Today’s job mainly consists of...

[Charlie_]

Fibre optic lighting above a bed to replicate a starry night

 

[Leesparkykent]

 

[Spoon]

Out of interest, did you use a template/pic to position the lights to represent stars, or just drill random holes?

Oh, it looks good as well...

 

[Midwest]

I did a very basic version of that in a domestic bathroom, customer provided.

I spent over an hour marking up where she wanted them. Then fitted them. Then we moved some, then we moved them some more, then some more

 

[Charlie_]

I’ve done quite a few now..
Mainly in steam rooms, what I usually do is split the area up into segments and then randomly drill the same number of holes into each segment.,
Unless the client has a specific pattern such as a certain constellation then random is the best option.
A fiddle when you have an assistant, a challenge on your own..
I also push sleeping up through the holes so I can see them from above and then feed the fibres down

 

[DPG]

Posh houses over on the island then. Or is that a council semi in Hexthorpe?

 

[Charlie_]

Posh houses over on the island then. Or is that a council semi in Hexthorpe?

Yes, this one is a posh house, with fancy pants £300 light switches

 

[Bobster]

Maybe it's just the photo, but it doesn't look square to the wall to me.

 

[Charlie_]

Maybe it's just the photo, but it doesn't look square to the wall to me.

Yes it’s just because of the angle I took the photo from

 

[telectrix]

Grammar police alert......*******
"the angle at which I took the photo"..... never end a sentence with a preposition. .

 

[Spoon]

Yes, this one is a posh house, with fancy pants £300 light switches

View attachment 49835

For £300 I'd want the light to turn on just by thought..

 

[Charlie_]

For £300 I'd want the light to turn on just by thought..

Hmmm, now that’s a thought

 

[Charlie_]

Grammar police alert......*******
"the angle at which I took the photo"..... never end a sentence with a preposition. .

Must be the part Manx education I had but

 

[westward10]

I been on a country lane putting this in for a sewage pump.

 

[telectrix]

View attachment 49839 I been on a country lane putting this in for a sewage pump.

like the shape of the box... very 21st century.

 

[Charlie_]

I thought that was a small box until I seen the spanner..
Unless it is a 4” box and a very tiny spanner?

 

[DPG]

Needs a 50p piece for scale.

 

[Charlie_]

Needs a 50p piece for scale.

I thought that was only used for spiders

 

[telectrix]

Needs a 50p piece for scale.

you mean a 10 bob note???????

 

[westward10]

Spanner is small, cables are both 16mm rubber flex.

 

[DPG]

I thought that was only used for spiders

A 50p is the universal standard for scale reference in any photos. I frequently use a special smaller version that I've had made in the special photos I send to people

 

[telectrix]

and i thought i was a philistine.. for comparison purposes of scale, you use a calibrated ruler, micrometer, or vernier. no wonder the trade's gone to hell in a cart, using foreign coins as yardsticks.

 

[pirate]

Have to agree on the grammar though...a preposition is something with you never end a sentence.
Indeed, that is something up with which I will not put.

 

[pirate]

Tip:
If ever you inadvertently find you are going to end a sentence with a preposition, just pause (if speaking) or add a comma (if writing), then add "by the way".
"I had no idea where I was going to, by the way".
Sorted! "Honestly" works well too...
Now I am going to take my wine outside because it's 28 degrees out there...by the way...honestly! (Not that there was any preposition involved there, I just wanted to brag!

 

[Leesparkykent]

Is that a Hager IP board?

 

[westward10]

It is indeed. Far too large as only has two circuits but getting hold of an all insulated board (TT system) with IP rated enclosure was somewhat difficult. In hindsight it was probably the best choice due to the space within it and those glands are 40mm.

 

[HappyHippyDad]

View attachment 49839 I been on a country lane putting this in for a sewage pump.

I thought the sides were all squashed in to start with!

 

[HappyHippyDad]

Well my job today consisted of remedying the mystery mouse fault which I enjoyed and saying 'no' to a 3 phase consumer unit replacement quote, which I didn't enjoy.

 

[Leesparkykent]

Well my job today consisted of remedying the mystery mouse fault which I enjoyed and saying 'no' to a 3 phase consumer unit replacement quote, which I didn't enjoy.

Why did you say no out of interest?

 

[Leesparkykent]

It is indeed. Far too large as only has two circuits but getting hold of an all insulated board (TT system) with IP rated enclosure was somewhat difficult. In hindsight it was probably the best choice due to the space within it and those glands are 40mm.

Good boards them.

 

[HappyHippyDad]

Why did you say no out of interest?

Come on Lee! You must know I'm a domestic installer not a full blooded electrician. I'd love to change one but apart from not having enough knowledge I am also not insured to work on 3 phase.
I feel I'm missing out sometimes, although I do enjoy 95% of the domestic work I do.

 

[Leesparkykent]

Come on Lee! You must know I'm a domestic installer not a full blooded electrician. I'd love to change one but apart from not having enough knowledge I am also not insured to work on 3 phase.
I feel I'm missing out sometimes, although I do enjoy 95% of the domestic work I do.

It’s not rocket science mate and you seem knowledgeable enough IMO. If I was you I would change your insurance and get stuck in.

 

[telectrix]

Tip:
If ever you inadvertently find you are going to end a sentence with a preposition, just pause (if speaking) or add a comma (if writing), then add "by the way".
"I had no idea where I was going to, by the way".
Sorted! "Honestly" works well too...
Now I am going to take my wine outside because it's 28 degrees out there...by the way...honestly! (Not that there was any preposition involved there, I just wanted to brag!

15 men on a dead man's chest. yohoho and a bottle of rum.