HALL of SHAME PHOTo`s

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Now that's worth more debate than a dodgy outside tap glad I'm not the window cleaner lol

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Spotted this today what's missing

 

[mutley racers]

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Spotted this today what's missing

Clips

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Clips

Good lad I can move it up and down about 4 inches only just been serviced lol

 

[mutley racers]

Good lad I can move it up and down about 4 inches only just been serviced lol

Frightening that. Some people hey. Why do they even bother

 

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I know it is not plumbing, but I was asked to remove an old light fitting (all in one unit that you wire directly to) and replace with a standard pendant. Wires were crammed together just past ceiling level. As you can see, some idiot years ago must have used the brass connector blocks from the original ceiling rose. Obviously decided to just ignore the earth wires also. Lethal for electrocution or fire risk.

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

I know it is not plumbing, but I was asked to remove an old light fitting (all in one unit that you wire directly to) and replace with a standard pendant. Wires were crammed together just past ceiling level. As you can see, some idiot years ago must have used the brass connector blocks from the original ceiling rose. Obviously decided to just ignore the earth wires also. Lethal for electrocution or fire risk.
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Bloody hell,thats Lethal

 

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Bloody hell,thats Lethal

Yes, scary! That was today and in a rental flat and by the aged look of the plastic light fitting, a good 20 years old probably. I don't even like using the plastic terminal blocks to wire to, unless they are enclosed in a electrical wiring box. So easy to touch bare parts of the live cables.

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

Yes, scary! That was today and in a rental flat and by the aged look of the plastic light fitting, a good 20 years old probably. I don't even like using the plastic terminal blocks to wire to, unless they are enclosed in a electrical wiring box. So easy to touch bare parts of the live cables.

imagine those touching if no RCD or MCB,S would have exploded

 

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imagine those touching if no RCD or MCB,S would have exploded

Those cables in the photo were pushed fully up into the ceiling void, with little more than from the brass connectors showing.
Funny you mention an RCD, - the flat was built in the 80s and coincidently I had to replace the electric shower about 3 years ago in lower flat also owned by landlady. There was only a cartridge fused consumer unit in each flat - no safety devices whatsoever. I insisted on bringing an electrician to fit a shower RCD, but the guy very wisely said he would fit an RCD for supplying everything. Got him to also fit one on upper flat that happens to have had that light wiring mess.