Saturday, July 19th, 2008
Cowboy Plumber - DANGER OF THE WEEK AWARD
We recently moved our clients bathroom from it's existing location to another room in the house. As we pulled up the old bathroom floor to remove pipe work we found this!
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Saturday, July 12th, 2008
Cowboy Electrician - DANGER OF THE WEEK AWARD
The first picture (it's a bit grainy) is of a switched spur on the wall and underneath that is a double socket. We were on site to modify the electrics for a kitchen refurb and when we opened the existing electrics we knew ...
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Saturday, July 5th, 2008
Cowboy Gas Fitter - DANGER OF THE WEEK AWARD
The good news this week is that I was only witness to one poorly done installation. The bad news is that this is the worst type of short cut and I see it frequently. A past winner here. The reason I feel ...
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Saturday, June 28th, 2008
Cowboy Plumbing - DANGER OF THE WEEK AWARD
Unfortunately the cowboy who extended this house didn't extend the waste pipe to match! Whoever did the work was already awarded a previous Cowboy of the Week Award for an unsafe boiler installation. See the May 3, 2008 Cowboy Award.
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Saturday, June 21st, 2008
Cowboy Electrics Fitter - DANGER OF THE WEEK AWARD
Whilst removing a gas fired air heating system we found this mess of connector blocks and green tape. At the time it was installed twenty or so years ago a flue had to be run through the house and apparently these cables ...
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Saturday, June 14th, 2008
Cowboy Electrics Fitter - DANGER OF THE WEEK AWARD
After years in the business you can read a house like a book. Sometimes it starts as you drive up the the property and sometimes it's once you get inside. Sometimes issues show up unannounced. But sometimes there are so many issues ...
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Saturday, June 7th, 2008
Cowboy Gas Fitter - DANGER OF THE WEEK AWARD
There is something wrong with this picture. Can you spot it? Well, if you can't it's the rubber hose connection that is hooking up the Pressure Relief Valve on the boiler to a bit of copper pipe which sticks out of the ...
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Saturday, May 31st, 2008
Cowboy Electrician - DANGER OF THE WEEK AWARD
A client of mine asked if I could replace some pull switch wall sconces with a light switch above the bed before they had the bedroom skimmed. Due to scheduling issues I couldn't get them done quick enough so they made other arrangements. ...
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Saturday, May 24th, 2008
The winner this week is the rental flat which has been refurbed with metal light switches throughout with inadequate, or no earthing. I like to think of un-earthed metal switch plates as giant heart paddels!
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Saturday, May 17th, 2008
I was called out to undertake a Landlord Gas Safety Check or CP12 as they are also called. I entered the property and found a hob as the only gas appliance. I wnet outside and connected my manometer and tested the gas pipe work. The let by and tightness tested ...
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