THE CUSTOMER TRIED TO SAVE MONEY, SO HE DID IT HIMSELF!!!! D.I.Y SPECIAL
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- Опубликовано: 25 июл 2022
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To be honest, that’s a lot better than some CU’s I’ve seen installed by proper electricians..
I was going to comment the same. It's not super tidy, but this guy is definitely exaggerating the situation.
That is not so bad. My spark that did the kitchen added a new consumer unit just for the kitchen.
No cover at all for the spare open busbar. Just live copper left for anyone to touch ! Separate earth just as that above. New tails but tiny length and just taped over blue not real blue ! Only just discovered this as never normally would open it. But hob tripped in the storm so curious i looked inside wish I hadn't.
Bunched up neutrals, baggy sleeving, they don't have any effect on the safety of the electrics which is what really matters. Aesthetics doesn't appear in the regs book. Sure, tidy wiring is nice to see and shows the person doing the work has some pride. And DIY Dave wouldn't need to try and do it himself if getting it done properly wasn't so very very expensive. Why is it expensive? Because there are whole industries and bodies that over regulate everything with belts on braces health and safety on top of belts on braces on top of more belts and braces, who want to cream money of the back of Electricians, like registered persons schemes, building regs body with notifications, cost which we have to pass on and regs that no sooner have they come out, they are amended with a whole new set of expensive books to buy that account for the updates, not to mention update courses & over complicated certificates trying to cover every possible aspect of what you should do at a macro level to the point I'm amazed they dont specify the torque setting to use on the screws that fix the consumer unit to the wall to prevent the paint work from being damaged, thus exposing base metal which may rust over time resulting in the metal wearing away under the screw head and the board becoming slightly loose in 50 years time.
Agreed, 'baggy sleeving' OMG!! I will admit there are issues with this install; however there is a concerted effort here by those with a vested interest to stop DIY Dave doing a 'like-for-like' replacement in his own home; such as bringing in nonsense changes such as consumer unit from plastic to metal. The 'industry' should be simplfying the install and informing the public more so rely on personal responsibility without ever increasing nannying.
Couldn’t have said it better myself, there were a few ‘issues’ here, but compared to the old rubber insulated wiring and porcelain fuse boards of the not too distant past this is nowhere near as bad. I mean come on….which specific reg prohibits ‘baggy sleeving’?
It wouldn't be so bad if jobs done by electricians were universally perfect and at a level random untrained people could never achieve but... well... the inside of my meter box is a bit of a mess after the guy came to fit my EVSE, and my mate had a solar installation done where *they got live and neutral switched and he got a shock off his shower*.
If we have to have bits of paper and certificates to prove installations are safe, maybe they should be inspected by someone other than the guy that installed it?
Feels a bit like a protection racket, rather than regulatory bodies interested in safety. Don't do a home install mate, or the guild of electricians will come round your house and teach you about job security ;-)
That being said, while I'm just a random home owner, and don't know some of the subtle details, I would have at least got all the wiring tidy and screwed everything down straight, rather than at that wonky angle it was. It's not hard to have a bit of attention to detail.
It’s all safety but sure you accept shit in your home it makes no difference to the rest of us and ow because you don’t believe in belts and braces for safety don’t wear your seatbelt in the car. 🤣
@@ncot_tech Agreed. We had some electrical work done by a 'qualified electrician' some years ago, who nearly blew his face off with a live wire acting like he was some super-intelligent Jack the lad. His work was bloody dreadful and unsafe. Do we really benefit from the ministrations of these so-called professionals? I personally have experienced plumbers, electricians and builders who are all incompetent, yet we pay them and we are supposed to use them because they are better?
I've seen worse installs by 'qualified' electricians. So if it was DIY, no that bad really.
I mean yeah, the work is poor but is your paying customer really happy for you to be talking about them like this on a public platform? Its really disrespectful don't you think?
I'd happily have a laugh with a tradesperson about my DIY attempts but I wouldn't be paying them to mock me on youtube.
The sad thing is I come across boards very similar to that done by sparks on new builds so I couldn’t tell if that’s a diy Dave job 😂 #newbuildquality
So true builder electricians
yeah I don't think its DIY, just done by a chancer that the homeowner paid... which is arguably worse.
one reason to scrimp and save on the CU is maybe, like me, he had a spark come and change out a board in the house, was charged £550+vat plus materials (14 way full RCBO AFD, no surge) well over a grand by the end of it all, and the bloody thing nearly fell off the wall. Didn't crimp/seal up the main fuse or meter tail box. left the cupboard in the kitchen in a right mess with long tails bulging all over the place just taped together didn't connect the main earth ( TT supply). was like that for 3 weeks until I came home from work and checked it out. my kid was 5 at the time and my wife was pregnant. hence the board swop and EICR. wanted to check the place was safe for little fingers to be poking around.
I fixed it all my self, not a domestic/commercial electrician, but am a marine electrician, could not inform the DNO, but not selling the house and I do have all the equipment, and experience to fully test the system to make sure it is safe. Not all trades are cowboys, but I KNOW I am not.
If my work is good enough for me to be strangling 3k3v cables around commercial ships. it is good enough to put a few 2.5mm 230V around my living room.
Better than 90% of new build CU's
A brilliant effort and hundred of pounds saved, result.
I take your point - However, you might also want to see what happens when a 'qualified electrician' replaces a consumer unit and light switches. I would not sign it off! Too many people want to be paid the big money and STILL do a botch job - even when being paid by the hour and specifically instructed that quality should take precedence of speed. 😡
100% agree. However, I think we can all agree that if we limited the ability for DIY Dave to make his installs, the fire risks etc would be reduced.
@@versoelectrical Yes, we can agree - However, until the electrical industry is properly regulated by a body where safety is its TOP priority this will NOT happen. The electrical industry is NOT unique with this problem. You could look at CPC courses for HGV driving, you could look at Personal Training courses in the fitness industry etc. They are all making money but NOT doing a proper job to ensure quality is put before profit. You know who is to blame. 🤔
@@michaelgreen8544 So ECS isn't a thing? 🤔
@@Stettafire Are they actually doing regular random inspections of electricians installs? If, they are like most industries the answer is no. You can obtain a certificate as qualified, but how often is the work ever checked? Look at driving for example - there are a lot of people with a driving license - are they safe drivers? 🤔Then you also have the government certified 'Part-P electricians'. Kitchens and bathrooms, water and electric - Mmm.
so it's just costmetic and tidyness.. so customer has actually done a good job for a non sparky.
He only ignored building regs and left gaping holes for access to live parts 👍
@@rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr0 consumer units are normally not in an easily accessible area anyway so idont think thats a big deal
I’ve recently had a similar experience, except it was an actual cowboy electrician, board swap, no main bonding, lighting in wagos to one mcb, no certs etc and then done a runner.
Now it’s landed on my toes and I’m unsure I can rectify/save it. Only thing I can think of to do is a full EICR and then say either pay for another board with remedial’s or walk away 🤷♂️
Exactly the way to go mate full EICR & then see what it’s saying usually it’s rip out and start again!
I’m in exactly the same boat as your customer mate, I had a (sparky in) to do a few bits and a board change, had a governing body plastered on the back of the van, got told all certs will be done etc, when he finished the job I paid him straight upfront as that’s the type of guy I am,was fair with him. Anyway he never came back no certs no bc comply certs fk all. And I’ve learnt it’s very hard to sell the house without this information etc the only saving grace I’m hoping to do is as the other guys said an eicr then a board change 👌 more money again but live and learn I suppose 🤷♂️
@@kingofthetrowel1725 Sorry to hear that mate sadly there are some absolute wronguns out there pal ans take the piss, had to take over a couple of those myself and it’s the customer that loses out as they have to pay double ans just get shafted!
@@JayTheSparky Thanks mate🙌🏻, I’ll hopefully get it sorted soon🤞
It wasnt a Cpc it was Earthing conductor and if you think the earthing conductor should have gone through same as Live conductors well not necessarily as Earthing conductor does not contain any current in normal conditions but Live conductors should go through same hole to cancel out eddy current but I can understand your other concerns !
Yeah, I agree, L+N = same (hole proven to be bolox, but that's the prescribed way so we do it!!) but stripy ones can make their own way home!!!
Lack of ANY support on tails (no near-side clamp or Wiska type multi-hole grab gland and IMHO a bit too much copper showing on the isolator feed, but I am sure the EIC mentions all of this!!!!!
Proud to say i never have and never will install a dual RCD shitter!!!
it is a bit messy but is it unsafe or dangerous?
its probably safer for the homeowner than the previous csu.
Great attitude 😂😂😂
Do an EICR on that board, I'm sure it'll come back squeaky clean if it's safe
Ok so it was not tidy as you like
To be honest I’ve seen a lot worse! I work in Europe a lot bringing things up to spec and this would be a great install compared to the stuff I see daily
You can tell he has never worked in an old factory
Yeah, this is not great, but assuming nothing’s actually loose, it’s basically fine for safety. Safe-but-shitty leaves a lot of steps down yet.
@@joshuaross1562 My last work place ( cement factory) had boards with 400v contactors, hanging like leaf's in a 🌲.
Really isn't that bad for someone not qualified. I've seen worse from sparks.
yeah its scruffy.... but it ain't as bad as you're making out.
Exactly 👍
so basically the issue was really a cosmetic one? you didnt really point out anything dangerous
ot to spec. I think that was perfectly fine and functional. does seem to be a few electrician videos shaming other installs just to raise their own perceived status and competence. "look" this consumer unit is 0.1 degrees from horizontal - cowboys!!!
Calm down matthew. If you can’t see what’s wrong with it then unfortunately people like you are the problem
@@RDavisElectrical Just as others have said, i would not be happy as the customer with being publicly ridiculed. it may have been better to try and educate with what was done against the regs. without this, just commenting on the cosmetic side of the install, its seems you feel undermined, and therefore vindictive.
@@matthewwiddows6319 I presume homeowner gave permission for this video in his private property?
@@matthewwiddows6319 I'm not an electrician and yet I can see what is wrong with this board. If you compare the regs to the video and start counting you end up with a large number of serious non compliance issues. Anyone part p registered could not sign this off, and with the requisite EICR needed for building regs approval I sincerely doubt that this board would pass.
God bless your patience
To be a homeowner, I wouldn't say a word, but it's still a mess if you're a professional having to go back over it!
Not even IP 2x.not bothered about neatness myself but open rings and high zs would be my personal concern.
Im left wondering if our bathroom light is better or worse than that (our bathroom light is hanging from the ceiling (not by design, it’s hanging from the circuit wiring), and i don’t think it is even one that is designed for use in a bathroom, the bulb is exposed)
Could I ask where in the regulations it says the layout/wiring in a C.U. has to be neat/tidy. Hyper-critical for the sake of it I would say. Constructive criticism would have been much better I feel.
So I have recently started training, not done a CU yet but I can see that It looks horrid. Wanted to ask though, appart from the aesthetics what is the reason the CPC should go through the same entry port as the tails and not through its own cut out....? Cheers for the videos, love watching them and learning a little. Keep them coming
Same boat as you feel like it is to do with easy identification of the main cpc
Like a big socket ( as the guy taught me used to say ) in all honesty if you’re not say / stood in an uncomfortable position it’s the best job of the installation.
Correct me if I’m wrong ,it’s to do with eddy current
Eddy currents my dude they are all supposed to go through the same hole in a metal enclosure
The only exception has ever been TT installations where the main earth doesn't enter the property at the same position as the supply. Most of the time people will try to make sure all 3 conductors go through a meter tail gland but often it'll be impractical for TT systems. For TNCS/TNS though they should all be entering together to prevent eddy currents.
Please let us know what the customer said after you confronted him!
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had to fix my cu cause the professionally installed switches weren't tightened properly and the thing was arcing. End of the busbar was exposed too, so tape is one better there. Also realised they put my outdoor sockets (which I use for 13A power tools) and my projector/av system on the same 20A radial circuit.
In my previous house the electrics were tested and signed off with a modern consumer unit despite the whole thing running off a supply with a fused neutral line.
So yeah pretty much just watching this waiting for non-aesthetic criticisms cause this has none of the issues I've had with 'to code' installs
its well ventilated haha
I thought a DB change was notifiable work to your local authority? A part of building regs? I guess there is just no policing of this kind of thing. I wonder though if the home insurer would try and wiggle out of paying out should in the unlikely event the DB caught fire and took the house with it?
DIY Dave strikes again! 🤠
Yeehaaww
I like this! I’m from the Netherlands and also a electrician!
Die lijken wel op emat automaatjes?
@@MrBlackspoon klopt haha
Well I was going to say - "Don't tar all DIYers with the same brush". Personally I like to firstly ensure that I have a copy of, have read, and fully understand the regs. I follow all the advice in the latest COP. I have time to do this - no time retraints, I can do it in a leisurely fashion (time is not money) and make sure I do a really good job. I also have some proper test gear for earth loop impedance testing and propvibg gear to ensure dead circuits.
I like it 😂 nice neat job 😬 I’ve fitted worse “cough” I mean seen worse 😂😂😂😂 some people are mental aren’t they, try and save a bit of money in mad places, worst bit is now you were the last lads in it 👀 😂
Ffs😂😂😂, yeah agree mate it’s mental, I’m going to rip it out and start again 👍🏻
@@RDavisElectrical don’t blame u mate I would rather throw an old plastic split load on than sign that off
Your being picky mate seen worse
why do they connect the diy work with the name dave?
OK, apart from "this is not neat" , and wires not having crimped terminals is there anything wrong with it in terms of electrical connectivity?
Geez I being from the states but have seen enough of uk sparks to know that panel may not be death but defiantly not done by anyone who should be doing this work lol
Strange to spend all that then totaly destroy the main power center of the house lol bonkers!
Crazy mate
16A Radial Socket Circuit Each Room, 10A Light Circuit each Room. Sockets 3x2.5mm2, Light 3x1.5mm2, Heavy Load Oven,Microwave,Fridge,Washer,Dryer 16A Radial 3x2.5mm
Thats how it is done
aslong as the mcb is rated below the individual cable then isnt it fine, may not be best design but still ok.
Keep up the vids there really entertaining 👍
Cheers mate
The Holes and Gaps and the top of the C/u Are at least a Code 2.. .. No protection of cables rear entry / mechanical abrasion , is a Code 2 . Meter Tails are not secured to / loose / Not enclosed .. could be a Code 2 . That is just visual inspection ,,, I would guess there may be more codes after the testing ... !
Happy birthday channel 🎉
Thanks man 🙌🏻🙌🏻
The only problem here is your the last dude to touch it. Iv seen far worse.
"electrician" did the "job" in my house... nothing tidy, no grommets, earth wires not sleeved etc.
The horror...
i feel sick looking at that, i just wanna rip it all out and start again, but then i kinda dont wanna bother....but if they pay me the troubles, then no issue RIPPING everything out, and redo eveything till im satified.
Don’t sit on the top of the “steps” health and safety 👍
Main Earth is not essential to go through the same hole as the tails, L & N Yes but not the earth
It wasnt the neatest job & i would have used a proper gland for the tails & blanked off the 20mm holes on top. But why the bad remarks on using wago connectors on the earth! How else would you extend an earth if its too short ?
The tape on the busbar is ugly & should have the correct Caps on it but i think if it can be unsafe to someone working on it, you shouldn't be working on it. Also pulling the main 100A cut out is something i often do as its a lot safer to do so. When i 1st started in the 1980's i would have never pulled a main fuse & it was a lot more dangerous to not remove it & work live !!
I prefer safety & common sense nowadays.
Lot of videos sneering at DIY.
How about the registered electrician I had the other week who installed a female commando on my house as a generator inlet?
I changed it. Challenged him and he couldn't see the problem with holding a Jesus cord with live pins powered by a genny at the other end.
Also seemed unsure about whether to couple the earth rod to the MET.
I swear I will never use another sparky again: paperwork be damned.
Bashing a client online welldone. Surprised you have clients, especially returning clients.
I literally have a brand new build and the CU looks no worse than this and it was installed by a qualified electrician.
These are the kind of customers that haggle on price and drag there feet on payments, get out while you can. Ps love the content happy birthday 🥳😂
Yeah I should of legged it . Thanks man, appreciate the support 👍🏻
Totally this, they will tell you some sob story then spend £140 on a light fitting... Best to walk away..
He's not used an impact driver...hopefully.
Not ideal so rectify the work.
loving these comments.
How did he change board with no isolation switch
Carefully!
You can tell they’ve not been torqued…because I mean he hasn’t..but also MK torqued MCBS/RCBOS Got to 45 degrees when they are!
And split 😂😂
@@RDavisElectrical haha definitely
So what did you do? Did you continue working for him? Scrap it and start a fresh?
I'd bill for the work & materials so far and walked off site.
It's just a mess! How have they changed the board without the DNO pulling the fuse?
Look at the meter, look like security tie has been cut as well.
Like 90% of electricians do just pull the fuse no 1 gets in touch with DNO
Cowboy customer , just walk away
I dont like the look of the black switch positions being all in different positions . Has he mixed the brands of breakers ? rgds Don.
No, just some are turned on, and some are off 👍🏻
I would of walked away and just charge for work done
As shit as this is it’s still not the worst one I’ve seen either the tails are gash but still definitely not the worst I’ve seen 🤣🤣🤣🤦🏻♂️
baggy sleeving, how awful... Does it affect safety? Not neat?
Ok, I'll tell you my story. I paid top price for rewire with well known company where i live. What I got? tidy consumer unit, however I started to notice lights flickering randomly. and you know what? cable in MCD was flapping around. It is a freaking fire risk, but you know what? CU is tidy and nice, well done.
People with not bat an eye at expensive accessories to furnish their homes but all the colour will drain from their face when priced for trhe very thing that protects said house from being a pile of ash
makes no sense at all.
It’s bonkers mate
Have you got Dave’s number? He can come and do mine. I’m got a BG here ready to go
Ive seen worse by "qualified electricians"....not too shabby for a novice.
Tuesday treats
They’ll be another up this week hopefully too 🙌🏻👍🏻
its fine, some good checks and your done, really....
So what its not looking that good, or baggy sleeving, it doesnt matter.
So what if he used a wago, some old cables are short and need extending.
Come on....
i think its a bit overboard too, whats next, banning whistling on a Tuesday!!
Too much moaning , just a list identifying each mistake would have been useful. Video needs editing. I'm done level 2 moving onto 3 but wouldn't watch this as it's too long.
Bore off
yep shit job but seen a lot worse. why does the main earth need to go with the tails?
And this is how electrical house fires start, children!! Love the vids tho!!!
You guys need AUS laws
i would have walked away from the job and refused to carry on until customer agreed to have consumer unit replaced by myself, if they had replaced it them selves.
Alot of mumbo jumbo , hurr durr from a guy with big ego.. What exactly is the problem with this installation other than it being messy , sure some terminated ends of neutral wires are a bit exposed but i dont think anyone would get electrocuted by that in a 100 years. There is no problem with the installation , other than i also dont like how the box is not very well secured , but i can say that its gonna work a 100% if its wired correctly which is hard to mess up in alot of cases. Other than the mentioned i see no problem with this installation...
Love to see the test certificate. Wally
Not sure how it works in Britain but if you're forced to sign off on the whole installation and can get in trouble over this refuse to do anything, that said i doubt that's the case because people change stuff all the time and might break things and then you'd be on the hook for it which is unfair for you guys unless you literally keep records of every socket, light fixture and wire in the installation lol
In most other countries we don't have such bureaucracy but we're also not on the hook for things the customer does, if it fails then the customer calls you back or gets someone else to fix it, britain is a lot more strict however than anywhere else i've seen i've never even seen boards full of RCBOs in other countries as you guys do it in Britain, usually there's just one RCD and that's it, you're forced to have insurance that covers damages to third parties and that's it, if the customer screws anything up it's his problem
Wouldn't want to work with gas or like them tbh, the bureaucracy involved is mindboggling and it must be incredibly stressful because they're actually liable to go to jail if they screw up
People making comparisons with gas however are imo out of order, gas is a totally different thing, every country even those most lax on most regulations are strict on gas because gas faults can easily cause massive explosions that electrical faults can't create they can also intoxicate people without them noticing and kill them, the death rate of faulty gas installations exceeds that of faulty electrics, that's why people care more about gas than electrical literally for every serious accident from electrics there's 2 or more from gas (in countries with strict gas regulation and lax electric regulation mind you) so the rate is actually twice as bad at the least and the gas accidents almost always result in one or more fatalities, the electrical accidents usually just result in injury for the person doing the sloppy work, so if i was a legislator i would not take as it as serious either tbh, you need to only limit people's freedoms when there is an express need to do so, electrics is just not the case
Note that i'm talking about anything inside their consumer unit, consumers in my country are still not allowed to touch anything outside it and can't request a disconnection of the main fuse without providing a qualified electrician ID
Though again you should be able to just refuse the job if they do this type of thing behind your back especially and you talking about "signing off on it" makes me think they wanted to sneak this into your "signing off" which is a serious dick move
That’s not a bad attempt for a DIYER. I think he’s just nit picking as he didn’t get the job of doing it. It’s fire rated and I wouldn’t say the earth/MEC HAS to go into the meter tails hole as long as the live and neutral are together!! Some silicone at the top of the board or closed grommets. But yes I agree it should be left to the electrician to change and sign off I would note the customer carried it out himself to save money. I’ve seen worse boards done by so called skilled electricians that’s when I get irritated!
Id be taking pictures of it all and walking straight off the job. A customer that takes on a board change wont think twice about adding sockets in or changing lights etc after youd signed it all off and left. Think theyre saving a few quid by doing it themselves but theyre costing themselves more money when they have to pay you to fix their mistakes aswell as re-do what they already think theyd done in the first place. Fuse boards etc shouldnt be sold to public, should have to show a valid part p card or something to be able to buy one and there should be a register to put the details of customers that mess with their electrics on to flag them up to others in the trade. Can leave reviews for a company, why not one for a customer?
Always loved it when customers say theyll supply their own sockets etc to save money aswell but they dont realise you could get it all cheaper from the wholesalers than they could from screwfix 😂
Obviously there’s no such thing as a tradesman’s mark up. Goods & materials are always supplied at cost, aren’t they 🤦🏼♂️ Of course, customers are never scammed on VAT either.
Exaggeration. It's all working
😳 I would just walk away and not come back.
Should’ve done 😩
do you actually know the customer replaced it themselves ?
If anyone on here thinks that this is acceptable, you're all wrong,a piss poor installation
ha ha so lets rip the shit out of your camera skills then .total diy work there lads.
I'm all for DYI. I'm from in the city where Home Depot was founded, after all.
But no way in hell would I do a panel box or main feed.
1) this can burn your house down
2) your insurance company knows this
That’s what we get with all these RUclips videos. Everyone thinks is easy. Why pay when you can do it yourself.
AND IT WORKS, must be a good job
It may work but who will certify it with so many deficiencies.
Not a great job but like some of the other comments here have already pointed out - I’ve seen worse from so called qualified electricians!
🤷🏻♂️😁✋
Certainly not a pretty install but atleast they got the bare basics right. Needs a lot of improvement though.
Fair comments but the reason he has done it himself probably because of the cost involved. I've just had a consumer unit upgrade 3 years ago and been told that the unit needs upgraded at a cost of over £700 on top of £1600 for a new ring main and separate 6mm feed for a new stove. All in all over £20k just to replace a kitchen.
Labour rates are going through the roof and even the boiler change is coming in at £3500.
£1500 for a new boiler and the £2000 is for labour moving it 3 feet.
There are 2 things to remember when looking at work like this, BS7671 requires a competent person to carry out this type of work, if they're not deemed competent they are subject to enforcement under EAWR and building regulations. Depending how badly the customer may have done with circuit protection etc while other people are using the electricity to finish works it could even be RIDDOR'd. I honestly don't understand how people can be so daft, they learnt with Gas don't touch but Electrics they're still learning.
Absolutely spot on mate. I’ll show him this comment 👍🏻😂
@@RDavisElectrical Go for it. Last time I had to RIDDOR someone over a Gas install HSE took over, the person ended up with jail and lost their property. I expect with the advent of Heat Pumps and EV points becoming more common and easily obtained, more and more people will DIY and create just as dangerous situations.
Crazy thing that gets me is a diyer can notify building control for the cu change and do it themselves and get it signed off, but how the f can a diyer test etc 🤷♂️
@@kingofthetrowel1725 Notifying building control they should send out a competent person to inspect the work and carry out all the tests an electrician would, obviously something like this would not pass... But then at least in my area general public trying to register the work themselves it will cost £450..
A DIYer can’t ‘notify’ building control, they have to inform and apply for a certificate, at a cost. I’m not sure that cost includes any testing, you have to prove to BC the install meets regs so it’s unlikely to be financially worthwhile unless you can actually do all your testing and BC will take the results
I love how people doing it themselves is seen as so bad, everything I need to know is available in a book, so all I need to know is how to read..
So to get this right you’re down to install it, change the board with him supplying bur he’s done it himself?
Why? Surely he must know you’re not going sign that off now?
Yep that’s it mate. He did it to save money apparently 😬😂
@@RDavisElectrical What an absolute whopper 🤣🤣🤣
Hi guys I am electrician from Pakistan I like to work in UK as electrician
I’m getting sick of going to price jobs and the customer thinks they know better than you,find it more esp with e.v charger estimates.they will pay 40,50k plus for a electric car but not the money to put the e.v charge point in and when you give them a price the take the huff and you never hear from them again.it’s getting worse.rant over 😂
🙈🙈 I think the tape on the busbar says it all!! It’s why consumer units shouldn’t be legally sold to people outside the trade!
It did make me chuckle 😂. Totally agree with you there mate.
"consumer units shouldn’t be legally sold to people outside the trade". Please explain how this would work?
@Samuel no because a person with no qualifications shouldn't be able to install a life critical safety product
@@andrewcadby limiting the access of consumer units to professionals through trade accounts. With 1,000s of electrical fires a year occurring in homes, ensuring a consumer unit is installed by a qualified electrician surely isn't a big reach?
@Samuel All really good points. I think there is a long way to go in all aspects of our industry that we can all work together to try and improve :-)
If it safe and works like intendet, why do u shame a mans work for trying save some money ?
Im sure u love seeing others peoples work and tell everyone u never would done a bogde job like that..
Be a good electrican and talk with the homeowner about what u could help with to improve the fuseboard to be even safer if there is any danger
I think if the homeowner did this himself without being an electrician, he did a good effort.
God it looks rough, why does the customer think that replacing the consumer unit themselves will save them money, it’s not compliant to BS:7671, they won’t get a cert for it either making it legal, if you can’t afford it then cut back on the expensive accessories, the consumer unit is the most important accessory on your electrical system, it’s literally your electrical seatbelt yet time and time again you see landlords scrimp and save on the CU buying the cheapest rubbish they can find and have a split load as it’s cheaper, you wouldn’t ask for a piece of string in your car for a seatbelt so why scrimp in your safety equipment in your house 🤯🤯
I did tidier wiring when I was just 12 years old....
Clearly cu wasn't up to code. Poor and potentially dangerous terminations. Comments were fair tbh
Winds you up when they spend thousands on kitchens and then have those screw fix specials thrown in. What a waste of time. Rip it out and start again.
Yeah I can’t work it out, the one thing you shouldn’t scrimp on, but they don’t care because it’s not a flashy granite work too
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