Fault Finding, Solutions For Hazardous Situations & Consumer Unit Upgrade - Delroy The Spark Vlog

[@colinbradders9166]

Ahhh you legend, was looking for a way of fitting a fan on a 3rd floor bathroom without going outside. Never heard of those fans like yourself. Great videos, really helpful for a sparky in training, cheers 👍.

[@johngoard8272]

Great job Delroy glad that it all worked out for you in the end!!

[@Михаиллеви]

Another great vid. Plenty of comments on here which shows it is all worthwhile. Brave to show the electrical industry as it really is in London with lots of problems lurking and solutions having to be found to suit customers modern lives

[@Steve-ho4pq]

Delroy, I always enjoy KZbin videos 🍻

[@jimmyqing]

Great videos thanks very much..

[@dord1954]

Enjoyed that and learned about that outside vent, I’ve never seen one before good stuff 👍

[@paultipton743]

That type of xpelair fan does have a switch on it by the circuit board to select time delay on/off, they have a faster speed when the pull cord on the fan is operated as well, 2 speeds

[@fastdub0073]

Hi delroy love your vids..your old school like me. The only two things I'm pulling on this job. 1 no SPD put on your new 18th board and 2 that cable running to the fan needs to be earthed regardless of the fan not having one as cable still needs the CPC connected for protection. I personally would have used a 12v fan and put a transformer outside somewhere where it's switched on. Then least that cable to the fan would have only been 12 v. Cheers Steve

[@sdgelectronics]

There's no requirement for an SPD - it's only a recommendation. In many circumstances, there is no need anyway depending on the supply type, characteristics and transformer location.

[@fastdub0073]

@@sdgelectronics true.. not sure what the supply type was without watching the video again. But for the price of SPD now days it's worth just putting one in.

[@davidclarke2513]

Even though the fan doesnt require an earth you should still connect the earth at the mains end to protect anybody that may by accident cut into that cable and the cpc within that cable could save that person getting an electric shock?

[@oldbutstillcurious3615]

The fan supply cable earth/neutral fault was previously detected by the rcd facility within the new rcbo, therefore the disconnecting the earth cpc at the supply end (already earthed switch box) eliminates the fault previously detected by the rcbo. The cut off earth conductor within the grey sheathed cable will still be still 'shorted' to neutral - disconected but insulated, thus a neutral by 'fortuitous' contact.

[@mintsauce563]

Would of been easier/safer to sort a temporary socket if you're concerned about the fridge 👀 state of that DB and the tails 👀 and you can't just cut out a CPC its not just there for the equipment on the end its there to protect the cable in the wall etc

[@hsgsggehsgvd7529]

Neat job mate but how is the meter installed going to remove the neautal cover on the cut out

[@warrenhawthorne1496]

That fan is a 4 speed with a pull cord & humidistat, which would be why it doesn’t always come on straight away, like you said in the last vid.

[@doctorelectric470]

I was going to suggest a push through duct anyway, glad you sorted it

[@ORGPPL1]

Good vid! I've seen a vent similar to that one but the rubber seal fits flush to the outside wall

[@marcushall8432]

Bonjour Del ...should'nt the flange on the tube outside be up against the wall and glued water tight.... maybe I didn't see it well

[@lewistempleman9752]

Good work mate 👍🏼

[@samanadam2442]

Thanks great

[@DerekHundik]

6:02 tails single insulated what are they from ? Maybe SWA offcuts ? It looks like they only 16mm but main fuse is 100A so the tails should be 25mm.

[@Михаиллеви]

Uh ? I often see this

[@user-vp7oj2rv2l]

cutting the earth out now means the cable buried in the wall is not earthed definately not the right solution del

[@user-vp7oj2rv2l]

@@eastwayelectrical I was saying cutting the earth out is not the solution ok the circuit is rcd protected but that cable buried in the wall has no earth

[@user-vp7oj2rv2l]

@@alhughes9698 fair comment 👍👍

[@jamesdyas542]

dean m cutting out a cpc to get round a fault is something you just would not do.

[@user-vp7oj2rv2l]

@@jamesdyas542 I agree mate somebody else came up with a good suggestion and that was fitting a humidstat fan and using the switch wire for a earth cable that was a very good idea

[@jamesdyas542]

dean m I’d say the cables damaged and it needs repairing or preferably replacing. I’d just disconnect it at the switch and tell the customer that. Probably a nail in it and you could insulation and continuity test it but will it be the same in 6 months time? No way that can be guaranteed.

[@oldbutstillcurious3615]

Delroy, you always 'go the axtra mile'; but don't try it in the upward direction !

[@donnierobertson3088]

Good job and video

[@jockwalker24]

16:16, is there a neutral left out on purpose? Might be truck of the camera but looks out which may have a logical explanation but should it not be made a bit more safe ?

[@malcolmcroll7556]

what about the cables above Delroy -are you going to box them in ;?????

[@asef698]

Why?

[@graemesmith3117]

Was level extra? Or is it just bad camera work?

[@neil6438]

What protection has the fan cable got now the earth has been cut out in the event of a fault? None. LV fan would of been better.

[@0liver0verson9]

You can cut the seal and temporarily remove the top hub of those smart meters. It'll reconnect when you put it back. Just an easy way to get more space if you really need it.

[@dav01kar]

The seal should not be cut and the hub should not be removed.

[@0liver0verson9]

@@dav01kar Yeah I'm aware of that, I install them. Sometimes the real world requires real world solutions matey.

[@cfcduffysafc]

@@dav01kar if your claiming to be a spark who's never cut a seal then your most likely talking shit

[@alerighi]

Isn't removing anti tamper seals on meters illegal? I mean I don't know in the UK but in my country clearly is, since the seals are used by the electric company to certify that the user has not tapered with the meter, for example to make it measure less energy and thus steal electricity. I also think that new smart meters have anti tamper technologies that send an alarm to the electric company if you try to tamper with them.

[@Thelectrical]

Just cut the cpc out?? Your solution to a faulty cable? Is this serious?

[@cfcduffysafc]

Extremely worrying. Workmanship on the board is poor to me also.

[@Михаиллеви]

@@cfcduffysafc can you be more specific please ?

[@cfcduffysafc]

@@Михаиллеви about what? The work is extremely poor and not what I would expect from a 'professional'.

[@Михаиллеви]

@@cfcduffysafc that is way too unspecific. Are you a competitor channel ? :-) 😀

[@cfcduffysafc]

@@Михаиллеви can you go into detail as to how this installation is acceptable please? Or how cutting the earth out of a cable complies to bs7671? Thanks

[@albertsteptoe3710]

Another brilliant reason to join the niceic 🙈🙈🙈😫. Just shows you eh pay your money and your good to go .🙈

[@beardedsparks2825]

Steptoe. You're not that Steptoe fella from Manchester are you?

[@Михаиллеви]

Can you be more specific ?

[@241mrmark]

Elocution rather than electrocution lessons may be needed ! Glad your gonna use an ‘ack saw ! Lol. Great vid 😂

[@wsketchy]

What's wrong with his accent

[@Михаиллеви]

He's joking. Landan akcent. Awlwight mayte

[@MMG_MoonManGuitar]

Another cracking job Del. Hope you're keeping well mate.

[@benjenkins7660]

Did you see the state of the board or is it just my eyes lol. F**k me 😂😂

[@Михаиллеви]

@@benjenkins7660 this was tidy compared to some old schoolers who could never be trained by you tubers on aesthetics

[@gassafe9810]

That’s a lot of breakers to hang off a 60A dno fuse

[@jockwalker24]

11:20, where have I heard that before 🤔

[@neilvincent9530]

um why didn’t you

[@sarahBrown-n8s]

Rough

[@imark7777777]

Interesting fault I think I would come up to the same conclusion although I'm just a commenter on KZbin. I might make a note of it at the fan and in the Box bad ground or something.

[@beardedsparks2825]

Why oh why do you KZbin electricians keep calling consumer units fuse boards? I don't know if you've noticed, but there aren't any fuses in them. 😉

[@asef698]

How many times do you call a consumer unit a consumer unit to a client and they haven't the foggiest what you're talking about, over the years he's probably just called it a fuse board so his clients understand and its just stuck. What's the problem??

[@electricery]

For the same reason everybody says “Hoover” or “Pull the chain” or “Wind the window down” it’s just a phrase everybody understands even if no longer valid