/maps/pQY4qcKySjadVwSa6

 

[gazdkw82]

Lovely bit of SWA work in Stratford. Dissapears into the river too.

 

[Baddegg]

How the flip does that happen. Surprised nobody was killed.

Think a child was injured Hope they ok ?

 

[Baddegg]

What they trying to achieve here you think?...

that cable is not in the bus bar terminal but in the screw behind

 

[littlespark]

someone told the apprentice to cut the busbar for 4 breakers?

 

[pc1966]

someone told the apprentice to cut the busbar for 4 breakers?

Is that like the "4 candles" sketch?

 

[SparkyChick]

Same thing as I had to do on a job a couple of weeks ago... spare way but the planks had cut the bush bar too short, so used a short section of 16mm earthing cable wrapped in brown tape to supply my new circuit.

Not sure it's a good idea to use the busbar terminals and the cable terminal at the same time though, I'd be a bit wary of it just in case one of them wasn't as tight as it might ordinarily be if one or the other was in use.

 

[gazdkw82]

Same thing as I had to do on a job a couple of weeks ago... spare way but the planks had cut the bush bar too short, so used a short section of 16mm earthing cable wrapped in brown tape to supply my new circuit.

Not sure it's a good idea to use the busbar terminals and the cable terminal at the same time though, I'd be a bit wary of it just in case one of them wasn't as tight as it might ordinarily be if one or the other was in use.

Would ferrule ends make for a more secure connection in this instance?

 

[Baddegg]

Same thing as I had to do on a job a couple of weeks ago... spare way but the planks had cut the bush bar too short, so used a short section of 16mm earthing cable wrapped in brown tape to supply my new circuit.

Not sure it's a good idea to use the busbar terminals and the cable terminal at the same time though, I'd be a bit wary of it just in case one of them wasn't as tight as it might ordinarily be if one or the other was in use.

I just think it looks awful, there are 3 spare ways on the rcd side so I suspect there’s also an earth fault on that circuit and someone has had to get creative