Photo Of The Weekend!™

[Lectrician]

Just thought I would post a couple from my phone....


A sparky using the new heights on an extension (when not required).
It looks odd. Combining the two switches would also have been better!

Got a call from a home owner........
"Can I move a couple of sockts because they are in the way"........
Plumber couldn't wait.......

 

[Spark123]

How did you get your screw driver in on the bottom pic?

 

[RF Lighting]

 

[Spark123]

Looks deep for a double socket front too?

 

[GaryMo]

It's mounted on a surface backbox.

 

[plugwash]

Looks deep for a double socket front too?

The second one to me looks like a surface box that someone has tiled arround reducing the visible depth.

 

[GaryMo]

Looks deep for a double socket front too?

The second one to me looks like a surface box that someone has tiled arround reducing the visible depth.

Yep, that's the one I was talking about too.

 

[Spark123]

Yeah - is this common practice now? I have always used metal back boxes.

 

[plugwash]

I think it usually happens when the socket is screwed to the surface first (because the customer was too cheap to have it flush mounted or whatever) and then the tiler comes along later and just works arround what is present.

 

[Click-Sure]

I've found in extensions people like sockets at part M heights, but do not like light switches where they aren't used to finding them!

 

[hairyben]

I've never put sockets at the new heights on extensions, refurbs etc or ever been questioned on it, although a few people have mentioned other sparks do insist.

Political correctness gone mad- I do work for a chain of bicycle shops, one has to put a wheelchair ramp and a wheelchair user assistance doorbell in. If thats not stupid enough in itself, this particular shop specialises in 3 grand bicycles designed for going down the side of a mountain at 900mph.

 

[oharaf]

They need inner tubes and new tyres to Hairy