Rubbish products/materials

[Big n Daft]

Right ho chaps and chapesses,
Its time rat out the rubbish. What have you used recently that has been complete and utter poo.
Lets start with anything that has Proteus on the label, and there is some completely useless swa cable out there as well. You know the stuff, its like a coiled spring sitting on the drum waiting to snare you at first pull.

 

[telectrix]

i agree the internal tails take up too much space. it's to allow for flexibility in configuring ther circuits. any board will be awkward to fit the cover if the wall is uneven and the case distorts. had it on wylex and crabtree. but for the priceof a hi integ. bd. BG are good value.

 

[Hawk81]

I have fitted a few BG boards and I personally think they ok. Well priced and not as flimsy as other boards.

 

[telectrix]

i have spoken to the local BG technical bod, who says that BG are happy to receive feedback frfom electricians on their products, and will try and implement any suggested improvements.

 

[WDMDL]

I used some BG Nexus accessories on a job last November and had numerous troubles getting the conductors of T&E to clamp in the terminals correctly - a single conductor folded over was fine but for the usual two or occasional three conductors in a terminal, at least one of them would end up at the side of the screw with a poor connection.
Part of the job was in plastic conduit and I'd used 6491X singles. I didn't have any problems with those.

 

[telectrix]

thus proving that the old stranded cable is superior to the solid crap we're forced to use today. bring back 7/029!

 

[Big n Daft]

Central heating "wiring centres".
A glorified empty box that takes choc bloc with no cable grips, utter rubbish.
Just dont bother, I always use an adaptable box with din rail and stuffers.
Why is heating equipment pants to work with? Because its designed for plumbers by plumbers.

 

[Big n Daft]

thus proving that the old stranded cable is superior to the solid crap we're forced to use today. bring back 7/029!

Old Fart:icon14:

 

[alex trician]

Thorsman press in gromets or they may have been called quick fit . Fitted quickly but fell out quicker.

 

[mr murdock]

10 way duel rcd BG board is very good value - nothing "British" about it though except the name -i hate tower PVC Tape as the quality seems to differ from good to toilet paper from month to month - use Niglon PVC tape once as an alternative .. never again

 

[Strima]

Tower cable clips, not the clips themselves but the nails that bend going into plywood. Maybe I should use a smaller hammer?

 

[johnboy6083]

A sledge was overkill mate!

 

[jase]

ANY insulation tape, used to be able to wrap insulation tape around a draw wire or rod nice and tight these days you stretch the tape a little bit and it just snaps!!

 

[Guitarist]

Bought a roll of insulation tape from s******x. Not sure what it was made from but breaks with a small amount of pressure. Never again.

 

[Guitarist]

ANY insulation tape, used to be able to wrap insulation tape around a draw wire or rod nice and tight these days you stretch the tape a little bit and it just snaps!!

I remember when wrapping tape was an artform. Could make it look like a well-gripped tennis racquet.

 

[stanleyblade]

Green and yellow insulation tape from sc.....x that tears along the green and yellow lines as you unroll it, oh and cheap / decafe coffee from customers. pretty sure that is worse than tape

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[Guitarist]

Green and yellow insulation tape from sc.....x that tears along the green and yellow lines as you unroll it, oh and cheap / decafe coffee from customers. pretty sure that is worse than tape

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Used some of that tape today. Nearly new and split like 20 year old masking tape.

 

[stanleyblade]

That's the one, excellent stuff if you need to make hi vis bandages for broken spiders leg , otherwise pants ,

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[Dcf]

gewiss rotary isolators
absolute tosh
screwfix rawlplugs...used to b alright absolute rubbish now
GE dichroic lamps for use in fire rated down lights cheap nonsense had to change 10 for sylvania cool fit with a 60 mile round trip no probs since
aye standards are slipping alright

 

[Rappid]

Anything CED branded, chucked away a load of their conduit.

 

[nickblake]

decorative light fittings the terminal blocks are unbelivable ,M2 switches and sockets , all consumer units that have stretched link leads , square D MK rcbo's i hate the curly lead ,Tamilight light fitting so flimsy