Fuseboard doesn't trip?!?! I wonder why!! Electrician

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[@richardwalker9528]

Little tip mate don’t silicone around electric showers, they need ventilation to stop components over heating and voids the manufacturers warranty, great work as usual though pal!

[@aeameselectrical]

Was looking through the comments for this one thought someone else must know this

[@brianharper8304]

thats a sensible height for a fuseboard,easy access for garden gnomes

[@jockwalker24]

Or Chris 😜

[@almilhouse9059]

You can sit while you work, actually nice change to up a ladder hitting head off the ceiling

[@haydenuk02]

Another amazing video Nick and Adam. Thanks for the awesome content stay safe and take care

[@lesives5542]

I’ve installed many showers over the years and some of the manufacturers don’t like silicone around them . Apparently it makes it difficult for there engineers to replace if they are faulty.love the videos by the way .Les

[@Calthesparkyt]

Another great video well done both always guaranteed to learn something in a Nick Bundy video keep up the hard work

[@renatobasic6840]

That Brymen voltage tester is awesome. Only problem i had with it is when testing sockets that have protective shutters. Those sharp tips stab the shutters and prevent them from opening. I bought an extra probe set and ground the tips round; no more problems.

[@stevehenke678]

Nick mate, it was fantastic seeing you play guitar on the latest Co-Op advert. I knew you'd respond to Saverys rapping. 👍

[@stevecraft00]

We chuck a DI neutral in for the landing light on council voids. We arent allowed to stick it on one breaker. Quite often though, the landing light is the first neutral on the circuit so we have to also put a new neutral in to refeed the upstairs lights as we arent allowed to have joints outside accessories.

[@davidfleck6551]

On the silicone on shower aspect , I do top and side of shower (shower hose side) leaves other half for draining and cooling 👍

[@davidfleck6551]

And great job as usual lads 🍻

[@ethancraven8527]

Yes another vid great job nick

[@dennisreid4428]

The shower flooding reminds me of one I did years ago.The pipe work was surfaced mounted,so they wanted chrome pipes,this was at a time when chrome pipe work had only just come out.Everything went in fine until I turned the water on and the push fits blew off the pipes. Another tip,take the chrome off where it sits inside the push fit couplings,they won't grip the pipe unless they're onto bare copper

[@millomweb]

Interesting !

[@electrician247]

Great video guys. Love it. 100% get the conspiracy geezer on the sparks fly podcast!

[@RichardArblaster]

Yeah get him on 😎

[@dangraves7808]

Nick You said that the overflow was burnt but what you showed is the prv (pressure release device ) that’s another reason not to silicone the bottom of the shower because if the prv blows to release pressure it would flood the shower with water and ruin it as the water wouldn’t drain 👍

[@roydowling2542]

I always use loo roll around the joints when checking for leaks. pick up the smallest trickle

[@millomweb]

Hence the bulges at the top of your trouser legs - LOL

[@ParkesPlumbing]

Great vid mate. PTFE the olive on the pipe not the fitting.

[@barnaby5896]

Exactly its one of my biggest pet peeves when I see it 😂

[@dtwistrewind7361]

Pmsl

[@capnskiddies]

Really? I always thought the olive made the seal in compression. Everyday's a schoolday. I could've used this info yesterday though. Spent the day under the kitchen counter to send water out to the shed. It's not leaking though.

[@ParkesPlumbing]

@@capnskiddies it does. Using ptfe around the olive gives it a better seal if you’re unsure

[@capnskiddies]

@@ParkesPlumbing coolest, thanks for that little nugget. 😉

[@JOSHIMEOW]

Nick, please do a testing video eg zs loop, insulation, pfc with the megger

[@webluke]

British Electric Logic: You can't have an outlet in the bathroom because you may get a shock off of it. Also run one of the highest amp circuits into the shower where you will be naked, wet, and spraying water every place and it will be safe!

[@AE-mu1jc]

😂 *That is soooo true!* 😂 🙈🙉🙊👏👏👏

[@farmersteve129]

Actually BS1363 13A sockets can be used in the bathroom - assuming you can have space to put it 3m beyond the edge of zone 1, shaver sockets can be fitted in zone 2 if they aren't likely to be sprayed with water!

[@steved2136]

These showers seems to be a UK thing, although very common in the UK, here in Oz, I'm not even sure they would be legal... (although I see them regularly in caravans and mobile homes here- I've never seen one yet in a house)- and yeah- high current cabling right into the shower where you are wet and naked- sorry, seems like a really bad idea to begin with...

[@webluke]

I can see why these guys making the videos hate commenters sometimes. You get the guy who gets the joke, the code book nazi, the you don't understand electricity guy, and the guy with real experience in other places. The British electric code is full of examples like this where it seems they go over excessive on safety but common sense death trap on others.

[@electricalstuff259]

@@steved2136 Illegal in France

[@ashmanelectricalservices4318]

You'd have to check this with Triton but I fit a lot of Mira showers, they advise not to silicone around the shower unit as it restricts the heat created by components from dissipating and causes the shower to overheat and breakdown prematurely.

[@millomweb]

Maybe they should make them so that when installed, they're sat in a bucket of water for cooling ?

[@osianmeilyr89]

Just to point out that PTFE tape does nothing on the threads of compression joints.

[@barnaby5896]

It does if you are connecting to LCS, some people don’t always like it but its good practice to use ptfe on the olive ☺️

[@SME_Ste]

Bit o paste on tha olive, belt n braces.

[@electricalstuff259]

Not true. Yes you're not supposed to have to use it but with the shitty quality of compression fittings nowadays they often leak without PTFE on.

[@millomweb]

@@electricalstuff259 Obviously electricians now need torque spanners as well as torque screwdrivers - haven't a bloody clue how to tighten anything !

[@millomweb]

It pasifies bodgers.

[@Mac-1]

Haha love the conspiracy stuff 😂 also live in Stafford, see your van about quite a bit. Great content. 👍

[@millomweb]

Perhaps I should get green & yellow tyres for driving through Staffordshire in future ;) Can't be too careful on the motorways.

[@thedon7536]

Another quick tip,, don’t use normal PTFE. Get yellow gas,only needs 1 and quarters turn

[@labelectrical]

Another good vid, always look forward to them. Adam looked a bit mardy though, tell him to cheer up and get amongst it, him good job 🤣

[@ianbirch5811]

Does a rcbo give better protection than an rcd ? Loving the videos , keep up the good work 👍

[@davesmith7981]

Great video as usual.,

[@cranefamily]

Yes please Nick to your Podcast subject matter 👍

[@naiemar222]

Nice video big up nick and Adam top apprentice

[@vincentcoyle5504]

Great vids nick keep up good work .. from monaghan ireland

[@pp3v42_g3h]

You should protect the cable from the tile cutting it, broken tile can be razor sharp.

[@georgecunningham8189]

Yes Nick!

[@georgecunningham8189]

Can't tell you how many times ive found live ends under the floorboards

[@Tnenamrep2]

Even though I've lived in England, and been back several times (and used showers like this), it still seems so weird to have an electrically powered water heater within a shower. I'm not necessarily implying dangerous... but definitely weird, compared to the 50 gallon power vented gas water heater in my basement. I guess what it really comes down to is the physical size of the country, the physical size of the houses, and decent natural resource management. (Still weird, tho. lol)

[@millomweb]

Especially when they ban a lot of electrical stuff in bathrooms :)

[@izools]

In poorer countries like Brazil, they have electrically heated shower heads that simply pass the water directly through a live, uninsulated heating element. Literally just a coil of canthal wire across mains voltage with water pass through it onto the shower occupant.

[@toddbod94]

@@izools you can watch Big Clive tear one down, he’s also done a British electric shower.

[@edglue6138]

Hahaha. I like the 'Ideal' pad

[@edglue6138]

Do you think you could get one of those voltage testers for my nostrils at 4am? See which nostrel is still live?

[@emolatur]

"Adam's gonna prove dead." I hope not. Long live Adam!

[@n4thb4dc0]

Toilet roll is good to check for leaks around pipes

[@edglue6138]

What are they doing crimping out int the board? Del the spark uses a Henley block?

[@samcayless5687]

Great vid boys!! You don’t have to put ptfe tape on compression joints by the way

[@millomweb]

You do when you don't understand how the joint works ;)

[@bobo-pg7jt]

I agree and don't, but I do if recycling a compression fitting that may be scratched or with a new olive that may be from a different manufacturer, copper olives are also better than brass and not a fan of plastic. I left the UK in 1984, at that time we had to use PTFE tape that was conductive. Is this still the case or have they dropped its requirement.

[@millomweb]

@@bobo-pg7jt Never heard of conductive PTFE !

[@bobo-pg7jt]

@@millomweb I've googled looking for reference to its requirement and also for conductive tape but can't find nowt. Maybe I was high on PCB's.

[@hamzahbux3617]

I wanna buy some clothes for work I’m a electrician. I like your jackets and hoodies any recommendations?

[@dan123collins]

That’s a fairly new board I would imagine - dual RCD board, how come the customer wanted it changing already ?

[@barryjdwyer]

Yes I wondered the same... did it really need changing 🤔

[@millomweb]

Wouldn't be the customer's idea.

[@eddo167]

For what it is worth, once you have connected the 15mm cold supply and proceeding to test the feed and shower for leaks, you should always open the shower valve as to allow water to enter the heater chamber and to run though the outfall pipe, then to switch off, therefor testing with water in the system and not just possibly entrapped air

[@millomweb]

Installed a shower but failed to commission it? - terrible workmanship but typical of today's sloppiness. One bit of kit we got years ago had a loose electrical connection right next to the 'TESTED' sticker they'd placed on it.

[@ElectroSwingable]

Nice one

[@RichardArblaster]

Great tips with the shower 👍

[@olliebennetts7316]

Do you have any videos on metal conduit fitting

[@tonyyoung8232]

Hi Nick, If you have the r1 + r2 and the Ze on the radial circuits you can work out the Zs . Rather than trying to do a live test on a ceiling rose or outlet. Sorry if i am teaching you to suck eggs but Zs=Ze+ R1+R2 . Live testing is frowned upon apparently. Good videos !

[@andyarnold7269]

Where did you get that organiser from that on the 2nd passenger seat?

[@robertdaniel3250]

Yeah get Bob Lazzar on! Legend!!

[@kimmythesparks]

Oooo! Get me on this conspiracy podcast with you guys 🤣🤣🤣🤫😎👀

[@litz13]

I see the kid's finally no longer wearing shorts ... ;-)

[@toddbod94]

Not sure if all of that is burning on the old shower or just nasty gunk deposits from the water feed.

[@RichardArblaster]

2:18 nice handwriting 😎

[@Madman-ge2eb]

Does Adam smoke drugs ? He always looks stoned 😂😂

[@Pepeagain3985]

Give the customers son some tools n old bits n bobs u got 👌

[@galdavonalgerri2101]

09:00 is there an electric device *inside* the shower cabin? (The sight makes me shiver) okay, you can do whatever you want.... Here, German regulations forbid even a socket *near* the shower. I know some friends who have electric continuous-flow water heater, but they are unusual due to their high energy consumption (causing high bills). Usually hot water is prepared using gas devices here.

[@chasc301]

Yes in uk regulations forbid even a socket near the shower.

[@NickW1111]

Are you sure that shower was burnt - it looks more like rust running down from one of the screws?

[@iamjamesmannion4853]

on the shower body on the wall you can see actual burn damage and that explains the black dust powdery crap on the removable body! pause at 9:30 to the left of where the hose comes out.

[@thesocialhandgrenade8474]

i'm trying to subscribe to the new podcast channel but i can't find where to put the discount code cjr5? can you help

[@robfarrand4491]

Hey boys just to mention Co-ordinates for the great pyramids 29.9792. degrees North. Speed of light 299 792 458. M/S 🤔

[@altvibr]

Hi from Canada, why do the showers use an electric heater? In North America there is a cold and hot water line for plumbing, do the sinks not have hot water either?

[@markpunt9638]

We have this very silly and potentially very dangerous idea of mixing mains electricity with water in our shower units. It’s completely bonkers - but it’s what we do. Paragraph

[@dwsimon1]

We usually have combined heating and hot water systems run from gas but Alot of folk fit electric showers incase the boiler goes wrong

[@AndyK.1]

Allows high pressure shower

[@farmersteve129]

We have a lot of homes with low pressure hot water where a conventional mixer shower will not work adequately. The alternative would be to use a pumped system, but that is not without its own issues. Also worth noting that an electric shower only heats the water it uses & so is more environmentally friendly.

[@farmersteve129]

Nonsense, it's no more dangerous than an electric kettle - these showers are designed to keep water ingress away from the electrical parts. I've worked on showers 20+ years old with absolutely no water ingress.

[@jontownsend8090]

TV is a load of sh1t. You are the new go to for infotainment. Thanks again for sharing.

[@BrentFreyEsq]

You've clearly been fooling us this entire time, your handwriting is way too neat to be an electrician! Imposter!

[@SproutyPottedPlant]

That's sus

[@coiled209]

blue sus

[@gedbhoy5]

Do not silicone round showers..

[@dangraves7808]

you said the overflow was burnt that’s the prv

[@barnaby5896]

As a plumber I always say this” let a plumber do their job, we know what we are doing if something goes wrong I never trust any other trade to mess about with plumbing work

[@electricalstuff259]

Putting a pipe into another pipe via an elbow and tightening up a fitting is hardly rocket science.

[@millomweb]

@@electricalstuff259 You say that after these bodgers' efforts in this video ? Is the feed pipe to the shower metal & the outlet pipe ? Are they properly earthed ?

[@electricalstuff259]

@@millomweb Oh another expert who watches 'bodgers' on youtube

[@JSRobbo123]

Get that conspiracy podcast uploaded !! Fucking boss mate

[@computeraddic675]

I think its ridiculous to put a ELECTRIC shower heater right in the shower itself!!I would put it anywhere BUT the shower!!In the Netherlands we dont do that.

[@kevcalms]

Ring final

[@philipsmith0752]

when Nick says he going home to have a shower , was because he trumpet then messed his pants ?

[@edglue6138]

Tripsy. A spark half sozzled

[@electricianjerome]

I'm a registered electrical contractor in Ireland and also have 10 years experience in plumbing, so please take this as a constructive comment, that may help you. Putting ptfe on the treads is completely inappropriate, you should tighten the nut to compress the olive and then remove and wrap your ptfe on the olive and refit. Also don't do what some guys do and use paste i thing someone mentioned doing that in the comments, as you don't want that in the system, it can clog the inerds, and the paperwork also say not to use it. You should not silicone around the shower as it clearly states in the documentation that you shouldn't due to the need for air circulation around the internals, bear in mind its a voided warranty issue that this will come up in and it would be leaving you out of pocket even if a fault occurs and it was nothing to do with the fitting of it. Maybe if your videoing the likes of this again you should mention never to power up the new shower, for the first time, unless you have both knobs completely in the left position as you don't want the element heating up too quickly and burning out due to air in the water system, needs to bleed through.

[@millomweb]

So, you're a bodger plumber using ptfe on olives - LOL. Yes, they should have commissioned the shower after installing it.

[@mountain177]

I dont know how i feel about having 240v right there in my shower. I think ill just stick with my 80 gallon water heater.

[@maxstahl7795]

Way do you put ele in a wat place ho ho ho

[@n4thb4dc0]

Conspiracy theory or conspiracy fact, will be great to hear what you have to say

[@fatpedro5588]

It will be those dirty Doritos giving you two the gut rot.

[@edglue6138]

I'm tipsy

[@electricalstuff259]

loser

[@edglue6138]

@@electricalstuff259 just letting the last of my hair down

[@stephenllewekyn706]

get me on and talk 911

[@joeds3775]

Muppet.

[@Jordan-yc3fs]

Old board looks cheap and nasty

[@johnoreilly7052]

Hi nick if you have any consumer units available when you are doing any fuse board change please can you send them to me please if you can I will send you my address on Instagram

[@sloppyhead5739]

Typical get it working and get payed job :(