The Worst JOB I Have EVER BEEN TO - Electrician

Here we have a delightful build a special something that I've never ever seen before it's bad

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[henryeadie]

Hager Board and 2 car chargers, sure Artisan hasn't been there? 😂

[sparkequinox]

How anyone this incompetent actually gets the thing to work at all, is impressive.

[grahamcole]

I did my apprenticeship starting in 1968 and in all my years as an electrician I have never seen such a bloody mess as this.. Well done sorting it out.

[AndyFletcherX]

I really hope there will be litigation. The builder is responsible for damage to the existing installation and a complete rework of the kitchen etc. Unfortunately, they have probably gone bankrupt!

[tazdevil]

Well, on the plus side, the plumbers pipe work is nice :-)

[doomain]

All the Qualifications and requirements for good honest electricians to have, update regularly, pay for annually, to be deemed competent to do domestic work. And then there's the people with nothing that get these jobs and make a right mess of someone home.

[Ampex]

It's what we would call, in the old days, 'a bugger's muddle'.
There's nothing worse than sorting out someone else's mess. I'd be sorely tempted to pull the whole lot out and start from scratch - to hell with the cost.

[prolecelectricalservices]

And for the record…….CPC’s must be connected through, regardless whether it is a class 2 fitting or not. Anyone who says different needs to continue with their education.

[andrewcadby]

35:35 The 1mm T+E to the UFH spur actually (probably) complies with the requirements for overload protection.

433.3.1(ii) allows you to omit overload protection where the characteristics of the load means it's unlikely to carry overload current (and fault current protection is met, which it will be by the 32A breaker). UFH, being a simple resistive load, has these characteristics.
So unless the UFH is intended to pull more than 16A (the rating of 1mm T+E method C), it can't overload the 1mm cable.

1mm doesn't, however, meet 524.1 (min conductor for power circuit 1.5mm).
None of this changes the fact that it's a crock and need sorting, but food for thought though.

[stuartthespark]

Adam, don't go putting your hand into a live board or touch random cables use a long nose insulated pliers if you want to move a cable.

[steve]

Wow, well done.. I think I would have taken a quick look at that lot and just said rewire cause god knows what else is hiding under the floorboards...

[cranefamily]

I am sure Dave would have got more satisfaction helping sort out that mess, than a beer in his right hand or maybe not 😂 great work guys

[steveb]

Best argument against dual RCD boards, allows total bollocks but will still work, should be mandatory to fit full RCBO boards!

[jayAsparks]

I hope you are on a day rate for this fine bodgery. You will keep finding bodges the deeper you dig. Fair play for taking this work on though lots will turn straight back out the door.

[andyxox]

I’m loving the fact that there are two open pipes with isolation valves right above the consumer unit …

[dishydave]

Last time I saw anything quite that bad it was a neighbour whose husband had replaced their Consumer Unit himself just before he left her. Amongst many many faults he'd left was a fabulous (sarcastic!) situation where two different MCB's switched off the Boiler and Central Heating ... one was a 32, one was a 16, both had 1mm cable to them, and both had to be on for the CH and boiler to work. Heaven alone knows how on earth there had not been a fire or someone electrocuted. It was only discovered when the pumped shower mixer would not turn off and it was found that there was no isolator (or fuse) on the shower pump supply and the only way to switch if off was to knock off the mains. Turned out the shower pump was being supplied from a 13a plug into a 'floating' socked under the floorboards on the ring final circuit. Anyway, fab video as always, Happy Birthday for last week Adam and keep up the fab work both of you. 💯💯💯

[jakedrums]

Builder needs reporting to trading standards. That is absolutely disgraceful

[dylanshenton]

What a state that was, props to you both for making it all safer. A great example of keeping your cool and working your way through the s***

[jonesgang]

The real fun of being an electrician. Looking at around 2 days to sort through all that mess. But believe it or not I have seen far worse.

[garythespark]

Finally a title that lives up to its name. 2 minutes in and it’s completely justified.