CJR ELECTRICAL Electricians day finally finished the flat from hell!!!

Second fix on the flat from hell.
Who the hell did the plumbing here too !!
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[@holdfast7657]

I hope the client watched this and now realises how lucky she is to have finally got a good electrician and plumber who've sorted out the bodges to her flat.

[@ShadowzGSD]

i was in Oxford the other day, i needed a pullcord switch so i nipped into this empty flat that was being rewired and nicked one out of this box full of stuff, lucky find it was the only one left.

[@ShadowzGSD]

@M H what the hell are you on about?

[@James_scott86]

@M H Pretty sure this was a joke, you need to try and understand our British humor.

[@ShadowzGSD]

@@James_scott86 lol

[@RS20O0]

Ha ha, quality.

[@jussikuusela7345]

ROFLMAO

[@jgroenveld1268]

Forgive me! I cracked so hard when you mentioned the builder tapped the dishwasher connection to the heating system.

[@Jerbod2]

Same I'm an idiot and even I realised that was a stupid thing to do.

[@GadgetAddict]

I thought you weren't going back to this job. Glad to see a follow-up. I only found your channel a few days ago but I've been enjoying your videos!

[@melike1984]

So much better now job well done, GREAT CHANNEL thanks for showing us.

[@bostedtap8399]

Great to see a high standard of electrical work in a domestic environment. Like the dishwasher floor projection. Thanks for sharing.

[@aspected]

Such a difference - and you can't even tell much has changed by the walls because it's all so well hidden! Really enjoyed the series.

[@richardwash6678]

Great video Chris, good explanation on everything, keep them coming. 👍

[@bertiebassett1972]

Good job chris I tend to mark up the 25mm tails brown and blue (nominated) in the board. Haven’t fitted a RCD board in 6 years RCBO’s all the way😊

[@richardcawrey]

A job well done especially after having to work around everything I bet it felt like the never ending story

[@davidmckendry214]

You remind me of my mechanic who has looked after my cars for about 10 years so genuine and thorough with his work. Ironically his name is Chris too and has a very similar accent to you. I'm more into electrical myself that's why I enjoy watching your vids. I would have loved to be your apprentice and learn from you, the banter etc would have been a pleasure working for you. Doubt I would ever want to take a sick day coz would look forward to the next day too much.

[@GiffordsElectrical]

Another great video Chris. I know the oxford traffic very well. It’s an absolute joy to travel in especially at rush hour 🤣

[@bored-old-man]

Brilliant job, I bet you're glad that's done. I hope you were well paid!

[@dantovey2785]

Unreal about the dishwasher tapped onto the heating circuit. What a balls up. Excellent series of videos. Hell of a job, well done on putting it all right to such a high standard. Learning an awful lot from your channel.

[@lazylad9064]

I had a kitchen like that. Luckly got a decent plumber to sort it out. 👍👍 good bit of graft there mate.

[@tparker18]

I'm sold on that Bosch Serie 6 Dishwasher!

[@terryleaman3038]

Great channel Chris, been hooked for the last 3 hours!

[@kenreid6950]

Electrician from Alberta Canada....... some of the botched up fittings you found in this flat....... KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK enjoyed this muchly

[@craigmcdonald4988]

Brilliant video mate, keep up the excellent work.

[@stevebrindley]

You being doing a bit of plumbing again 😂😂 great work mate, looks fantastic and the main thing is it’s safe

[@dermotcullen5263]

Sniffing and beard- DSS Style🤪 Good looking job there Chris. Keep up the good work 👍

[@mickuljatheseagull]

Must admit I'm a bit addicted to your site. I'm an electrician myself but work on panels and machines (hydraulics,generators etc)so watching how you do your work his very interesting.

[@supersparks9466]

You can always heat shrink those neutral crimps if it winds you up that much

[@schnizzle_uk]

Great to see you sorted out those abominable electrics for the flat owner Chris. Whoever did the previous work was bordering criminally unsafe

[@russelsprout2155]

Hey mate irish living in sydney here. Doing my cert 3 in electrotechnology Loving the videos

[@jrbay1]

I’m an American electrician and it’s interesting to see how you do electrical work in the UK.

[@bobandbobandbob6285]

Much better and safer you mean? Rcds save thousands of lives. My friend was saved by one. In the US he would have had 15A through him.

[@eptyr12]

bobandbobandbob calm down dude, we have gfci stuff too, electricity is a current anywhere, got to be safe with it.

[@donzmilky5961]

@@bobandbobandbob6285 new construction here all uses gfci. We also use half the voltage you guys use, id say thats quite a bit safer.

[@spencerwilton5831]

Donz Milky Except you have considerably more electrical fires and electrocutions, even taking population size differences into account. Your voltage is no less lethal, but it does mean your appliances are piss poor performers!

[@donzmilky5961]

@@spencerwilton5831 not true in the least.

[@the72inc73]

The dishwasher plumbing - Oh boy that is genius haha

[@glynowen1349]

Check inside a chint board ,very neat as has covers on the neutral bars. Snobs will call em crap but I reckon better build than most. I would have chucked an rcbo board in for so few circuits. But keep up the good work. Enjoying your vids. No swearing ha so my boy can watch em with me ,until he gets bored lol.

[@ashmanelectricalservices4318]

Bravo Chris... Top job 👍👍👍

[@matbaglow4618]

Love the channel dude, keep up the good work

[@porter761]

Great video mate :) I dindt think you will take the job , glad you did the videos it will help lots of people Cheers

[@randomj6188]

Well done mate. Well impressed 👍

[@yensabi]

Another great video Chris , I like those LED strips with the housing's from Aurora and will try them next time I need some under cupboard lights . Ps.....Guess who I bumped into in a merchants in London last week.....Tommy Nagg , he's become a bit of a celeb in central London these days with his fleet of new racked out vans.......😀😀😀 Cheers mate....👍

[@dmgaming5157]

You get what you pay for another brilliant job well done. Great vlog

[@tlangdon12]

I used Philips Pentura LED strips at home. No need for separate drivers, so no need to find a home for the driver. You can't cut them to length, but they are available in a range of lengths and just plug together to create whatever length you need. Very quick to install.

[@alantorrance6153]

Suggestion:- At 18:56 Position of driver for LED lights. Why place it on the surface of the shelf, especially with its width down flat. If it needs to be on the shelf, why not affix it so that the narrow edge is down on the shelf -- that way it would take up a bit less extremely valuable shelf space. Even better, mount upside down underneath shelf above where you have it (but would need a little more cable length). Even better, mount underneath that shelf in the open cavity -- at rear, at same vertical height as the LEDs themselves. Would not be seen probably, as below head height, and does not take up any cupboard shelf space at all. Do not contribute to the hell in the "Flat from Hell".

[@markanthoney93]

Good electrician man I've just done my am2 my regs is booked and my inspection and testing got a lot of work to do but I can do it

[@carguillo1]

VERY NICE Chris WELL DONE

[@davidforce6727]

Nice job bud well done looks great.

[@ianbird6997]

Fantastic job looks a million times better and a safe electric like the under cupboard lighting. 👍👍👍👍 I cannot believe the dishwasher 😂😂😂😂 what tool did that. Let’s wash our cups in heating system water 😂😂😂😂

[@norm4260]

Really top work here. Considering the challenge of working around the "finished" kitchen/bathroom. The extractor hood should really have been vented outside however. The fan won't do anything blowing into a closed cupboard as the back pressure will build up and be too high for it to work.

[@johnrose8145]

I'd like to know if the client is entitled to some sort of compensation from the builder? A complete rewire is bad enough, but that revelation about the way the dishwasher was plumbed in was hilarious!

[@Tylonfoxx]

Dunno about British law in that regard.... but the electric install itself was a death trap, so i'd say yes :)

[@chrisardern4594]

Compo yer right 1st thing you have to find them then prove they did the job it's not worth the trouble just get a qualified tradesman to start with

[@donnierobertson3088]

Great job again like always

[@cunning-stunt]

I went to a break down at a dairy shed once. There was a company in the area upgrading switchboards for a ridiculously low price. 3 Rows of 15 MCBs. One phase per row. Majority of the breakers in the centre were all burnt and black at the bottom terminal where the bus bar was. They had forgotten to tighten up all the terminals in the middle of the rows. Had to replace all the damaged breakers. Not cheaper when you have to pay for a job to be done twice. Cheap, fast or right. Pick two because you can't have all three.

[@tc_electrician5329]

Main switch made me laugh ;) 😂😂⚡️👍🏻

[@xxDADDYDAYCARExx]

The door that swings down ‘IS THE METAL MESH FILTER’ I have one of those (in cupboard) filter hoods but I also have it vented by pipe out to the exterior. You take off the door and bang it through the dishwasher to clean the ‘filter’. They are not the best cooker hood but they are good for confined space kitchens that have no room for a big fancy hood. IT DEFINITELY NEEDS VENTING TO THE EXTERIOR THOUGH!!!!!!

[@donzmilky5961]

The metal is a pre filter, its supposed to have another filter behind it.

[@spencerwilton5831]

Donz Milky Not always so, my hood has dishwasher proof stainless mesh filters, as do all commercial hoods. They are designed to be ducted out though, if not, additional charcoal filters are needed.

[@donzmilky5961]

@@spencerwilton5831 his isnt vented to the exterior

[@michaelbrooks4003]

Nice vids Chris. Well done mate

[@digihorse6730]

I'm sure someone has already said this but the Cat cable tester. Doesn't work as shown. The end with the switch (battery) on is the source, you monitor the other unpowered end to check if the LEDs flash in order, to indicate no crossed cores. Enjoyed the videos nice work.

[@barrie5852]

Only just discovered your channel (which I enjoy) so forgive a very late comment. I feel so sorry for the flat owners, they employ a "professional" builder and they end up with a huge bill because of the builders incompetence. I hope they reported them to the local council and went for compansation. I have to say you did a good rescue of a terrible institution.

[@Sniperfi-mi3km]

Love the way you take time to explain what you are doing and the thought process behind it. Question! What’s the limit of mcb’s you guys can put to a single rcd? We can only do 3 in aus and we must have two lighting circuits.

[@CookRacingUK]

Dishwasher connected to the heating... from professionals....jesus wept I feel much, much better about my small house bodges now!!!

[@Mattja1]

Been using those same fire-retardant grommets for every side/top/bottom entry on every CU (except for the tails) since I started out a few years ago. So much more secure than regular grommets (you'll never accidentally push one out with the cable), love 'em.

[@johnwaby4321]

Your getting there chris 👍

[@micheleracer5574]

That builder is a JOKE. Good for you, fixing a big mess like that.

[@imranKhan-xu2nt]

The mk fuse box usually have black covers to insulate the bus bars

[@the_real_hislordship]

Your cable tester shows 6 with a partial glow. I'd say you have a slight short on that one, needs checking. Also check the other end (the part without battery), that is the one that tells you if you've mixed a wire.

[@andywarrington4738]

yes a bit of heat shrink etc or insulated crimps would be better than exposed neutrals

[@carlton683]

Nice job as always

[@geoffball5803]

Great job Chris, I thought the main gas and water bonding had to go into the MET rather than in the consumer unit though, hopefully someone can clear this up for me?

[@fargogemini694]

My youngest daughters house is on a new build estate (fairview homes) none of the cooker extractors have been core cut to the outside just blowing all the smoke, steam oil etc back in the room I asked why this is and was told it saves money, and it’s on a outside wall

[@scottwilliams1094]

Great video 👍

[@geniusaur]

i dont know what to say about those crimps, i work as an electrician mostly building electrical assemblies and whenever we see that style of crimp we always trim it to length and then heatshrink whatever is left.... and we only use them on grounds XD

[@geniusaur]

@M H youre clearly using the wrong crimp tool, when ive done calibration testing for our tools, in a tensile test, the copper strands will break before its pulled out of the crimp 99% of the time and the 1% is when the tool fails calibration

[@vernonsimon741]

Great work thanks

[@Jason-zh7wo]

Nice job 👍😀

[@doctorelectric470]

good video Chris

[@jamiebentham407]

Love the videos

[@fdgaming]

the RJ45 checker you need to check the lights on the smaller unit, the larger unit is just the sender and lights up regardless the small unit is the receiver and that will show if there is a cross or no connection

[@christopherhall5525]

Both ends of testers like that flash the same. You can check at either end.

[@fdgaming]

@@christopherhall5525 no you cant the sender side flashes in order from 1 - 8 no matter what (even if no cable is connected) the receiver side must also flash in order to be correct. if the receiver side flashes out of sequence its a crossed wire, if one light does not flash then its no connection,

[@alunroberts1439]

I would mount the driver on the under side. But then could there be a problem with steam from a kettle ??? Am thinking that's why it is in the kitchen cupboard. Then I look an think so box cable conduit with end caps. Always like watching the videos keep up the good work.

[@alantorrance6153]

Suggestion:- Those blue cables with the steel ferrules exposed. Have some close fitting insulating capsules to press down the cables over them before screwing into the receptors, to limit live exposure. Colour? Not too critical, unless mandated, but probably best to match the insulation of the cable. Yes??? Cost? Unknown, but probably more than it should be.

[@andrewdonagher6497]

Nice job

[@Mrflash222006]

👍 on the aurora lighting it’s well worth the extra money, pmsl 😆 on the dishwasher plumbed into the heating - was the builder one of our Eastern European friends

[@davidminnock252]

Great channel fair play on the workmanship top drawer. Does Andy not work with you anymore

[@Thalasius]

Do you have any advice for a guy in his late 20's just starting off in this field? I have done my level 2 and 3 but am struggling to get employment as a spark. Looking at apprenticeships now but I am sure they want to take on someone younger. Many people tell me to try and get work on site as a mate, but even they ask for 2 years experience. I have a months worth of experience doing 1st and 2nd fix. Do you have any advice for a mature bloke trying to get into this field? I am a huge fan of your channel, u are like a wealth of knowledge.

[@DaddyBear3000]

It’s a pressure reduction valve. What tool managed to tap into the heating system instead 🤣

[@robinbeckford]

Yeah, that beggars belief!

[@andrewphilpott1020]

Currys pc world probably 😂

[@jonesconrad1]

god knows but wouldn't want to eat off those plates tho.

[@jussikuusela7345]

A piece of LED tape works wonders if you have to restore the back light for an LCD display on an old CD player etc... note that some of these may have had amber/brown characters on dark background which is done by udervoltaged miniature incandescent bulbs and often blue masking where the energized characters pass nearly all available light. In such a case, I ended up with white characters on blue background but the client was more than happy with that.

[@PompeyMatt17]

What a div (sorry it's a Pompey term.) tapping into the heating system. Not only cross connecting systems but also throwing rust inhibitor all around the dishwasher..potentially.

[@BeardGang09]

You should use washers when mounting fuse boards!

[@PTechMedia]

With that tester you need to watch both testers. Make sure the power unit runs 1-8 and then the remote unit does too. With two different specs (a and b) for the cat6 is easy to mix up and connect two ends differently. 🙊

[@PTechMedia]

Those extractors have a charcoal filter actually on the fan and the cover is a grease trap. I have one of those. They're useless 😑 ... I've got a paper filler kit that I put on which made it better

[@mr69it]

With that data Tester you were looking at the end sending the signal, you're supposed to check the other end to see if it receives it.

[@farmerdave7965]

I like those LED strip lights.

[@supersparks9466]

nice Job 👏

[@anthemlost]

most of the data cable testers in Australia only show the wrong order on the little side. the side with the battery can show correct and you can have them all over the shop but the other end will tell you if the order is wrong. :)

[@kevinpattinson6456]

tapped into the heating system lol funny bloody cowboys

[@ralph17p]

Just a thought, but have you considered microwave sensors instead of PIR? I'm just thinking that, in a cupboard, the owner might stack things blocking the line of sight of the PIR which would make it less effective, but microwave would go through most obstacles. Also, depending on how you set the sensitivity, they'll have the light on before the cupboard door is even open. I have one in my hallway and landing and the light will come on before I even open the door. The least sensitive setting only reacts about a meter away.

Great video, I really enjoy watching them, but I think you didn't use the RJ45/UTP cabel tester correctly. The LEDs on the main box flash no matter what (even with cable disconnected) in sequence, or manually by button press, then you have to check actually on the other (terminator) side, to see if all the LEDs there are lighting up the same as on the main box, they should be in sequence aswell to see if you wire each pair correctly (or not in sync for crossed cables, which are not commonly used, except for PC to PC connection). Only few of these boxes allow you to check the LEDs on the same (main) side, when you connect the terminator, it shorts each pair, so you can check on the main side not single wire but each pair.

[@UKIP]

PC LAN ports and switch ports have all been Auto-MDIX for a long time so no cross-over cables needed.

@@UKIP Yes I agree, thats why I said they are not commonly used. But believe it or not, I still come across them from time to time, so I just pointed that out, that in case the LEDs don't flash in sequence it is not necessarily a fault, but the person would actually have to know how they are crossed (orange with green striped/solid stay the same and blue with brown with striped/solid switched) to determine if it's a fault (incorrectly wired into the connector) or if it's normal.

[@GeLBoIHoRtOn]

So regarding the LED driver..can you take 2 T+E's into a driver so the 2 sets of led tapes on either side of the kitchen are connected together and both switched by one of the 3 gang switches?

[@paulmorrey733]

Thanks

[@johnwaby4321]

A bit unlike you to fit a dual rccd board .. Would have liked to see the inner cores colour of the tails in the consumer unit . Does the extract fan require fuse protection 🤔 👍👍

[@kyester123]

What tips could you give to someone who's coming up to their AM2?

[@DavidSmith-wp8vw]

Thought you were gonna do away with the pattress on the pullcord switch? 😆

[@robcamm7584]

Ace as always, but really, that’s not a beard...!

[@abdulghafoor1421]

Well Done.Atleast the owner can have good night sleep

[@luviskol]

And wake up the next morning

[@sheargill3029]

I recently went into a maisonette in Leamington, where some tool of Eastern European origin, wired part of the dwelling connecting kitchen and hallway lighting to sockets. All the blue conductors in the consumer board were in the mcb's, brown in the neutral bar! Stripped back some of the walls to find rogue connections to switches made with 2.5mm cable! 1mm cable connecting kitchen appliances! I kid you not, check out my Facebook page at ades-cov, I've posted a video on it. I had to literally rewire half the dwelling, (mainly due to the young lady's budget). Some guy recommended by a family friend apparently! No credentials, no profile of jobs done. Connected a 7 2kw hob to the back of a socket hanging off loose, behind the oven which was plugged in. How the place didn't go up, is beyond me. So it gives me some degree of satisfaction knowing that there's those on here, that do it right. Great videos, thankyou.

[@Ragnar8504]

Happens all the time. I recently rewired a family place that had been "sort of made safe" by an electrician back in 1991 but really needed a full rewire. In the walls I found some of the crap they'd disconnected back in the 90s - utterly priceless! Italian 10 amp sockets wired with 0.3 mm flex plastered into the walls, 0.5 mm solid wire posing as 1.5 (very thick insulation) feeding sockets - some of that was actually still in use until earlier this year, on a 16 amp MCB, etc.! The way they ran the wires made me suspect some Italian cowboys after several bottles of Grappa! No idea how old the work was, the only part I could kind-of pin down was the pseudo-1.5 mm, probably done in 1960 judging by the newspapers stuffed into some of the holes to save on plaster.

[@highkicker11]

darn as a IT guy i was surprised you put UTP cat 6 next to power cables. i would at least go for foil shielded TP.

[@123brummer]

...as a builder I'm surprised IT guys can't spell!

[@Mrflash222006]

Its a short run and only a domestic install, you may drop a bit of speed but filtering and QoS will correct it, tbh it’s not going to see 1 gbps transfers, now if it was right next to 415v 3 phase there may be a issue

[@highkicker11]

@@123brummer ever heard of dialectics or English not being the first language or both being a problem so go and do some thing useful for once like building a house for homeless people instead of being a dickhead online. o and i use a spell check but guess what there are variations on what English is spoken where.

[@highkicker11]

@@Mrflash222006 I would never assume the owner of the flat wont want a 1Gbps network you dont know if the owner is like me a IT professional for instance. but another possible problem with guiding un-shielded TP next to a power line is that it not only causes interference but also in the worst case scenario it can send thru induction a charge spike down the TP line to your PC or network equipment and blow those to kingdom come. as those are low voltage and low current electronics.

[@thetruth5210]

@highkicker11 dyslexics with OCD make the best IT professionals! Much love from across the pond!

[@DerekHundik]

Could you provide the link to kitchen under cabinet lighting. Profile drivers etc Thanks

[@Mark.D.H.]

Nice job. Where did you get the LED diffuser channel? I recently replaced some 5050 strips because over a couple of years they lost over half of their light output.

[@edcooper2396]

Mark stick to decent brands for long life, I use Osram but it’s really expensive

[@OliWarner]

You're using the network tester wrong. The big unit sends the signal. The lights are just telling you which line. You need to check the "client" end to make sure there coming through in the same pattern, eg 1-8

[@rhydianedwards3457]

Exactly this. Its the non-powered end that checks you have everything connected up to spec. Also check the patch leads on the tester before you start, I've had as many faulty patch cables as I have faulty RJ45 modules!

[@michal_c9007]

In which country are you working? Customer: i want led lights. Electrician: lets rewire your whole flat I know wiring was bad and you did the right thing

[@haydenshaw6225]

MICHAL_C900 he’s working in the uk

[@declanccoombes4735]

Oxfordshire he lives

[@MrChocobit]

wiring was bad?? cmon it was dangerous!!

[@steveshippelectrical335]

Great vid, well explained! Please can you tell me where you got the led strip/tape system from? That is great for kitchens and cupboards etc thanks

[@Cjrelectrical]

www.screwfix.com/p/led-mounting-profile-15-x-6-x-1000mm/9557K?tc=NT7&ds_kid=92700019938272768&gclsrc=aw.ds&ds_rl=1241687&ds_rl=1245250&ds_rl=1249401&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-8PivbKg4gIV7pztCh0P2AxTEAQYASABEgK6cPD_BwE www.screwfix.com/p/enlite-en-stk1200-led-cuttable-striplight-warm-white-1200mm-5-8w/9486v www.screwfix.com/p/aurora-12-240v-constant-voltage-led-driver-16w/2107t

[@PompeyMatt17]

You can also get plug in ones from B&Q. I got some reels a few years ago for a recording studio, to run under a pelmet. Just peel, stick and plug in.

[@whatevernamegoeshere3644]

"Guten" Okay, so far so goo- "Tagen"