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went to customer today to repair his fridge (as im domestic appliance engineer) and when got there he fitting electrics to his shed, put couldnt get his light to work, asked if i knew anything about electrics, simple answer not really, my old man is a sparky not me,anyway thought ask on here as got go back on tuesday to regas his fridge, he run 2.5 cable from upstairs socket, drilled hole through wall wire cable to back of socket down to outside weatherproof junction box then cable out and across to the shed, which then goes into junction box, with one cable running round to a 2 gang socket,which works, then another cable coming from bottom af the junction box then runs across to a ceiling rose, then another cable comes out of ceiling rose back across the roof to a 2 gang 2 way light switch, has power across all the cables put the light wont work, only the socket works, where did he go wrong but from being tight and not getting a sparky in lol
 
"where did he go wrong but from being tight and not getting a sparky in lol"

He's made a balls of the connecting and an even bigger balls of circuit protection,expect to see a 'shed fire' report in your local rag soon.
 
There's a guy who used to come on here a lot but doesn't now. He's a lovely bloke and he really knows his stuff. Send him a PM.
His name is Guitarist. He'll sort it for you.
 
told him he needs one of these MK Sentry 4-Way RCD Garage Consumer Unit | Domestic Consumer Units | NoLinkingToThis

will ask my dad but as he having chemotherapy, thought to ask on here as he not keen on working yet
 
told him he needs one of these MK Sentry 4-Way RCD Garage Consumer Unit | Domestic Consumer Units | NoLinkingToThis

will ask my dad but as he having chemotherapy, thought to ask on here as he not keen on working yet

He needs a lot more than that! Are you suitably qualified and insured to give out that kind of advice?
 
na im not a sparky nor do i do any electric work, only white goods, my old man is sparky has been for last 40 years but as he dying of cancer didnt think it right to be asking him, i only said to customer think u need cu and swa cable but i find out from another local sparky and get them to quote to sort it the correct way.
 
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It's all been said tonto, oh by the way have you still got that dead Crow on your head "high ho Silver away"
 

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