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

[Darkwood]

Right ... Just been nudged to set this up by Paul.M and sounds a good idea following recent threads I've done in the Arms..

Rules....No Offensive material... edit if required before posting as this is the public arena.
Anything to do with the trade or in and around it ...H&S pic's welcome.



I've posted this a few times and this is at a mates house following a kitchen refirb several yrs ago. mg_smile:

 

[Strima]

Got called out earlier to look at a cooker that wasn't working. A 3.4Kw unit that was installed by a well know UK chain with their own installation teams a couple of years ago.

They'd already had three warranty visits from them when they finally diagnosed the SFCU being the problem when one of their 'electricians' burnt his fingers pulling the fuse 13 amp out.

Swapped out for a cooker connection plate so hopefully no more problems.

It appears that the 0.5mm arc patch in the fuse carrier was the problem and not the SFCU they installed when they fitted the cooker... The rest of the SFCU was in really good condition, at least they used MK...

 

[timhoward]

Joy - former shower, supply still live. Seems to be joined to RFC 'somewhere'
'The builder said he didn't need an electrician'
Now checking rest of extension. The fact he didn't understand ceiling roses is already evident.

 

[Pete999]

Joy - former shower, supply still live. Seems to be joined to RFC 'somewhere'
'The builder said he didn't need an electrician'
Now checking rest of extension. The fact he didn't understand ceiling roses is already evident.
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Builder said, so beware

 

[timhoward]

Builder said, so beware

Yes, beware is the word. It was fed from a separate RCBO now marked "Garage", and of course that also supplies the garage consumer unit, arriving there in 10mm SWA, location of joint not conspicuous.

 

[timhoward]

The DIY hero's joint box of choice - choc block entombed liberally with expanding foam filler with almost zero slack.

 

[richy3333]

Who else gets those bank holiday friday call outs they really don’t want to see. Didn’t need to unscrew the cover on the shower as there weren’t any screws! ???

Frigging landlords ?

 

[Mike Johnson]

Frigging Landlords or Frigging Tenant, who heaven forbid said they have not done anything. ?

 

[Dustydazzler]

are 2 mcbs interlinked ?

 

[telectrix]

the u shaped red 2.5 could be a rfc leg. difficult to tell in that mess.

 

[richy3333]

LL wants an EICR. Should have been done 2015 ish. I’ve refused with that mess. New CU if he wants us to touch anything.

 

[Mike Johnson]

are 2 mcbs interlinked ?

I think that the looped over red is tucked backwards behind the sleeved earth?

 

[Biff61]

I know these are UK pics, but I have to work in the developing world, and what i see daily would make you cringe, but here are some of the doozys.

 

[Midwest]

Eekkk ?

 

[Dustydazzler]

What’s the problem, Just don’t touch it and you will be fine

 

[Mike Johnson]

With a population of 112 million there are bound to be a few rogue electricians. ?

 

[Dustydazzler]

Check this youtuber out, he filmed some electrical work while travelling

 

[timhoward]

I'll just leave this here, from South America:

 

[Strima]

I'll just leave this here, from South America:
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ElectroBoom did a good video on these showers:

 

[westward10]

Always check an isolator does its job.

 

[westward10]

Here's the connection at the board, bigger lug

required.

 

[Darkwood]

Nice way to isolate the circuit ?, functional but could be lethal.

 

[westward10]

How to connect a swa cable to an all insulated consumer unit.

 

[Fazz711]

How to connect a swa cable to an all insulated consumer unit.View attachment 84704

FFS.
Is this the Incomer?

 

[westward10]

It's a submain to a portakabin.

 

[James]

Looks like it took MORE time and effort than it would to do it correctly.

 

[Raptor0014]

Here's some from a job I looked at the other day.

I could get my fat digit in there, although I didn't try as didn't fancy touching the busbar!

300mm rule? I measured it and it was 275mm.

That cable is touching the hot water pipe to help keep it warm in winter......

Fortunately the client hadn't long since moved in, had no idea about electrics but knew a few things were wrong. So asked me to come and quote for some work and to rectify anything that was wrong. So this will all get sorted in the near future.

 

[Micktw68]

How to connect a swa cable to an all insulated consumer unit.View attachment 84704

Had the same thing recently on some outside lighting supplies. Baffles me, so much effort goes into that, when a metal adaptable box could be used .

 

[DJAndy]

Not my work

 

[ipf]

I prefer this one, personally.

 

[Fazz711]

I prefer this one, personally.

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Looks like some of the plugs and wiring at our place lol