Opened a CU up today and the first thing that hit me - where's the incomer?
It's live BTW
It's live BTW
Where's the feed to this consumer unit?
- Thread starter GaryMo
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Nope, it's not that SWA. That's an outgoing cable to a 20A rated isolator feeding a commando socket
Hmmm is it the SWA cable connected to the C50 mcb??
Yes, good isn't it?
This is where the SWA originates from:
It's the left hand cable, a 10mm 4 core. Above the adaptable box is another consumer unit fed via a 6mm 4 core SWA. Somebody has diverted the feed into an adaptable box to create a connection for the outgoing 10mm 4C on the LHS
Yay go me 
Seriously thought its very worrying what some people will do and walk away thinking they have just done a good job
Any more surprises on this site or were you not asked to carry out any remedial work?
All the best
Dan
Seriously thought its very worrying what some people will do and walk away thinking they have just done a good job
Any more surprises on this site or were you not asked to carry out any remedial work?
All the best
Dan
Just that, the works is due a PIR in the very near future anyway.
I was actually called to look at a tripping circuit and found that.
They wouldn't let me isolate the board to carry out any works as there's a swimming pool fed from the board just out of the photo with the adaptable box. The guy who owns the place is the only person who knows how to start the pool equipment back up so the guy in charge told me to leave it. At least they have their priorities in the right order
Anyway, I verbally informed him of the dangers of this arrangement and will back it up on paper.
Next week, when the owner is back, we'll be able have a look at putting the whole mess right.
I was actually called to look at a tripping circuit and found that.
They wouldn't let me isolate the board to carry out any works as there's a swimming pool fed from the board just out of the photo with the adaptable box. The guy who owns the place is the only person who knows how to start the pool equipment back up so the guy in charge told me to leave it. At least they have their priorities in the right order
Anyway, I verbally informed him of the dangers of this arrangement and will back it up on paper.
Next week, when the owner is back, we'll be able have a look at putting the whole mess right.
Lol, no, that's in a shed where people come to weigh in scrap metal.
Funny picture though
Funny picture though
Let me guess? He'll get plaster/masonry dust in the pool?
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