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[Raptor0014]

Done an EICR this morning. Easy job as it was a 1 bed apartment and when I left everything was working. Left just after 1315hrs and then I received the below message from the landlord. As I wasn’t far away I thought I’d go back and check incase something had tripped. You can see my reply.

You gotta love plumbers.

 

[pirate]

Not sure about prevention of premature collapse in the event of fire...but it's easy to trace the cables as they are colour-coded...
Oh, wait...

 

[Aaron b]

I'm not sure it this is what the manufacturer intended.

 

[mainline]

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I'm not sure it this is what the manufacturer intended.

It's for permanent visual inspection

 

[timhoward]

Hmmm for a few reasons!

 

[James]

Strange, looks like maybe they were trying for a TT supply to garage but have failed on many points

 

[freddo]

Hmmm for a few reasons!

That's quite a poor attempt!

 

[mainline]

Client has had kitchen taken out and wants a few electrical bits done, shouldn't be too bad as had an eicr last month, all lovely.

 

[Raptor0014]

Who did the EICR, Stevie Wonder? Or was it a drive by EICR, a bit like American paperboys were they throw the Cert at your door?

 

[James]

Who did the EICR, Stevie Wonder? Or was it a drive by EICR, a bit like American paperboys were they throw the Cert at your door?

I am presuming the parts we are looking at were hidden behind kitchen furniture and appliances.

 

[timhoward]

That's quite a poor attempt!

The Volex consumer unit finished off the attempt nicely, along with almost indecipherable War and Peace labelling:

 

[mainline]

I am presuming the parts we are looking at were hidden behind kitchen furniture and appliances.

Pic 2 was the only one that was hidden, that being the redundant original cooker switch. Now being used to supply a cooker hood, double socket and two fcu's for appliances.

Pic 1 is the cooker hood socket outlet located on top of the cupboard, easily visible if they had bothered to look.

He had fitted a new double socket.

Mcb was still the 40 amp

 

[mainline]

Who did the EICR, Stevie Wonder? Or was it a drive by EICR, a bit like American paperboys were they throw the Cert at your door?

Stevie Wonder would have done a better job just using touch than this fella did.

 

[ipf]

Who did the EICR, Stevie Wonder? Or was it a drive by EICR, a bit like American paperboys were they throw the Cert at your door?

'Signed, sealed, delivered, it's yours'.

 

[Raptor0014]

Wonder what that Green & Yellow wire is for???

 

[mainline]

Wonder what that Green & Yellow wire is for???

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Ahh but the earth tag is still there they didn't remove it.

 

[Raptor0014]

Apparently it’s been like that for a week from when the meter was changed. I’m not buying that though as the meter monkey has no reason to touch the main earth.

 

[mainline]

Apparently it’s been like that for a week from when the meter was changed. I’m not buying that though as the meter monkey has no reason to touch the main earth.

It wasn't a touch though

 

[DPG]

Looks more like it's never been connected. The end isn't even stripped.

 

[Raptor0014]

What was even better was the property has an old 16th Ed board with no RCD for any circuit.

Maybe this proves RCDs and CPCs are overrated.