A Day Of Electrical Fault Finding - Father & Son Electrical Team In London Vlog #7 

Sparkie ! Get yourself a head torch and work hands free.

That loose / disconnected neutral on the db ! Looks like a newish meter ! I bet the installer pulled on it !

It's alot different here in the states , were 120 volt 1 phase for residential dwellings , and our panels are much larger , but the same principle I see process of elimination , start at begening work your way back and can't go wrong !!!!!

If one has to run an insulation resistance test in a property in which it is difficult to remove all appliances or sensitive fittings will it be sufficient to do the test on 250v and not cause any damage? Thanks

Del is ur son just an apprentice camera man?

Fault finding can be quite daunting to some people, you do make it seem easy and as you say it’s not rocket science, but it also comes with years experience, still enjoying these videos 👊 will give a follow on Instagram!

Second time watching 5/21/2020

Good one Delroy, it was sure tight in that cupboard. I love a bit of fault finding, find it always rewarding once fixed.

thank goodness in Canada we required to have 3 ft space in front of breaker box

learning to be a sparky as to speak, glad I came across this video 👌🏾 keep em coming 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

First time I’ve watched a video from you Delroy, being a spark myself I appreciated some of the jobs. Will defo being watching further videos, keep them coming 😀

What a shit location for the consumer unit 😂😂😂

Totally stupid location for a consumer panel Definitely not legal for Australia

Your ob is fooked but I'm gonna waste time to tell you what you told me.

Nothing worse than an interfering customer 🤣

The second job has a consumer unit and meter with cables that could quite easily be pulled on by children, knocked when carrying something up those stairs behind them... whatever. To top it all off there's no isolation between incoming electric and meter (which should have been done when the smart meter was fitted)... This type of installation is surely against regulations and the whole CU and meter should be at least boxed in for safety... My guess would be that someone has come in through the front door drunk gone to hang their coat up and steadied themselves using that neutral cable LOL.... very dangerous as it could have been the live.

I am binge watching all of your videos, sir. Great stuff!

Good trick when removing sockets and switches is to run a Stanley blade around the edges to help stop damage to the paint and leaves a clean job when refitting , great content by the way

You're a credit to your profession mate. Thanks for doing these videos.

what does he say 6:47 that's the connection for your oven, that's your connection for your.... ob?

Wow ! What a foolish place to site a fuseboard near the hot water cylinder. Also whenever I find a loose terminals in a fuseboard I find it a good practice to tighten all the terminals in that fuseboard.

What i noticed recently that after changing CU to RCDs or RCBOs most of those old solid plate hobs failed.

That's what happens when your out the door to early end up going back always hang about 😂 for a bit And as for those shit dual RCD boards fucking nightmare. Indidvual For each circuit is the way forward

Hi. Enjoying your videos. Just wondering why you didn't check the terminal on the actual hob.

Great vids - even 4 years late!👍

When I get things like your second job, I can't help but think it's a set up.....rarely do you not get sooting or burning. Nicely sorted though.

Hello, I am indian Can u change your all video's in hindi translation. Its nice video's Awesome ur all video's

nice position for a consumer unit... was it there before the cylinder... hmmm

Its funny how panels are installed in cramped up locations. Here in the USA code says to allow three to five feet of open space in front of electric panels.

Hey, hey Delroy! Just spotted your piccy in the June edition of Professional Electrician and Installer magazine. (Page 10-11) Fame at last, eh? Can I have your autograph? 😃😂 Ah... and a feature on Page 52.

Come on del, sleeve the socket CPC at the end. Regulation 543.3.2

One of my neighbour has bypassed my main and inverter connection. I don't understand how is it possible when I have a new wiring and there is no touch with their wires then how come it is possible. Pls help me to find the fault.....

It’s illegal in the US to block electrical control panel, like this house

Probably an element in hob del. Pull back of hob off check each element the find part on espares.com next day delivery jobs a good one

Lose the neutral and usually lose all the electronic stuff in the house. Neutral pulled out due to smart meter install and meter installer pulling on tails and not checking the main switch in the consumer unit after install. Common problem always check after meter fitters have been in the house. Enjoying your videos Delroy.

if you use a surface mounting box -how do you deal with the knock-out hole because you cannot put in a grommet or stuffing gland -

Del at 24:16 where’s the earth sleeving?

At 19.30 - Yeah suppose it's a good idea to disconnect the load side while wiggling around the tails... Good job the phase wasn't loose!!! Ha ha ha, nice one though Del

More likely some elements insulation broken down in hob or oven delroy

That last c.u. with the loose neutral showed something I haven’t seen, and which is not good: the feed to the meter was going through the c.u. - weird.

Please what is the name of the machine on your neck using to the test the cables?

I enjoy watching you troubleshoot. I too am an electrician with about 25 years experience in the US and it is interesting to see how different the electrical systems are in Europe compared to the systems we use here in the States. Great work and thanks for sharing!

Good process of elimination. Customer happy!!

There's nothing worse than a tight consumer unit

Sorry Delroy. I don’t understand your fault finding logic on the first job. It’s a cooker radial circuit with only two appliances on it, they are much more likely to fail than the MCB, wiring or switch. Disconnect the hob and cooker then IR test from there back to the CU, proves the switch and wiring - wouldn’t have shown a fault, hence it must be an appliance, re-connect cooker which would have been fine, same with hob, fault repeats. So it’s the hob, disconnect at the backplate so that a new hob can simply be wired in. Not being funny but am I missing something?

Would you not have sleeved that socket earth del, when you were at it?

Fantastic video gents. Well presented. However, can I just ask a question on 2391 inspection and testing. I’m about to sit my 2391 in a months time and wanted to install a rig testing board before the exam but not sure how many circuits i should include to make sure I’m well prepared for the exam. If you can possibly help me with a spec I would much appreciate your help!

Meter installer's fault, no question.

Great vid , keep them coming , What tool bag do you use , thanks.

you didn't repair the cooker? Why? You should've looked at the switches, connections and the elements. It's not that much "electronics" stuff really.

Nice one del im still waiting to come and work with you all the best mate /kev

Hi, just a question, before doing the insulation resistance test wouldn't everything on the circuit be removed prior to testing? Thanks

Its not easy when the fuse board is fitted into a cul de sac.

When Luther is your electrician

Thanks for the videos. I don't understand why when you did the phase to E IR test and you got 0.00 ohms that that indicated a fault. Can you explain that to me please?

2nd job arching switch

Disconnect the hob.best thing😉

This Electrik ! Super! Like this video.

18:46 "if it was the live" there wouldn't be any power downstream..

Where did you get them slim milwaukee screwdrivers i can only find the big ones

Excellent video plz keep uploading fault finding videos they are very informative for a newbie like me tanx.

Delroy, my downstairs lights 2 lights work, and the other half doesnt, i noticed the mcb tripped, and flipped it back on, but half the lights downstairs are have no power, ive tested each switch with my tester and no voltage, do you thing there is a inline fuse thats blown?

Nic job brother

YES YES DEL Romford road The Pigeons Pub

Great video mate. Be interested to see more fault finding.

Very good videos

Working space law ??

New subscriber here.

How did you identified the actual neutral wire for the faulty circuit from a couple and bunch of wires on the neutral bar within the distribution board ?

Excellent video Delroy.

Excellent video please keep posting fault finding videos

👍👍👍

One of the Best spark channels on RU-vid. Informative stuff no sponsor reviewing crap just real work situations. Keep em coming del

What's that geezer doing at 9:56??

Another smart meter installation leaving a property dangerous. PEOPLE SAY NO TO SMART METERS.

Why struggle testing in the tight space, test at the switch?

Definitely 😃

You should definitely have isolated the load before working on that - apart from sparks as you put it back, bear in mind that the load side neutral would actually have been live while the neutral supply was disconnected.

Great job Delroy but a few pointers mate, the second consumer Unit one has a multitude of issues/ No labeling, no RCD protection, old fusewire MCB's, meter tails need upgrading to 22mm, should have a 100a isolator between the meter leading to the DB and that's just what I can tell from looking at the DB who knows what the circuits are like in the rest of the property. I would have told the customer that the immediate fault has been resolved but she seriously needs to consider taking care of these other things here and would have given here a recommendation with an estimate to have this work done. Also, why not offer to replace the old double socket frontal while you were there? could have billed a bit more and have resolved another issue.

I'm not an electrician and not involved in the trade at all but find your vlogs really interesting, keep up the good work!

Nice job man, your a good sparky.

It must suck to work on a consumer unit located in such location. Is there any requirement that dictates location of a consumer unit? US and Canada has a requirement for a working space in front of consumer unit/electrical panel that has to be free of any obstruction. I believe it is 3 feet of available space from unit cover. Other than that, good job guys.