whats right with this picture!!!!

[starspark]

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• starspark
• 22 Jan 2010
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• starspark
• 22 Jan 2010
• 1

apologies bit blurred!!another have a go hero!!

 

[HullMarc]

Blue & yellow cores used for the earth?

Had he misheard someone say "green & yellow"?

Where does the extra bit of g&y suddenly appear from in the 2nd pic?

 

[starspark]

thats the other switch!!its a two two way switches!basically the ex houseowner must have bought two one way switches and took a guess what went where!!then must have left it when he moved out!!when new tenant moved in the rcd kept tripping when things were switched on so out i came and found this!!

 

[GaryMo]

Where does the extra bit of g&y suddenly appear from in the 2nd pic?

Two different switches.

 

[AndyPRK]

2 different switches I would assume

 

[mikeyd]

That looks like a contender for the hall of shame.

How could anyone live with wallpaper like that!

 

[starspark]

decor was worse in other rooms!!

 

[mikeyd]

Easily sorted though. Just disconnect the earth and hang a pair of gloves next to each switch.

Hard to tell from the pics but apart from connecting neutral to the face plates are they both dimmers?

 

[starspark]

yep both dimmers too

 

[mikeyd]

OK, I give up. Can't see anything right.

I wonder how many years it would have been left like that if it wasn't on an RCD though?

 

[starspark]

got it in one!!literally nothing is right lol!!
i just wonder how long previous owner must have put up with it for after they done it!!

 

[JohnnyG]

Everyone knows what colour you get when you mix blue and yellow, maybe that's what he thought he'd do.

 

[Steve]

Jesus Harry Christ. I mean, how ridiculous? How stupid must a person be to think its ok to connect a live (or even neutral, by logic of thinking in new colour code) to an exposed metal faceplate???

I cant tell, would the blue wires ever have been live? I'm guessing there were no fatalities from this abbhoration. I cant believe my eyes. Someone could have easily DIED here. By the same thinking as above, oh look a spare terminal, I'll connect my loop wires there.

This person must never be allowed near an electrical accessory again.

And two dimmers. How did they think that'd work?


Sorry, I needed a good rant.

 

[CortinaV8]

You don't happen to post comment's on news articles on the DailyMail website do you Steve?

Writing style looks familier

 

[Steve]

You don't happen to post comment's on news articles on the DailyMail website do you Steve?

Writing style looks familier

Dont like the Daily Mail. Their headlines for example:

In response to "rumour" that ID cards might be introduced in the next 5 years, the Daily Mail would print something like "ID CARDS TO COST EVERYONE £200". Prats. Nothing like accurate reporting is there?