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[dodger421]

I’m not sure if this was the electrical contractors or the internal bodge squad (aka the projects team), but this was fitted in the last few months as part of a new working area to feed an external container with a double socket, and a few lights in SY. There’s a heater element in an IBC that seems to be supplied from somewhere else too.

Brand new Contactum enclosure with RCD main switch. Buying Contactum MCB’s at the same time was clearly much more difficult than butchering the enclosure to fit the Crabtree.
I’ve not fully traced it out but I think the D16 feeds an RCD double socket in the container, because whoever installed it hasn’t heard of selectivity either!

EDIT: I forgot to add the SWA supply from the other side of the plant is glanded onto a rotary isolator that’s then glanded to the Contactum enclosure, presumably with galv conduit but it’s basically flush so probably not given the quality on display. I’ve not opened anything up, mostly out of fear that things can only get worse underneath the veneer of crap.

 

[Dustydazzler]

nibbled out the cover of board with side cutters , very creative solution

 

[littlespark]

nibbled out the cover of board with side cutters , very creative solution

side cutters?
Looks like he used his teeth!

(I got really confused there. You must have been editing your post as I pressed reply... thinking “that’s not what it says???”)

 

[MrPupsi]

On the same note, brand new board, couldn’t be bothered to get the correct fitting MCB.

Landlord said he had an EICR done a couple years ago and this wasn’t picked up then!

 

[pc1966]

On the same note, brand new board, couldn’t be bothered to get the correct fitting MCB.

Landlord said he had an EICR done a couple years ago and this wasn’t picked up then!

FFS it is not like they are hard to get or obsolete ones, I would imagine a 5 min trip to local Screwfix!

Also looks like the RCD's N fixing has been bent as screw appears no longer lined up to the access hole.

 

[telectrix]

FFS it is not like they are hard to get or obsolete ones, I would imagine a 5 min trip to local Screwfix!

Also looks like the RCD's N fixing has been bent as screw appears no longer lined up to the access hole.

do you mean the L? it's the bent busbar that's causing that.

 

[Dustydazzler]

Such a shame on a brand new install when the equipment is mutilated like that.

 

[telectrix]

as if it's difficult to get a BG MCB.

 

[pc1966]

do you mean the L? it's the bent busbar that's causing that.

Doh, yes! Posting before enough coffee this morning.

 

[pc1966]

as if it's difficult to get a BG MCB.

Step 1 - search for "BG MCB" on line
Step 2 - click on first link for Screwfix
Step 3 - order on web site, or write down number and get one locally for £3.69

 

[telectrix]

step 4. look in back of van. i have about 20, various ratings and types.

 

[Mike Johnson]

Step 5 find out where telectrix lives and steal one out the back of his van.

 

[SparkySy]

Found this today on a PRS EICR it was the places first test in 10 years after being built. Due to the lack of plastic pieces in the enclosure I can only assume the original installers knew they had done it and left it like that!

 

[telectrix]

bit of tape. it's only on the neutral.

 

[buzzlightyear]

Found this today on a PRS EICR it was the places first test in 10 years after being built. Due to the lack of plastic pieces in the enclosure I can only assume the original installers knew they had done it and left it like that!

Or did you break it trying to get out and blame other peaple. Lol

 

[SparkySy]

No buzz unfortunately I was just there to swap it for a non broken one! With installing & testing the new one I was there less than 20mins and Mr torqueey torque driver made sure I didn't do what they did!?

 

[MrPupsi]

Another EICR with a dodgy RCD.
Power off, cover off, quick start with a visual.

Saw this straight away.
Tried to tighten it, but wouldn’t tighten at all. Assumed they’d put it behind the clamp, so pulled the tail out.
They’ve actually managed to somehow snap the clamp so it will not tighten, so it’s just been resting in there ever since.

FYI, house was newly built 2 years ago!

 

[Mike Johnson]

That's the trouble with Torque screwdrivers. ?

 

[littlespark]

Another EICR with a dodgy RCD.
Power off, cover off, quick start with a visual.

Saw this straight away.
Tried to tighten it, but wouldn’t tighten at all. Assumed they’d put it behind the clamp, so pulled the tail out.
They’ve actually managed to somehow snap the clamp so it will not tighten, so it’s just been resting in there ever since.

FYI, house was newly built 2 years ago!

Ok.... so have you replaced it, or left them with the dodgy untight cable until you can replace?

 

[Dustydazzler]

So they snapped the screw clamp and just left it flapping in the wind. Lovely ?