We're good...but we're not miracle workers.

[dksanders]

Got called out to a property in the New Forest this morning (Sunday), their oil boiler had caught fire in the early hours, luckily they heard it go and no-one was hurt.

Fire brigade called, then the plumber to remove the boiler and cap the water and oil pipes, then me.....

Apart from making the cut cables safe, the main reason they wanted me there was "we just need you to get our phones working today". When I said I couldn't that was followed by "why can't you just reconnect them?"

This was the phone distribution box that had been above the boiler, 2 lines in, multiple cables out, all black and melted.

 

[Pete999]

Got called out to a property in the New Forest this morning (Sunday), their oil boiler had caught fire in the early hours, luckily they heard it go and no-one was hurt.

Fire brigade called, then the plumber to remove the boiler and cap the water and oil pipes, then me.....

Apart from making the cut cables safe, the main reason they wanted me there was "we just need you to get our phones working today". When I said I couldn't that was followed by "why can't you just reconnect them?"

This was the phone distribution box that had been above the boiler, 2 lines in, multiple cables out, all black and melted.

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That's the general public for you, know kin idea.

 

[telectrix]

coulda don that in about an hour. cut back incoming cables to where they are good.bang on a master socket. phone ext. lead. sorted.

 

[sparksburnout]

coulda don that in about an hour. cut back incoming cables to where they are good.bang on a master socket. phone ext. lead. sorted.

Well, your either a warrior or you ain't eh?

 

[dksanders]

coulda don that in about an hour. cut back incoming cables to where they are good.bang on a master socket. phone ext. lead. sorted.

..and to which of the 12 x 6 twisted pair core cables would you have connected the Master socket?

 

[Billsays]

Reminds me of a Sign in the workshop of the firm I done my time on

“We the willing, who are led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have now done so much for so long with so little, we are now qualified to do anything with nothing”

So step up soldier!

 

[Leesparkykent]

..and to which of the 12 x 6 twisted pair core cables would you have connected the Master socket?

The ones with roughly 50V on them.

 

[NDG Elecs]

The ones with roughly 50V on them.

That was my first thought..

 

[dmxtothemax]

But your an electrician
You know these things
Surely you can make it work ?