Dangerous Bad worst EICR reverse polarity DIY Dave rewire required dodgy RCD test fail high ZS

We completed a domestic EICR at a property after previously getting called out to a faulty socket, upon testing the socket came back with a ZS of 95.4 Ohms so I recommended an EICR, this has to be the worst property I have seen! I have a huge suspicion that the homeowner completed the work himself!
Note: we issued an Electrical Danger Notification for this job the next day and got it signed by the customer.

[@bobander]

Jesus house of horrors. Delroy catchphrases cracked me up.

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

haha, glad you liked it bobander, I love that sound bite

[@jamiedockerill4576]

Looked like the busbar was linked from the main switch all the way across the mcbs and rcd bypassing the rcd effectively

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

Yes totally, so the RCD was doing sod all!

[@Ragnar8504]

@@DoctorElectricKZbin Did it even have a neutral connected? If not that would easily explain the non-tripping on the test button.

[@ratbag359]

@@Ragnar8504 Rcd's blow up when fed from load side when they trip or test button is pressed.

[@andrewbetteridge5331]

The Elephant in the room.

[@curtisj2165]

@@Ragnar8504 yes it was connected

[@johnoreilly7052]

Hi guys I am a qualified electrician for 30 years and definitely c1 and definitely not good I would do it with a rewire and thanks for sharing your video with me and I would love to see a lot more of your videos as I have seen there is a lot of faults and also to many jb I always do a EICR before a consumer change

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

thank you John, same here, I always do an EICR before a c/u change, I learned the hard way!

[@normanboyes4983]

I know this EICR was lengthy largely because you wanted to video it. But I think you had sufficient information within 10 minutes to condemn the installation. There should be a mechanism to inform the DNO of a dangerous installation so they take out the service fuse.

[@ianxcopter7393]

Black to black, red to red, blue to bits.

[@zed351]

That house would have been sold to an unsuspecting buyer at some point. It's why house sellers should been legally required to have the EICR done when selling. I went to look at a house for sale and traced the consumer unit serving the garage back to a 13 amp plug in the kitchen hidden under the sink! Of course the cable running JUST under the lawn wasn't armoured, why would it be?

[@hughblount1983]

Set the customer up a temporary supply for boiler fridge etc and rip the whole lot out love the delroy comments and diy daves disasters

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

Hi Hugh, yes that would be what I would do, but can't really rewire a property without owners consent, it's frowned on. Anyway I'm sure our DIY Dave would've wanted to be on the payroll too? 😂😂😂

[@hughblount1983]

@@DoctorElectricKZbin obviously with consent he probably would lol

[@TheChriss45]

Absolutely fantastic, better than DIY SOS. You guys should get your own TV show!

[@TheAdamEdward]

Thanks Chris 👍🏻😁

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

Cheers Chris 👍👍👍

[@ThtGSXRguy]

The classic diyer that will put his hand to absolutely everything apart from plastering because that takes skill 🤦🏻‍♂️ yet touches electrics/gas and plumping that can cause significant damage to the property or even death!

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

Hi Wayne, it's crazy isn't it

[@alantorrance6153]

Long before the sparkie in van's left seat said at 12:38 "It needs a rewire", that is what I was saying. That mess of uncoordinated and bad wiring is an extreme hazard, and the main power should be disconnected pending remedial work.

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

Hi Alan and thanks for watching, yes 100% needs a rewire, unfortunately as I understand, the worst we can do is to issue an Electrical Danger Notification, we don't have the power to disconnect an electrical supply. EDN's aren't worth the paper they're written on to be honest though, the client is supposed to comply with it but I've never heard of anyone being fined or taken to court for it, it's just to cover our backside

[@JamieRyan92]

I've seen much worse than that... That RCD wasn't even doing anything as the outgoing side was linked with the main switch. I don't bother with those little socket testers, never had a reliable one... One I had years ago was bleeping and lighting up yet the circuit was in fact actually dead. It was picking up an induced current from a cable running parallel to it... Always use the MFT. I'd be writing a danger notice to cover your back.

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

done mate, thanks for watching

[@stevelawrence7111]

When they say that it works, I say cars in the 60s didn't have seat belts and airbags.

[@djb774]

The home owner has clearly watched the QVC DIY hour and decided to have a go himself

[@cjmillsnun]

Had similar on the house I bought. JBs off JBs, singles going through walls near nails. Lights bodged with no CPCs. Big open holes through to the busbar on the fuseboard. No RCDs. First job on buying the house was power off and get a quote for a rewire I had to work off rechargeable work lights for a week whilst we ripped all the kitchen, carpets and wood panelling on the walls out before the electrician got in to rewire. So glad we did that. I now have electrics I'm confident in. I'm just glad the previous homeowner didn't have a gas boiler. Something tells me he would've DIY'd that. I'll DIY most things, but there are two things I won't go near. Always get qualified competent people in to do the electrics and the gas.

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

Great comment and good advice there. As an Electrician I would've put in a temporary supply for building work, thanks for watching

[@michaelcox4081]

Good vid lads and good to see you taking a stand on poor work and not rose tinting it, to add to that I would have written an Electrical Danger Notice. I really to think that the local council / government should do more as our CPS do nothing.

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

Thank you for your comment Michael, 100%, we issued an EDN the next day when we gave the customer the Unsatisfactory certificate. I have spoken to NAPIT before about this, they say that if the customer doesn't comply with the EDN then they can get fined £30,000, but who would issue the fine? God knows. Cheers for watching

[@adejupe8308]

I'm only half way through and that house is giving me nightmares!!! Looking forward to seeing where this goes. Jesus H Christ. It's on a 40 amp breaker!!! FML. Glad I've stumbled across your channel buddy 👍👍

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

You and me both! It's not on just 1 40A breaker, it is a ring split over 2 40A breakers!! You honestly couldn't make it up could you?

[@pauliboo2]

I’ve never seen such bad DIY electrics, that’s a death trap! Especially that panel in the bathroom!

[@MODFC100]

New subscriber. As an industrial spark this is why I don't touch domestic stuff, nightmare. Great channel lads.

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

cheers

[@TheAdamEdward]

Thanks 😊

[@cfgman1]

Nor was the person who fitted the waste pipe !!😂😂

[@mbak7801]

Someone who called himself an electrician may have done this installation. You may be suspicious of the home owner but there are 'electricians' driving around with vans boasting that their work attracts no VAT with little to no tools and less knowledge or ethics. The industry has fallen that far and many potential customers have lost all confidence.

[@robda7195]

Customer. I tried putting up a chandler put all the bles and brows together now i don't have lights upstairs 🤦‍♂️

[@kyester123]

It's amazing the amount of people that will have an attempt to do the electrics when they're not qualified. Just because it works doesn't mean it is safe. Great video, gained a new sub from me.

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

Thank you for your comment Kyester1, exactly!!

[@davidellis8434]

Why are you even carrying on with the test? Just tell them it needs rewiring and abandon it on safety grounds

[@1700iDiGuy]

I dont think you can leave people without power can you?

[@davidellis8434]

If it's bad enough you can isolate. Its weighing up the danger of leaving them with potentially no heating etc

[@badbanano]

As an american electrician of 25 years that is some of the worst dogshit ive ever seen. Total rewire.

[@Psychotol]

Had the "Home Improvement" theme running through my head as I watched this.

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

hahahaha

[@simthespark324]

Wow this is amazingly bad, you did the right thing by switching it all off. I wonder if I'll ever come across something this bad...

[@SteveW139]

This is the funniest thing I’ve seen in ages.

[@bradthesparky91]

HOLY CRAP. Im a sparky over in nz and jeeses... that is definitely one of the worst I've seen too. definitely a customer diy. I've got a similar one I've got to do a full rewire and upgrade etc....man people try to do it on the cheap but end up costing themselves waaay more.....

[@RichardArblaster]

He probably did that plumbing as well 😆😆😆

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

hahaha

[@PF-gi9vv]

And the tiling, look round the socket... @27:32

[@Ragnar8504]

@@PF-gi9vv And the decorating and everything - seriously, expanding foam all around the socket? Also note the missing shower in the bathroom.

[@ronaldomac4918]

Haha the Delroy sound bite is boss.....!

[@jameshogge]

Completely agree. C4: Blow it the fuck up and start over with the rubble

[@JohnMyer999]

Frightening, but very entertaining thanks 😊

[@rogerbeck3018]

you handled the customer extremely well ... now apply to the foreign office for a diplomatic post.

[@TheAdamEdward]

Love this comment Roger! 💪🏻😍

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

spent too long already overseas handling diplomatic affairs already!

[@ritchsuk1840]

Why can’t customers just be honest when they undertake work that’s sub standard? It would make your job much easier fault finding! Maybe admitting their mistakes would help them understand how dangerous it can be for a non competent person undertakes their own work!

[@stevebeard9656]

Sugar I am no electrician but i know enough to see that is a right bodge job

[@ThePoxun]

If "Graham" is doing wiring work like that all the time it's no surprise that he is dead by now...

[@kevinsmyth77]

Great video guys - I generally find that jobs like this where it's obviously a DIY job gone wrong are the hardest to get paid for as they don't value your time and experience and that's the reason they did it themselves!

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

Thank you for the comment Kevin, I very rarely have a problem with payment, in fact the customer paid before we'd even finished this one! Thanks for watching!!

[@georgetaylor853]

I am hooked to your channel, been binge watching all evening. Loving the Delroy quotes as well, another one of my fav's

[@TheAdamEdward]

Hi George, glad you are enjoying our channel 👍🏻

[@georgetaylor853]

@@TheAdamEdward you guys will go far

[@TheAdamEdward]

@@georgetaylor853 thanks mate. Appreciate the kind words 😁

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

Awesome! Thank you! Glad you're enjoying it

[@supersparks9466]

One of those jobs you know it needs a rewire after about 5 mins but you still gotta spend hours doing the testing. Just a thought, how bad is reverse polarity? In Europe and many other countries you can plug in the socket both ways.

[@Davey656]

Love the Delroy comments! Totally agree this is outright dangerous, there is no way you could try and save any of that install, has to be started again to cover yourselves (if you got the work), which I'm sure Mr Bodger is happy to 'have another go'

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

Thank you Davey, we are a great Delroy fan, he has also watched the video and loves the channel

[@alvina69]

I’m amazed you both showed so much restraint… I would have just called him out and said “Come on mate, do you think I’m stupid, fess up, you done this didn’t you?”.

[@mondodaftasabrush]

Surprised he aint got an extension lead 240v feed from next door to power the property whilst he is working in the dark on this spaghetti junction wiring mess !!

[@SqwarkParrotSpittingFeathers]

It's like a Hammer horror film, you know it's disgustingly terrible and disturbing, but you keep watching through fingers. Enjoyable.

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

hahahaha, thanks for watching

[@leebutterworth7465]

that was the house of horrors, Graham the electrician probably died of an electric shock in that house and is buried next to the chicken coop, did you not report the incoming cables to the meter they looked like hessian wrapped cables

[@mathman0101]

I am not sure the Doc can resuscitate the patient. Just wow.....what price do you put on your life. Shocking Adam can’t change a tyre there should be a teaching moment there Dean. I would not want that rewire job either. The cost of the work could be really expensive especially as you have no idea what else you are gonna find that’s gonna throw you a massive curveball. Thanks for the shout out👍🏾

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

obviously not much of a price, it's amazing what you can learn on KZbin nowadays!!

[@steveedwards1551]

Never seen anything like that in my life and been doing the job 30 years! 😬

[@paulgoffin8054]

I thought the lighting wiring in my niece's new (1970s) house was the worst I'd ever seen. But yeah, this beats it by miles.

[@RichardArblaster]

Law of Sod says you'll end up with the re-wire. 😮😮😮

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

nooooooo

[@alvina69]

So far I’ve only watched the first 5 minutes and already the customer sounds like he’s bodged something up and wants the electrician to fix it.

[@neilchapman337]

The big question, are they going to get the rewire done, or did he just turn the power back on as soon as you left!!! Personally I’d issue a danger notice along with the unsatisfactory EICR.

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

Hi Neil, thank you for your comment. It wasn't in the video but I also issued the danger notification the next day when I delivered the EICR, I also got it signed

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

Also it's not really of my concern if they got or get the rewire done, all I can do is make my recommendations, if a customer wishes to ignore it then it's down to them

[@neilchapman337]

Totally agree, you did all you could.

[@andyjones7836]

Well what do you say about that. I know your a doctor, but that's one hell of a plaster! 🤣😂🤣😅 Very very worrying!! I have to say it must be so difficult being in that position. Let's hope they get it upgraded 👍

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

I hope they do Andy, I haven't heard anything back so can't confirm whether they have or not, thank you for watching

[@davec1410]

I wonder if the customer watched this, Surprised you didn't pull the main fuse.

[@richarddunn504]

Thanks for the video... classic of when DIY goes to far.... you don’t need to be a spark to know.. ‘holy crap Batman this is shocking.. literally’ 😬. Love the vid bye, subscribed... random q unrelated to this work.. in theory a 20a MCB on a 2.5 T&E ring is ok, but just uncommon? 🤔

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

Hi Richard, not sure if it came out well in the video but there were no "rings" as such, as both legs of the rings were in different MCB's

[@richarddunn504]

@@DoctorElectricKZbin ah yes, I saw that, crazy right.. I was asking in general as to a layman a ring with 20amp MCB appears ok or even better than radial, but the latter is more common and didn’t know why? Appreciate the reply, have a good one.

[@Ragnar8504]

At 17:12 you need Alan Rickman doing his Snape "Obviously!" in The Order of the Phoenix!

[@TheAdamEdward]

Love it Ragnar! Great idea 👍🏻

[@simonabbott7323]

You include portable appliances in the EICR?

[@09weenic]

No that’s a PAT (portable appliance test) that is not a requirement in private domestic houses

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

It depends on customer request but not usually on domestic properties, only commercial or PRS

[@shinyjohn6568]

Good god !! That house is well and truly trashed

[@josephking1947]

Blimey Delroy rewired a factory for me 20 odd years ago

[@busman2000]

Is there not a board of trade organisation that you can report the dwelling to , so as to insist on a complete rewire by law?

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

Hi Andrew and thank you for your comment. The hardest think we can do is to issue an Electrical Danger Notification, in theory if they don't comply with the notification they can get fined £30k(told this by NAPIT Technical)

[@RichardArblaster]

Looks like major surgery required by the doc 😎

[@ADF-js9vi]

I understand all the comments but if the customer is faced with a £6k bill for a rewire and doesn’t have it, what does he do? Just asking.

[@nphil93992]

Tricky with a total rewire but maybe tackle it a bit at a time??

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

remortgage? Not my problem to be honest, he caused it so he has to deal with it

[@pietkaify]

Could have got your plug in testers to sing the same tune. Get a danger notice written out. Instead of switching the board off in front of them.

[@stuartandrews4344]

Terrible mess, dread to think about the horrors that are hidden out of sight,it's a rewiring job from hell,rather you than me... And I would get the DNO to do a free upgrade to replace the cutout!

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

Thank you for your comment Stuart. I wonder what the DNO would do if they arrived and saw that, not sure if they would allow it to be energised until after a rewire

[@stuartandrews4344]

@@DoctorElectricKZbin Hopefully they do the right thing & cut supply off,they have powers to enforce it,that you don't have sadly.

[@Nigel1969]

i dont want to sound evil but for me seeing that and knowing the client has done that much diy there, I would be charging full EICR price then hand it to him saying a full rewire. So thats about 200 to 300 eicr here in the midlands depending on property size then 4 to 6k rewire these prices could of been a bit lower if the client hadnt done the DIY (Destroy It Yourself) lol

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

pretty much what we did Nigel, haven't heard back after quoting so god knows what he has done!!

[@robputt]

Christ this makes the DIY bodger who owned my place before me look like a fully qualified man. O_o. How did even a DIYer go so wrong? Such a mess, almost inconceivable.

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

it was too good not to film, thank you for watching

[@tdadyslexia]

I hope you pulled the main fuse and got in touch with national power, to get the cable cut from the premises. From what i have seen he would re-energise the circuits, that is most definitely a DIY job. If he wants the power restoring, he can pay for a full rewired, until it has been rewired by a qualified electrician, his power should stay off!

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

Great comment Midnight Caller, from my understanding we can't do that, but I am open to what others suggest.

[@ef7480]

Exactly. A gas leak or dodgy gas work is notified by the gas engineer- one , two, shut the gas off. Simple..

[@familyman10241]

Hi dave I think it needs a rewire. Rip it out and start from scratch with a brand new consumer unit.

[@jonathanrose456]

Pin sleeving on plug top is for a PAT test as it’s not part of the installation. Issues with polarity... get your multifunction/loop impedance metre on it as socket testers often give mixed results. On a fail... first C1 or C2 I see, I’m on the phone to the customer telling them it’s a fail & asking if they want me to continue. If they say no or refuse to have immediate rectification work done, call the power distributor to arrange disconnection. If the client is vulnerable, call the council & explain they’ll need emergency rehoming. Single RCD boards with new colours were commonplace until the 17th Edition. Are you working on Elm Street by any chance? 😂😂😂

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

Hi Jonathon and thanks for the great comment. You're completely right in that the plug top doesn't form part of the EICR and I didn't include it in the observations, I think I used the wrong terminology, I was just trying to show Adam the old style plug tops. If I would've stopped the EICR then I wouldn't be able to justify my fee and also we wouldn't have had our most successful video yet. The Client isn't vulnerable and all I can do is to advise the customer through the EICR, I'm not speaking to councils etc. I simply don't have the time or the inclination with this visit. I know about single RCD's as I have seen loads but as you can see it was bypassed(I suspect by mistake). Thanks for watching!

[@jonathanrose456]

@@DoctorElectricKZbin We all have our own way of working these situations. I do offer PAT tests alongside EICRs & recommend them in the notes of the report highlighting that issues were observed, etc.. A bit of a nightmare (this the Elm St quote). I know sparks that have taken the cutout fuse in such situations. Most of my inspections are on commercial properties & there, it’s an automatic referral to the council who arrange for the premises to be closed. Only ever had a couple of shorted RCDs on inspections, but plenty of disconnected earths! In those circumstances, you can pretty much guarantee that the electric would have been back on 5 mins after you left. I just ensure I cover my own back by calling the board...

[@michaellecky6438]

That was so dangerous once you turned things off ,you should have refused to re-energise it

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

Hi Michael and thanks for watching, I didn't re-energise it, what the customer did once I left is down to them

[@mathman0101]

Are you still gonna give Adam his Mac D breakfast when you get to 250 subs? Or was the time limit a hard limit?

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

no, he had to get 250 by the next day

[@TheAdamEdward]

I ended up buying it for Dean :)

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

Video coming up

[@ImranKhan-cf8gs]

Take all out and get a total rewire I would not take any chances with this kind of shoddy workmanship

[@psansom]

"They're out of site out of mind" classic comment

[@richardhennessy7684]

Fair play to you for taking it on. There are some jobs you just have to say nah! What sort of idiot does work like that.

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

It was too good not to, and the client had already given us permission to film it

[@sirronnitram8937]

That customer's the culprit. 'Lipstick on a pig' 🐷 LMAO 😂

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

Haha Sirron, thanks for watching!

[@ThePa1ch]

This board has three neutral connections at the neutral bar - one goes to the main switch, one to the top of the rcd and one to the bottom. The rcd is deleted as it could never have held 😂

[@danielbywater2938]

The bloke was more worried about the lights he did😀😀

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

I know! I'm just glad I got it on film otherwise nobody would've believed me!

[@danielbywater2938]

@@DoctorElectricKZbin He's also probably turned all the breakers back on aswell, luckily you do have it all on film.

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

@@danielbywater2938 100%

[@glennrogers6650]

Very Bad electrical work. It needs a complete rewire by someone who knowns what they are doing.

[@ianwilliamson7703]

loose wires cause fires, that is scary, I've never seen anything like it. Good luck guys.

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

Hi Ian, me neither, thank you and thanks for watching

[@stuartandrews4344]

And poorly fitted bushbars...

[@ianwilliamson7703]

@@stuartandrews4344 I'm surprised the home owner was not seriously injured, let alone, the house on fire, I've never seen anything like it, feel sorry for the guys doing the EICR.

[@stuartandrews4344]

@@ianwilliamson7703 Sadly I have,old house,it had a collection of wooden fuse boxes each with glass window lid, & ceramic rewirable fuses around the house, several Revo splitters (fused neturals), & old wood based Wylex fuseboxes, & the cabling in the attic was bare of rubber & no braid on conductors due to it's age.

[@ianwilliamson7703]

@@stuartandrews4344 I've only seen this, during house clear-outs, I suppose you have to admire the mechanics of these wooden consumer units, with their ceramic rewireable fuses, Safety is paramount, hence the necessity of the EICR.

[@JaysScript]

Is it an earth fault or is it a broken CPC?

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

When you're carrying out an EICR you don't have to find the reason, you just mark it as FI(further investigation). Thanks for watching

[@billsbasementworkshop1902]

You did the right thing Dean. That put's the responsibility bach onto him. If he turns the system back on, he is responsible not you.

[@samanadam2442]

Nice one ❤️🌹❤️🌹

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

Thanks 🤗

[@johnmoody2365]

Holy Crap!!

[@stevelawrence7111]

Walk away from this place. I would switch it off.

[@johnnyfive306]

New fuseboxes are more sensitive 😅🙈 sounds like a plumbers explanation. Absolutely nothing to do with sensitivity

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

You are correct, you know that and I know that, but how do I explain that in laymans terms to a customer? you have to try to let them know in a way that they understand, thanks for watching

[@spankeyspangler]

Word of the vid obviously is 'shocking'. Not just the testing but the lack of basic motor vehicle maintenance . Lol.

[@RichardArblaster]

7:38 Did I hear that correctly, a fault not listed on the polarity tester? 😮😮😮

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

yep, don't trust it now!

[@londontrada]

Stuffing glands didn't exist when those boards were produced.

[@malcolmwilliams3968]

Problem is anybody can go and buy a fuse box and any electrical materials they want, no questions asked. Even 3 phase. Mind boggling. Part P improving safety?

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

Hi Malcolm, yes I agree you shouldn't be able to buy electrical accessories without some sort of electrical trade card or something, it's totally wrong

[@hughblount1983]

House fire waiting to happen definitely DIY Dave

[@ratchriat1716]

that's shocking the customer is in a big trouble 😁😁

[@jamiedockerill4576]

Clients with a little bit of knowledge is so dangerous. 🤦🏻

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

especially DIY Daves!!

[@adamjones2025]

I have been doing electronics for over 25 years, now i have wired up the odd transformer for my 12volt projects or putting on a new plug on a extension lead but THATS my limit, F@#KING hell that customer needs to stay the F@#K away from electrical. I would not let that bloke touch a 12volt outlet in fear he will stuff that up too.

[@nrg-5003]

Quality😄

[@boolfrog]

Pity there is no "condemned" label you could put over the lid of the CU so they have to remove the label to open the cover to turn everything back on. My concern would also be for the neighbours, if it's a semi detached or terace property as a fire puts them in danger too. Whole house stinks of it'll do, but not right , Plumbing , electrics the lot.

[@boolfrog]

P.S. I remember my grandmother's house wiring being condemned in the 80's, not sure who had the power to do that. Amongst other things she had round brass electrical light switches,which she cleaned everyday, it turns out the lights were installed using neutral switching, the exposed metal work was part of the neutral circuit, so if a fault had developed in the neutral feed she'd have been touching live via the bulb. Apparently it was normal practice in the 40/50's to do it that way. Bizarre Jeremy

[@fireykev]

I would have taken a photo of the board fully Isolated with my phone , I would certainly hang on to the video

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

definitely holding on to the video 100%

[@waynenrich]

Total fail. Needs a complete rewire

[@alvina69]

I guarantee the bloke you’re talking to is the one who done it 😂😂😂

[@barrybritcher]

doing EICRs in crack dens now?

[@jenton93]

Electric isn't 3 cables just 2. Don't worry a bought which way round it will probably work fine. Looks like the reason why the rcd doesn't work is because it's bypassed by the bus bar comeing from the main incomer

[@DoctorElectricYouTube]

100%, well spotted

[@russ67]

Condemned... What's more worrying is what you can't see and testing isn't going to prove anything. Rewire or walk away I wouldn't put my name to anything.....

[@carlrobson5745]

Nick Bundy this is the guy that must’ve wired the house on your last video

[@doncodman913]

No ,it could not be Bundy as there was no FLEXI tubing .

[@steverobinson8170]

Call DNO get the main fuse pulled