Working around a fault unfound

[@0liver0verson9]

3 minutes in and already you present us with this wonderful water pipe install.... bravo! excellent content sir

[@dsesuk]

A beautifully lagged thing of beauty. Much like the wife.

[@richard-riku]

I especially liked the gaps in the insulation every 50cm!@@dsesuk

[@markc1844]

I actually started out as a plumber (I'll sit and wait for the abuse) , seriously if I had done a job like that, I would have been beaten up lols! And I'm not Joking! No way would you route a pipe right around the house like that! I wonder if the dumb plumber drilled the cable?

[@TheDefpom]

@4:00 my guess is there is a pipe bracket installed by the plumber that drilled through the cable…

[@Randyhenderson868]

I can honestly say I have never laughed that hard in my life. I salute you sir. I had tears in my eyes. Hell even the wife laughed

[@CommercialGasEngineerVideos]

😂

[@Dog-whisperer7494]

Feck me I have never laughed so much at this time of night I was actually crying, 😭 thank you so much for an absolutely brilliant video David 👍 On a serious note that’s a lovely bit of conduit work, better than I could have done. And I am glad to see you had the Robin out to play.

[@dsesuk]

Cheers Sean - proper conduit work would have seen it go in without the cheat of inspection bends. Nige would have managed it I'm sure. The smartarse.

[@Dog-whisperer7494]

@@dsesukit looks good to me to be fair there’s nothing to say we can’t use inspection elbows. At least it looks better than if you had used two angle boxes

[@hyperact1vebass753]

watching you snap that conduit was the funniest thing I've seen, keep up the good work

[@dsesuk]

Most generous once again old top. As for the conduit, always make sure your dingus spring is properly rammed up the shaft if you want to avoid an unpleasant kink.

[@KnugenMooMoo]

Lovely bit of clarinet playing David it brought a little tear to my eye such a beautiful piece 😢

[@andyca15]

We need the exciting conclusion to the Hager AFDD reaming; with the amount they cost Hager should have taken you by Learjet to their highly efficient German engineering laboratory to "correct the record"

[@Karreth]

This is an instance where the wirering regulations in Norway would have made this a quick and easy job. Here, you're not allowed to install hidden cables directly. Any cables running in the walls have be installed in conduit, usually as individual PN wires. So fixing the break would have been as easy as pulling new cables through. Usually it's a pain in neck, though.

[@lewis94uk]

Not if somebody has put a screw straight through the conduit

[@richard-riku]

All cables in walls are also in conduits in my house in Finland (built in the 70's). I can easily replace cables by pulling the new cables through. On the other hand we do not have RCBO's here but ELCB's covering many circuits - things being somewhat complicated by all detached houses and newer flats having three phase supply.

[@Eggnog3000]

Love the sound effect on the conduit kinking... Classic

[@jimb8009]

Nearly choked on my cereal laughing during the coffee shouts. Always good to see a new video posted in the DSES channel.

[@patpending8134]

Kudos for accurate video title - no clickbait nonsense on your channel.

[@xenomorph6961]

If I didn't know better I'd almost think it was titled with half-arsed effort, and not in a well thought out and concise use of words.

[@firsteerr]

years ago i went to a job where the team had been trying to find out why the lights were not working in an office , they checked the breakers they checked the switches they checked the power to the lights , everything good i changed the lamps

[@Ragnar8504]

When I was a kid (about 8 I think) we rewired an entire room, my dad's workshop, because the ceiling light didn't work. The rewire was badly needed, ancient VIR wiring extended and altered about a dozen times, but when we were done the light still didn't work. Blown incandescent lamp. 30 years later I rewired my own rewire because we turned the workshop back into a kitchen and figured the layout was less than ideal, starting over would be easier than modifying what was there. Spoiler: it still isn't ideal because the kitchen planning was a never-ending work in progress.

[@mathman0101]

Coffee for you my man from across the pond just saw Nigel - catching up but sorry to see the brain go😢

[@dsesuk]

Most kind old sport, I shall spend it unwisely on beer rather than coffee!

[@ARC_CONTROL]

I just keep a large, nice foldable table in my van. Fits nice right next to the shelving unit. Far better than that small workbench. I just love it since i have planty of room to work comfortably on a large panel or have my testing gear laid out within reach. How about an inspection camera? You couldve had a peek and see what was going on in that wall gap. I'm thinking it might have been a cable joint or something similar that failed due to fibration, the conductors working themselves loose from a screw terminal connector.

[@sdgelectronics]

Maybe Jordan has expanded into Artisan Plumbing?

[@dsesuk]

Ouch! Steve! Retract those claws!

[@muzikman2008]

Cracking! 🤣👍 That conduit forming had me in hysterics. I do wonder what could have damaged the cable in the wall though 🧐 I once had a switch wire break just as it left a back box, in the wall.. Took me a while to find it, had boards up above it.. Lol.. Always good when you find faults. Happy New year Dave. Good to see you back..

[@paulf2529]

I really like the compact nature of the robin tester.

[@dsesuk]

There's something about the form-factor of that thang that floats my boat too.

[@Rollin-Rant]

LMAO with the rubbing of the conduit trying to get it warm, this weather 😂. And the toilet noises, 🤣😂 OMG I was helpless, thanks David for an entertaining night 👍👍👍👍

[@dsesuk]

You may thank my good lady wife for the noises. And yes, I am a very lucky man indeed.

[@davidquirk8097]

I was told by one the lecturers, during my 2360, that you only came across three problems on site: Plumbers, Plumber's Mates and Plumber's Gaffers. That said the one we had on our evening class was a dab hand at the conduit. F'ing useless at the rest of the job. Happy to say he didn't pass part 1. "Blinding result,or, blinding flash in Mr.C's case" (Mr.C was the Plumber)" as the lecturer used to say when we were powering up our competences on completion!

[@jamieo6642]

Between yourself and jointech , the two best electricians on you tube 🫡

[@paulbarton9222]

Loved it. Nice to see you out and not ranting nice and light 👍🏻❤️

[@66johnpaul]

Luv the videos dave, miss Nigel's input too. Had similar fault a few years ago but somehow an upstair spur had been tapped off the garage supply, jb burried in the building somewhere & ended up at the job 2 days trying to locate fault and rewire said ccts. Keep 'em coming bud.👍

[@johnwaby4321]

Happy new year David... We have all had those kind of faults thinking its something easy . And found to be not .next task how are we going to fix it . So trying to allocate time is a tuff one . Conduit install ok ..need to pick up a new bending spring .. Bring back Nigel .👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@frimleyfrodo]

A colleague has just had the feed to the detached garage of his brand new house changed from a 2.5mm to support a car charger. It didn’t occur to him that they wouldn’t have installed a 7kw feed as standard.

[@dsesuk]

It's madness. A 4mm 32A would give you a fighting chance, but it's either a 16A 2.5mm or a 13A spur off a kitchen socket circuit half the time.

[@TheTW11]

Kinell. That plumber ought to be thoroughly ashamed of himself for running that pipe like that. Minging.

[@JC-jv5xw]

My first thought - Was the wire in the garage breaker the one going to the outside box? Would have done continuity tests to check if any of the 3 cores were still intact, wander lead or looping in pairs. Also last major change, disconnection of wet socket box - did someone swap some cables about? (comment made when I have only watched to 5:00 where the conduit fettling starts)

[@Adam_151]

At 1:43 what is that accessory to the RHS of the shoe rack? I wouldn't be supprised if there was an accessory more or less in line with that box on the outside to create a permitted route on the inside, and while we might just leave the cable long and drill out the back of the box and fit a blank plate, some folk have been known to fit spurs or double pole switches

[@dsesuk]

That's a phone socket - you can see the comms cables going into it in shots on the outside wall.

[@ManxAndy]

Evening Dave…..Last that time I had similar….my garage nearly burnt down, , not due to dodgy wiring, but a domestic upright fridge freezer, that failed in minus temps , and I think the pump over heated, thus is went 🔥. Only saving Grace was it tripped, and the heat had melted the solder on the pipes, and the resulting Freon gas escape…put the fire out…still made my arse clench at 6.50am in the morning , when I walked in and was confronted by a wall of black acrid smoke…😳😐👍🇮🇲

[@bikerchrisukk]

Bloody hell, you were unlucky and then very lucky!

[@dsesuk]

I hope you didn't lose too many turkey twizzlers when that packed up Andy?

[@alouisschafer7212]

Why I highly recommend spending some money on wireless interconnected smoke detectors.

[@RaithUK]

It's been a while since youv done one that had me laughing so badly that the Mrs came to investigate what's so funny... nice video fella.

[@shifty277]

That end credit was hilarious. You have a wonderful mind all of your own you little beauty! Always enjoy your style of Youtubage!

[@MS-Patriot2]

The turd section made me spray a mouthful of tea over the cat. Excellent schoolboy start to the new year. Good luck Dave.

[@TestGearJunkie.]

Did you get a slosh with all the claws out..? 😵‍💫😸

[@ajones8699]

You can't beat the sound of the trouser flute....

[@rlfvacslakenheath]

anybody else noticed that in the thumb nail the video length is 30:05 but the actual video length is 18:03. do hope im not missing 12 minutes.

[@dsesuk]

Oh yeah! How odd! It's definitely 18:03 out of the toaster so I don't know what KZbin's playing at there.

[@RichardArblaster]

Blimey David, you're really cranking out the content 😎

[@dsesuk]

It's like being constipated Dickie, then all of a sudden you've had a kebab and got the squits.

[@Deanodisco1]

Fuck me your missus has a deep voice what she's system goes I bet . Wouldn't fancy a ham shank off her .

[@DarrenRBrown]

Well done David 👏👏👏 Long time viewer … 1st comment. Your content is refreshing… we all know you’re a clever clogs but you never appear condescending. The comedy stuff is off the chart - exactly my daft humour!!! 😂 PS…. Your bending spring looked f*cked before you started - I also tried to bend 25mm conduit with a 20mm spring - mine looks the same. Take care mate! Darren.

[@JCoo12]

Where did they get that “Plumber” shockingly bad pun intended. You had a little tear in your eye when you mentioned Nigel, how's he doing?

[@OCD_Sparkies]

Scheduling is the hardest thing I’m trying to get my head around as a new spark currently. I’m an optimist, which appears to royally fuck me every time I try to schedule things in, so that I end up working in the evenings after all my other jobs to catch up.

[@dsesuk]

If anything I under-plan my day which sometimes leaves me short, but then I don't mind that too much. I also don't book out my whole week so I have some wiggle-room for anything that overruns or that comes in unexpectedly. But yeah, scheduling's tricky. When people want to know what time I'll arrive, I always say the only time I can guarantee is 9AM - after that, all bets are off as the day could go anywhere. It bugs me when I tell someone I can be there "sometime in the afternoon" only for them to press me on exactly when. If I knew exactly when, I'd say it!

[@Actual_electrical_content]

That pipe must be the work of a 5 day plumber

[@dsesuk]

Aside from anything else, mounting it directly above an electrical socket is all kinds of special.

[@johnmcfadden7418]

Great Vid Mr Savery and what is that behind your head in the Van?

[@dsesuk]

Oh, a custom controller for some lighting I'd fitted to the van. It's not in use anymore.

[@VXSy]

Excellent content but I do miss Nigel! The wife is absolutely incredible! Giving birth to a cylinder! 😂

[@garethlloyd5644]

Excellent work Sir

[@keybenson]

Like the bosch hoody👍

[@leighbrowne8863]

Good on you Dave!! Bending conduit!!!

[@markbriggs6786]

Hilarious the Rick Mail of the sparky world 😂😂

[@richiero0o0]

I wonder if at any point the plumber, as he dutifully shoved on his 20th piece of insulation, contemplated the existence of an existing pipe closer to the desired location from which to tee-off? Did you have a quick squiz for one? (I bet you did!)

[@glennlee2155]

Great work. Pissed myself laughing at the end

[@robertwilliams7222]

Saw you last night David checking into the travelodge Swansea services. Was gonna come and say hello but you looked knackered. Took a picture by your van though.

[@dsesuk]

Ha! Good spot! Yes, an evening of drinking cider and wanking in a motorway services Travelodge did beckon! We're you just passing through?

[@robertwilliams7222]

No I stopped in to take a piss. I live around there.

[@themadhippy6911]

1:42 point in the video, is that a switch hidden by the shoes?

[@Simonsimps]

Well spotted.

[@dsesuk]

A phone socket I'm afraid. You can see where the comms wiring for it enters on the outside at 0:52.

[@metallitech]

That pipe is stupid and crazy. They probably just needed a longer garden hose.

[@dsesuk]

Exactly. That's what I have - a tap at the front and a hose reel long enough to dispense up the side and around to the back.

[@TestGearJunkie.]

07:00 There's hope for us with the old penny whistle yet 🎵😵‍💫 As for the shouts, we laughed so hard the tears were running down our legs 🤣

[@dsesuk]

You didn't have to wipe down the mirror.

[@TestGearJunkie.]

@@dsesuk You couldn't have paid enough for us to do that 😋

[@markpunt9638]

Rodents in cavity?

[@clivequinn8978]

Was that Nigel on the bog?

[@s.kxx1956]

Nice surprise for this evening

[@dsesuk]

Spoiler: I don't find the fault!

[@AndyK.1]

Disappointed you did use some resistance test and contactless pen to locate the open circuit! Then cut an fcu at the exact point of failure 😊. Standards are slipping. I guess it was a short run so just got on with it

[@dsesuk]

It's a Friday job Andy. Fault tracing? Nah, get it fixed and get down the pub!

[@anthonybragg]

I was wondering if there was a switched fused spur or D.P. switch in the hallway and it had been turned off?

[@dsesuk]

Yeah, my assumption was it would take five minutes and be something like that. I suppose the original builder figured there wasn't much point in having a switch/spur seeing as it had a dedicated circuit that could be clocked off at the CU or double-pole isolated at the far end.

[@ferrarithedude]

Just wondering how you ran the PVC conduit through the wall to the back of the DB to avoid floating singles through the block work and cavity?

[@dsesuk]

See this earlier video of mine for maintaining the integrity of the containment (link leads to the correct timestamp): kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnmbip2naMqVf9Usi=s238jmdU6tSU90Tn&t=3767

[@ferrarithedude]

@@dsesuk ah thank you for the reply, nice work 👍

[@scottsparky1]

Was it not the fuse spur behind the shoes feeding the outside box. Fuse might of just gone

[@dsesuk]

There's no spur - it's on its own radial circuit. The accessory seen on the wall isn't related.

[@leet1850]

Laughing out loud at this video.....Great work!!

[@lewis94uk]

Yo bigman where did you get the double toothbrush charger?

[@dsesuk]

CEF old fruit.

[@colin4685]

as a plumber.... that tap is horrendously installed

[@MrWeddingPhotography]

Curious about the upward angle from inside to out you drilled through the wall when considering water ingress?

[@dsesuk]

It's not upward. You can assume I'm not a complete moron.

[@MrWeddingPhotography]

@@dsesuk thought not, I wondered if it was camera angle that made it look so 👍🙂

[@NivagSwerdna]

@4:08 Failed wire in the wall and the recent change is some idiot plumber fixing a copper pipe to the outside wall... I wonder if the pipe is live!

[@olly7673]

Another delight to watch Mr S, and I admire you for leaving in the errant spring disaster, which we've all experienced. It must have been because it was so funny to watch - well I had a damp patch in my undies with a hint of ammonia in the air after seeing it, but that might just be my age! I am keen to here what you say to the customer, if anything, about the lack of RCD protection, like on those 8 circuits, most look like lighting but theres a 32A and a 40A on that side of the board. I often feel as though they'll think I'm just trying to make work/ money out of them but if we don't point out improvements no-one else will. Are there any guest appearances from Nige planned for the near future, he must be missing you/ us a little?

[@dsesuk]

I did speak with the homeowner about the CU and the apparent lack of inspection since 2007. He's asked me to price up an EICR and possible upgrade. I also always remark on the certificate under Comments On Existing Installation when the last inspection apparently was and if an EICR is now recommended.

[@olly7673]

@@dsesuk Thanks for getting back to me Old Bean

[@budegan76]

Forgive a possibly stupid question but what would have happened to the original (non-functioning) feed cable? Would it have been removed somehow? Or would it have been left in the wall? (Great videos btw - incredibly fascinating for a wannabe spark like myself)

[@dsesuk]

The original cable's still in the wall, I'm just not sure why it failed between the CU and the SWA termination outside. Perhaps it had been drilled through or something?

[@andrewstewart5972]

Silly question.... If the old cable was so short and nearby, is there any way to use it to pull a new cable down the cavity without having to run conduit outside? I'm guessing that wouldn't be doable for some reason. Keep up the good show!

[@dsesuk]

There was very little meat to the cable on the outside to grab or tie onto and I doubt there would be a free and easy pull to use it as a draw for a replacement. It wasn't directly inline with the CU, so didn't just drop down the wall. I suspect it went up from the CU, across the top of the wall and then came down either clipped or capped behind the plasterboard.

[@williammartinculleton5875]

Never run cables in cavity walls , can be damaged by various types wall insulation, rodents, drilled into etc etc, see BS 7671 ☘️

[@firsteerr]

you can buy sets for plastic conduit and 90 degree bends

[@dsesuk]

I need to restock the PVC odds-and-ends on the van. I seem to have loads in white and not much in black.

[@Leftfield2k7]

Not sure if it's the camera angle but that external drill hole looks worryingly angled inwards ?

[@TestGearJunkie.]

Yeah I was thinking that...

[@Tom_Prendiville]

Dave you knob you had me searching for a makita workbench 😂 "ma keter" ffs.

[@dsesuk]

Haha! When editing it I had to listen back myself because I thought I'd said Makita!

[@mattWallJsy]

I own one of those benches (fantastic) and even I though, I don’t remember it being made by Makita! 😂

[@Tom_Prendiville]

​@@mattWallJsy😂

[@Tom_Prendiville]

​@@dsesukI told the Mrs you made me buy it........Toolstation had it in stock so it fell in the boot whilst out shopping Haha

[@gd-bq7em]

I like these videos mate, brilliant when you was bending that pipe and it broke lol oh bollocks to it lol, always happens to me that dose😂😂

[@andrewcadby]

Loving the muzak 👍👍👍

[@voltare2amstereo]

Keep a speaker magnet in the van, helps pickup run aways

[@dsesuk]

The magnet on the end of my torch came in handy that morning!

[@cstew8355]

It’s a great replacement for Nigel that bench thing 👍

[@simonbateman4283]

A good old conduit w@nk sir, and wtf had the wife been eating 😂 keep it up !

[@lewis94uk]

Will Nigel ever make a comeback?

[@steveosshenanigans]

I recon that water pipe was put in by ‘Do yourself Dave’

[@andypayne1571]

A sparks who lives a few doors away from me was telling me abut a pre Christmas f up he had, drilled through from outside to inside very close to main incoming supply but it had been looped inside the cavity so the entrance and the exit hole didn't line up and he drilled right through it, large bang and £1400 to UK power networks to replace it. Did you do any IR or continuity tests on the cable from the CU down to the junction box. Just curious really.

[@TestGearJunkie.]

How much to replace the brown trousers and underwear..? 😵‍💫 💩

[@andypayne1571]

@@TestGearJunkie. He seemed all very relaxed about it, the cost and the fact it melted the end off a 20mm SDS drill bit.

[@gadgetman36]

I really enjoyed the fault finding video⚡️as well as the toilet humour at the end! 💩🚽🤣

[@allanmould2633]

Great vid dave I couldn't stop laughing when you were in the kasi

[@dsesuk]

The smell though Allan - I dunno what the hell she's been eating.

[@CommercialGasEngineerVideos]

Thanks for making us laugh

[@andyrutherford203]

🤣🤣🤣Ah the thousand screw pick up game, how many times have i said to myself dont put that full box on top of ladders as................Oh shit not again

[@haldo691]

Its hard sometimes not to think "that'll do" when working on a house where the customer clearly doesn't worry about what tradesmen do to their house. That waterpipe jeezus

[@dsesuk]

The customer did say that the plumbing was done in his absence and he wasn't best pleased to see the end result.

[@supersparks9466]

That plumbing would of gone in my scrap bag

[@AndyK.1]

Is that a twin toothbrush charger without any brushes ?

[@dsesuk]

The toothbrushes must have been charged that day Andy

[@adammachin]

What’s holding the water pipe to the wall

[@dsesuk]

It is clipped in between the gaps in the insulation.

[@ForTheBirbs]

Oh my flipping gawd. The tears are running from that end excrement. Pure gold nuggets. Sorry, can't polish a turd..... I needed a laugh today. And nice to see the Robin

[@dsesuk]

Thanks for the booze Jim. I'm sorry the missus was flushing over your shout-out.

[@ForTheBirbs]

Flushed with success or shite. Lol​@@dsesuk

[@michealplater9007]

You are a FW, warning up the conduit, I laughed so hard when you broke the conduit. Not saying that I have not done that myself.

[@thetruth6693]

That 1st bend 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ConorNoakes]

Cpt. Pugwash's finest outdoor plumbing... Soft as shite bricks... Plumber has blown his drill right through the bricks and annihilated the cable in the wall, hasn't he?

[@timballam3675]

Just had a new 3 phase CU installed as we had an unloop because of the heat pump, we installed 4mm 3phase SWA ready for a car charger, should do the job! Also Dave you been taking music lessons from Rich Rebuilds?

[@ef7480]

I'll say it again...I love this shyte. That plumbing is also shyte. What were they thinkin?

[@dsesuk]

That tap atop a socket! It almost deserves a round of applause.

[@B3CK377]

What started as a the usual DSES video turned into an absolute banger! The toilet humour on the coffee shout outs, never laughed so hard..... On a different note, what is that device behind your driver's seat

[@dsesuk]

For a brief time in 2022 I had illuminated van signs. That contraption controlled when they came on and regulated the power they used. It also controls the beacon lights on the roof. Sadly, the signs were a bit of a disaster and had to be scrapped, but the gubbins is all still there.

[@ashleybignell2366]

Entertaining a normal. But Was it a decent Bab for a Friday afternoon?

[@rlfvacslakenheath]

0:55 another great sky install? That outside tap is a weird one im guessing that house like many newbuilds the kitchen is at the front of the building with the bathroom just above it. so putting an outside tap at the rear is not going to be easy. plus is that one of them fancy wall mounted tooth brush holders in your bathroom.

[@dsesuk]

Difficult to get water to the rear no doubt Ryan, but that's all kinds of ugly. And then mounting the tap directly above the socket! As for the new bathroom, it sports all mod-cons including dual toothbrush charger, dehumidifyer, mixed flow ventilation, backlit mirror and underfloor heating. Oh, and also the lights are timed so if you crawl out of bed for a Carlsberg piss at 3AM, the overhead lights don't turn on to blind you; only the mirror light comes on. There is an override function if you really want to ensure you're not pissing foam all over the bathmat.

[@rlfvacslakenheath]

@@dsesuk that bathroom sounds like there might be a nice video comming about its construction.

[@dsesuk]

@@rlfvacslakenheath Sadly not. It was all so much work that went right into the late hours of Christmas Eve; I didn't have time to throw the camera around.

[@supersparks9466]

I disagree, you found the fault albeit not physically,but diagnostically a damaged cable was found to be the problem. Well done.

[@Richardincancale]

Only 4 minutes in I’m going to guess the crappy plumber has drilled through the mortar into the cable drop for one of his pipe supports? Also congrats to SWMBO for getting that turd out without a helping hand from her hairy husband! Finally congrats to your daughter for the thumbnail - what a talented family. BTW, as you like gadgets why not get a TDR so you can locate faults like this?

[@markbriggs6786]

She’s dropped off a UBoat 😂

[@ScottWayneJackson]

Geez fkg , that is just ridiculous!

[@pinmast0r]

I wonder what Mrs DSE would say if she saw this :)

[@Bazza-tn5ck]

Nice to see some new content and not the usual instagram cack!! You did well with the screws, I’dve brushed em up sling em in customers black bin and bought new to be fair. 😂😂😂

[@Bazza-tn5ck]

Sounded pretty aggressive when I read that back😂 Not saying you usually do instagram cack 🤔🤔

[@dsesuk]

@@Bazza-tn5ck I gave up on Insta. It is cack, it contains cack and anyting I ever put on there was cack!

[@Bazza-tn5ck]

@@dsesuk 😂👍🤣

[@AndyK.1]

That plumbing 😂