Nice Pictures

[equitum]

Apologies for quality, taken with camera phone. Found this on a CU that has quite recently been rewired !!

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• equitum
• 16 May 2008
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I would estimate whats left of these tails to be 6mm2 at best! There was a 10Kw shower, along with 32A cooker circuit with the usual sockets/lights etc.

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• equitum
• 16 May 2008
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Must have got real warm !

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• equitum
• 16 May 2008
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The terminals on the main switch were also loose, heres pic with "tails" removed

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• equitum
• 16 May 2008
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Another bit of rubber T&E tapped off the meter feeding an old isolator below..

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• equitum
• 16 May 2008
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- still olive, the outgoing cables exposed and only protected by the switch being off

 

[Roo]

Good old cloth covered VIR.

See jobs like that every day and theres nothing I can do apart from block them out, upgrade our side to 25mm and mention to the customer that it might be a good idea to have a PIR done.

 

[oharaf]

Equitum, on the pic of the isolator just to the left, bare 'wire' is that the supply side earth perchance

Looks very similar to the pathetic effort at the job I'm on at the moment, still cannot find where if it joins the incomer

 

[oharaf]

Oh and your lovely cloth covered cables...shed loads of the stuff at the job as well, also rubber coated, all of which snaps if you breath on it

The place WAS ready for update

 

[RF Lighting]

Dont forget that even though the cable has had it, it is still worth money from the scrap man

A normal black bin full fetches about £40 - £60 at the moment

Best price in Bradford is european metals up near arco off wakefield road.

 

[333rocky333]

A normal black bin full fetches about £40 - £60 at the moment :

Damn, I binned 15 met of 10mm 2 core pyro yesterday,
I always thought pyro was not worth much as it was hard to get the powder out, so I threw it

 

[oharaf]

Oh RF we are so like minded!!! Already have one black bin load and have not yet cut out the old circuits!!!!!!

The fella in Guiseley near the Station pub also offers a good rate apparently, but thanks for the tip

Where theirs muck (metal and copper theres brass lad; one of the first things said to me when I moved to gods own glorious country.

How much checking do they do by the way? Thought I may add a few old back boxes for ballast

 

[Lectrician]

When you say a black bin full, are you taking it to the scrap yard sheathed? It is not worth the time or effort stripping smaller sizes.

 

[RF Lighting]

The fellar at Guiseley is not bad on price, certainly better than Brothies on the way into Otley. Robbing git

I only bother stripping 16mm and above, and they do check for stray ballast

 

[oharaf]

Brothies!!!! He wants you to give him money