Electrician Terminology - Spoken Around the Building Site?

[Spudmiester]

Guitar String = When a cable has not been dressed or clipped properly and is pulled to tight

We call them 'washing Lines'. Usually installed by BT. clip,100m wire,another clip, 100m wire and so on.........

 

[Carter]

You've just reminded me Spud.

"STRING-PULLERS"

BT 'engineers' and alarm 'installers'

 

[LukeScotty]

bender = conduit bender

 

[jonboy1]

Birds nest or tray of spaghetti = what the data and BT boys leave above ceiling tiles.

 

[spud4dd]

Bango String, cable b*ll*ck*r

 

[tony.towa]

Rat's nest - A mass of unidentified cables which seem to go in all possible directions (often found in old three phase rewireable distribution boards or lofts where "Barry the Bodger" has been at work.

Cable Monkey - Lad who pulls in the long runs of large cables.

Snipes - Long nose pliers

Butterfly clamp or cord clamp - Henley gland

 

[spark-doctor]

trainee Picaso = painter/decorator

 

[Gazza D]

Spatterer = Eastern European painter!!

 

[Dan]

Bump

 

[telectrix]

wood butcher...joiner

wet-pants.... plumber

muck spreader........ plasterer

cable spiker......... drylining fixer

hot pants...... female spark