DANGER OF THE WEEK AWARD
Bad ‘Electricians’
Regulations broken: BS7671:2008: 134.2.1, 610.6, 631.1, 416.2.1

This weeks award goes to the landscaper who thought he was a builder and electrician too. Unfortunately for the client he was neither a builder nor an electrician and only a mediocre landscaper. The client chose him because his quote was  approximately £10K cheaper than two other companies they looked at. The reason he was cheaper was that he had no idea what he was doing!! continue

DANGER OF THE WEEK AWARD
Bad ‘Electricians’
Regulations broken: BS7671:2008 Reg. 421.7, 526.5, 530.4.2, 411.3.3, 522.8.4, 522.6.1, 522.2.1, 528.3.1, 522.6.5, 134.1.1, 526.3, 526.8.1, 411.3.1.1, 514.4.2, 559.10.5.2

While installing a wet-room in this property we needed to move all electrical junctions from beneath the bathroom floor before we put down our new plywood floor. We found three junction boxes in a row and after a lot of tracing found that they all eventually fed back into the downstairs light circuits via PVC cables pushed through old metal conduit. Unfortunately however not all of the cables were being used for lights! continue

Location: Manchester City Centre, Manchester, Lancs

Date: Apr 2009

Description: The owners of this flat were getting tired of stringing a battery charger through the open back door in order to charge their mobility scooter. The solution was to add an outside weather proof socket in the private parking area to allow for easy access and security of the property. The property is a new build and although only a couple of years old did not have any RCD protection built into the property.

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DANGER OF THE WEEK AWARD

Bad DIYers

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We were recently invited to sort out some dodgy backyard electrics. It was surprising that no one had managed to get a shock off this exposed wiring. When we traced back all of the cables that were darting around behind bushes and exposed to the elements they all traced back to the shed. The shed was also wired incorrectly in that the old and cracked trunking had been walked on and exposed to heavy moisture.

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DANGER OF THE WEEK AWARD

Bad DIY

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While moving a boiler for a client we were presented with this issue. The single socket was feeding a fridge located under a stairway. The socket was already spurred off of the ring located upstairs. The black cable was the also wired into the socket from behind and then fed out to a shed via an armoured cable. What’s the problem with that?

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Date: May 2008

Description: The client requested some outdoor mood lighting on their newly installed deck. After they selected the lights they wanted we hooked up the light posts and they were ready to enjoy the summer. Fortunately everything is waterproof. They live in Oldham! continue