Robojin
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My son is buying his first flat, so asked if I could look over the electrics
Over all looked good, apart from a few additions after the install
Outside light supplied by a piece of orange garden tool flex trailing down inside the room plugged into an RCD protected socket
The supply flex to the boiler was tucked behind the hot flow/return
outside front flood supplied by T&E, ok not that unusual in DIY as we know, however this was fitted with a 13a plug, but at least on the RCD circuit, this was the bit I could not figure
http://i645.photobucket.com/albums/uu178/robojin/IMG_2879a.jpg
I guess it was to much trouble after testing?, to install to the appropriate lenght
If a lamp fitting has a steel cable to take the strain of the shade would it be best to use it not the flex http://i645.photobucket.com/albums/uu178/robojin/IMG_2888a.jpg
I guess not, at this stage note the nice shinny ceiling fitting
Now it's at this point as I recall Sandra admitting once, making an assumption about the installation of a fitting, I think the picture says it all on many counts, all I'll say is enjoy I went a bit pale according to my son ; -) who under colourful instruction turned of the MCB
Trust me you wont believe it
http://i645.photobucket.com/albums/uu178/robojin/IMG_2870a.jpg
the other fitting in the room was identical, I am stunned that obvious faults had never occurred
Even Badger would not claim I'd followed him around on this one
As I had only my test gear with me all I could do was wrap some insulaton tape over the ends to reduce the risk, and warn the Estate Agent (he was not that concerned)
For the non electricians who may view this
the installer had stripped out the insulated parts from a plastic ceiling rose
1) Permanent live, terminated in a non insulated terminal - EXPOSED LIVE PARTS
2) Switched live, as above - EXPOSED LIVE PARTS
3) Neutral, as above
4) All of the above free to touch each other - RISK OF FIRE
5) All of the above free to touch the metal decorative fitting, which in turn was connected to the steel strain wire, in turn connected to the lamp holder that would be grasped when changing a blown lamp - RISK TO LIFE
6) CPC (Earth) present but not connected to the fitting - DISCONNECTED SAFETY CIRCUIT
Over all looked good, apart from a few additions after the install
Outside light supplied by a piece of orange garden tool flex trailing down inside the room plugged into an RCD protected socket
The supply flex to the boiler was tucked behind the hot flow/return
outside front flood supplied by T&E, ok not that unusual in DIY as we know, however this was fitted with a 13a plug, but at least on the RCD circuit, this was the bit I could not figure
http://i645.photobucket.com/albums/uu178/robojin/IMG_2879a.jpg
I guess it was to much trouble after testing?, to install to the appropriate lenght
If a lamp fitting has a steel cable to take the strain of the shade would it be best to use it not the flex http://i645.photobucket.com/albums/uu178/robojin/IMG_2888a.jpg
I guess not, at this stage note the nice shinny ceiling fitting
Now it's at this point as I recall Sandra admitting once, making an assumption about the installation of a fitting, I think the picture says it all on many counts, all I'll say is enjoy I went a bit pale according to my son ; -) who under colourful instruction turned of the MCB
Trust me you wont believe it
http://i645.photobucket.com/albums/uu178/robojin/IMG_2870a.jpg
the other fitting in the room was identical, I am stunned that obvious faults had never occurred
Even Badger would not claim I'd followed him around on this one
As I had only my test gear with me all I could do was wrap some insulaton tape over the ends to reduce the risk, and warn the Estate Agent (he was not that concerned)
For the non electricians who may view this
the installer had stripped out the insulated parts from a plastic ceiling rose
1) Permanent live, terminated in a non insulated terminal - EXPOSED LIVE PARTS
2) Switched live, as above - EXPOSED LIVE PARTS
3) Neutral, as above
4) All of the above free to touch each other - RISK OF FIRE
5) All of the above free to touch the metal decorative fitting, which in turn was connected to the steel strain wire, in turn connected to the lamp holder that would be grasped when changing a blown lamp - RISK TO LIFE
6) CPC (Earth) present but not connected to the fitting - DISCONNECTED SAFETY CIRCUIT
