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<blockquote data-quote="betty swollocks" data-source="post: 289576" data-attributes="member: 105"><p>Reminds me of a job where I two large flats over a row of shops was being changed to three smaller flats</p><p></p><p>We had to have a new supply and dno were on site doing this so the existing head and supply had been removed days before and now was being reinstalled in a new position</p><p></p><p>So we knew there was no power at all in any flats as there was no supply head!</p><p></p><p>Plumber in front of me shoves copper length under floor from landing to kitchen huge blue flash and lands in my lap!</p><p></p><p>Calls me all the names under the sun so I explains there isn't any power on</p><p></p><p>Lifts boards to find lump of very old 6mm coming from shop below through joist 1" from wall with end flush with hole in joist</p><p></p><p>Turns out bloke in flat was a handyman who looked after all the shops below but also had a sideline in video piracy</p><p></p><p>He had rigged up a new supply for this enterprise from shop below at some point for free electrickery and on moving out had disconnected it live and left it where it came through he wall!</p><p></p><p>Shop below the cable was shoved in main switch incoming because obviously a 30a wylex fuse wasn't enough for him</p><p></p><p>Shop owner never knew anything</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="betty swollocks, post: 289576, member: 105"] Reminds me of a job where I two large flats over a row of shops was being changed to three smaller flats We had to have a new supply and dno were on site doing this so the existing head and supply had been removed days before and now was being reinstalled in a new position So we knew there was no power at all in any flats as there was no supply head! Plumber in front of me shoves copper length under floor from landing to kitchen huge blue flash and lands in my lap! Calls me all the names under the sun so I explains there isn't any power on Lifts boards to find lump of very old 6mm coming from shop below through joist 1" from wall with end flush with hole in joist Turns out bloke in flat was a handyman who looked after all the shops below but also had a sideline in video piracy He had rigged up a new supply for this enterprise from shop below at some point for free electrickery and on moving out had disconnected it live and left it where it came through he wall! Shop below the cable was shoved in main switch incoming because obviously a 30a wylex fuse wasn't enough for him Shop owner never knew anything [/QUOTE]
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