whats the worst thing you have seen electrically

[ga8ry]

I do have a pic of it on my last iPhone. I'll try n hunt it out tomorrow

 

[dingledong]

womans hob not working properly the landlord (tight get) asked his other electrician to wire the hob sorted it easy peasy well maybe its what they do in poland >>> been wired to wall in 1.5 t and e
it lasted 3 weeks not bad

 

[gnuuser]

splices in the drop ceiling using just nut and bolts (not even taped)
and 3 phase feeders cut off and sticking out of conduit (still live) rather than terminated in the pull box a meter away

 

[GLENNSPARK]

live exposed cable ends in cellars...

exposed live joints

1.0/1.0 twin feeding several socket outlets in series..

3 phase starter with no front on it (been like that for years)...production operatives using it every day..

smashed switchfuses hanging down walls with voltages still present..

kev, barry and diy twaddle

all the usual stuff