- Reaction score
- 9
I was asked to look at the kitchen wiring of a neighbour partly because the neon light on his new cooker switch stayed on constantly even when the switch was off (supply and load connections reversed) and partly because he didn't trust the guy who did the wiring (something about scratching his head a lot). Found 12 different faults not including multiple instances of some of the faults. A few of the others are:
Reverse polarity at one of the sockets;
Wrong conductor size (1.5mm) used to extend the ring to several sockets on a spur;
No FCU on that spur;
No RCD;
Brown sleeving used to cover cpc - where they bothered;
No CPC continuity;
This was all in one room. No certificate of course. And these guys offered to rewire his house for him too!
Reverse polarity at one of the sockets;
Wrong conductor size (1.5mm) used to extend the ring to several sockets on a spur;
No FCU on that spur;
No RCD;
Brown sleeving used to cover cpc - where they bothered;
No CPC continuity;
This was all in one room. No certificate of course. And these guys offered to rewire his house for him too!