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Electricity can be very dangerous, more so when you don't even know what you're doing. Unfortunately, many homeowners still decide to work on their own electrics despite the potential risks. In this episode, we're challenging our apprentice Reuben to find five electrical faults, that are far more common than you may think.
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@artisanelectrics
@artisanelectrics Год назад
Sign up to TRADIFY using code ‘ARTISAN’ to get 50% off your first three months - bit.ly/3JNjPGS
@christurner6430
@christurner6430 Год назад
It's easy. Don't turn that lamp on! (Joke)
@peterfletcher2611
@peterfletcher2611 Год назад
Do electricians get jobs from tradify or is it just an accounts/planning app?
@johnavery15
@johnavery15 Год назад
It’s lovely to see Reuben’s confidence growing. His sense of humour is coming to the fore with the increased confidence. Great video guys and a real life fault finding course! Very good!
@andrewbrady7909
@andrewbrady7909 Год назад
The problem isn’t DIY’rs, it’s the trades race to the lowest possible standard bottom over the last 20 years.
@Sparks1Plumbers0
@Sparks1Plumbers0 Год назад
Biggest culprit... New Builds. Often total nightmares that get signed off by Stevie Wonder inspector's!!!
@TheTW11
@TheTW11 Год назад
This is the problem I have now - I need a full EICR and a new board. I guarantee my place has faults cos the bloke I bought it off of was an idiot. But finding someone I can trust to do it properly is not so easy.
@Mike-ms6he
@Mike-ms6he Год назад
@@TheTW11Are you near Bristol?
@AmauryJacquot
@AmauryJacquot Год назад
the main issue is people's salaries haven't followed the crazy inflation numbers, preventing them to afford to pay tradespeople a decent rate
@brendancooney9401
@brendancooney9401 Год назад
True, house I bought 15 years ago had numerous faults and it was trades who were responsible, not diy as it was only 5 years old.
@JGE_Installations
@JGE_Installations Год назад
Impressed with Reuben, some electricians I work with wouldn’t be that confident with those faults
@Ragnar8504
@Ragnar8504 Год назад
I can think of at least one experienced RU-vid spark who might be chasing his tail on these, at least for a while 😀
@danielelise7348
@danielelise7348 10 месяцев назад
​@@Ragnar8504who are you talking about?I won't say anything, it'll be just between us.😁
@Ragnar8504
@Ragnar8504 10 месяцев назад
@@danielelise7348 Delroy the Spark. He's a really nice bloke but sometimes he can get a bit confused.
@owenlerry6339
@owenlerry6339 Год назад
Well done Reuben, having someone like John teach you like this & give you such knowledge is golden & should fill you with confidence, just keep learning put the hard work in at college & you will become a great electrician.
@artisanelectrics
@artisanelectrics Год назад
Couldn't agree more!
@thesteelrodent1796
@thesteelrodent1796 11 месяцев назад
Thanks, John, for explaining the need for proper polarity. Here in Denmark we don't have polarity on our electrical system. Everything is still wired according to the proper ISO polarity, but double-pole (or four pole for 400 V) breakers have been a legal requirement since 1975, and were used for several years before that, so it's not something we consider a big deal. It's still important to pay attention to it in old installations that have single pole breakers, but there are luckily very few of those left that have yet to be replaced - since our regulation require, that whenever you do anything that requires making changes to the board (like adding a circuit or replacing the breakers) the whole board has to replaced with one that complies with current regulation - it's a pricey rule, but ensures you don't pull more out of the board than it was designed for. One criticism about this test, though: NEVER trust the colours of the wires, especially when fixing DIY installations. And although you explained how a ring works and should work, you also succeeded in explaining why they're a terrible idea, which is the reason no other country uses them, or allow that high a rating on such a thin cable.
@okaro6595
@okaro6595 4 месяца назад
In Finland there is polarity all the way up to the socket. There is a custom to put the phase on the right but it really is not an error to do it otherwise. All breakers and switches are naturally on the phase. In the UK system polarity really matters as the plug has fuse on the live. If you get a ground fault on a device it would completely bypass the fuse and the protection would be up to 32 A the breaker if you had no RCD. Alternatively on a short it could blow the fuse on the neutral and it would remain energized. Not a nice thing if the short was caused by a water spill.
@michaelanderson8010
@michaelanderson8010 Год назад
Well done guys! That’s a great way to teach next generation electricians about the dangers and importance of electrical safety!!👍👍.
@kinkam5516
@kinkam5516 Год назад
is it me or does Jordan's consumer unit look a bit messy? LOL
@acespark1
@acespark1 Год назад
Great video simulating real life situations is difficult, but I liked how you let Reuben try to work it out as he will have to do on his AM2 or AM2s, and in the real world. Training like this is invaluable 👍🏻
@kittsdiy
@kittsdiy Год назад
6:25 fun fact in Germany/holland/Begium we don't have polarized sockets.. L on the left or N on the left is both ok . Also you can reverse the plugs in Germany/Holland ( shucko) in Belgium we have earth pin .. buth double insulated appliences you still kan put it in both ways . And even more fun fact ..in Belgium we still have a lot of grids 3X230V .. so in a socket you have no neutral it's L1 & L2 .. of L3 & L2 etc .. ( also main reason why we all have use double pole protected brakers .. so on both wires fused )
@Ragnar8504
@Ragnar8504 Год назад
Correct polarity is vitally important if the BS1362 fuse in the plug is needed for fault protection, i.e. in circuits without RCD protection. Otherwise not so much if you follow basic safety precautions like unplugging floor or table lamps with Edison sockets before replacing lamps, particularly since EU Edison sockets from the past 60 years are reasonably safe even with reversed polarity, there's only a small metal spring that connects to the lamp's thread if the lamp is fully inserted, the threads in the socket are plastic or ceramic. I always laugh when I see Schuko socket testers that indicate "reversed L-N polarity" - well, just flip the sodding thing 180 degrees and the fault's gone!
@kittsdiy
@kittsdiy Год назад
@@Ragnar8504 good luck with that in Belgium.. we still have a lot of grids 3x230v.. so no neutral. . Is also the reason why double pole ( with protection on 2 poles ! Not an neutral mechanical connected to live contact ). Also new regulations here in june... all sockets / lights on 30mA rcd. With a max of 8 on 1 rcd.. ( before all on 1 main 300mA ..bathroom om 30mA ) And yes my tester always says wrong.. I always do L on the left.. N on the right. we have pin earthing.. we cannot rotate the plug like in holland or germany.
@Ragnar8504
@Ragnar8504 Год назад
@@kittsdiy Yes, I know, plenty of older 3x230 V supplies in Belgium. I had to find my way around the basics of Belgian electrics years ago when someone showed up on German electrical forums searching for an explanation of the installation report on his newly bought house in Belgium. Basically he wanted to know why his installation had failed and if that was dangerous. My French wasn't nearly good enough to understand the certificate at that time but I found the Flemish version of the form online and could make enough sense of the report to see that the main fault was an earth impedance exceeding 99 kΩ. I told him in no uncertain terms that yes, it was quite dangerous because that was just a very technical way of saying he had no earthing system in his house at all, even though all the sockets had the correct penaarde.
@kittsdiy
@kittsdiy Год назад
@@Ragnar8504 correct .. earth impedance has to be =< 30 ohm .. so when inspector checks and above 30 ohm it fails inspection ; We have to provide our own earth .. we don't get it from grid ( like in uk PME ? TNC .. )
@jacklowe1
@jacklowe1 Год назад
Probably the best video you have done in a while. Educational. And makes a difference to the usual just fitting car chargers.
@djohnsto2
@djohnsto2 10 месяцев назад
No ring circuits here in Ontario, Canada - Good thing too, it's so easy for them to go wrong and pose a hazard without any warning whatsoever. That combo washer/dryer is pretty cool too - I've never seen that before.
@razvanlex
@razvanlex 7 месяцев назад
"That combo washer/dryer is pretty cool too - I've never seen that before." We have many models like that in Europe, usually they are not that good than separate models. Many new individual dryers are heat-pump based, I have a Samsung model in grey colour, matching the washing machine.
@jason2508
@jason2508 Год назад
From this video I decided to check one of the wall sockets I replaced 3 years ago. One of the wires were loose. Potentially a life saver. Thanks guys
@raymondburke1261
@raymondburke1261 Год назад
Really good information. John, your good at explaining things and you have patience….a rare quality these days..👌⚡️
@The_Real_Pope
@The_Real_Pope Год назад
Who’d have thought a “neat or not neat” reveal of Jordan’s consumer unit would be that birds nest!
@graemescott990
@graemescott990 11 месяцев назад
Well done John and Reuben that was a great teaching episode both from the material and the way that John mentored Reuben.
@omaximal1092
@omaximal1092 Год назад
Thank you once again, I'm about to do my fault testing on my course soon n this has been helpful! Specially when they talk about polarity!
@VintageProjectDE
@VintageProjectDE 8 месяцев назад
Electrical engineer here from Germany. As for the training: If that's how you're doing it on a regular basis then hats off to you! That's an awesome exercise and worth a lot more than all the papers you can hand out. Reuben seems like the kind of electrician I'd welcome to my sites any day. And I will definitely watch back to this fault finding process when I'm having my next site acceptance walk. 😉 Re: EICR: That's a great procedure to keep installations intact and maintained. We have a very similar procedure here, but from my own experience I'll have to tell you that domestic installations (and most commercial ones, too) will only go through that once in their lifetime - on the day of commissioning. It is mandatory, but who cares, right? There are a lot of hidden faults like the ones you demonstrated here. Speaking of faults: I can say that only 4 out of the 5 would have been an actual fault here. As far as I know we do not have strict rules for polarity as far as portable appliances are concerned. They usually are built in a way where polarity doesn't matter except for the odd EMC issue. It is good practice to at least wire sockets the same throughout a house or building, swapping L and N wouldn't be a major problem unless you have really old appliances that connect Neutral to the case or metallic surfaces. Anyway, never rely on a switched socket. They are not a suitable method to isolate appliances.
@TheXeroid
@TheXeroid Год назад
Excellent video. John is an excellent tutor and explains things clearly. Reuben is cooking on gas too. One thing, whoever out that washing machine drain next to the DB, wants shooting. One blocked drain away from a lot of hassle.
@iainmcdougall3628
@iainmcdougall3628 Год назад
John, Reuben, bang on the money with the theme of video that should be produced. Post watch, “are budding electrician viewers better off from watching” YES.
@Rockspencer12
@Rockspencer12 Год назад
Amazing video-idea and execution! Educational and entertaining as always, guys.
@artisanelectrics
@artisanelectrics Год назад
Glad you enjoyed it!
@2391Sparks
@2391Sparks Год назад
Good skills young man, you’re already better than 50% of testers out there. Keep hold of that knowledge, it’ll earn you decent money in the future. Also nice to hear a sparks quoting GN3 (0.05 ohm disparity on conductors of the same size), not enough people know that..
@jessiepooch
@jessiepooch Год назад
Helpful and informative,thanks.
@RODALCO2007
@RODALCO2007 10 месяцев назад
Great teaching for Reuben finding electrical faults in the kitchen circuit.
@dobplastering8410
@dobplastering8410 Год назад
Great video really enjoy these sorts of videos really helps thanks !
@MsMelv1980
@MsMelv1980 8 месяцев назад
Excellent job guy's, really happy to see you taking the time to teach your apprentices properly and in real world style situations. Great job keep up the good work to help improve our industry standards.
@tm2204
@tm2204 9 месяцев назад
Brilliant video. Learned a lot from this 👍
@matthewseymour8972
@matthewseymour8972 Год назад
A really slick, and entertaining video... great stuff
@pwaelectricalltd29
@pwaelectricalltd29 Год назад
Good video guys. Keeping the public informed 👍
@sukhi17
@sukhi17 Год назад
Great video 👍 Huge amount of knowledge you guys have! I definitely learnt some things from this video! 👌
@artisanelectrics
@artisanelectrics Год назад
Happy to hear that!
@simonmiddleton4977
@simonmiddleton4977 Год назад
Great to see Rueuben’s progress 👍😃
@MrDrewmcfly
@MrDrewmcfly Год назад
Excellent job, this definitely helps apprentice in open worls problems train them correctly and they will be a dam good spark
@jf723
@jf723 Год назад
That was excellent. I am new to the trade and really those faults very useful to know.
@lonewolfgeoff
@lonewolfgeoff Год назад
ok now we know reubens grasp of the force is nearly complete! absolutely awesome! 😁
@user-ip1tr5fr2i
@user-ip1tr5fr2i Год назад
Cracking video - very educational and full of useful tips. More videos like this please guys 👍👍👍
@thedodger1387
@thedodger1387 6 месяцев назад
great set of faults . Lucky lad to have such a teacher
@mathman0101
@mathman0101 Год назад
Excellent video would love to see John do some of the extra tests in GN3 how about a floor and wall insulation test? Not really done in a residential setting but worthwhile for people to see it.
@michaelcostello6991
@michaelcostello6991 9 месяцев назад
Very clear presentation
@fattoamanowoodwork3638
@fattoamanowoodwork3638 Год назад
Thank you for this guys, really really helpful for me that I do very basic maintenance always leaving the important/potentially dangerous jobs to a qualified electrician. This make me realise even better the importance but also provides me with valuable tips if I want to do simple faceplate swaps or simple jobs that can end up being very dangerous or fatales in my rentals. Thank you
@mohamedsiadabdille7631
@mohamedsiadabdille7631 5 месяцев назад
That is really enjoying fault finding is great and I am really enjoying thanks thanks for your time appreciate that
@scottishsparky7927
@scottishsparky7927 Год назад
nice idea demonstrating how many different faults there could be and how easy it is to make a mistake! good video
@drwizzle
@drwizzle Год назад
Fair play. Reuben has grown in charachter and knowledge so much with you guys. Great to see some fresh blood learning the trade and also great to learn new skills with these vids. Keep up the excellent work and I can see Reuben going places.
@Bringitohm
@Bringitohm Год назад
This video is spot on . Wish this was available when I was learning but at least it’s here now for others . Good work as always lads
@artisanelectrics
@artisanelectrics Год назад
Appreciate it!
@davidcousins5493
@davidcousins5493 Год назад
Well done Reuben, good job, as for John, your just sneaky. Very good video guys, hopefully may safe a life.
@jonathanblankley3546
@jonathanblankley3546 Год назад
Great video. Nice to see Reuben's progress over time. Perhaps he could tidy up that DB to Artisan standard? 😜
@robertturner2516
@robertturner2516 Год назад
Great coaching session.
@martinburgess2322
@martinburgess2322 Год назад
Well executed Ruben 👌John knows his stuff good teacher 👍😀
@jboomhauer
@jboomhauer Год назад
Very good content! Had no idea about some of these! (I'm not an electrician, but have changed sockets, lights etc. at home)
@artisanelectrics
@artisanelectrics Год назад
Always good to know, that's the scary thing all of these are hidden other than the tripping light.
@BiohazardX9
@BiohazardX9 Год назад
proper learning - very good
@jedisith25
@jedisith25 11 месяцев назад
Well done guys! That’s a great way to teach next generation electricians about the dangers and importance of electrical safety!
@Spark101.
@Spark101. Год назад
Brilliant video…..i like you 2 lads. This is a great way to learn.
@artisanelectrics
@artisanelectrics Год назад
Cheers!
@davehunter6920
@davehunter6920 Год назад
excellent work Reuben
@thomasthompson9130
@thomasthompson9130 Год назад
Great video keep up the good work
@busman2000
@busman2000 Год назад
This is a very good episode from your videos. Hopefully there will be a reduction in house fires and electrocutions. You are so right. You can not see, hear or smell or feel electricity. Unless there is something going wrong.
@AngelaPeters-fy1tc
@AngelaPeters-fy1tc Год назад
Great video really enjoyed it. Well done Reuben you will go far and beyond with your methodical approach and with yer man john teaching you the theory in the real world boys a dear this blue speck will be your oyster.
@MyImperfectEcoJourney
@MyImperfectEcoJourney Год назад
Great video guys. This is why I employ an electrician for any electrical work now and never do it myself.
@artisanelectrics
@artisanelectrics Год назад
Cheers John
@pbarnfield
@pbarnfield Год назад
Great video this to highlight to both DIYers and also Electricians. I'd go as far to say that some "qualified and competent electricians" could learn a lot from this. Maybe even the guys who have been to my own house to resolve a couple of issues over the years and install a new Shed CU..... not once did I see any of them use a torque screwdriver on the MCB's and RCBO's! Good job I went and checked the stuff for my own sanity with my own torque driver as much of it wasn't tight at all!! This is why I prefer to do most things myself where I can, and get someone to check it. Just shows how things can be "wrong" without even realising!! I too had a Live Neutral reverse which I found on garage spur after testing with a basic plug in tester - didn't realise the full consequences of such wiring until more recently. Simple mistake to make I guess, but it all worked fine. Reuben - you'll go far buddy, great fault finding!!
@marymadigan9707
@marymadigan9707 Год назад
Nice one Reuben you have a great teacher nice one guys 😎🇮🇪👏
@canisferus
@canisferus Год назад
Very cool episode!
@dretrodealerakasparkz5406
@dretrodealerakasparkz5406 Год назад
Reuben is going great guns, I’ve apprentices who wouldn’t have a clue on faults let alone testing, even though you get them hands on and trying to get them thinking about it they are clueless, well done on getting him to engage u should be proud of him! Consultants on most jobs (commercial) expect to see the CPC’s split in accessories forming part of a ring ie High integrity and i always make the boys do so on any ring final, if one cpc becomes loose or damaged the socket still has a chance to remain safer until discovered/sorted than no earth. IMO of course its open for discussion
@SteRumbelow
@SteRumbelow Год назад
8:50 We saw that, Reuben! 😂
@bryanhobson1822
@bryanhobson1822 8 месяцев назад
Hey John, Reuben stole your screwdriver whilst you weren't looking @ 8:50 :)
@4addevelopments139
@4addevelopments139 Год назад
Studying to become an electrician and been taught to times by 1.67 didn’t know you could decide by 2.5 then times by 1.5. Thanks!
@Ragnar8504
@Ragnar8504 Год назад
It's not really any easier though, just easier to remember (because L and N are 2.5 mm2 and the CPC is 1.5 mm2). 2.5/1.5=1.67.
@szaki95
@szaki95 Год назад
Someone's got a very messy distribution box, it's definitely not made by Artisan Electrics :D
@artisanelectrics
@artisanelectrics Год назад
😬
@MikeSmith-tx2lp
@MikeSmith-tx2lp Год назад
Trades own houses are rarely an example of their skill. They’re too busy fixing other peoples places for the money 😎
@szaki95
@szaki95 Год назад
@@MikeSmith-tx2lp I know :D
@johnparker2636
@johnparker2636 Год назад
Its never a waste of time to watch a video like this.Thanks
@patkaskrisztian8486
@patkaskrisztian8486 Год назад
Nice job, guys! It should be practiced in electrician schools, too.
@michaelthomas6398
@michaelthomas6398 Год назад
Well done, Reuben👏🏽
@anthonywilliamson915
@anthonywilliamson915 Год назад
Well Done. Your going to make a great electrician. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
@clintonelectricsa394
@clintonelectricsa394 Год назад
Awesome video!
@JohnMyer999
@JohnMyer999 Год назад
Great video kept him thinking 🤔
@cedard5388
@cedard5388 Год назад
More teaching videos like this 👏
@NBundyElectrical
@NBundyElectrical Год назад
great video guys
@artisanelectrics
@artisanelectrics Год назад
Cheers bud!
@jonathanblankley3546
@jonathanblankley3546 Год назад
They even simulated the DB to look lashed in :)
@piotrlobacz
@piotrlobacz Год назад
That's Jordan's house and cooker switch and extractor fan switch are less than 100mm away from hob. 😮
@geordish
@geordish Год назад
It’s a rental, so he probably can’t change too much about it. I do wonder what his landlord thinks of that wall outside though!
@stevedavis770
@stevedavis770 Год назад
There doesn't look to be an earth connection to the back boxes either.
@phillipbaker3860
@phillipbaker3860 Год назад
Nice job Reuben
@raymondgarafano8604
@raymondgarafano8604 8 месяцев назад
u guys r bloody awesome! damn good too! in the U.S. the black or ungrounded cond. goes to the center contact of a bulb socket so as to keep power away from user as compared to having the screw-shell live as it would be much easier to touch and if standing on a concrete floor, the use would light up. YET it freaking works so, yes it is important to know that wiring MUST be done in a certain way, and that is according to the code and the consumer needs to know that wiring codes are in effect to protect the wiring and property.
@dans5101
@dans5101 Год назад
Quality video fellas
@l3d-3dmaker58
@l3d-3dmaker58 Год назад
loose connections are truly one of the most dangerous fault when wiring something up, had a family member lose $5000 in electronics because the main breaker's neutral was loose and arcing, its so quick to use a torque screwdriver and get it right, but cowboys do dodgy stuff and possibly put your life at danger. luckily im an electrician, replaced the breaker and torqued it down proper to the 2.5Nm it requires (AND even worse, it was 3 phase 380v, completely burnt the neutral terminal, insides were completely melted and didnt operate anymore + the cable was also melted, no a fun saturday night)
@Ragnar8504
@Ragnar8504 Год назад
Oh yes, loose neutrals in three-phase or split-phase setups can be quite nasty! My granny had that happen one Sunday. There was a splice in the line from the meter (outside) to her fuse board and the neutral had come loose in that junction box. If I remember correctly, it even formed a high-resistance connection with one of the neighbour's phases, causing them to go through main fuses like crazy. Not a dead short but enough to blow 20-amp fuses pretty quickly with any loads on in the apartment.
@carltaylor8113
@carltaylor8113 Год назад
Great video
@colin125gwr
@colin125gwr Год назад
good one
@Liam_Hirst
@Liam_Hirst Год назад
Seems like a top lad does Ruben. Top apprentice
@elchapooo6668
@elchapooo6668 Год назад
Love the way the boss is laying down legs up hahah
@steveksi
@steveksi Год назад
Excellent Video... People think if it aint broke, leave it alone. Kinda like paint. Oh, it is not pealing, it is fine. You just might not see the damage.
@motivationhero7
@motivationhero7 Год назад
Great video, though Jordans consumer unit is surprisingly messy.
@philipsmith0752
@philipsmith0752 Год назад
well done Reuben, Jordan and John for teaching him
@artisanelectrics
@artisanelectrics Год назад
👌
@patricktuite32
@patricktuite32 Год назад
Nice video👍
@alvina69
@alvina69 Год назад
Great video… Reuben’s a credit to the company 👍
@AmauryJacquot
@AmauryJacquot Год назад
good thing we don't have those crazy rings down here across the channel 🤣
@mike-ology22
@mike-ology22 Год назад
I'm.a plumbing and heating engineer and as a kid before being qualified in anything I knew what live neutral and earth was. I've never wired a plug wrong. However, I find light switches confusing with com and line. Because they don't state what wire should go where. Especially double switches. Sockets are easy. Most English people know how to wire plugs and sockets. However foreigners doing DIY, that may be a different matter. Great video though and Reuben has his head screwed on. Great work
@bradh2066
@bradh2066 Год назад
The argument here being once you’ve wired your socket… HOW do you know it’s okay?
@delrey-p
@delrey-p Год назад
More employers/companies need to do this with their apprentices. Its a great way of making good sparkies!
@renowden2010
@renowden2010 Год назад
Suggest you get Reuben to teach John how ring main circuits work. I don't think John's description at 11:00 is correct. The power doesn't "choose" which way to go, it goes both ways at once hence the lower current throughout.
@deang5622
@deang5622 Год назад
This is correct.
@tobysherring1369
@tobysherring1369 Год назад
eFixx do a really good demonstration of current flow in RFCs. They show that current doesn't flow equally in both legs unless the load is exactly half way around the ring. A socket near the CU will draw most of the current through the shortest leg - a path of much lower resistance.
@renowden2010
@renowden2010 Год назад
@@tobysherring1369 yes, that is a much better way of explaining it.
@the_real_hislordship
@the_real_hislordship Год назад
Well done, good video. But what is different with Reuben?
@simonmaverick9201
@simonmaverick9201 5 месяцев назад
Those neon lamps on some fused spurs can be a pain in the neck when testing too.
@user-cs9ch8ey9k
@user-cs9ch8ey9k Год назад
What a great video
@artisanelectrics
@artisanelectrics Год назад
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
@user-fw5tr8ht1e
@user-fw5tr8ht1e Год назад
Love to see how close that washing machine drain is to the fuse board.
@peteglass3496
@peteglass3496 Год назад
As well as on the consumer units, do you all now use torque screwdrivers for the sockets on basic ring circuits, spurs etc.? If so, what torque setting for each cable size? Ta.
@peterwilson53
@peterwilson53 Год назад
Brilliant
@davidclarke2513
@davidclarke2513 7 месяцев назад
I have been an industrial electrician for 50 years and have NEVER had an incident were one leg of a ring has become overheated and I've had so many different faults on a ringmain circuits,I find domestic sparks are just too lazy to wire ringmains,they see more profit just running in radials and its so easy
@petergravy6893
@petergravy6893 Год назад
The ring circuits sound a bit dodgy, as if a break causes possible over overload of a cable.
@havoctrousers
@havoctrousers Год назад
Was that a BG garage unit in Jordan's house! After all those times he's been snotty about them too!
@mattyb1771
@mattyb1771 8 месяцев назад
My answer to people who say 'well it's been working for 20 odd years.' is 'No, you've been getting away with it for 20 odd years.'
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