Someone was supposed to have isolated a cable I was working on...
It was the last cable to be removed after a long day working in the attic.
I grabbed it and sunk my pliers into it. There was a bang and the pliers landed on the floor below. Thankfully they must have been well insulated and the RCD did a great job of cutting the power.
On further investigation the person who was paid to remove this cable had chopped it and shoved the ends into an old back box - hadn't even disconnected that end from the consumer box.
Check, check, and check again!
It was the last cable to be removed after a long day working in the attic.
I grabbed it and sunk my pliers into it. There was a bang and the pliers landed on the floor below. Thankfully they must have been well insulated and the RCD did a great job of cutting the power.
On further investigation the person who was paid to remove this cable had chopped it and shoved the ends into an old back box - hadn't even disconnected that end from the consumer box.
Check, check, and check again!