I got an emergency call out to a customer i had not been to for about a year, half the power was off and would not reset. Turned up and went to the C/unit to see a new double Rcd board fitted (previously was an old MK sentry with Rcd main switch) I asked customer who changed it and he insisted it was me. After arguing with him it wasn't me for a while he called his wife who told us it was the Gate engineer because 'the old board was not strong enough'. When i was last there they were having metal railings and electric gates fitted, along with a large amount of outside lighting, both flush in the new paving and also wall mounted. The gate engineers Polish electrician fitted the board. No paperwork, no testing & nothing labelled.
Quickly worked out it was the 1st floor & entrance hall lighting at fault so removed lid off board. The new board had less ways than the last & numerous cables were fitted to each breaker. I found the cable at fault and after discussing it with the customer we came to the conclusion it was an old lamppost in the front garden and they had simply taped the cable end up and buried it (sorry no pictures worth taking)
I was asked to look at the front garden lights as none had worked for a while, although the gates did. The detached garage had a consumer unit which fed all the new garden supplies. The extra loading had been dealt with by connecting the 6mm SWA cable from the garage directly into a Henley block backed up by the DNO 100A fuse (This used to be in a 40A mcb). The same 'electrician' also fitted a new board in the garage. When i first looked the 2, 40A were off & i thought the Rcd/main switch arrangement was odd for a Wylex board. Once again nothing labeled. I removed the lid,
Close up of the breakers, note cable sizes
So i had a peek underneath
Gave the feed cable a tug & look what was tucked up behind
But its all ok as its earthed up ok
I turned the 40A breakers on and none of the outside lights worked, but an extra fluorecent in the garage lit up followed by a burning smell. Breakers turned off pronto, lid replaced and told customer i would have to come back when i had a couple of days free & may have to take up some of the driveway and rewire most of the garage
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Thats a 2 core SWA fed from a TNS supply
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Quickly worked out it was the 1st floor & entrance hall lighting at fault so removed lid off board. The new board had less ways than the last & numerous cables were fitted to each breaker. I found the cable at fault and after discussing it with the customer we came to the conclusion it was an old lamppost in the front garden and they had simply taped the cable end up and buried it (sorry no pictures worth taking)
I was asked to look at the front garden lights as none had worked for a while, although the gates did. The detached garage had a consumer unit which fed all the new garden supplies. The extra loading had been dealt with by connecting the 6mm SWA cable from the garage directly into a Henley block backed up by the DNO 100A fuse (This used to be in a 40A mcb). The same 'electrician' also fitted a new board in the garage. When i first looked the 2, 40A were off & i thought the Rcd/main switch arrangement was odd for a Wylex board. Once again nothing labeled. I removed the lid,
Close up of the breakers, note cable sizes
So i had a peek underneath
Gave the feed cable a tug & look what was tucked up behind
But its all ok as its earthed up ok
I turned the 40A breakers on and none of the outside lights worked, but an extra fluorecent in the garage lit up followed by a burning smell. Breakers turned off pronto, lid replaced and told customer i would have to come back when i had a couple of days free & may have to take up some of the driveway and rewire most of the garage
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Thats a 2 core SWA fed from a TNS supply
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Thats a 2 core SWA fed from a TNS supply
opcorn and get comfy whilst we wait for Steptoe
