how do these cowboys get away with it

[Guitarist]

I fully agree
however dodgy workers can never be stopped. thats a fact of life ! lol

but at least registered tradesmen will at least have a knowledge of how it should be done.
You'd be suprised at the amount of bulders/plasterers /brickies that THINK they can do 'lectrics' round my area, is where most of my work comes from.

Customer awareness is the key . today i atteneded a EICR and removed a dangerous situation where 5 sockets in a conservatory were supplied via 1.5 twin ( not t+e) .
when loading up the van i saw through the window the guy reconnecting it . he had done all the wiring himself, hence the 3 pages of observations.

The rewire I am carrying out at the moment has been an eye-opener for me. I have seen many cases of DIY electrics over the years, but the sheer scale of what the previous owner did is unbelievable...
Spurs off spurs off spurs...cables changing size several times supplying many different types of equipment....literally dozens of JB's, none of which have the sheath entering them...cpc's cut off outside the JB's...the list goes on.

 

[Darkwood]

Some owners treat electrics like decorating a xmas tree..... simples.... but even mess that up and your house burns down, i can only say its like BBQ-ing in that its the mans area and men like to go Ug ug!!.... but i only know a few mates who can actually turn out a decent BBQ without under and over cooking things but it never stops the rest from repeating their mistakes everytime the sun comesout..... just glad beer dampens the taste buds.

 

[Adam W]

or ask for advice on here, maybe.

Are you suggesting that scheme membership criteria should include being a member of electriciansforums.net?

 

[ipf]

Are you suggesting that scheme membership criteria should include being a member of electriciansforums.net?

Well it could be an optional extra for free, I suppose. But, thinking about it, they'd probably charge for that.

 

[Geordie Spark]

The rewire I am carrying out at the moment has been an eye-opener for me. I have seen many cases of DIY electrics over the years, but the sheer scale of what the previous owner did is unbelievable...
Spurs off spurs off spurs...cables changing size several times supplying many different types of equipment....literally dozens of JB's, none of which have the sheath entering them...cpc's cut off outside the JB's...the list goes on.

That sounds like my old house





after I rewired it

 

[ruston]

That sounds like my old house





after I rewired it

Aye you have to do something with the roll ends, to dear to waste.

 

[Geordie Spark]

Aye you have to do something with the roll ends, to dear to waste.

Aye and Trev signed it off for a couplea bottles o' Broon

 

[Guitarist]

Here's a little sample

 

[Geordie Spark]

Here's a little sample
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Yerbugger .... that IS my old hoose !!! :whatchutalkingabout

 

[Des 56]

Some owners treat electrics like decorating a xmas tree..... simples...., i can only say its like BBQ-ing .

I like the comparison with installing the electrics

We always had John from the pub
Now meet Bar-B and Q Joe