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[Dave OCD]

On a recent EICR and CU upgrade the 30a rewireable for the shower also isolated the garage,gas boiler and cooker hood ! Luckily it was soon found that someone had shoved a 2.5mm in with the shower 6mm within the old Wylex. So a new and slightly unusual 20amp radial was created.

 

[Charlie_Don't_Surf]

That was the fastest Sticky Thread in history! This should be fun for all of us. (ps I like your rules DW)


This is a house I was working on today, came across this. One word describes it,,,,,, FAIL

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Just after taking that I knock a full box of washers and screws behind the cooker and had to pull it out to get them. Needed them or would not have bothered.

Great thread, post them pictures up lads.

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Excuse my ignorance, but what is wrong here, is it that the cooker is plugged in to a socket instead of a dedicated circuit of it's own? I'm a trainee, still learning. Cheers

 

[nicebutdim]

Excuse my ignorance, but what is wrong here, is it that the cooker is plugged in to a socket instead of a dedicated circuit of it's own? I'm a trainee, still learning. Cheers

Regulations stipulate placement of outlet in relation to cooker. It may be that the load is fine on a 13A plug (or it may not be), but consider the effects of heat and condensation.

I'm also a lowly trainee, so others may be able to add more to this.

 

[timhoward]

The perfect cable-warmer was created between heating pipe and once-halogen downlight, then squished into notched joists relying on the board screws to dress the cables so they 'fit'.

 

[Raptor0014]

The perfect cable-warmer was created between heating pipe and once-halogen downlight, then squished into notched joists relying on the board screws to dress the cables so they 'fit'.
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Got to think of the cables welfare in winter.

 

[Midwest]

Curious @timhoward what will the remedy be? And I'm not trying to turn it ito a debate!

 

[timhoward]

Curious @timhoward what will the remedy be? And I'm not trying to turn it ito a debate!

It was already a lighting rewire as IR of zero on lighting circuits with everything outside disconnected. Every fitting inside has a hidden joint box above it so no easy way to break down circuits.
And it was already a new rfc for new kitchen.
As the sockets IR is around 7M and there are lots of joint boxes (mostly installed by plumber I think) and customer wants sockets moved and new sockets added it’s basically become a complete rewire. Lifting the boards confirmed we made the right call.
I might keep the cooker circuit as that seems to be in perfect condition.

 

[Midwest]

I worked as a subby on student let refurb, converting from 3 bed terraced house to 5 bed student house. Your pics reminded me. The house was probably 2-300 years old. The muck/dust in the floor/ceiling voids was something else, like grey soot. Place was completely gutted. Learnt to wait until the plumbers fitted their pipework, before we did our job. The only criticisms I had was locating the CU high up by the front door. Testing was a nightmare, have to keep getting off steps to let trades pass.

Good luck.

 

[mainline]

Notching the joints was the plumbers way, and I think electricians back then followed suit, and probably still do to a certain degree, as sometimes needs must.

Brings back memories though of live nails poking out the floor, or the missus shouting up the stairs that there's water dripping from the ceiling.


If that wiring was staying, I would notch some nail plates into the floor board, better than having to junction box the cables just to divert them through some joist weakening holes.

 

[Raptor0014]

I wonder if the cowboy that did this lot will come back for his cigarettes!

Top tips I've taken from this job:

1. If you ever run out of fuse wire. Just use some copper instead.....
2. Can't be arsed to wire a circuit properly? Just borrow a neutral from within the CU and cut the live & CPC off
3. Pesky water bond getting in the way? Just cut it off....
4. Lost the screws to the consumer unit cover... just use socket screws and break the mounting point.
5. Broke the cover of your CU? Hold it together with some tape.

 

[mainline]

Damn, I was wondering where I left my cig's, they were only 20p a packet when lost.

 

[Midwest]

Damn, I was wondering where I left my cig's, they were only 20p a packet when lost.

Sorry, I suspect that cig box contains our @telectrix plans for the rewire, that never materialised

 

[Dave OCD]

I wonder if the cowboy that did this lot will come back for his cigarettes!

Top tips I've taken from this job:

1. If you ever run out of fuse wire. Just use some copper instead.....
2. Can't be arsed to wire a circuit properly? Just borrow a neutral from within the CU and cut the live & CPC off
3. Pesky water bond getting in the way? Just cut it off....
4. Lost the screws to the consumer unit cover... just use socket screws and break the mounting point.
5. Broke the cover of your CU? Hold it together with some tape.

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That is atrocious - the wire should be wound clockwise under the fuse screws ! I bet the cig packet was empty ?

 

[Dave OCD]

I worked as a subby on student let refurb, converting from 3 bed terraced house to 5 bed student house. Your pics reminded me. The house was probably 2-300 years old. The muck/dust in the floor/ceiling voids was something else, like grey soot. Place was completely gutted. Learnt to wait until the plumbers fitted their pipework, before we did our job. The only criticisms I had was locating the CU high up by the front door. Testing was a nightmare, have to keep getting off steps to let trades pass.

Good luck.

It's always the way, as soon as you're on a steps just inside a doorway it turns into the pedestrian equivalent of the M25.

 

[mainline]

It's always the way, as soon as you're on a steps just inside a doorway it turns into the pedestrian equivalent of the M25.

The last time I was in that situation, a lady cleaner brushed herself against me as she went by and said, " You will have to marry me now" her face reminded me of a woodcutters bench btw

 

[DPG]

The last time I was in that situation, a lady cleaner brushed herself against me as she went by and said, " You will have to marry me now" her face reminded me of a woodcutters bench btw

Haven't heard that phrase for ages. My favourite is 'like a bulldog licking p---- off a nettle'

 

[littlespark]

Haven't heard that phrase for ages. My favourite is 'like a bulldog licking p---- off a nettle'

“Like a bulldog chewing a wasp”

 

[Dave OCD]

Or a bulldog chewing a wasp.

 

[Dave OCD]

“Like a bulldog chewing a wasp”

Beaten to it quicker than a tripping RCD.

 

[DPG]

Or a bulldog chewing a wasp.

The Scottish chap bet you to that one