Samples of Poor Contractor Works

  • Heat Source/Protection
    Heat Source/Protection

    Cable has been installed too close to hot pipes and there is also no mechanical protection for the cable…

  • Junction box overload
    Junction box overload

    These junction boxes are designed for 4 cables to be terminated. The earth should be terminated inside…

  • Socket Outlet
    Socket Outlet

    Way 2 many cables in this box behind the socket.

  • Earthing not good
    Earthing not good

    The earths are terminated on a clamping point for holding the cabinate door frame in place, this is not…

  • Poor Cable Entry
    Poor Cable Entry

    Open top which will allow objexts to full inside the enclosure and the mechanical protect of the cables…

  • Poor Cable Entry
    Poor Cable Entry

    the colours of the conductors should not be on show because this reduces the mechanical protection of…

  • Poor Cable Entry
    Poor Cable Entry

    Conductors on show external from box.

  • Poor Cable Entry
    Poor Cable Entry

    Single Core PVC/PVC incorrectly stripped.

  • Polarity Issues
    Polarity Issues

    Incorrect polarity of conductors where they enter the RCD, Black and Red conductors wrong way round.

  • Poor Cable Entry
    Poor Cable Entry

    Outer sheath stripped back too far.

  • No Enclosure
    No Enclosure

    All this shjould be termniated in an enclosure due to potential fire risk and no Green/Yellow sleeving…

  • Modified Conductor
    Modified Conductor

    Individual strands removed which reduces the capacity of the cable.

  • Colour Coding
    Colour Coding

    Central heating systems always impress me with the lack of correct colour coding.

  • Poor Mechanical
    Poor Mechanical

    Cable entry has no grommet and singles have no protection.

  • Poor Mechanical
    Poor Mechanical

    Poor Mechnical protection

  • No Enclosure 1 of 2
  • No Enclosure 2 of 2
  • How Many !
    How Many !

    So how many screws does it take to hold a light fitting to the ceiling?

  • Poor Cable Entry
    Poor Cable Entry

    No grommets where the cables pass through a metal hole

  • Heat Source/Protection
    Heat Source/Protection

    Running cables close to a heat source, or even touching as in this case, changes the properties of cables…

  • Poor Cable Protection
    Poor Cable Protection

    Cutting the outer sheath back too much reduces the mechanical protection of cables.

  • Poor Termination
    Poor Termination

    The live loop conductors were left as seen, no termination what so ever.

 

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