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[SparkyChick]

The ring cpc should have been continuous if the face plate was in place. I am not sure I agree with earthing a circuit through the face plate screws but earthing the back box is just acceptable.
What is the extra cable skulking at the bottom of the box?

I think it's an SFCU, so load side cable (based on the tiles, probably on a kitchen ring).

I can just about accept the CPC of one leg in each of the two earthing terminals on two terminal plates, certainly wouldn't accept one leg in the backbox and one on the plate unless the leg to the backbox carried on (and was continuous) to the plate.

 

[Had8Lives]

I think it's an SFCU, so load side cable (based on the tiles, probably on a kitchen ring).

I can just about accept the CPC of one leg in each of the two earthing terminals on two terminal plates, certainly wouldn't accept one leg in the backbox and one on the plate unless the leg to the backbox carried on (and was continuous) to the plate.

You are correct. It is an SFCU. I think the CPC of one leg of the ring somehow ended up too short to reach the earth terminal of the SFCU, so instead of extending it, it was put in a convenient nearby back box earth terminal with no thought for continuity of the ring.

 

[Had8Lives]

The ring cpc should have been continuous if the face plate was in place. I am not sure I agree with earthing a circuit through the face plate screws but earthing the back box is just acceptable.
What is the extra cable skulking at the bottom of the box?

The face plate is a SFCU supplying a fan oven. The skulking cable runs to the oven.

 

[Pete999]

Not sure what you mean

Ah reading all the other post, it's all clear now, agree, not a good install method

 

[Toneyz]

Not sure what you mean

Nore do I?

 

[Zdb]

Perfect fit

 

[freddo]

Fitting a load of lights at the moment, many were supplied like this, we had to cut off and ferrule the wires on all of the lights. Not what you would expect from lights costing more than £150 each.

 

[westward10]

How to extend cables into a consumer unit.

 

[Baddegg]

 

[MG201]

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Is that for real ? A tie wrap holding cables together wow , that’s defo overthinking

 

[Wilko]

Ah, my favourite fixes for extending circuits - the cable tie and the flying chocbox. Just need to see how to use them together to complete my education .

 

[Baddegg]

I know fancy not trimming of the excess! Amateurs!!

 

[telectrix]

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terrible should have used metal cable tie. ain't he got the 18th?

 

[Zdb]

You can hardly tell the difference.

 

[Pete999]

You can hardly tell the difference.

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Master Butcher if I ever met one

 

[Strima]

Master Butcher if I ever met one

More like master bater...

 

[Moley]

They could have tried fitting the right way up at the very least?

 

[westward10]

Home made triple-pole device also.

 

[Moley]

And why 2 x 16 and 1 x 32?? That looks like the sort of person I would have rewire my house

 

[westward10]

Can we keep this to dodgy pics and not sidetrack the thread please.