I hate domestic sparks

[Lectrician]

We have done loads of work in a cheese factory. 4x4 PVC trunk and 20 / 25 conduit mainly used.

All finished really, job done.

They needed a feed for wall hung elec water heater (45amp) to replace the gas one they where going to use - can't have a gas flue with in a certain distance of storage rooms etc etc apparently.

So, no wiring in for this, but easily done. It would need a rotary isolator on the wall adjacent to the heater, fed with a foot stab of conduit from the trunk. About 15m of cable around in trunk to DB. Easy. Could even bung in T+E in the trunk if this would be easier (don't want to buy reels of singles just for that).

So - we sub the job, as too busy at the moment.

Spark goes in and clips a 6mm T+E around the wall above the trunk, and sticks a PULL CORD on the ceiling, and then clips down wall, over the trunking lid and getting tangled with some pipework before getting to the heater.

Also decides he must bond anything he can see near to the heater - including things that move!

Couldn't believe it - a complete bodge.

I can recall the conversation on the phone - "It's a fairly easy job - all the conduit and trunk is up already"! So why decide to make such a mess! And why 6mm!

 

[Spark123]

Doesn't sound like he had much of a clue! Why the bonding? Just clipped to the wall? Any photographs?

 

[gcresser]

Name and shame...........

 

[GaryMo]

A picture is worth a thousand words!

 

[Lectrician]

Yea, should have really - I have a spark going there on monday to redo the work before they start processing on Wednesday. Shall ask him to take some photos.

The bonding is not even clipped - just hanging on the floor under the metal tables.

I wont name and shame - that is a little unfare, but will certainly not be using them again - it is a real shame, as it was a kind of 'favour' - they had little work on, and work in our area.

 

[gcresser]

Oh come on Lectrician, us Devon boys stick together

 

[GaryMo]

as it was a kind of 'favour' - they had little work on

Now you know why

 

[Lectrician]

Oh come on Lectrician, us Devon boys stick together

Depends which side of devon

 

[gcresser]

South........Didn't know there was a devide

 

[Lectrician]

There is no devide - But up in the North we travel only a few miles around our 'territory'. Down south you seem to travel many miles further from experience!

Where down south? Im close to Barnstaple.

 

[gcresser]

I suppose you could call it a devide, I'm in Torquay (Torbay is not under Devon control).
I know what you Barnstaple peeps are like!

 

[Lectrician]

Ah - close to barnstaple Im the coast side.....AND NOT IN ILFRACOMBE!

 

[gcresser]

Wat cheese factory was it anyway?

 

[Steve]

You guys, email each other, then you can discuss all the gory details!

 

[Lectrician]

Wat cheese factory was it anyway?

When you see a new cheese on the shelf, you could know

Don't like giving out loads of personal details online!