**Show Us Your Installs!!!**

[Darkwood]

thnkyou for the grown up debate darkwood.

I agree with the sentiment of your post, and the standard of which you are promoting, i just dont think 514.1.2 asks for it, and with the old system a simple domestic fuseboard with no cable markers would or should have attracted a code 4. i think i will just agree to disagree with you. And i have no pictures to show :smiley2:

We see each others side that i agree and on that note Id agree to disagree as i see we both hold strong slightly differing opinions that arises from the often debated topic of regulation interpretation - at the end of the day it aint going to burn the house down and anyone in the board should be competent to be there so minimal risk to health if they know their job, as for me I routinely ID all cables in DB's regardless of requirements and nature of the building .....probably a trait of my panel building where ID is essential.

 

[Engineer54]

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I hope those SWA cables with the coloured tape markings, entering the side of that DB aren't single core jobbies?? !!!! lol!!

 

[Darkwood]

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I hope those SWA cables with the coloured tape markings, entering the side of that DB aren't single core jobbies?? !!!! lol!!

Your Sherlock skills need a polish Eng54 ... you can follow the cores up to the top 3 mcb's like I'd do that anyway lol

 

[ipf]

Your Sherlock skills need a polish Tel ... you can follow the cores up to the top 3 mcb's like I'd do that anyway lol

Tel ? Bit obvious that dark. Think he's referring to the markings on the swa's, even if they are a mixture of old and new colours.lol.

 

[Darkwood]

Tel ? Bit obvious that dark. Think he's referring to the markings on the swa's, even if they are a mixture of old and new colours.lol.

Yep got Tels post i just read on another thread in my head lol... tape is random marking as they all come out of floor same place its a highly technical ID system

 

[Engineer54]

Your Sherlock skills need a polish Eng54 ... you can follow the cores up to the top 3 mcb's like I'd do that anyway lol

It was a tongue in cheek comment, and yes i did see where the cores were going!! lol!!

 

[ipf]

2010/11, before and during work.

 

[ipf]

Outside compactor unit and one db

 

[Stroppy]

Not my install, but I found this novelty clothes rack made of 20mm conduit parts in the attic of a house!

Some of the joints weren't brilliant....

 

[Robotstar5]

Could be a market for them?, you can even flat-pack them for posting.

 

[High Tower]

Fair play, whoever did it was a dab hand!

 

[Bobster]

Whilst I was an appretice we had to make a sledge out of a single length of conduit as an assessment peice.

 

[High Tower]

Whilst I was an appretice we had to make a sledge out of a single length of conduit as an assessment peice.

That I'd have like to see!

 

[Badged01]

I'm no conduit king but a sledge out of one piece of conduit! Top respect to you if it worked :smiley2:

 

[Bobster]

It was noting fancy, it did take a few go's to make it.

I would probably have a few scrap lengths if I tried again!

 

[High Tower]

I'm no conduit king but a sledge out of one piece of conduit! Top respect to you if it worked :smiley2:

I'm fairly sure that I couldn't do it!

 

[Badged01]

I know for sure I couldn't, I struggle with a running coupler!

 

[jaypp]

Whilst I was an appretice we had to make a sledge out of a single length of conduit as an assessment peice.

I'd of made a 'mono-sledge'!!

 

[High Tower]

I know for sure I couldn't, I struggle with a running coupler!

I can hold my own with sets and bends etc but I'm far from being able to bend a bike frame lol

 

[Engineer54]

I'm fairly sure that I couldn't do it!

I'm bloody sure no-one could do it, damn impossible from a bending a single length of conduit!!

 

[daviesjoe]

Forgot to post a finished article of the half finished board i posted a few days ago. Enjoy

 

[CockneyReject]

Nice job that mate but I bet you had a sore neck after working at that angle all day

 

[daviesjoe]

Nice job that mate but I bet you had a sore neck after working at that angle all day

Not sure what you mean mate

 

[Darkwood]

Forgot to post a finished article of the half finished board i posted a few days ago. Enjoy

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2days to complete a board ...yer sacked

 

[ash_s3]

No spare ways?

 

[rich.250]

A few DB's ive done recently.
6way is a garage I TT'd with pme supply and existing cable was 4 core so used 2 cores In parallel.

 

[Megavolt]

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A few DB's ive done recently.
6way is a garage I TT'd with pme supply and existing cable was 4 core so used 2 cores In parallel.

Very nice. How did you earth swa

 

[Darkwood]

May i ask out of interest why you TT the garage as oppose to extending the tncs .. not trying to catch you out here just its rarely needed , other than that very neat first impressions.

 

[rich.250]

Future provision of water service in the next few months. And also meant I could re use that 4mm 4core in parallel sheath as earth.

 

[rich.250]

Very nice. How did you earth swa

Its bango'd and tagged at the other end.

 

[Fin170]

I'm sure somebody will jump in and tell me it looks crap (inb4 heat shrink) but I think it was a good effort with the very limited room for my first 240mm 4 core. Temp supply connected to a 400amp generator, which was huge

 

[OldeSparky]

I'm sure somebody will jump in and tell me it looks crap (inb4 heat shrink) but I think it was a good effort with the very limited room for my first 240mm 4 core. Temp supply connected to a 400amp generator, which was huge

looks ok to me, also seems small for a 240mm?

 

[OldeSparky]

heres a few of the installs i done since i finnished my training
theres some decorative work from a regular customer of the company i do work for aswell as another (solar firm) mostly solar there but thats all i did for 18 months and was a very busy 18 month most the time it was 7days a week all day and over time
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each install below took 2-2.5 days with the odd 3 days to all put together

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i hope that hot tub is TT....

 

[davesparks]

How can you judge the size of the cable with no scaled point of reference?

It looks like a neat job to me, it certainly shows up the naff job the generator builders have done!

Which bunch of monkeys built that particularly badly laid out generator?

 

[OldeSparky]

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A few DB's ive done recently.
6way is a garage I TT'd with pme supply and existing cable was 4 core so used 2 cores In parallel.

sorry dont like the way you have stripped the tails,, in fact it gets under my skin, should have a short bit of the inner cores showing..

 

[davesparks]

He has got a bit of the core showing, the copper core that is

/sarcasm

 

[guest119]

Rough job that, lot of copper showing there.

Boydy

 

[Fin170]

Which bunch of monkeys built that particularly badly laid out generator?

Cummings power generation did the lot I think, engine itself is something like 9 litres

looks ok to me, also seems small for a 240mm?

It certainly was, took 3 guys to lift, angle and persuade it into the thing :smilewinkgrin:

Rough job that, lot of copper showing there.

Given the buzz bars are right next to it, it's more ascetics than anything at the end of the day :leaving:

 

[guest119]

No Fin, wasnt talking about your grand job, the consumer unit in the link post 1085.
Sorry for the confusion.

Boydy

 

[Knobhead]

Cummings power generation did the lot I think, engine itself is something like 9 litres







Given the buzz bars are right next to it, it's more ascetics than anything at the end of the day :leaving:

They’re only buzz bars if you touch the while they are live, most of the time they’re busbars.

I will agree with Dave, the panel is crap. The N→E link looks dodgy to say the least.

 

[Aindowsimon]

Wana c a dodgy N to E link ??saw this today

Ad least you can isolate the main earth ,

 

[davesparks]

And the bellwire in the MCB?

 

[uksparks]

I don't like that, diy TNCS is it? Paint on the earth... And why the hell is the earth through the isolator?

 

[Aindowsimon]

Obviously but the main earth is wot I was mainly drawing attention to
I'm currently seeing something ridiculous every day like a installation with no earth at all all In the same small village . God knows wots gone on

 

[specs]

I was going to reply to this, but I see it all the time. If anyone wants to see rubbish installs visit London.

 

[shanky887614]

I was going to reply to this, but I see it all the time. If anyone wants to see rubbish installs visit London.

dont need to visit london, streetview is close enough lol

 

[specs]

dont need to visit london, streetview is close enough lol

yep, your probably right.

 

[jonni770]

Why wont ut let me post my pics

 

[rich.250]

Rough job that, lot of copper showing there.

Boydy

To be fair, I'm not very impressed myself now looking at it. They weren't all done by myself. I will be making sure that is addressed when we return to do the extension at the property.
As for the tails comment. Is it common for them to be stripped at entry to the board??
I have never seen this done.
Thanks for pointing this out.

 

[guest119]

You can loose the outer insulation when you enter an enclosure.
Makes it easier also.