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I wasn't trying to act like a c! nt.
I was just referring to one of your posts where you said
That made me cringe a bit LOL.
Show us todays job.
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I was just referring to one of your posts where you said
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Just the normal things, sorted out a couple of issues and worked on new applications in the office.
Oh and I worked on a few Dali lights today.
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It was a joke mate to get the trolls going.
"WTF, it's only a pull switch!"
You would say, but...
Went to see a friend by bike an hour away from me, kind of middle of nowhere if you don't drive (he doesn't).
He complained that his landlord's "electrician" had left the pull cord hanging by one bit of a bolt and could've fallen at any moment.
"Just needs a bolt" me thinks...
No, the "electrician" somehow cross threaded the one bolt there and broke the other in the thread.
Limited tools from my friend, so with some rusty pliers probably used by a soldier during WW1, I managed to extract the 2 screws without breaking the (mismatched) switch base.
Unfortunately the back box thread is no more.
Tap & die set? No chance!
But, my friend offers a bucket of assorted screws and bolts and after a rummage through I find 2 brass M4 bolts and a stainless steel one!
I used the stainless steel to re-tap the threads and, after cutting the brass bolts to length I realised why the "electrician" made this mess.
The switch holes don't line up with the ancient back box!
Using a skewer made hot on the hob, I modified the switch fixing holes so they match the back box.
Finally I refit everything thanking the "electrician" for having left a whole inch of wires available for connection.
Including tea, fag and cursing break = one and half hour.
Beat that!
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Dunno how old you are. But you will regret it later in life. Worn out shoulders, hips and knees.
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I've had a few "Bodge it and fix it" type jobs.
Kitchen just finished. Tiler removed cooker switch to tile. Adjustable lug came out,
Unfortunately, one of the bent bits of metal on the back box snapped off so there was no way to refix it.
Of course, the tiler put the cooker switch back as if nothing was wrong (sticking the loose end down with a blob of Blu tak)and did a runner and wouldn't come back, so my customer rang me.
I ended up drilling a 2.5mm hole in the back of the box and threading it with a 3.5 tap. I put a long screw in and hey presto!
It worked well and the customer was thrilled that I didn't have to mess with the new tiling to fit a new box.
Kitchen just finished. Tiler removed cooker switch to tile. Adjustable lug came out,
Unfortunately, one of the bent bits of metal on the back box snapped off so there was no way to refix it.
Of course, the tiler put the cooker switch back as if nothing was wrong (sticking the loose end down with a blob of Blu tak)and did a runner and wouldn't come back, so my customer rang me.
I ended up drilling a 2.5mm hole in the back of the box and threading it with a 3.5 tap. I put a long screw in and hey presto!
It worked well and the customer was thrilled that I didn't have to mess with the new tiling to fit a new box.
Don't forget the dodgy back, ready to lock when you least expect it and of course when it's mostly inconvenient.
I've seen my electrician fit a "compression" lug that it's locked to the side of the box.
He said that it's an essential part for an electrician to carry in the toolbox.
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They are good but some times not so great. I always have some floating in my tool bag
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If you search back box repair on amazon. They come up. Tried linking them for you but it won’t let me
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