Pet hates

[kingeri]

Just wondering what everyone's pet hates are. You know, those things that really get on your ----. I went to a job last week and there was a massive gap between the backboxes and accessories - I'm talking about a 5cm gap here. I thought the accessory and backbox were supposed to form an enclosure! It really annoys me!

 

[Farmelectrics]

Bull ****ters

 

[kingeri]

Bull ****ters

True.....shame there's so many around!

 

[Taylortwocities]

Solid conductors twisted together. Makes fault finding & testing so difficult.

Plumbers, especially those that remove the bonding clip that says "Safety Electrical Earth, do not remove"

 

[GaryM]

Idiots that install their alarm cables in the empty holes you've drilled through the joists that were there your cables.

 

[MarkieSparkie]

Consumer Units and Distribution Boards with partial or incorrect labeling of the final circuits.:cuss:

 

[tank]

experienced electricians who go mental when the trainee makes an honest mistake

 

[sythai]

- Other trades asking can we get some lights on in here temporarily... arghh... go and buy a site light.

- Second fixing numerous downlights --> jb --> flex --> fidddly connection at fitting.

 

[Des 56]

Umm
I think I will stick with Kitchen fitters.they think their very basic understanding of electrics encompasses the total skill of the trade and use that very limited understanding to potch about in our trade

 

[cogsey133]

Oh where do i start....CU not marked up properly so you end up switching the wrong circuit off. earth cores twisted together...i mean why? Line disconnected in cu or db but neutral still connected, Cowboys giving us all a bad name, endless paperwork, people who ask for advice then dont take it when offered because the plumber obviously knows better.....sorry but the list is endless

Before anyone asks yes i am a grumpy old man...i have a wife and daughter what do you expect?

 

[kingeri]

People who loop at the light switch and use a tiny back box then just crush everything inside by screwing on the switch.

 

[cogsey133]

My old boss who insisted in running cables to the nearest millimetre with absolutely no room for error

 

[Deleted member 9648]

People who write 'SPARE' across the label of every blank way in a DB...when I come to use the way I cant write in the circuit ID cos some pillocks scrawled 'SPARE' all across it. Talk about stating the bleedin' obvious.

 

[johnboy6083]

Mine is people making mistakes when youve told them already the right way ect and they ignore you, and you then have to sort it out. I also make mistakes, but if somebody points something out, then ill at least investigate it, and not bloody ignore it.

 

[Tonkatoy27]

Not being able to buy an emergency light with a built in key switch. I'm gonna design one and make my millions. (unless somebody knows of one in which case let me know)

 

[cogsey133]

my hearts sinks every time i visit a client and they say "i dont understand it all my husband did was......."

 

[Tonkatoy27]

Getting to the end of a 2 hour fault finding session only to be told by the client, "oh yes, I forgot to say it went bang when I turned that on"

 

[plugsandsparks]

People who say "Its been working perfectly until now"......well that is what happens when something develops a fault.... derrr it works and then it doesn't.

 

[telectrix]

People who say "Its been working perfectly until now"......well that is what happens when something develops a fault.... derrr it works and then it doesn't.

my reply to that one is "the titanic worked till it sank".

 

[Guest123]

Keyboard warriors!!!!!