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[Mike Johnson]

I don't think any electrician irrespective of country would leave a junction box or whatever open and dangerous, I suspect it's ANO at work, inquisitive kids or adults all the same

 

[mainline]

I don't think any electrician irrespective of country would leave a junction box or whatever open and dangerous, I suspect it's ANO at work, inquisitive kids or adults all the same

There are lots of pics online from India that lean to suspect differently.

 

[Mike Johnson]

I don't think there is any such thing as an electrician in India, just lots of jobbers doing lots of different work, if you have ever been to India then you would know how it works, the India people are very resourceful and can turn their hand to anything they wish, watching some of these imaginative people making do with what is to hand is an education in itself.

 

[mainline]

I don't think there is any such thing as an electrician in India, just lots of jobbers doing lots of different work, if you have ever been to India then you would know how it works, the India people are very resourceful and can turn their hand to anything they wish, watching some of these imaginative people making do with what is to hand is an education in itself.

I wonder how many kids suffer an electric shock in India every year.

 

[ipf]

There are lots of pics online from India that lean to suspect differently.

Must've just gone downhill since independence in 1947.

 

[ipf]

The weekly dunce award....
Called out because Roller Shutter door stuck and will not close.
The unit's lid is a bit badly fitted....


to say the least...

 

[mainline]

The weekly dunce award....
Called out because Roller Shutter door stuck and will not close.
The unit's lid is a bit badly fitted....
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to say the least...

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Tell them you need to order a switch
And let them use the chain for a week

 

[Mike Johnson]

Whoever had the lid off last put it back on upside down, could be something to do with it.

 

[ipf]

Whoever had the lid off last put it back on upside down, could be something to do with it.

Well spotted, Mike......is that an attempt at today's award?

 

[Mike Johnson]

Is there an award for stating the b****y obvious. if so I claim it.

 

[mainline]

Whoever had the lid off last put it back on upside down, could be something to do with it.

Well done Mike, it's amazing that everyone else missed that one.

 

[DPG]

Well done Mike, it's amazing that everyone else missed that one.

Ooh that's A-level sarcasm is that

 

[Mike Johnson]

At its best schoolboy sarcasm.

 

[Raptor0014]

When the builder says they can do the consumer unit cheaper.

 

[timhoward]

When the builder says they can do the consumer unit cheaper.

I feel your pain. He needs castrating with a rusty hedge trimmer for leaving it like that.

 

[brianmoooore]

Seems to be a bit of an imbalance between blue and brown wires in that CU. I've seen twin brown and earth, but never twin blue and earth, so why all the blues?

 

[nicebutdim]

Seems to be a bit of an imbalance between blue and brown wires in that CU. I've seen twin brown and earth, but never twin blue and earth, so why all the blues?

Neutral fly leads seem to dominate the scene.

 

[littlespark]

Why…. How?… eh?

3 rcbo’s sitting in the bottom of board, connected with fly lead but no space on busbar.

Insulated screwdriver? I bet he’s borrowed that just to do the board.

And how does he get the cover back on?

 

[mainline]

When the builder says they can do the consumer unit cheaper.

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It reminds me of an Afro hair style.

 

[mainline]

Why…. How?… eh?

3 rcbo’s sitting in the bottom of board, connected with fly lead but no space on busbar.

Insulated screwdriver? I bet he’s borrowed that just to do the board.

And how does he get the cover back on?

Caber flooring adhesive works well

 

[bill01803]

Is that a MK board with stray RCBOs

 

[littlespark]

The mainswitch is taking the “MK lean” far too seriously.


My point about the cover was that there is a t&e just leaving the open front. Not be able to replace the cover without cutting a little slot….

 

[DPG]

Not sticking up for shoddy workmanship, but that doesn't look like a finished job to me. Is there more to the story?

 

[Dave OCD]

What do you mean ? I finished it a while ago !

 

[James]

What do you mean ? I finished it a while ago !

Thought I recognised your work there!!

 

[Conductor]

I can't blame a fellow spark for this but some of the previous work was dubious to say the least.

I got a call to a pub that had previous evidence of a rat invasion and they had chewed through the cable supplying the outside lights under the floor space in the first floor.

Yesterday whenever the hand dryer was switch on it tripped the RCD. IR test showed a short on all three wires. Followed it back from the gents roof space above to discover this. Ehmmm nice wires says Mr Rat! My understanding is that vermin will chew through anything that blocks their path, rather than the thought that they are simply sharpening their teeth. The hand dryer was spurred off the lighting circuit for the toilets, neither the cable or the breaker were spec'd high enough to handle the power of the dryer anyway.

At first it wasn't really obvious that the chewing had happened until you pulled the wires back through the hole in the wall. What gave it away was the black marks all over the cable that something had been passing back and forth. The hole leads back under the living room floor for the accommodation above the pub. So I by passed the dodgy part of the cable back to the CU with a temporary cable, until the laminated floor can be lifted next week to see what lies beneath? My Jack Russell is coming with me next week just in case!!

Even better still, who saw the need for the wedge to hold the door open :nonod:

 

[DefyG]

So client says "Wonder what has caused it"?

I say I'm no expert but could be a damp problem.

Client says "we dont have damp in this house"!

Need a second opinion??

 

[nicebutdim]

Definitely no American tanks damp in that house.

 

[littlespark]

All the available damp has been absorbed into the back box….

The building equivalent of rice in the salt shaker.

 

[ipf]

In a Switch Room.
Who's thrown that away? Code 1.
6x6 from bus bar chamber with 90 degree lid missing.



but is anybody going to stick their hand up?

 

[Raptor0014]

Modern problems require modern solutions…

 

[littlespark]

Apart from the IP issues with cable entry, it is technically inside an enclosure….. unless, as pictured, there is no cover.

 

[mainline]

Apart from the IP issues with cable entry, it is technically inside an enclosure….. unless, as pictured, there is no cover.

It’s not fit for purpose the smps is going to get very warm

 

[littlespark]

It’s not fit for purpose the smps is going to get very warm

Maybe… but with no cover, there’s plenty air circulation

 

[mainline]

Maybe… but with no cover, there’s plenty air circulation

Then it's not in an enclosure, you can't have it both ways.

 

[littlespark]

Then it's not in an enclosure, you can't have it both ways.

Drill air holes?


( I know this is being stupid)

 

[mainline]

Drill air holes?


( I know this is being stupid)

I'll agree with you.

 

[James]

It is of course possible to have IP rated holes.

 

[littlespark]

It is of course possible to have IP rated holes.

Just not on the top.


All depends on the actual IP rating.

 

[DPG]

It is of course possible to have IP rated holes.

Exactly. A lot of people seem to think that an IP rated case is waterproof. 'IP' is meaningless without numbers.

 

[Mike Johnson]

Useful article: The Comprehensive Guide To IP Ratings | RS - https://uk.rs-online.com/web/content/discovery/ideas-and-advice/ip-ratings though what a Ball Bearing has to do with it?

 

[DPG]

Useful article: The Comprehensive Guide To IP Ratings | RS - https://uk.rs-online.com/web/content/discovery/ideas-and-advice/ip-ratings though what a Ball Bearing has to do with it?

Wow that's a bit waffly - I suspect it's been AI generated to be honest. Still contains useful info though.

 

[Mike Johnson]

Agreed, useful charts though.

 

[LewisM]

Not electrical but not sure how somebody managed this with a giant placard above it…

 

[mainline]

Was asked to fit this new consumer unit in a static mobile home, bought from Fleabay.
I refused.

 

[nicebutdim]

Was asked to fit this new consumer unit in a static mobile home, bought from Fleabay.
I refused.
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What was your initial objection? The immediate one before all others became apparent.

 

[mainline]

What was your initial objection? The immediate one before all others became apparent.

The feel of the mcbs and the switch action just felt cheap and nasty.

 

[Simon47]

Not electrical but not sure how somebody managed this with a giant placard above it…



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FFS !
It took me a while to work out just what I was looking at. But once I'd worked that out, that's shocking workmanship on an aircraft. And the reason for the specific notice ? I'd guess they've had incidents in the past when a control cable has become slack and got caught round the clamp bolt - not something that's going to make life boring for those on board.

But then, I've read/heard of worse maintenance issues in aviation.

 

[mainline]

Was asked to fit this new consumer unit in a static mobile home, bought from Fleabay.
I refused.
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Tests carried out on these units on behalf of Leicestershire Trading Standards revealed safety concerns. The Residual Current Device melted rather than cutting power, some of the Miniature Circuit Breakers failed to trip, and parts of the circuit remained live even with the main power switch turned off.

 

[LewisM]

FFS !
It took me a while to work out just what I was looking at. But once I'd worked that out, that's shocking workmanship on an aircraft. And the reason for the specific notice ? I'd guess they've had incidents in the past when a control cable has become slack and got caught round the clamp bolt - not something that's going to make life boring for those on board.

But then, I've read/heard of worse maintenance issues in aviation.

Yeah if the bolt for the band clamp is sticking up then when the aircraft is flying and you get slack in the cable then it can chafe on the bolt.

But yeah I’ve seen much worse people using the wrong grease on the landing gear so risk of fire as temp rating isn’t enough for the brakes. Another one somebody had crimped the socket end of crimp then shoved the end that is meant to be crimped into the connector

And this one from not to long ago where the main cable from the engine generator had been run on finger tight on phase A so it got so hot it melted out the lug