Last job of the day

[gnselectricals]

These ikea lights are murder to fit but you do the best you can don't you !

 

[Marvo]

Did it come with that 20mm hole? Where's the strain relief, gland/grommet? Nice job with the assertive wire stripping as well

 

[markc123]

Why have you got 13miles of insulation stripped from the conductors?

... on a metal fitting aswell. I hope the earth is connected at the CU lol

 

[markc123]

...It's been a long day, and i've missed the obvious sarcasm related to post 1 lol.

 

[J.C.E]

are they double insulated singles?

 

[SJD]

Good to see the brown sleeving on the switched live.

 

[Hellmooth]

...It's been a long day, and i've missed the obvious sarcasm related to post 1 lol.

Lol made me smile that!

 

[Andy78]

are they double insulated singles?

They only just qualify as single insulated inside that light .......

 

[yellowvanman]

I suspect the extra copper seen is because the insulation has shrunk with the heat!

 

[gnselectricals]

Haha all twin and earth stripped back above the fitting the hole was something like 10mm
Not sure why everything was stripped back so far but did make me laugh.

It was swopped for an even more stupid one where there were no internal connections just the singles coming out the back of the fitting with no room for dressing. Chopped in a dry liner to fit it all in.

 

[snowhead]

It just goes downhill after IKea was mentioned.

 

[gnselectricals]

It just goes downhill after IKea was mentioned.

TBH the easiest lights I ever fitted were from ikea, massive plastic things with a live and n out the back loads of space behind to cover the existing pendant base. I had to go for a poo cod I was embarrassed charging £40 for 5 mins work lol

 

[Marvo]

I fail to see how polluting their toilet made your overcharging any more palatable

 

[Deleted member 9648]

I once had an apprentice who 6 months in and having been shown how to connect correctly innumerable times was left to connect a row of flu's on afternoon. When I came back and checked he'd done every one like that with 10mm of copper exposed.
He didn't last long.

 

[Darkwood]

This would be a nice addition to http://www.electriciansforums.co.uk...m/101061-dodgy-trade-pics-your-amusement.html

It been a sticky thread it will always be at the top of the section

 

[SS-2015]

That wiring is Amazing!

 

[Englishman]

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These ikea lights are murder to fit but you do the best you can don't you !

That is superb!

On the subject of lights, I absolutely despise fitting customers' lights, the manufacturers seem to deliberately go out of their way to make our job a nightmare. I hate them.

 

[Risteard]

are they double insulated singles?

Presumably not, given that no cable is double insulated.

 

[Simonslimline]

Presumably not, given that no cable is double insulated.

Insulated and sheathed perhaps!