OP

H

Hawkmoon

• Dec 10, 2013

• #2

This looks like loose connection rather than heat from fitting - just goes to show how fires can start when choccys are not enclosed

 

Upvote 0 Downvote

OP

E

Eddiesparks

• Dec 10, 2013

• #3

Every single one was like this, cable charred. Is that really a loose fitting?

 

Upvote 0 Downvote

OP

H

Hawkmoon

• Dec 10, 2013

• #4

Eddiesparks said:

Every single one was like this, cable charred. Is that really a loose fitting?

Click to expand...

If you have a number of them exactly the same then that is odd

Also it looks like a sledge hammer was used to 'cut' the holes in the ceiling lol

 

Upvote 0 Downvote

OP

E

Eddiesparks

• Dec 10, 2013

• #5

Yeah or a butchers cleaver. It was knackered when i got there

 

Upvote 0 Downvote

P

plugsandsparks

-

Esteemed

Arms

Reaction score

2,050

• Dec 10, 2013

• #6

Some heat damage:

 

Upvote 0 Downvote

telectrix

-

Mentor

Esteemed

Arms

Reaction score

67,273

• Dec 10, 2013

• #7

YUK> some people just ain't got a clue.

 

Upvote 0 Downvote

OP

M

MDJ

• Dec 10, 2013

• #8

Apart from a crap job the insulation is the main problem, fibre glass wrapped around the lights and no air around them, a fire waiting to happen, I actually blame builders for that, I bet the loft was insulated after the lights were bodged (whoops installed)

 

Upvote 0 Downvote

Andy78

-

Mentor

Esteemed

Arms

Reaction score

12,556

• Dec 10, 2013

• #9

The tenant of this shop called me after a few "pops and fizzles" after installing class 1 fittings onto three lighting points that all looked like this.
The landlords son, "a sparks" had added lights and switches onto this circuit the week previous. Would have loved to have seen his IR results, the wiring just fell apart.

 

Attachments

• 
  IMAG0449.jpg

  123 KB · Views: 183

Upvote 0 Downvote

Paul.M

-

Esteemed

Supporter

Reaction score

5,806

• Dec 10, 2013

• #10

This is my own house. Only been in for 3 years (25w GU10 on a tranny)



All terminations was good (this was not the only one btw, it was just the first before they all got changed). No insulation at all, an air brick about 4ft away so well ventilated and no reason why it/they should be melting? This is the reason why I only use Wago's. I've never seen a Wago melted or burnt out. It's worth the extra cost.

 

Upvote 0 Downvote

VoltzElectrical

-

Esteemed

Reaction score

2,100

• Dec 10, 2013

• #11

Not really related, but I walked down my lane a month or so back and found a sparky mate of mine doing some work in a shed outbuilding used for storing food out the back of a restaurant.

We had a chat and I took this socket off him and have been meaning to post it here for a while.

Example of a poor quality socket? It didn't result in an actual fire, but my god.. the stink!

My fingers still smell from taking the photos!

 

Upvote 0 Downvote

OP

S

SPARTYKUS

• Dec 10, 2013

• #12

Paul.M said:

This is my own house. Only been in for 3 years (25w GU10 on a tranny)

View attachment 21686

All terminations was good (this was not the only one btw, it was just the first before they all got changed). No insulation at all, an air brick about 4ft away so well ventilated and no reason why it/they should be melting? This is the reason why I only use Wago's. I've never seen a Wago melted or burnt out. It's worth the extra cost.

Click to expand...

Yo Paul

I dunno - I saw that and thought "CUs" - big choccy blocks, but we all still use them...?

 

Upvote 0 Downvote