Is this Fuse Box Legal?

[Kris55]

Hi,

Looking for help with this.
I am renting a house from DB Roberts and I sent the attached image to the landlord (who is an Electrician) and he said it was fine as he had done it.


But I am not so sure? would appreciate your comments.

Thanks

 

[Amp David]

Not so much the consumer unit mate, but the strip of expose connector is the dangerous part.

Get him to sort them now!!!

Other than that is there an association he belongs to, because looking at that he is risking killing people

 

[Amp David]

And the 2 jubilee clips joining the earth together is shocking.

If hes an electrician then i'm a brain surgeon.

Obviously another scum bag renting out properties, he want shooting IMO

Is it these cowboys you rent from?

db Roberts Property Centre

 

[AP Electrical]

Watch for the missing blank in the CU also, always worries me if power out and they go fishing for mcb's in the dark

 

[Engineer54]

Believe me on this one, .... He's NO electrician!!!

 

[Kris55]

Thanks for your input, I have reported this to them for a while now but they have refused to do anything about it.

Is there someone we can report it to?

Your not the first to say it, we asked for power showers and the plumber took one look at it and said he wasn't going to touch it.

 

[Swicade]

It's not fine and where do you start when listing the faults???

Extension of the 3 circuits is wrong (should be at the very least inside an adaptable box....i'd crimp/wago rather than chocblok aswell)
No earth sleeving.
Abit unclear as picture is blurred but if one of those circuits is a ringmain (32a mcb feed) then the single 2.5 T&E cable extending it is wrong.
Blank missing in consumer unit
Numerous labels missing
Jubilee clips to extend the main earth?...thats a first for me

no doubt the list will go on when people with sharper eyes have a peek

 

[Bobster]

No it's definitely not right.

Never seen a cable jointed with jubilee clips before.

 

[Bobster]

I'd also like to see the test certification for this work.

If he hasn't notified it, he's broken the law

 

[AP Electrical]

Hi,

Looking for help with this.
I am renting a house from DB Roberts and I sent the attached image to the landlord (who is an Electrician) and he said it was fine as he had done it.

View attachment 14826
But I am not so sure? would appreciate your comments.

Thanks

first stop Citizens advice.... second dominic littlewood

 

[Amp David]

Stop paying the rent then see what happens!

People like this make me mad:74:

 

[Top Cat]

Diabolical! Also the blank is missing from the middle of consumer unit.

The warning label on the consumer unit should also add, "isolate supply before opening cover and before going anywhere near the strip connectors"!

 

[Rappid]

Looks like he brought some red and black from ebay as that cable looks new

 

[sedgy34]

Believe me on this one, .... He's NO electrician!!!

hes a celebrity rogue trader

 

[imago]

The top 'connection' on the choc block definately has a two into one set up. So it's either two circuits joined to a single cable, or two legs of a ring into a single cable. Either way it's a bad idea. The two cpc's hanging in mid air are a worry too.

Get an electrician round to have a look. From what I can see on that picture there'd be a danger notice stuck to it without the MFT leaving the van. In fact looking at that you couldn't test much anyway without doing some work to it first!

 

[robskiing]

It's probably probably one of them £150 quid board changes that's frequently mentioned on this forum

 

[Amp David]

It's probably probably one of them £150 quid board changes that's frequently mentioned on this forum

Theres no 'probably' about it!

 

[Dan23584]

Oh dear!

 

[oldtimer]

Blank on CU missing joint should be in a box and a MET should be fitted instead of the 2 jubilee clips also no earth sleeving on some of the cables

 

[bartkusal]

It's not fine and where do you start when listing the faults???

Extension of the 3 circuits is wrong (should be at the very least inside an adaptable box....i'd crimp/wago rather than chocblok aswell)
No earth sleeving.
Abit unclear as picture is blurred but if one of those circuits is a ringmain (32a mcb feed) then the single 2.5 T&E cable extending it is wrong.
Blank missing in consumer unit
Numerous labels missing
Jubilee clips to extend the main earth?...thats a first for me

no doubt the list will go on when people with sharper eyes have a peek

That is ring main mate, the first 3 terminals on the chock block, amazing....fire......fire.....fire.....:41:

 

[hasel5]

Good mind to issue a danger Noitce and email it with picture from here lol that is real rough and so bad

 

[trev]

Contact your local Environmental Health department. A lot of people don't realise that they have powers to deal with this sort of thing so get on to them ASAP mate.
Let us know what develops

 

[telectrix]

£150 !!!!....... more like pesetas. a 1st year apprentice would know better.

 

[tony mc]

Here is some reading which might interest you!

Guidance for Landlords : Electrical Safety Council

 

[grantr37]

that's not right, not going to say anything else as people that do these kind of things sometimes go running to lawyers and I'm not going to get sued by this person,who will find out about this forum because he or she will end up googling around....... that looks like somebody has bought it from a DIY shop and the rest is obvious.....

 

[Kris55]

Thank you all for your replies I am by no means qualified and wouldnt have a clue about it, but it looked wrong even to me!

I have been telling them about this problem since we moved in and I have in an email the landlord saying it was OK, so I thought nothing of it until this week.

Would this set up have an impact on power useage?

I am going to report this ASAP. This is next to the gas pipe, so if it sets on fire the whole place could go up!

I have taken a new close up picture for you all:

 

[tony mc]

That is ring main mate, the first 3 terminals on the chock block, amazing....fire......fire.....fire.....:41:

They may have had FIRE on their mind when they put the cable in as it looks like LSF !

 

[Octopus]

Could you legally issue your landlord an ultimatum stating that IF THEY don't get it fixed within 10 days you will organise the remedial works, pay the electrician out of your rental and pay the next months minus the costs.

Work like this is so bad and there should be a "body" with teeth who will sort out the cowboys.

NB: Writing to Dominic Littlewood may be a good idea and the landlord may have "previous"

 

[Robotstar5]

It's probably probably one of them £150 quid board changes that's frequently mentioned on this forum

Special offer this week only - £99!

 

[robskiing]

Absolutely no excuse we seem to be seeing more and more bodge jobs on this forum why couldn't he move the consumer unit so at least the tails were inside the unit and properly crimped depending how the old cables came down you can sometimes get some slack so no need for extending .

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Absolutely no excuse we seem to be seeing more and more bodge jobs on this forum why couldn't he move the consumer unit so at least the tails were inside the unit and properly crimped depending how the old cables came down you can sometimes get some slack so no need for extending .