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[@haydenuk02]

Great work and thanks for sharing this with us take care

[@Kx110x]

Hi both surprising how difficult it can be sometimes to tell the size of cables , I had a peace of all the various cables with a through crimp on each one . So you could do a visual comparison, and if possible but the end of the cable your not sure about it the end of the open through crimp . This can save a lot of time in the long run if it’s vital to know the correct size of a cable . Best wishes and kind regards as always

[@jan-dr1xl]

unless the goalposts in BS1363 have been shifted a double socket is rated for 20A not 13A,even so a drier and washing machine is a bit too much

[@supersparks9466]

Sort of job I turn up at and turn straight back around. Fair play to you.

[@joepostle3561]

To be honest I was debating for the first couple of minutes whether this was a plain and simple rewire due to the amount of things found.

[@theabandonedhunter3604]

I must ask what is your go to LED Downlight for domestic use? What are your usual go to for Surge Protection and Distribution?

[@dg2908]

@15:10 I don't think I'd be worried by 16mm tails feeding the Hager board with a single 32A circuit - I think it comes under 434.2.1. More concerned with lack of RCD on it as it's a TT. If there are 16mm tails feeding the Square D board I'd be more concerned

[@tomorichard]

100% 👍 no fault protection to a cable containing metallic parts isn’t the ideal situation

[@williammartinculleton5875]

Interesting indeed. I would advise you to put a clamp meter on all “earth” conductors BEFORE disconnecting to check if there are any stray currents present. Should there are any there ( and often there is ) serious injury could occur, as well as safe isolation, check for stray currents.

[@TheChipmunk2008]

good call

[@tomorichard]

Why are the 16mm tails (only capable of carrying 32a) under sized? Are they rated for thermal effects in the event of a short circuit? What happens in a bud bar chamber arrangement?? Biggest issue with that board is the SWA has no fault protection offered with exposed conductive parts. (Glands)

[@Cjrelectrical]

Just takes a bit of common sense sometimes. I know if I had a 100amp fuse with 16 amp tails on the end regardless of potential load etc my NICEIC inspector would tell me to change them. What stops an uneducated idiot connecting 2 showers to that sub board and overloading the tails.

[@TheChipmunk2008]

Rectifying on the day if you can, is a value added compared to the 'list of fails' 3 EICR a day crew.... it's a pity it's so rare (yes we do it :P )

[@samwade6771]

Fault protection on the sub main board?

[@GrenPara]

Great video as always, Thanks for making it. I have an off topic question. What is the Non-Conductive Dielectric Grease you use sometimes when you fill outdoor box with it? I can not seem to find any even at electrical suppliers where I live. Thanks

[@Cjrelectrical]

Wiska gel

[@garyseymour6319]

Tell James, man with hand in pocket feel cocky all day 🤣

[@huyongquan6554]

customer avoided to update whole consumer unit each time, so electrician avoided to touch exist CU to get the job.

[@therealdojj]

So in the end did you find a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow 🤣

[@HappilyHomicidalHooligan]

8:00 Are you sure that's a Ring and not a Spur? By the looks of that cupboard, there could be ANYTHING in those walls... Personally, I wouldn't have even tried to do an EICR in that house, I'd have taken one look at that mess and told the Customer they need a complete Rewire and FAST...

[@Woodkin007]

Yep. I walked away from a bridge house that I'd come to do an eicr. It was utterly pointless to do one.

[@Cjrelectrical]

Clients aware it needed work doing just wanted to make sure it was safe enough to live in. Wouldn’t make a very interesting video if we knocked and walked away 🤣

[@Woodkin007]

So by reconnecting that open ring to a 32A breaker arent you knowingly creating a dangerous circuit?

[@Cjrelectrical]

If you can’t rectify on the day you can leave it disconnected. It’s up to you and the client to come to a sensible out come.

[@Woodkin007]

@@Cjrelectrical didn't watch video all way through. How long did it take to rectify the open ring?

[@brianoneill350]

Did you find the spike or did I miss it

[@Cjrelectrical]

Yeah sorry there was 2 One we couldn’t locate man’s the other a piece of bent over metal New rod required

[@brianoneill350]

@@Cjrelectrical thanks a lot. Doing my level 3 at 58, great channel

[@gadgetman36]

17:33 That's an earth fault mate.

[@dowhemming5331]

HI Chris just a quick comment, I did not see an RCD safety device protecting the final circuit SWA connected to DB2 **How is ADS achieved.

[@alhughes9698]

ADS is not achieved in this instance

[@UberAlphaSirus]

it could be worse :D

[@shaunlewis286]

finally a vid more than 7 minutes or a crappy short. I get you are prob busy mate but you want followers then you have to put the content out there or nobody will "view".

[@MartinE63]

At t=16mins A double socket is rated at a minimum of 20A not 13A, some are (were?) rated at 26A (edit and see below)

[@Cjrelectrical]

Really which brand? I know bs sockets are rated at 13 amps for the entire socket. Hence the use of single sockets on high load kitchen appliances

[@MartinE63]

@@Cjrelectrical From the British Standard BS1363-2:1995 requires for double socket outlets that both socket outlets have loads applied via test plugs, 1 test plug having a load of 14 amps whilst the other has a load of 6 amps, making a total load of 20 amps on the cable supplying the double socket outlet. The double socket outlet is then subjected to this loading for a minimum continuous period of 4 hours or longer until stability is reached with a maximum duration of 8 hours (stability being taken as less than 1 degC rise within 1 h). The test is passed if neither the terminals / terminations, nor the accessible external surface, increase in temperature by more than 52 degC. Supposedly from the MK catalogue All MK socket-outlets are manufactured to comply with BS1363 part 2: 1995 and are rated at 13A per unit. Double socket-outlets have been manufactured and tested to exceed this rating by margin that allows electrical safety and reduces the risk of heat and mechanical damage to components due to overloading. It should be noted that BS1363 part 2: 1995 does not allow double sockets to operate at twice the permissible maximum loading and it should be remembered that double socket-outlets are not manufactured to be able to withstand a 26A load for sustained periods of time. Research by ourselves and third party organisations has shown that all MK double sockets can safely withstand a continuous load of 19.5A for an indefinite period. Increasing the load slightly will begin to cause heat and mechanical stresses on the components in a relatively short period. Testing showed that a load of 22.3A was sufficient to cause heat stress that would cause a browning of the faceplates and sufficient heat to cause insulation damage to cable cores. A load of 24A for 43 hours was sufficient to cause significant heat damage to the material in which the socket-outlet was situated and within 75 hours sufficient to cause significant damage that would lead to the very real potential of fire.

[@barrybritcher]

Yea deffo don't pull more than 20. At best it'll crack the plastic

[@สมบัติสตีเวนสัน-น6ษ]

@@MartinE63 nice...But that ALL MK sockets comment is a bit brave....I doubt it applies to those shitty made in Malaysia ones that we had been using and about 20% of them were failing either thru high earth loop readings or dodgy switches

[@MartinE63]

@@สมบัติสตีเวนสัน-น6ษ in hindsight it might not have been MK, it could have been Crabtree, this was about 35 years ago, a specific set of circumstances where a 13A BS1363 socket was the only one permitted on this particular site, with temporary chargers plugged in for very large 50v and 110v batteries. Couldn’t have a fused spur, or a ceeform socket either! The MK catalogue quote *IS* historical.

[@metrotechguru5863]

What a fekin' mess!

[@LoftechUK]

I’m so confused 🫤 so much shit going on