If there's not enough slack on the wires.. isn't ok to just add extra wire? Connecting with (electrical connector) the new cable/wire to the old one, to make up that extra length needed? And if not recomended, why? Thanks in advance. Keep up the great work!! Thumbs-up 👍
Wire strippers. I've been in the game 43 years and have about 10 different types of strippers. It all depends on cable and installation type. There is no perfect stripper for all jobs. When i started it was all done with a knife. Ps. I hate domestic jobs.
Del said this before your gonna need a PowerBank that you can power customers WiFi will help you loads in turning power off without customer complaints. It’s not a luxury it’s really works.
I can’t believe you sparks still use slotted screws in the UK on power points , we use cross head screws here in AUST Much easier and they don’t fall off the screw driver
Delroy. Another interesting adventure, thanks for taking us along to your "day job"! I grew up in London, and have since moved to California. Your work brings back mostly fond memories of "ring mains" and "fuse boards" plus a ton of stuff that's new to me. When I left the UK there was still Red, Black, and Earth wiring codes, and DIY Fuse Wire on ceramic carriers!
So what is this teaching Apprentices about safe isolation? I would just ask the client to save any work that needs saving, and then disconnect the supply to the sockets.. I'm sorry if I am saying anything you disagree with, but my life is worth more to me than any video call.
Crikey Delroy you certainly do get some crappy jobs to do and that socket at that height to me would be a pain in the neck but a job well-done mate. Thumbs up from me here down under in Oz!
@14:30 this is like meditation... the soft tones of Delroy's voice... and even the screwing to the wall is done at a chilled relaxing speed... but with the subtle thrill of working live... never has a socket change been so enjoyable.
Del you are just far too good and too nice to these people. Tell these people you arrived to do their work, that you do not work on live electrics - so it is now time for them to go for a walk or get some shopping in. TBH I could have done that (with safe isolation) in 10 minutes tops and I am not a sparky. Love your vids.👍
Man it's funny hearing you guys talk about the places that you have worked in "Islington" that's a suburb of Christchurch New Zealand. Perhaps that's why I like watching you British sparks.
Funny that place names from my childhood (growing up in London UK) have been reused here in America. Especially New England towns and states surrounding Boston, Massachusetts. Highly confusing for me, hard driving around here without a Nav tool!
Hi, why do you have 2 sets of 3-core wire for a single socket in the first place instead of 1 set? In my situation, I only have 1 set of wire (E, N and L), can I still change a single socket to double socket?
Buy a impact driver. As small as you can find. Makita and dewalt have good ones. They pack more power than that huge drill you have for screws. I see you struggle with the weight sideways, which is normal. For me, one hammer moment is enough to confirm a well torqued screw.
"They think you've done something brilliant", you have... You've done something that they can't, and you've done it safely! I'm all for everyone having a go at something new, but when making simple mistakes can be lethal you need to at be with someone who knows what they're doing... If it's a one off then simply find someone who knows what they're doing.
Yes, building regs say minimum 450mm from floor level. This is done so that it's a more accessible height for disabled/ elderly people etc. (as well as flooding like you said).
Approved document M (approved documents are government guidance on how to comply with the building regs, but they are not the building regs themselves) says that sockets should be at least 450mm high for disabled accessibility reasons, but a general principle of the building regs is that when working on existing properties you are ok as long as you leave things no worse than how you found them. So replacing sockets in their current location is fine from that regard. As far as I am aware there are no specific regs on protection from flooding. Presumablly because what is and is-not reasonable in that regard would vary massively from one location to another.
What I normally do is when fitting double sockets I normally if the socket has two separate earth terminals I put one earth wire in each terminal even though the terminals are connected if you put both wires in one terminal and that then comes loose it leaves the socket without any earth. And also if the wires are still touching it wouldn't necessarily come up on an electrical safety check that the socket was un earthed or that they had come loose so it would go un noticed. If you put an earth in each terminal it still leaves the socket earthed should a wire come loose and would be rectified on an electrical test. But..... I believe this double socket had one terminal as it was in the middle so i will give ya that one ;)
Nice one Del! I’d have had to use an MK Logic Plus surface-mounted pattress box, as the round corners of the socket against the square edges of the box you fitted would send my OCD over the edge! 🤣 Still, great piece of work Del. Love your laid-back approach 🤜🏼🤛🏼
