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Thats only because your rich and can afford themROTFWL
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I was thinking that, it's not as though the cables look to short to make it neat, what a slob!!
You can also see the N incommer has been over tightened, nice bulge!, now just one more turn to brake it completely Applaud Smiley
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oh er!!!!
thought you were staring at my crotch then Robojin!!!!
:^O :^O:^O:^OROTFWLROTFWLROTFWL
BUT...
Just been back to look at the original photos......
Indeed I see what you mean.... maybe even just half a turn to break it!!!!
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specs im sure you could have done a neater job, :^O :^O why didnt you certify the install?oh er!!!!thought you were staring at my crotch then Robojin!!!!
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BUT...
Just been back to look at the original photos......
Indeed I see what you mean.... maybe even just half a turn to break it!!!!
If he is a genuine NICEIC member then that job is a disgrace, all that live conductor showing at terminals for a start, not even an attempt at neatness, no green sleeving and that main earth terminal should have only one cable in it.
No point complaining to the NICEIC , they won't do anything.
No point complaining to the NICEIC , they won't do anything.
i always thought it was 2009... oh well, my mistake. must be 1960
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Nah!!! sorry....... :_|
need a bit more light when taking the photo...
slight shadow across the left hand side distracts from the clarity of the image!!!!
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oh...
Nicely wired CU though!!!Applaud SmileyApplaud Smiley
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Nice and tidy. That's something that is not easy to achieve with a replacement CCU rather than a new/rewired one where you have "virgin" wire without the kinks DIY's/Handymen/Kitchen fitters always seem to put in them.
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I was just wondering who had been digging around Admins cellar to root up this old thread....
And lo..
A new member hiding down here!!!
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Welcome to the forum RB2004...
get over and introduce yourself proper
and grab a Guinness
I have seen a garden shed supplied up a hosepipe before..
but there was also an upside-down margarine tub in a plastic bag with another plug & socket of to the pond pump as well!!!
hi, Thanks for the welcome lol
I know it was an old thread.. was just looking around lol and that B&Q comment got my attention because id heard their employees advising people to do that with a hosepipe.
Rather shocking really.. no wonder we have part P, home developers dont help eigther.. just been on a site with a pair of proper developers doing their own work.. and they have used extra long flexi hoses on a radiator.. kitted out whole entire bathroom in plastic pipework, no clips or anything.. in the kitchen hidden 1 isolator behind the cabinets underneath the worktop.. and have another 1 due to be boxed in.
lol but seeming as this is an electrical forum, you will love this bit.
They had a new CU, was fully certificated and everything signed off.. then they realised they needed a socket in the utility area... their answer? screw terminal junction box under the floorboard to spur off of, but thats not the end of it... obviously it was under the floorboards.. but on top of that they shoved laminate flooring accross the whole kitchen/diner area.. then on top of that they have all the kitchen units, and island, and shoved the skirting board over the top of the laminate all the way around the edge.
I pulled them up about it and they responded "problem of the new owner".. wont effect us.
But i found it completely disgusting, because if it ever went faulty whole entire kitchen would need ripping out, then the floor etc.
Just thought id come on over here lol, used to hover around the DIYnot forums.. but found the people on there quite abusive and generally unfriendly lol.
lolI know it was an old thread.. was just looking around lol and that B&Q comment got my attention because id heard their employees advising people to do that with a hosepipe.
Rather shocking really.. no wonder we have part P, home developers dont help eigther.. just been on a site with a pair of proper developers doing their own work.. and they have used extra long flexi hoses on a radiator.. kitted out whole entire bathroom in plastic pipework, no clips or anything.. in the kitchen hidden 1 isolator behind the cabinets underneath the worktop.. and have another 1 due to be boxed in.
lol but seeming as this is an electrical forum, you will love this bit.
They had a new CU, was fully certificated and everything signed off.. then they realised they needed a socket in the utility area... their answer? screw terminal junction box under the floorboard to spur off of, but thats not the end of it... obviously it was under the floorboards.. but on top of that they shoved laminate flooring accross the whole kitchen/diner area.. then on top of that they have all the kitchen units, and island, and shoved the skirting board over the top of the laminate all the way around the edge.
I pulled them up about it and they responded "problem of the new owner".. wont effect us.
But i found it completely disgusting, because if it ever went faulty whole entire kitchen would need ripping out, then the floor etc.
Just thought id come on over here lol, used to hover around the DIYnot forums.. but found the people on there quite abusive and generally unfriendly lol.
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hi, Thanks for the welcome
Just thought id come on over here lol, used to hover around the DIYnot forums.. but found the people on there quite abusive and generally unfriendly lol.
I think you will find us a friendly bunch over here..
I was going to point you to "introduce yourself"...
But you have!
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you will find many members on here have left that & other forums for the same reason
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Its easy if you can't buy CU's/meter tails/etc.. without being registered like gas then this would stop alot of this.Are you sure the installer was NIC registered ? . Rouge traders comes to mind . No certs issued either . I thought that document p was meant to stamp out this . It just goes to show how hard it is to police .
But anyone can buy any gas fitting or appliance, no problem
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