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They always get into fights with them..they cant help it.Have you ever noticed how whenever there is a fire anywhere the fire brigade are always hanging around nearby?
Just saying...
I would like to think its 2nd nature too. See far too many loose wires though.Fire brigades are noturious for blaming fires on electrical faults, without actually pinpointing exactly what it was so probalbly woryh taki g this with a pinch of salt.
As for telling us to double check tightness I would like to think that people do that as a second nature without actually having to think about it.
not true, i was doing an eicr on a very new property that was about to be leased out, cooker mcb had about 15mm of copper showing above terminal, switched it off and gave it a little pull and out it cameFire brigades are noturious for blaming fires on electrical faults, without actually pinpointing exactly what it was so probalbly woryh taki g this with a pinch of salt.
As for telling us to double check tightness I would like to think that people do that as a second nature without actually having to think about it.
You are an apprentice, why the hell are you doing an EICR???not true, i was doing an eicr on a very new property that was about to be leased out, cooker mcb had about 15mm of copper showing above terminal, switched it off and gave it a little pull and out it came
only decent sparkies check their connections are tight
because im very good.You are an apprentice, why the hell are you doing an EICR???
Agree Dillb, we all used to check, but today? who knows what or who is doing electrical work?Fire brigades are noturious for blaming fires on electrical faults, without actually pinpointing exactly what it was so probalbly woryh taki g this with a pinch of salt.
As for telling us to double check tightness I would like to think that people do that as a second nature without actually having to think about it.
But hey a fire rated enclosure or DB will help solve the problem wont itAgree Dillb, we all used to check, but today? who knows what or who is doing electrical work?
Now you are taking the proverbial? best way would be to improve training.But hey a fire rated enclosure or DB will help solve the problem wont it
Hope you charged him, did he start to blame you for the problem? bet the answer is in the affirmative, be surprised if it isn't.I did a board change a couple months ago - everything hunky dory.
Got a call back to same house last week, asked the guy what was wrong. He said the shower wasn't working. I asked what actually was happening with the shower?
"Some smoke" was the reply.
A "friend of the family" had changed the guys shower since my board change.
Cover off, the neutral was black instead of blue.... crispy and brittle insulation. A little tug and it just falls out the terminal block. Same with the c.p.c.
Pulled spare cable out the wall, new bit of block, reterminated, tested and everything good again.
Sorry, no photos. But it shows you how easy a loose termination can start overheating, and may, in the right circumstances, cause a serious fire.
get the guy who installed the shower to come back round, grab him by the finger, and push his finger the wrong way and try to make it touch his wrist, see if he still wants to be an electrician after thatHe paid me over what I asked for because I came out so quick.
He didn't blame me at all... he blamed his "family friend"
Good customer, and hopefully i'll get more work from him as he's lost trust in getting non-qualified people in
get the guy who installed the shower to come back round, grab him by the finger, and push his finger the wrong way and try to make it touch his wrist, see if he still wants to be an electrician after that
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