Catching Cowboys on Camera! Bodging Electrics

[@AllStarNES]

You could save someone's life by reporting them. Either the installer themselves or the end user who could get a shock from a metal cabinet hung with a screw that's gone through an unearthed cable who was just trying to get the extra shampoo out whilst holding an earthed shower hose...is a bit much but not impossible.

[@Darkonon]

I agree with this, 100% report them imagine if the next time you aren't there and a bairn gets killed from their work

[@bearwynn]

a house that could potentially last 100+ years without having the bathroom re-done, with people who need to shower nearly every day. Now scale this with how many electric installs they've done. It's not unrealistic to assume something will go wrong at some point.

[@alanthealien6859]

If you let this slip, the next customer might end up with a charred home.

[@AndrewLumsden]

A bit more than charred. Cremated springs to mind!

[@davideyres955]

The home is one thing. The persons body is another. If they don’t know what they are doing then In bathrooms you are generally wet so the risk of death is higher.

[@hvachacker586]

It’s not even close. They might as well ran lamp cord. A tip to the local inspector should be done. I see this all the time in the HVAC industry. We deal with dodgy fuel code violations. All that snap panel I hope is fire rated.

[@AndrewLumsden]

OMG. 😳🙄😡 You can't let this go, Nick! This must be reported. You can't just wait for a random news report of a young family being fried in a house fire on your local news area!! Who ever did this work needs to be confronted. Love all the inserted pictures! 👌👍👏

[@cjmillsnun]

You realise Jordan's gonna have to sack them now 🤣🤣

[@pichacker]

Or send Dave and Nige to sort them out.

[@benlambert9471]

Best editing yet. Hilarious!😂. It drives me mad that these people can get away with this. Like another comment you spend all the time money and effort getting qualified and these guys can rock up and do what they like in the most dangerous location in a domestic property. Wankers!!

[@metrotechguru5863]

Wankers indeed!!!

[@LuciousDeMorte]

The tone of your voice when you we're chatting with him, surprised he didn't realise how close he was to trouble :)

[@bryceonyoutube]

I am not even a spark and even I would be like this looks well dodgy! How you held your composure and kept professional! WOW

[@mrgfromoxford8644]

Mother in law !!! And you’ve not changed her board to at least have RCD on sockets !!! Hold your head in shame , but hold on it is the mother in law I’d do the same 😂

[@anthonylloyd4425]

Whomever edited this needs a medal. I know it's a serious subject but (insert graphic) it really added to this video. Looking forward to the follow up.

[@NBundyElectrical]

Did it myself mate 🙌🙌

[@Ad-gn8pl]

Similar thing with my Nan, 1960's house, ex council, electrics never been touched and a rewirable box, RCD for a shower. Bathroom fitters come to fit an accessible shower in the bathroom (has bath and basin in, loo is separate). "Oh your fuse board is old and dangerous, our 'electrician' can fit a new one for £££££" My uncle is there and paying and says yes. The 'electrician' arrives, ties his horse up outside and takes his hat and bandaner off and gets to work. We are left with a cheap Denmans split load RCD, circuits installed and labelled as 'unknown' no grommets etc on the board, no certs, nothing. In reality all it needed would have been to split the tails into a sub board and they could have hung the shower and 2 downlights off that. All the accessories are old style black Ashley ones, roses are the braded cable and there is VIR all over the place. Absolute tossers.

[@andrewwatson3576]

Love the graphics Nick, and I have a feeling that you won’t be getting any kind of electrical report from them, though I don’t think your holding your breath for one either, thankfully you will be able to sort it all out when they have ran off

[@neilmccartney9987]

Great video. I actually loved the edits, the innuendos were great. I also hate other trades doing other trades like sparks who plumb in showers and put ptfe on like insulating tape.😂😂. 🔧+💪=🔨

[@NBundyElectrical]

😂😂😂👌💦

[@highkicker11]

imagine a IT-guy seeing a electrician lay un-shielded data right next to power cables with no spacing what so ever. but yeah this kind of thing happens in all trades. i loved it when Nick and Adam showed them putting in data and then asking for tips. my biggest tip is always leave enough cable for the next guy that might need to fix the connection after a bit of time.

[@Cheezy083]

Yeah i just watched a Artisans Electrics video with one of the lads doing a data install.... it was frightening@@highkicker11

[@1mannik]

I already know the dodgy spark on this job is Adam doing one of his weekend specials 😂😂😂

[@danwright7779]

As its your mother in law , surely you could chuck a new consumer unit and sort her bathroom out for free. Make time , what if your kids are having a sleepover and it burns down?

[@electricalstuff259]

This. Do it and make a vid out of it, will pay for itself.

[@jokoloko2063]

Was gonna post the same thing myself

[@rsdelectrical]

This was like watching an episode of phonejacker with all the image overlays 😂😂😂

[@richrowley8355]

Love a Nick Rant. Can't wait for part 2

[@Irilia_neko]

You have to report them, this is just dangerous, don't let's them in the field, thanks !

[@metrotechguru5863]

I agree 100%. They have left that bathroom in terribly dangerous condition. That's not something that should be overlooked.

[@acelectricalsecurity]

Who are you going to report them to, the electrical police, you need to realise nobody cares, I have been down this route many times, trading standards don't care, building control don't care the governing bodies don't care, so tell me where you go. Because I am damned if I know.

[@hogg8888]

@@acelectricalsecurity its so true. all this red tape ew go though and when people break it no one enforces it

[@acelectricalsecurity]

@@hogg8888 you are right, if more people died as a result, maybe, just maybe someone would do something

[@philpem]

@@acelectricalsecurity Sad state of the country really, the lack of regulatory control just leaves things open to cowboys. Ruins things for the honest folks, and makes it so much harder to find them. (sticking my 'looking for honest tradespeople to do work for me' hat on there)

[@willhurd7777]

Come across this all the time not only with electrics but mostly in my trade tv satellite networking.

[@billsbasementworkshop1902]

Hi Nick, Thanks for showing us this. I'm with everyone else on this one, now that you have it on camera and you know about it if you don't report it and something else happens then maybe you could be held responsible as an accessory after the fact. I don't know as I'm not a lawyer. Please report this as soon as possible before some one ends up injured or in the worst case DEAD. It is ok to take ownership of the problem after they have finished and gone, but it will not stop them doing this shoddy work for some one else.

[@TheGorillahands]

Was funny seeing you throw the pic of Dave in 😂😂

[@gavmorley]

The fonejacker is strong with this one 😂

[@RichardArblaster]

I love the new editing. Did the fitters come dressed for the occasion and where did they tether the horses? 😆😆😆

[@atkt62]

Lol

[@Murph9000]

Another fine job by Bodgitt & Runn, all trades specialists!

[@colinmalone9065]

Most bathrooms, kitchens, garden rooms & extensions are done like this these days. Builders will say they have their own electrician. But not want to pay out for a real one when connecter blocks and insulation tape will do the job😂

[@jameswilson2899]

I'm in agreement Njck, I am a plumber and fit bathrooms, I always get a spark in for the electric. We have to keep the sparks in work. Seriously though that looks dodgy😢

[@MrDicarter]

Thomas nagys favourite duo strike again

[@truefoa]

WOW...if the ending of the install is like the start I hope you do report them. Their an accident waiting to happen, if not at your in-laws, somebody else's. I like the picture inserts, very funny 🤣 for what is really a serious and alarming video 😱. It also makes you wonder what the standard of all the non electrical work is like too. The dropping of the ceiling 'sounded like' it was an after thought and your in-laws only told at the last minute or after it was done.

[@DrummerOnTwoWheels]

“He’s not an electrician” Photo of private jet, pile of cash, models hahahaha.

[@henshallelectrical1156]

In my opinion this has to be called out there and then. Get your mother in law to stop work and ask them to prove competency prior to continuing. Allowing it to continue is allowing this type of work to continue. They have to be called out on this. I totally understand your frustration and I have been close to poor workmanship before, but couldn’t raise the issue directly as I’m not the client and they wouldn’t do it. But I haven’t been this close where you can actually make a difference. It makes a mockery of us and our qualifications. Hope you get it sorted for your mother in law mate.

[@joshayres3211]

Imagine they have all the qualifications I would be in stiches laughing.

[@dartzor]

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[@TheRoBeRtCaRrIcK]

Not going to lie, I absolutely love the editing in this one.

[@deetailing]

Whoever did this edit, absolutely nailed it

[@campaul]

One of your best edits. Loved it. The Jordan ones had me 😂

[@stevenskillern1477]

Brilliant "phone jacker" style editing.

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

Good video mate, looking forward to the result, Adams mum is FITTT 😍😍😍😂😂😂. I see this all the time, kitchen fitters are really annoying! Like the way this was presented, must've taken ages to edit.

[@jackstanton3013]

The only problem with electrical work is you can make it work without it being safe😅 I’ve spent 5 years training there’s major difference between working and safe 😂

[@dimitar4y]

the editing has me in stitches, you're definitely jimmyrustled this time around

[@MrLegend139]

Must admit I love this video with all the gif type memes you’ve put in makes it hilarious to watch 🤣

[@anthonybragg]

This was one of the reasons that Part P was introduced. loved the inserted references.

[@danielcurtis6257]

The Jordan pics killed me 😭🤡

[@gd-bq7em]

Nick thats terrible mate, they are doing it to a lady they think they can get away with it, let them finish, hold back on the payment, get all the evidence together and call citizens advice, and they will report to trading standards.

[@NBundyElectrical]

I think I’m going too 👍

[@gd-bq7em]

@@NBundyElectrical defo mate, good luck hope it all works out for her 👍

[@max246]

Just report him. You should stop him doing anything like this to future works. He should be fined for selling services which are not certified and especially in a bathroom where you can likely to have a splash of water... And ⚡

[@alsanova]

The amount of stock photos in this video!! 😂 But seriously report them, that is SHOCKINGLY bad (and dangerous!) 😳

[@haydenuk02]

That’s dangerous how they have left that can’t see why other trades think it’s okay to do other trades work especially when it comes to electrics . I’d definitely report them I wouldn’t let them get away with it. Thanks for sharing this with us take care

[@harveygibbons1113]

You have to report these cowboys. They must be stopped straight away!!!

[@meuk6929]

has the Mother In Law got a bale of hay for their next visit???? Nick loved the picture inserts nice touch.

[@Danny-do2ov]

You need to report now mate. Disgraceful and very dangerous work carried out they are not competent and will do this in other people's homes 😢

[@travoltasbiplane1551]

Report it to who? The regulatory bodies won't care cos he's not registered with them.

[@travoltasbiplane1551]

@@peter806wilson if you can speak to someone... I'd still be doubtful anyone would care enough to do anything unless someone got hurt and even then I wouldn't count on it

[@johnturrell942]

If thats their approach to electrics I wouldn't want them touching plumbing or making the install water tight. I'd check the whole job out. Love to see a video of the final install.

[@mickbroadbent6750]

its only the mother in law put a few more live wires in there 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@eddydixon3002]

Had my bathroom done recently, I know 2 or 3 bathrooms fitters through mates or folk I’ve met on site and got some quotes but also got 2 outside quotes from the local companies. I asked every single one who they use for the electrics and who would certify them and they all said they’d always do it themselves along with a comment along the lines of “it’s just 3 cables”. Not one of the companies even asked to see my consumer unit, none opened up a single fitting to check for an earth. It is pretty staggering.

[@roderickverduijn2750]

Did you ask them to do the whole house or just the bathroom?

[@carlrobson5745]

Your mother in law will never get a cert unless its got your name on it you know it in your heart of hearts

[@raminybhatti5740]

Loving the Fonejacker inserts. Very engaging 😃👍🏻

[@chillyourselfout7222]

Nick, Wow, very well done on the editing you have definitely stepped it up another level 👍👍

[@NBundyElectrical]

Thanks mate

[@chillyourselfout7222]

@@NBundyElectrical no worries buddy

[@webluke]

It's funny how some of the guys in trades complain about "DIY" but then this is the state of trade work. Most of the guys complaining about DIY are probably just made at the "Professional" that came before them. I live in the USA, and it is 100% legal and ok for me to do my own work in my area. And I try to do everything to code and as well as I can even if I don't have the best tools. But I have seen professional work here that is shotty too, so it's not just the UK, and yes some DIY stuff is jank too, (looking at my 90yo grandpa).

[@totallynotgacha1755]

Phone jacker vibes on the edit. Good stuff. 😂

[@scottsmyth311]

Shite electircal work, but amazing video captions. Still laughing 🤣🤣

[@mikebrooks9854]

I’ve see lots of poor electric work in bathrooms when carrying out EICR’s. It’s shocking ⚡️& they will probably get away with it😮

[@acelectricalsecurity]

No probably, they will

[@martynhogan3654]

Your going to let her pay them 😮, you’ve got some serious self control

[@firsteerr]

thats perfectly acceptable in Albania and of course with artisan

[@HootMaRoot]

Even when I would cowboy electrics in my garage and workshop 20 years ago I used protective boxes round all block connectors

[@CurtainFlapper]

My niece had an extractor fitted by a trades person & a new bathroom etc. He had fit a mains powered fan to the light fitting & it kept tripping the electric everytime they used the bathroom. I ripped it out completely & told her it needs an electrician to wire it correctly not someone who isnt registered. He hadn't even earthed the cable in the fitting.

[@calvinhale9913]

This happened to us before, total mess, live ends in walls in bathroom etc.. no RCD, when we told the client the builder threatened to come round my house etc 😅😅 the client took the builders side and threw us off the job, thank god.

[@PardoeElectrical]

The best bit of this video was that clip of Dave Savery with all the alcohol .........🎉😂🎉😂beer🥃🥂🍻🍺

[@shaun30-3-mg9zs]

Got your work cut out there Nick ,have fun mate🤨💡⚡👍

[@Richard1977]

I am not a licensed electrician (not required in the Netherlands to do electrical work) but I know for a fact that my work is almost on the same level as Nick's and far above a lot of the Dutch electricians that did a 4 year learning course for it. The most important thing for doing good electrical work is first of all respect for the fact that electricity will kill you if you don't play by the rules. If you get that, the rest will follow naturally.

[@roderickverduijn2750]

Helemaal mee eens. Ik zie een hoop elektriciens die maar wat aanklooien. Kom je als hobbybobby met respect en interesse voor het vak toch net wat verder. Vooral de gemiddelde gammaklusser die zichzelf overschat is levensgevaarlijk. Ongekend wat ik af en toe tegenkom.

[@denty32]

How good was the edits 👏👏 spread em and turned on 🤣🤣

[@BerkeleyTowers]

Ooh, I'll get some popcorn in for the next one! In all seriousness though, if you don't say anything, who will? They'll be with somebody elses mum next week......... 😬

[@RJSElectricalCheshire]

Makes me wonder why we even bother spending so much time and money getting qualified and registered only to have idiots getting away with work like that. Luckily, you're there to sort it out, but it's scary to think about how many other people have had them do work in their houses.

[@slithery8896]

Editing is tip top fr love it

[@inspireG380]

This needs to be your new video style 😂😂 reminds me of fonejacker

[@paulrattray8121]

Lovely video - your humour and compassion shines through. Think of it this way. If you'd been called to that house, not knowing it or the occupants, and you'd seen the wiring, you'd have posted a video about cowboys or DIY idiots. You are in a position of professional standing. You know the risks. It's wonderful that you will go back and do the work properly and make it safe. Now make a difference. Report them. They are accepting payment for a job that's not being finished to a safe standard. How will you feel if you hear of a fatality after a bathroom refit? I doubt you want to hear of a parent asking "They were in the bath and touched the new mirror. How could that have killed my child??".

[@waynenixon729]

Nick, Beard is looking great.. Still early days!

[@NBundyElectrical]

thanks mate

[@electrician247]

Oh wow that is some bodging! Its only 3 wires.... Left hanging out the ceiling and joined together with contempt lol. You did the right thing, see what happens as a finished job then sort it. People saying to report them. To who? Trading standards wont care, HSE wont action anything. Local building controls probs best bet but good luck with that one as well....

[@chrisholt2474]

It’s like you with the plumbing. They can make the lights work but they don’t know what they don’t know.

[@thomasfrancis5747]

Previous owner of my house decided to put dimmable lights above the bathroom cabinet - rotary dimmer switch screwed to the side of the cabinet with no pattress box - PCB, etc in plain view - just the thing with wet fingers....

[@jamiemetcalf547]

I couldn't agree more! I'd be fuming!

[@Dontaskmetoday]

Spread it all out, then the pic, it's 3am and I'm in stitches at that

[@timg6850]

Nick if as you say the House doesn't have an RCD this could be lethal !!! Who knows what circuits they might "play" with just to make things work ?

[@pichacker]

I picked up on the comment at the end of "I'd like to see the certs with RDC trip times"... Love to see how and where they install the RCD :)

[@firsteerr]

you really need to sort your outlaws out with a full rewire and new board located somewhere better mate

[@popacristian4330]

Hi, mate. I got the same job after someone like this on the next day. Exactly same job for Bathroom, all lights was in 2.5mm twin and horrified wiring

[@MikaMikaMika89]

My friend you are having way too much fun with stock images today.

[@Sparks1Plumbers0]

M8... calm down dear. Calm down 😂. Got to say... best graphics on your videos todate. Love em especially your use of them original Artisan ones. 🤣🤣🤣 Just hope you do the right thing once they've finished their bodgery otherwise they will just carry on doing the same to the next poor dear! Respect 👊

[@TommySco89]

Why does this video remind me of that old tv series phonejacker 🤣🤣

[@Seiskid]

Great editing. That was fun.

[@nicholaswestlake6804]

Did they at least check for asbestos before smashing a hole in the ceiling? I know our bathroom celing sadly has asbestos from a test. :(

[@Fozzie68]

You might regret leaving this and not reporting it m8 . Looking at how they left it untill the next time they turn up !? I wouldn’t take the chance !

[@colinblythe3710]

You can always tell a bodge job by the bathroon wall & ceiling cladding - they want to be in & ou as fast as possible - Rather than plastering & tiling that takes extra labour - that bathroom will be back out in 5 years - nearly every bathroom I see cladding on the walls is a bodge !! (sorry)

[@bazrat69]

This editing is brilliant. 😂

[@jayktee96]

This the sort of work that killed someone (An MP's daughter??) and caused Part P to be brought in in the first place. Don't let them get off with it. I was s/e for 44 years, with 3 or 4 sparks and 4 apprentices trained.

[@joeycampbell2902]

Absolutely class editing 😂

[@TheCod3r]

Nick I feel like you just have to report them. This is just me being honest here, but stop being Mr. nice guy, because next time it could be some poor old woman who ends up in a house fire because of clueless cowboys

[@dsesuk]

Mate, shop 'em and make sure your in-laws aren't charged for their botchery!

[@jamieclark1156]

Edit was 10/10 😂

[@colinbradders9166]

Did you ever get your beer? This sort of stuff always happens on a Friday. I had a property with reversed polarity on the incoming tails a couple of fridays ago, apparently been like that for 10 years 😅😅😅

[@NBundyElectrical]

yes mate, I had a few while editing this video if you can tell

[@bertiebassett1972]

Unfortunately I came across something similar in 2021. A major bathroom fitting company did exactly the same as what you saw but they walked away leaving the owner (MS patient) with not only no working lights but the toilet wasn’t even screwed to the floor! Met a representative 2 days later only to be told they don’t fit electrics yet how did the lights, fan and mirror magically appear? And I quote “they were always there” 🤪😳🤨?? The company begins with the letter D and is an animal that loves fish and balances a ball on its head. This is more common than we think and someone will get hurt till something gets sorted. I sorted the issues and used the proper IP rated products which unfortunately flipper didn’t🙄

[@TimmyBoja]

0:45 - 😂

[@nedloh17]

You've got to report this mess, if you don't the next sap they do this to might very well end up dead !!

[@marksimpson3035]

Better to see what the final product will be as we don't know their personal qualifications if it was bad workmanship, as they can find or may have qualified electrician to make good & satisfactory condition to sign off electrical work completed 😮

[@mugban6836]

If that's the quality of the electrics, looking forward to seeing the plumbing and tiling

[@merlin5476]

Curious as to why your in law didn't get you to do it in the 1st place ?

[@salvagerepairs2155]

Editing Genius 😂😂

[@salvagerepairs2155]

Adams mum 🫣