I got a call from a customer who was moving house. They wanted their 1950s range cooker disconnecting so they could take it with them. I asked them when they had the feed installed once I had picked my jaw back up. About a year ago apparently. Lets have a run down:
- Cable used was a 10mm 4 core SWA stripped down to the bedding. No cable supports used at any point. Cable enters the metal cooker switch with no grommet.
- Circuit taken from the incoming meter tails. No way of isolation apart from the DNO fuse, no overcurrent protection. Doesn't matter though as it went through a RCD so it must be safe. A spare way was available, as was an unused 6mm cooker circuit that was presently being used as a socket next to the cooker.
- No testing, certificate, or notification.
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I was shown the guy's card left with the customer. Electrician with 25 years experience apparently. What an absolute joke.