Tell us about your faults!

[kung]

Hi ALL
Just thought id put this one up for all those faults we find.
heres one to kick it off !
Domestic RCD tripped and wouldnt reset cause was a blown low energy light bulb.
There you go now for yours !

 

[Strima]

Not my fault... Was in screwfix perusing the catalogue, when I overhear a little old lady ask " IP4X, what does that mean?" And a mans voice replied " it is to do with the type of bulb it takes I think" I turned round to see who it was she wad talking to and it was one of the electrafix staff !! How reassuring

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Same company that owns the big orange shed, that explains a lot...

Only bonus is that the local screwfix branch knows me so I don't have to do that 1p card thing on the click and collect.

 

[stanleyblade]

1p card thing wassat? I even stood behind some woman few months ago in scrrwfix who wanted cooker cable, the counter woman was looking at the catalogue saying you probably need some kind of flat cable for That. I asked her if she had any info on cooker but it was at home, so told her to go get it and then pop into qvs elec supplies few doors down and they would sort her out.makes you wonder how many people get " advised " like this

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[rich.250]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdaKBMD_HSQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Is this the crap that people call testing......... LOL

 

[stanleyblade]

Following on from post 919, same job same guy I found this on boiler cupboard with cables running tightly against central heating pipes behind boxing in. Is last job I do for John Wayne inc .

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[skyneel]

Hi frnds my main fault is I am lazy. I can't do work very quickly. I think it is my fault of my life. What you think frndz. Can it be a great problem in my life? How can I recover this?

 

[Cartersparks]

Rcd tripping out when supply to porter cabin mcb turned on! Ins res test between all conductors clear, disconnected all cpc's in cabin board and tripping stops, turns out the swa was damaged live to armouring, only the cabin side of the swa had the swa bonded to earth, fault current found a path bk to the cabin to the bonded metal socket ko box's making its way to the earth terminal in the board on to the 6mm earth bond on the bango and back to the supply db tripping the 30ma rcd!!!
To resolve this as the live now was common with the armour, the live had to become the earth and be taped up green yellow and the earth be taped up brown. quick fix i know but only a temp fix

 

[Guest22]

Re: Tell us about your faults !

3.3 KV motor ran by induction regulator, was told the motor was arcing up a storm!
Proceeded to open up the motor and look inside, all new brushes had chipped and broken away, creating a wavy commutator, where the brushes lie, leaving about 2-3 mm difference along the comm, sent away to re skimmed.

The picture in question the motor stands about 8-10 feet tall.

 

[Knobhead]

What HP is it Ethan?

I've only worked on small induction regulated motors, up to 50HP. Never did like them.

 

[aprillove1719]

Re: Tell us about your faults !

during my college years, i accidentally enter to a wrong classroom, listen to the class and took a quiz.... when I passed my paper, the instructor asked me "Hi are you my student?" hahahaha oh my God only to find out i enter the seniors class... :rofl:

 

[trev]

Electrical Inspection poplar Business Park - YouTube

Is this the crap that people call testing......... LOL

That is a joke. IR testing needs to be done dead but no mention of it for RFC continuity. His safe isolation procedure leaves an awful lot to be desired. Maybe he needs to dance the 230/400 tango to teach him to do it properly

 

[rich.250]

And Ze with bonding connected.....
The effort gone to to do a completely inaccurate zs make me laugh lol.
Glad you agree trev, was beginning to think it was just me haha

 

[trev]

I put a post up on the vid Rich, it'll be interesting to see if he responds

 

[Strima]

So many things wrong with that video unless I've been doing it wrong.

PFC after just testing one phase? Voltpen for safe isolation?

I'm a comparable sparky god next to this bloke... :lol:

 

[rich.250]

Nice trev!! I forgot my YouTube password and after spending ages trying to hack in I have up lol.

He must think he's bloody good, or you wouldn't post a video on a worldwide site would you.....

 

[trev]

We should blast him with comments till he takes the video down

 

[trev]

Nice trev!! I forgot my YouTube password and after spending ages trying to hack in I have up lol.

He must think he's bloody good, or you wouldn't post a video on a worldwide site would you.....

You should be able to view the video from your original link mate, or just make another account. Tell you what though, if I was posting up something like that I'd make bloody sure I got it 100% spot on before hitting that post button.

 

[Silly Sausage]

And you've only been doing it 5 weeks Strima!

 

[rich.250]

Or send him a link to this thread
Obviously he passed the 2391 with flying colours

 

[trev]

I asked him if he had 2391 mate, then told him he needs to go back to college till he learns the correct safe isolation procedure

 

[rich.250]

Lol. Did I see the company name and all on his shirt.......

 

[trev]

Well the vid was posted by Electtest so that could be a company name

 

[Silly Sausage]

One of his replies...

"Oh dear, if you do this job as a living rather than "learn" it out of books you will realise that the Ze referred to is the Ze of the db not the installation. Therefore removing the earthing conductor will result in an infinity reading. As for the voltage stick not failing to work between two successive tests, seconds apart and the coincidence of a failing disconector, the probability of those events is vanishingly small. I have to job to do !"


Hahaha...quality!

 

[rich.250]

What a legend!! Never new time could be used as a proving unit!! That's cheaper

Also since when has zdb included bonding...........
From the response he hasn't got any quals or knowledge!!

 

[rich.250]

I feel sorry for the people who say good video!
Deluded people

 

[Strima]

Thing is people use on-line videos to learn how to do tests, I know when I was learning to use my Megger I watched a few just to get the jist of it.

He must have a few quid lying around, two MFT's to play with...

 

[rich.250]

Indeed..... I just can't believe all the people saying great vid etc
Sickens me lol

 

[Deleted member 38070]

found this.. changed for trip types, couldnt leave it! (luckily i had some from a cu change)
customer didn't want to know.. :-(

 

[trev]

What do you mean by "changed for trip types mate"?

 

[Bobster]

What do you mean by "changed for trip types mate"?

Im guessing mcbs?

 

[jjjinx]

anyone fancy changing the tube on this flurescent I found in an elderly couples flat they wanted to rent out.