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I think UNG was being funny.could it be that originally all the cables went into the board but someone has pulled it away from the wall and now everything is stretched tight and the inner cores are showing?
That was my first guess too. I couldn't see any evidence of it ever being screwed to the wall. I was there to advice on wiring for a proposed new kitchen so good chance its being changed anyway.could it be that originally all the cables went into the board but someone has pulled it away from the wall and now everything is stretched tight and the inner cores are showing?
Maybe it was the same guy?
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What’s more amazing is the customer is adamant it’s not DIY. He had another electrician in who left the job half way through and hasn’t been back in touch. I’m guessing he’s fell out with ‘Dave from the pub’.
I’ve disconnected the lot. Initially he was a bit miffed I’d disconnected it all. But I said that’s what needed to be done as it’s not safe. Explained to him a few options of how it can be resolved and he’s asked for a quote and when I have availability.
Why do DIY's always put the cable on the wrong side of a screw terminal?
It has a square captive clamp washer under the terminal screw so it shouldn't matter but the housing rarely prevents them from twisting.
Not true the square clamp under the screw does nothing to prevent the cable from twisting clear left or right, it's a placebo to the fixing, turning the clamp screw fixing clockwise is always going to be beneficial to the eventual overall continuity of the circuit.It has a square captive clamp washer under the terminal screw so it shouldn't matter but the housing rarely prevents them from twisting.
Well it is true the Achilles heel is that poor retention of the square shaped washer allows it to shift. The square shaped washer having said that it not allowed to fully turn unlike the circular washer you are commonly referring to whereby the conductor can be repelled by the action of the screw to the motion of the washer.Not true the square clamp under the screw does nothing to prevent the cable from twisting clear left or right, it's a placebo to the fixing, turning the clamp screw fixing clockwise is always going to be beneficial to the eventual overall continuity of the circuit.
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