Hall of Shame Photos

[sparky198]

Landlord of a job I went to changed the consumer unit himself and wondered why he couldn't get the RCD in!

 

[GT1]

Beautifully terminated garage SWA and a nearby socket.

 

[jase]

Well, at least you can see the colours clearly... Lol!

Ooops, just looked again... I take back my previous remark (unless those meter tails are unsheathed, of course).

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who cares if they are sheathed or unsheathed, theyre the wrong colours!!! didnt know you could still get green as opposed to green and yellow!

 

[jase]

Another job this week.

Client has an outside jacuzzi.. Oooer missus.
The guys that fitted it when straight off the meter with their SWA. Nicely done. But no OCPD for the cable other than main cut out (100amp fuse) until the RCD just before the jacuzzi itself.

loving the silicone instead of a blind grommet or a stuffing gland!!

 

[Engineer54]

Exactly as I found it!
Cover nowhere to be seen

Is this an old Wylex 3036 CU converted to a DIN rail arrangement?? Might explain why there's no cover to be seen, ...it wouldn't fit the new arrangement ...lol!!!

 

[growler]

Is this an old Wylex 3036 CU converted to a DIN rail arrangement?? Might explain why there's no cover to be seen, ...it wouldn't fit the new arrangement ...lol!!!

is that a 32a radial

 

[jase]

if that was a dog it would be put down!!! that type of cross breeding is not fit!!!

 

[jamie-spark]

New build, private customer. Meter guy turned up on dec 23rd (friday) and did this! at least he labelled it up correctly.
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maybe the guy i met on SP NETWORKS told me he used to be a plumber

 

[Marvo]

Instructions for electricians at Sub-Station.
*speechless*

 

[BillyTheSparks]

Instructions for electricians at Sub-Station.
*speechless*


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Is that supposed to be in English??

 

[RogertheBodger]

It MUST be easier to do the job than to read the (?) instructions.

Did you get tired of looking like god? and what's your dog eating?

 

[Marvo]

I tried running it through Google Translate and apparently the language it's written in doesn't exist or has yet to be invented.

 

[kenny james]

Are those Gizmo's still around that sent the metre backwards while using the free leccy?? The one's i remember where 2 16mm singles coming out of an epoxy filled plastic IP type box.... Think they just rammed the two tail into the meter cable connections ....very quickly, ...to minimise the splashing and arching that went with it!! ...lol!!!

i remember them about 20 years ago, brings back memories!!!, i curiously got my hands on one and decided to open it up to see how it was made and it was basically a little cheap and nasty down convertor ac transformer wired up in reverse order nothing else.

 

[kenny james]

sorry for pic size and quality

what book did you get this from?

 

[Octopus]

what book did you get this from?

Probably from "The Electricians Guide to the Building Regulations"

 

[Marvo]

Glanding. Who needs it?

















And finally I think there's an urban myth going around that states if you chisel a big enough hole in the side of the fan housing you don't need a gland or a bush for the cable entry.

 

[trev]

Glanding. Who needs it?
Glanding??? That's for wimps mate
YYYYYEEEEHHHHAAAAAAA

 

[needasparks]

Shame when you can see it started off with some care then went down quicker than a .........!

 

[Richard Burns]

I mean, come on, with the number of cables forced through there you have to admit there is not enough room for a gland!

 

[Marvo]

Oh, I've got enough pictures like this to post at least ten each day for the next week I had a clean-up of my pictures drive the other day so I pulled a few gems for you're perusal and enjoyment.

This 'installation' is exactly as it was. No covers were removed before the photo was taken.