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

[Dustydazzler]

The board is up the right way , its the house that is the wrong way

 

[Dave OCD]

Not exactly a dodgy trade pic but at a small job yesterday noticed the doors on the CU cupboard just inside the front door - why would anyone bother ?!! The current owners have lived there for 3 years and never spotted it !

 

[mainline]

Not exactly a dodgy trade pic but at a small job yesterday noticed the doors on the CU cupboard just inside the front door - why would anyone bother ?!! The current owners have lived there for 3 years and never spotted it !

I wonder how much time was spent with what's behind them.

 

[Dave OCD]

I wonder how much time was spent with what's behind them.

Not much I'd say, a cheapo RCD Main Switch board wired by a baboon by the looks of it. But it's being changed soon.

 

[mainline]

Not much I'd say, a cheapo RCD Main Switch board wired by a baboon by the looks of it. But it's being changed soon.

Have to get it done properly.

I'm free Tuesday

 

[Dave OCD]

After that board pic you posted the customer insists on me doing it,sorry.

 

[mainline]

After that board pic you posted the customer insists on me doing it,sorry.

Sounds like he's a ford man then instead of Bentley

 

[Dave OCD]

Nah Rolls Royce vs Dacia, I of course am the former...

 

[pc1966]

Not exactly a dodgy trade pic but at a small job yesterday noticed the doors on the CU cupboard just inside the front door - why would anyone bother ?!!

My father made a Charles Rennie Mackintosh style cover for the gas meter so it looked better. Retired...

 

[nicebutdim]

Presented without comment.

 

[LewisM]

Posting my own in, din rail is fitted and covers come off as one, screws are to let sealant dry



Was done to power video doorbell

 

[mainline]

A few joints amongst that lot not needed.

 

[Dustydazzler]

Looks like the wiring i take out most lofts most weeks.

 

[Raptor0014]

Found this today during an EICR. At least they earthed the back box…..



On another ring I had a break in continuity L-L. Narrowed it down to between 2 sockets in different rooms. Between each of the rooms was a bathroom.

A little investigation and found an old wall heater junction box.



Funny enough when I took the tape off and placed them into Wago’s the ring continuity was restored.

 

[westward10]

Found this today during an EICR. At least they earthed the back box…..

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On another ring I had a break in continuity L-L. Narrowed it down to between 2 sockets in different rooms. Between each of the rooms was a bathroom.

A little investigation and found an old wall heater junction box.

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Funny enough when I took the tape off and placed them into Wago’s the ring continuity was restored.

Did you connect the cpcs to the back box so it is earthed.

 

[Raptor0014]

Did you connect the cpcs to the back box so it is earthed.

Replaced the socket front and earthed both socket and back box. I also did the old heater point now junction box one too.

 

[Mike Johnson]

There is an argument that the socket is earthed if one of its screw fixing is into a fixed lug in a metal back box, as long as the back box is earthed.

 

[Dustydazzler]

There is an argument that the socket is earthed if one of its screw fixing is into a fixed lug in a metal back box, as long as the back box is earthed.

I have heard some old times sparks mention this , but if the screw is loose or rusted up then the connection to the erath lug will be carp

 

[Dustydazzler]

i have come across plenty rusted up old backbozes with completely rusted screws , not so many rusted up terminal screws on the actual accessory thou

 

[Raptor0014]

There is an argument that the socket is earthed if one of its screw fixing is into a fixed lug in a metal back box, as long as the back box is earthed.

I’ve heard that argument. But for the sake of a socket front that costs £4 I can’t understand why they didn’t just replace the socket front.

I have a slack handful of different terminal screws that I keep. But none of them would fit this socket for some reason. So I just replaced the front.