today's surprise

[betty swollocks]

Went to complete kitchen install for local company

Connecting appliances, oven, hob under cabinet lighting nothing exciting

Kitchen is in newly built extension which has been completed for about a month, wiring done by builders own spark.

No paperwork has been given no answer on builders phone no name for spark.

Quick look before I began, main earth 6mm, tails 16mm, split load cu, loop ok, no rcd trip, so removes cover and finds this

http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n430/bettyswollocks_photos/bce19f0de4ffb83eb80287f8a815cd96.jpg

Not the best install but then notices this

http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n430/bettyswollocks_photos/41a0c3bf6e3cd9a882c86735232018ec.jpg

 

[Barx]

Can just imagine them opening the CU to find the Bus Bar has snapped. Oh no, will have to go get a new longer one. lol

Numpties!

 

[Zeespark]

Mate your links are all over the place

AndyGuinness

 

[ProDave]

Quite apart from the busbar "problem"

I notice it's what we would loosely call a 16th edition split load board with only one half RCD protected.

So it must have been installed to 17th eddition as it's only 1 month old, so are you SURE the circuits on the non RCD side really don't need RCD protection?

 

[jockspark]

Mate your links are all over the place AndyGuinness

The links won't work for me

 

[ProDave]

The links won't work for me

The trouble is, they are not "links"

they work if you cut and paste into your browsers address bar, but they are not actual links.

 

[wicksy]

Is that a link in the neutral bar as well as one bus bar?

 

[Andy™]

Is that a link in the neutral bar as well as one bus bar?

it does look like a bit of 2.5 linking the 2 beutral bars together

 

[M107]

Has the busbar peg been removed from the mainswitch....

 

[betty swollocks]

Is that a link in the neutral bar as well as one bus bar?

it does look like a bit of 2.5 linking the 2 beutral bars together

You're right, it is a link in the neutral bars

The busbar is continuous from main switch output to output of rcd

Rcd neutral output is straight to main neutral bar

There is a live from the main switch output to the input if the rcd( as norm)

Mcbs from sw left to right are

1) house sockets(original)2.5 16A

2) empty

3) lighting (original)1.0 6A

4) new lighting in extension 1.0 6A

(8 lights 2 way switching, 4 new sw drops, should be rcd protected)

5) new lighting for garage lights/ outside lighting/garage door & alarm 1.0 6A( garage in conduit, outside lights clipped direct round garage, alarm point chased internally to spur)

8) kitchen radial (original) 2.5 32A

9) house ring/extension part new 2.5 32A

10) house radial (original) 2.5 32A

11) garage/extension radial (new) 2.5 32A (plastered req rcd)

12) shower(original)6mm 40A

(reqs rcd)

Part p working a treat

 

[ProDave]

So has this extension been signed off as complete by building control?

No I thought not.

Have you contacted the builder and asked for his EIC for the work yet? :slap

 

[kerching]

Installed in accordance with manufacturers instructions, perchance........ :coat

 

[wicksy]

With a torque screwdriver

 

[betty swollocks]

Have you contacted the builder and asked for his EIC for the work yet? :slap

The customer has been chasing the builder for paperwork for themselves and the inspector to sign off but there is a number of faults around to be corrected but the builder has not replied to their call messages letters

I advised customer to get spark back because why should they pay me to repair the mess when technically they have already paid him

I'm well aware I'm only hearing there side of the story

 

[a3]

I have fixed the hyperlinks

 

[betty swollocks]

I have fixed the hyperlinks

Ty

 

[Zeespark]

Is that board even mounted anywhere near level and true?

AndyGuinness

 

[betty swollocks]

Well as its in the garage I assumed it was sloping in case water got in and dripped onto it, it would just run off?!?