Turning 3 consumer units into 1 big board. 

Absolutely quality. Especially the face at the end on the sucking issue 😂

Tom uploades a video, The day just gets so much better!!! Hope you safe and well. 👍👍

I have to say Naomi’s wiring is excellent, very neat and tidy. That’s attention to detail right there, satisfies my OCD eye looking at that. Nice work.

Love the banter; keeps the job light and fun, regardless of what shit is going on.

For some reason I thought I was watching an old video and it wasn’t until I finished it I saw it was uploaded just minutes ago 😂 oh my god I’ve never laughed so much in my life NomNom is a legend 😂

Tom's sense of humour is just amazing

Thomas Nagy - Lock Picking Electrician

tom u do make me laugh , u and ur team do make us all laugh :) keep up the good work

I’m in Year 10 and if you joke about COVID-19 you get excluded The ending: Noice LOL

That end.. NICE

Agree with Tom completely! I’ve installed dozens of the LAP security lights and batten lights and never had a problem with them yet!

Great job and video like always

those LAP light fittings tom are SAXBY Nitro LED rebranded as LAP. spoke with a saxby rep and he confirmed. they also make a plaster in bezel for these fittings. just installed 81 in a smart home project wicked lights! (the saxby badged version is the same price). Also mate, I use the Intumescent sealant instead of fire foam. its the same stuff the fire barrier guys use in risers

Brilliant and so insightful thank you!

New subscriber here......hit the button straight after watching this. Awesome work, awesome humour. 👌

Using the test adapters also include testing the integrity of the contacts in the light fittings which are bypassed when you go direct to the connections on the back.

Have you tried using intumescent putty sheets for the back of the boards? You can mould it round the cables and makes it easier for future upgrades.

That entrance slide was epic, fair play

Quality work!

Massive improvement to that place, nice job guys.

Just wanted to say thanks for posting your videos, I’m looking at changing career and have just started training to become a spark. Your videos help give me some insight to what work I could be facing down the line. **high five**

Thomas, Berkmann wine cellars van that took your mirror off, has a RU-vid account,,its wine time,,😂

I may have left a comment on the wine van page 🤣🤣. Driver must have been drunk 🤣

Great vid Tom,love when you do testing as I try to learn from your great tips 👍🏻👌🏻keep the vlogs coming😀

That's a real tidy box you've got there Nom. Nice.

Decent job of the board Nice work with the neutrals 👍🏽

I agree about the lap light fittings they not so bad for a budget fitting also dimmable not bad for price

Hi Tom and all. Thanks for the tips on the comments you write on the EICR forms. It's an improvement on what we currently write on ours and our inspector said the same last time he was here. In the spirit of returning the good advice, I would highly recommend checking out Electraform, the cloud based certification software service for sparks like us. We used to use a well known PC/Laptop based one and the issue was always getting the certificate numbers right and having to wait for our electricians to send back their certs and reminding them if they didn't. It's really easy to use and set up. It takes a little getting used to (at first the being online and having to re-type if you lose connection is a bit frustrating) but once you do get used to it and embrace it, it really does make a difference, especially if you have a few people doing certs. Being cloud based means you are always up to date. Our team have being using it since we came back from lockdown and prefer it. We have tried the NIC EIC one and its just not for me or our team at all. For the record, I have no affiliation or links to the company, I just want to spread the word about something that makes my business better and makes the job easier for our lads. Our industry is finally gaining some positive momentum with all the new tools, accessories and young smart electrical apprentices, we are all finally sticking together to make positive changes for the better. Thanks again Tom. Nice to see someone on the journey we had and for keeping it honest and real.

Thanks for teaching me how to gain entry, I'm going to head off now and rob a few houses wish me luck

NomNom is pretty good with the Consumer Unit Install. Very Neat & Tidy, good work.👍🏼 Why is this in 720p? I thought I needed a new pair of glasses.😂

That's one of the neatest boards I've ever seen!

Hi, I’m a new subscriber, this was the first video of yours I’ve watched, RU-vid recommended after watching a Bundy10 video. I’m loving the comedy, thanks for making me smile! I’ll be watching all your videos from now on.

Trunking I use a hammer and a cloth to protect the surface from the impact. Cloth folded over 3 times to make a nice thick cushion, and tap gently to close it, then slide the hammer and cloth down to zip the side closed all the way down, and do again for the other side.

I’d recommend using hilti fire stop instead of foam as read that it could give you cancer. Hilti do a red type that can still allow wires through later and keep the fire rating good 😌

I've fitted loads of those LAP downlights, they're great and definitely good for the money. Can be covered wirh insulation too. Not had one fail yet. Not to be confused with the similar looking and slightly cheaper ones that don't have the large separate connection box, those ones are crap...

Fire mastic is best, fire foam reacts with the PVC cables and degrades the cable, great video mate

Luceco down-lights. 11.99 from screwfix also an incredible maintenance free downlight. Got soft start on aswell. Really smart.

Ooh a nice old dead wylex asbestos fuse boras where you had to fit fuse wire if it blew abs done contained asbestos as a flash gaurd, so asbestos in other places in the flat are high if that’s the sort of fuse box was used.

Just about to fit an sbs board next week, not too expensive and has neutral busbar which will make it nice and easy to be neat!

I think they might be a budget fitting 😆

Agree with LAP. For example, their cheapo sp double sockets are exactly that, cheap and agricultural (fitted some once due to budget for upgrade later) but the DP double sockets are not bad, nice finish, smooth switches, ok terminals, for the money ya can't complain. Match in with MK stuff too, never mind the wierdly seized/poorly threaded terminal screws on MK light switches that nearly break the fitting...

Soft faced hammer or a white rubber mallet works well for stubborn trunking

Have used fire proofing materials in one hospital we did some work in for CCTV cameras. Used both Hilti muffins on large openings followed by fire foam on top. Darn foam is quite messy.

Fair play, that was a funny one 😂. With regards to the wrist, if you start going blind too it’s time to quit working on the laptop late into the night, but to be fair, your other half has been away for a month.🙈

Mr Thomas Cheap Lights & CU. Expensive Mrs 👍😂🤠

Berkmann Wine cellars - what a perfect name for them.

Nice! Always great vids 👍

That intro was bloody brilliant 😂

You probably got his license plate recorded a second after where you cut that clip. Plus that it's sign written...

agreed on the LAP downlights

For me the only thing that ruins the lap downlight is the push terminals. I don’t know if they have recently addressed that but they definitely used to be awful at holding the cables.

Hi Tom, Fire foam around cables, ask not to be called back for next board change, try a search for these, only expand if in a fire, Astroflame Intumescent Fire Pillows - 120 Minute Fire Rated

A lock only keeps honest people out. :)

100% you need to keep the new intro

the start 🤣🤣🤣

hi Tom, there isn't a requirement to fire seal behind a consumer unit, the whole thing about the consumer unit being made of non combustible material is so that if a fire does start in the CU it doesn't fall apart and become more of a problem. or at least that's my understanding of it.

one thing with night latches is that you can actually deadbolt them so that you cannot do what you just did, but most people never do!

I thought you had a switchboard in your van. Seems legit lol

Love the content! I'm not a spark myself, although I did Level 1 Electrical Installation in college, nevertheless very interesting to see what you get up too!

Right wrist hurts from the trunking lid Tom, we all believe you mate 👀😂

Those integrated downlights are decent . They are actually saxby eco rebranded as LAP so not your usual LAP garbage .

For the pick up from the airport... make a massive sign that says "Welcome home from the asylum!!! Great job fooling the doctors into thinking you're sane and won't kill again!!!"

You'll have to go lefty from now on Tom 😉.

I agree not all lap products are good buts some are trash, but them downlights are great for the money!

Sand tanks just look so much nicer

A hacksaw blade works rather well at getting in door...a keyhole saw is even better ;) There is a huge difference between "cheap" and "inexpensive"...I wish people (keyboard experts) would learn the difference.

Haven't seen a woman electrician ever in my life, saw 2 in this video.

16:06 Schneider fire sealant, can use it as caulk on fridays also

Surprise! I've cleaned the bathroom (once in five weeks). What do you think about the LAP light fitting?

I'm not sure your hand hurts from smashing trunking.... Pretty sure its from twisting your throttle, the one not on your motorbike. :D

Stay safe guys and throw the shrimp on the barbie 😂

I have used the ‘fuseboard’ brand a fair bit and they are good boards, struggling to get them at the moment from my wholesalers as I’m told they are struggling to get supply. 🤷‍♂️

Well done on your subs 👍❤️

Ist safe to put the lightning protection in the panel

Watched almost all vids on this channel, by far one of the best vids so far. Made me laugh. Nice!

Did the company of the van doing the damage pay?

That stunt double at the start wasn't very convincing, but shrimp sucking sounds like a way to pass the time during Covid.

That looks a similar style fuse board my dad has got in his house, but his has got half the MCBs are RCD protected and the rest is not so their just MCBs with no RCD protection so I know it’s a older style CU.

Good content and had me laughing all the time. New sub from me

I keep having the budget fitting discussion with people online, mainly from Germany, who seem to think if something's sold in DIY stores it's automatically bad (completely ignoring the fact that almost all DIY stores also sell all the respectable brand stuff, although one chap has gone as far as claiming that even those manufacturers supply inferior products to DIY stores than to electrical wholesalers). One brand that comes under fire particularly often is Kopp. They sell pretty much everything you need for first and second fix, except cables and wires. Their switches and sockets get lots and lots of flaks and comments like "No electrician would ever use them!", as do their MCBs and RCDs but I know plenty of places that must've been wired by qualified electricians, surely the city wouldn't get DIYers to wire new blocks of council flats with hundreds of flats, and most still work after close to 30 years!

LAP lights good, LAP switches/sockets junk in my limited experience (I only used them once, never again) The screw terminals in the sockets and switches were under engineered and the threads stripped before a reasonable tightness could be achieved. I've used loads of the LED lamps (GLS replacements, down lighters and strip lights) with no complaints at all.

Nice

You need to do another van tour

Friend had the same thing with a shelf at his place.. He tried putting it up 3 times, trying to work out how he has managed to spoon up getting it level.. We then find out it was his ceiling on the piss and it just messes with your eyes.

NICE

You could always propose at the airport :-)

> mentions her mic clips and to turn down gain next video: "You're off mic duty cause you're too loud" 😂

Hope you sent the video of the van taking your mirror off to your insurance!

Them downlighters are no good for testing ,the best ones are the type that comes with a disconnection plug and skt,ie you can do your testing,then plug in your downlighters

Change is good. Fuck the old intro, big fan of slidey slidey

Hi Tom, do you ever watch any of the other RU-vid sparks and if who's your favourite to watch?

Hello there

is fire foam allowed on wires when foam reacts with the insulation of the wires?

Ah yes, the "putting the trunking on" excuse for a hurt wrist...

Nice 👌

Why is it you have to update fuse boards to metal but you can extend in plastic box ?? Am I missing the point

Not convinced by the LAP lights, I have seen so many problems with their previous products that I am wary of trying anything else from them. My current philosophy with downlights is where possible to go for separate bulb type units, that way if the bulb goes the customer can replace it rather than me having to deal with replacing the whole unit.

This is the Lockpicking Lawyer... ehm... what u doing, Thoams? :P

Great style of presenting, thank you. I'm interested in the Q-tech adapter you mention at around 19 minutes, but I haven't been able to find them anywhere. Don't know if I'm looking in the right direction - can you help please?

LAP down light fittings like these are really good we use them all the time on site and never had a problem or complaint