Dodgy trade pictures for your amusement! - 1 Million Views!

Nice cable management. I especially like the attention to detail on the glanding for the SWA……

Installing some outside sockets today and notice that their EV charge point was fed with ordinary SWA. It piqued my curiosity as I also do EV charge points and know they have to have active load management. Along with OCPD & RCD protection, though some are now starting to come with both 6mA DC & 30mA protection built in. The charge point installed has neither OCPD or 30mA protection built in. Just 6mA DC.

As there was no seperate cable for the CT clamp and they weren’t using EV ultra/Hyper Connect I quizzed the owner on where the supply for the charge point was.

Now there are a number of plethora of ‘issues’ here.

But I have circled the supply to the EV charge point. The main cutout rating is also only 60A.

Funny enough they didn’t have a certificate for it and I’m betting the DNO haven’t been informed.

Customer tried to get hold of installer whilst I was there but the no. was switched off. So I’ve left him with all the details of how it should be done. So he can quiz the installer. He asked if I could rectify it all which I said of course. But he should approach the installer first as they should rectify it FoC.

Raptor0014 said:

Now there are a number of plethora of ‘issues’ here.

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Indeed, but the oddest to me is why saw the right end of the MET? Not that the left end is being used for a fixing screw!

pc1966 said:

Indeed, but the oddest to me is why saw the right end of the MET? Not that the left end is being used for a fixing screw!

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Who knows? I often wonder when I see stuff like this if they were pi55ed!

Oh joy of joy!

Earth 2nd from top is very cute.

richy3333 said:

Oh joy of joy!

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That's one of them there metal consumer units we had to remove years ago, 'cos they were dangerous.

Fortunately we moved to plastic!

Raptor0014 said:

Now there are a number of plethora of ‘issues’ here.

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I don't know what I'd have done in your situation. As that's only a 60947-3 isolator the meter tails are effectively extended all the way to the EVCP....!

There’s pyro in there as well!
Easily damaged with the pot and seals protruding in like that.

littlespark said:

There’s pyro in there as well!
Easily damaged with the pot and seals protruding in like that.

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Whole house was originally wired in Pyro. The T&E as later circuits. Given him a huge price for updating the board and he's accepted!