Pet Hates

[tbs1983]

1.Twisted Earths,
2. dodgy threads on metal back boxes,
3. that horrible cellophane and foil inside some brands of FP200,
4. cheap soft brass terminal screws on switches/sockets etc.
5. snapping small terminal screwdrivers cos I'm too lazy to get the bigger one out of my toolbox!

 

[YoungBart]

1) Light fittings and fans etc with terminals that are too small to fit a doubled over conductor in
2) The plumber today who ran his pipe through one wall at 470mm and only realised his mistake when he carried on piping into the next room right accross the face of our socket.
3) LSF cable thats a nightmare to strip

 

[oldtimer]

People walking out in front of the motor whilst texting then getting upset because the noise of my horn put them of texting as saving their lives come second to the PRECIOUS ie the phone. How sad

 

[dcelectrical]

plumber who turn up on a Saturday for a Friday job and rubbish's your work to the client and then claims that the basement car park has a massive puddle because of a weep on a stopcock, that he claims to fix and is still leaking, leaving me tapping up a report to g-d know when to cover my assETS ggggrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!

 

[Stroppy]

1) Light fittings and fans etc with terminals that are too small to fit a doubled over conductor in

If the terminal is that small it doesn't need doubling over!

 

[dave992]

1, customer changing there mind many times
2, cheap electrical items
3, people using kit and not returning
4, Mondays
5, testing other people work!

 

[YoungBart]

If the terminal is that small it doesn't need doubling over!

Sorry, Didn't so much mean doubling over, More meant doubling up (i.e. 2 cables) we use a brand of emergency light that it's nearly impossible to get two twins into it.

 

[oldtimer]

Females who phone you during a European cup game or final because hubby is watching the match and they thought it would be an idea to call me.

 

[Stroppy]

Sorry, Didn't so much mean doubling over, More meant doubling up (i.e. 2 cables) we use a brand of emergency light that it's nearly impossible to get two twins into it.

Ah yes, that is a pain in the hoop. Stick the two into a reasonable-sized connector block, then a single into the silly small hole.

 

[ayjay]

as an agency subby--
guys that do their best to **** you off the job by lies about your work and age
yet know f/all

 

[pepparz]

1- having to work.
2- not winning lotto.

 

[Richard Burns]

Just got another one, people who run cable for downlights before the ceiling is put up and push the cables in the gaps between the joists then clamp the plasterboard on top making it impossible (and dangerous) to try and change.

 

[WaterSparky]

Working with a bloke he wanders off for a bit, then goto find him and hes chatting to his mate who just came to site...

 

[daveb1]

* Cheap crap SWA that the cores are almost welded the the outer insulation

* "Can't you just take the power form the closest light switch" (13Amp socket) Clever clients

* Fitting certain pelmit lights under kitchen cupboards

* plumbers who suggest electrical towel rails because the forgot to run pipes for

* SOME Easton Europeans who have very very little electrical knowledge who will never say i cant do that or i should not be touching that, basically extending a fp200 2.5 with 1.0 flex because its the same colour! ( oh and charing £2 to do it)

Rant over

 

[VoltzElectrical]

1. people who don't cut cable ties off properly leaving sharp edges to cut yourself on.

2. My current council worker colleagues who have been there for 30 years and have 'that' mentality.

 

[pepparz]

people who don't queue up properly in the fish shop

 

[pepparz]

not using a large enough enclosure for a panel

 

[thesnowman]

-constantly searching for a new job

-when accepted for that new job, its the arse-end of the job ie the last week or 2 before completion, where everything is rushed and deadline must be met!!!

 

[markc123]

Getting to the petrol station - you have a certain routine.

Fill up - Pick Paper - Get Sarnie - Get Crisps - Get choccy bar - get scratch card.

Now, when you get there and your favourite choccy bar isn't in stock, and you have to settle for the still nice but still #2 bar.

That's definitley a pet hate.

 

[varilite]

Those new Socket outlets that are really thin that customers insist on changing the old ones for and will not fit nicely into a 25mm box

 

[telectrix]

Getting to the petrol station - you have a certain routine.

Fill up - Pick Paper - Get Sarnie - Get Crisps - Get choccy bar - get scratch card.

Now, when you get there and your favourite choccy bar isn't in stock, and you have to settle for the still nice but still #2 bar.

That's definitley a pet hate.

queuing at the pump whilst her from the car in front, blocking the pump, is doing her shopping in the filling station over priced mini-mart.

 

[Aindowsimon]

People saying " looks good ..... But I would have done it this way........... " you can f**k right off

 

[Englishman]

Those new Socket outlets that are really thin that customers insist on changing the old ones for and will not fit nicely into a 25mm box

Flat plates and 25mm boxes are two key components in the only job I've come close to walking off. I despise them.

 

[overskilled]

1. earths twisted in sleeving also
2. small PL downlights balanced on the remains on an old broken large PL downlight (today's fun)
3. Cheap and nasty SWA Glands
4. cheap sockets
5. Can you knock the VAT off?
6. I've just decorated...
7. CFL bulbs (all too many times find CU's in cupboards and the only light is some worn out CFL that takes 20 seconds to come on and forever to get brighter than a damp match....)

 

[overskilled]

inappropriately small earth sleeving (i.e. earth from 16mm2 T+E split into 3 separate sleeved bundles, connected to the same earth terminal)....it does come in sizes bigger than 2mm....

 

[MDJ]

Builders, end of

 

[Chris sparky]

Twisted earths in same bit of sleeving (bet that,s been said a lot already)
Plasterer's who fill up boxes.
Consumer units in kitchen cupboards, usually the one with every handheld appliance known to man obstructing them!
Flat plate chrome, and rope edge brass because it look's awful.

There are lots more but cant think right now

 

[Welchyboy1]

Slotted screws

 

[telectrix]

of all the hates, nothing gets higher than a 5 on a scale of 10, where plumbers score 10.

 

[overskilled]

Houses fitted with underfloor heating on both ground and first floors, which makes adding sockets etc "interesting".....

 

[robsparky1975]

Chipboard flooring arghhhhhhhhh awful stuff.

Making a list for the wholesalers only to find a few hours later when going through your materials that you forgot 1 damned item!