Poor work

[uksparks]

Hi,

To cut a long storey short, I saw another electrician do this, new sub meter.

they were both middle aged and he drove a brand spanking new VW transporter, a nice black one so obvious making the money, but anyway, they looked like they had been doing it years, they also did the rewire on this building.

abyway my point is I stood there watching them and they didn't realise I was also in the trade....

they aldo butchered big holes in the ceiling which were totally unnecessary, they could have been a lot smaller, this is in the front room of a new salon that's about to open next week and now it's got some holes to fix!

 

[telectrix]

R.a.f.....

 

[uksparks]

What's that mean?

 

[sammyshooter]

Been there. "Why do my dimable LEDs make a buzzing noise?" Which dimmer have you installed? "You know, a normal one"

15+ years in the trade, new vw van, arghhhhh!

 

[uksparks]

What's it got to do with dimmable LEDs?

 

[7029 dave]

Tut tut, no attempt to step them tails what so ever, as for the hole's in the ceiling. gezzz

 

[davesparks]

What's that mean?

Rough As F***

 

[davesparks]

Tut tut, no attempt to step them tails what so ever, as for the hole's in the ceiling. gezzz

Step the tails?

 

[uksparks]

They didn't seem to care at all, I could have got all those cables through a hole a third of the size of one of them!

And the termination is just poor to diabolical really, it's not good.

 

[uksparks]

Rough As F***

Ah ok I didn't think of that!

 

[7029 dave]

Step the tails?

In other words, outer insulation up to the meter.

 

[sammyshooter]

What's it got to do with dimmable LEDs?

General lack of knowledge and no how, should have seen the rest of his site.

 

[uksparks]

They were probably too thick and incapable of doing a good job.

 

[uksparks]

General lack of knowledge and no how, should have seen the rest of his site.

Am I missing something? What you on about?

 

[TJ Anderson]

I saw that and thought 0 out of 10. But then I saw the zip ties, got to be worth 1 point.

 

[davesparks]

In other words, outer insulation up to the meter.

Ah, I've only ever known that as stripping the cable to the correct length, not hear stripping a cable called stepping before.

 

[uksparks]

Yeah that's a new one on me

 

[7029 dave]

Ah, I've only ever known that as stripping the cable to the correct length, not hear stripping a cable called stepping before.

Well, that's what we call it on metering division.

 

[Marvo]

Sometimes it's just easier to use your 12 gauge to make the holes than start fiddling around with finding drill bits.

 

[Deleted member 72666]

Originally Posted by sammyshooter
General lack of knowledge and no how, should have seen the rest of his site.



Am I missing something? What you on about?

I was thinking the same!

 

[Deleted member 72666]

Deleted

 

[pcam1984]

Some people think they can get away with murder. My parents bought a new build house and had to call the Sparks back out as having problems and I made a small snagging list. The boss came out and basically told my old man that everything was fine. On his way out I introduced myself, there was a guy at the door 8am the next morning and everything was fixed!!!

 

[D00DY_T00DY]

How did they make the holes? Punch them through?! :ack2:

 

[SPARTYKUS]

The new van, they might be leasing it

 

[ipf]

How did they make the holes? Punch them through?! :ack2:

Them cowboys are looking a bit different these days....

 

[uksparks]

The new van, they might be leasing it

More than likely. I prefere to own my van, have an old one and a good car too.

 

[trev]

General lack of knowledge and no how, should have seen the rest of his site.

Know, not no
It's spelt K N O W. 4 letters, it's not bloody difficult

 

[PEG]

Ah, I've only ever known that as stripping the cable to the correct length, not hear stripping a cable called stepping before.

It stems from the "Step" apparent,between sheath and inner insulation,if both are not stripped from the same place.

Other cables,including sub-marine cables,have the term "stepping" applied to the removal of the sometimes multiple layers of reinforcement,protection and insulation.

It is also a description of the preparation involved in the splicing of lifting cables used in mining and crane winching.

It is at this point,that my 7 year old has usually already drifted off.....:icon12:

 

[cotty]

More than likely. I prefere to own my van, have an old one and a good car too.

 

[shanky887614]

Hi,

To cut a long storey short, I saw another electrician do this, new sub meter.

they were both middle aged and he drove a brand spanking new VW transporter, a nice black one so obvious making the money, but anyway, they looked like they had been doing it years, they also did the rewire on this building.

abyway my point is I stood there watching them and they didn't realise I was also in the trade....

they aldo butchered big holes in the ceiling which were totally unnecessary, they could have been a lot smaller, this is in the front room of a new salon that's about to open next week and now it's got some holes to fix!

View attachment 27992

raf a bit of plastic trunking would have made it a lot neater

 

[uksparks]

if you wanted to be clever and stupid at the same time you could have mounted it upside down to hide them completely!

 

[shanky887614]

if you wanted to be clever and stupid at the same time you could have mounted it upside down to hide them completely!

thats why i mentioned trunking, much quicker and neater

 

[VoltzElectrical]

Hi,

To cut a long storey short, I saw another electrician do this, new sub meter.

they were both middle aged and he drove a brand spanking new VW transporter, a nice black one so obvious making the money, but anyway, they looked like they had been doing it years, they also did the rewire on this building.

abyway my point is I stood there watching them and they didn't realise I was also in the trade....

they aldo butchered big holes in the ceiling which were totally unnecessary, they could have been a lot smaller, this is in the front room of a new salon that's about to open next week and now it's got some holes to fix!

View attachment 27992

I'm picking some mighty big holes in your post, never mind that ceiling dude!

 

[Pete999]

What's that mean?

Hazard a guess Rough as the last word starts with an F and has 3 other letters

 

[Maddison]

Did you not say anything ??. I would have tore into them and got the customer to not accept that work and get on the blower

 

[SPARTYKUS]

Plucking success from the jaws of defeat however Uksparks, the tails could be referenced as method 'E' - in free air, so maybe they in fact spent ages deliberating over complex equations and values pertaining to the pictured design, and pondered over how best to achieve the very best CCC for those two expertly cable tied cables......

 

[GB.Kayak]

Know, not no
It's spelt K N O W. 4 letters, it's not bloody difficult

Oh Trev, you should KNOW by now that it is not only the electrical edecation that have gone to the dogs but speeling int taut at school anymore! Even some of the more recently educated teachers have problems. All these rascals knw is txt spk! Even when you teach your children these vital life skills the schools, or fraternising with those who have not learnt water them down ... table manners too ... always the lowest common denominator! Where is the 'Éclat' or 'Per Ardua Ad Astra'? I did not do Latin, but I certainly learnt how to spell and to write reasonably good grammar!

 

[Maddison]

And added in 2 extra emergency exits for free. Good blokes these

 

[HappyHippyDad]

I think I would have said something Tom. I wouldn't have been rude or aggressive, I would have just asked them why they didn't make a neat cut in the ceiling and also why the second layer of insulation wasn't up to the enclosure. In other words I would have been irritating!! Very irritating!! :smug:

 

[Paul.M]

Fire barrier springs to mind with holes that big! Hole the plasterer is coming back to patch up or they are going to us some fire foam???

 

[Pete999]

Oh Trev, you should KNOW by now that it is not only the electrical edecation that have gone to the dogs but speeling int taut at school anymore! Even some of the more recently educated teachers have problems. All these rascals knw is txt spk! Even when you teach your children these vital life skills the schools, or fraternising with those who have not learnt water them down ... table manners too ... always the lowest common denominator! Where is the 'Éclat' or 'Per Ardua Ad Astra'? I did not do Latin, but I certainly learnt how to spell and to write reasonably good grammar!

Taut? Taut? whatever next dint they learn you to speek and spell at skool? only kidding GB only kidding

 

[BES]

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[shanky887614]

Oh Trev, you should KNOW by now that it is not only the electrical edecation that have gone to the dogs but speeling int taut at school anymore! Even some of the more recently educated teachers have problems. All these rascals knw is txt spk! Even when you teach your children these vital life skills the schools, or fraternising with those who have not learnt water them down ... table manners too ... always the lowest common denominator! Where is the 'Éclat' or 'Per Ardua Ad Astra'? I did not do Latin, but I certainly learnt how to spell and to write reasonably good grammar!

table maners? i dont like eating at gran parent's who the **** wants to go to posh restraunts in shirt and tie and eat using 4 sets of cutlery.

 

[uksparks]

I use my mobile to post on here and half the time it bungs the wrong word in or I miss type something! When I'm using the computer my posts tend to much better.

 

[Geordie Spark]

Hi,

To cut a long storey short, I saw another electrician do this, new sub meter.

they were both middle aged and he drove a brand spanking new VW transporter, a nice black one so obvious making the money, but anyway, they looked like they had been doing it years, they also did the rewire on this building.

abyway my point is I stood there watching them and they didn't realise I was also in the trade....

they aldo butchered big holes in the ceiling which were totally unnecessary, they could have been a lot smaller, this is in the front room of a new salon that's about to open next week and now it's got some holes to fix!

View attachment 27992

Those "holes" are cleverly deigned and expertly crafted ports to increase Adventitious Ventilation which is essential to ensure the safe operation of gas appliances.

The REALLY clever part is that they double as a means of getting the meter tails through the ceiling.

 

[telectrix]

you been on the broon again? you don't usually talk bollox. :ack2: :49:

 

[telectrix]

table maners? i dont like eating at gran parent's who the **** wants to go to posh restraunts in shirt and tie and eat using 4 sets of cutlery.

why not? with 4 sets, you have more chance of nicking some.

 

[Geordie Spark]

you been on the broon again? you don't usually talk bollox. :ack2: :49:

Nope. Westmorland Cumbria Ale and Kentish Ale .......... from Sainsburys.

 

[Leesparkykent]

Nope. Westmorland Cumbria Ale and Kentish Ale .......... from Sainsburys.

Spitfire Kentish ale?

 

[telectrix]

Nope. Westmorland Cumbria Ale and Kentish Ale .......... from Sainsburys.

lidl's and aldi do the best deal on bottled real ale. £1.25/500ml bottle.