Watch Part 1 Here: BG Consumer Unit Bodge Up - Part 1 kzitem.info/news/bejne/2n-crqFmbJxkbKA
@atkt62
2 жыл бұрын
It is frustrating that so many people create complete messes like this, and I completely understand your frustration as electricians. Please be assured that there are some skilled competent DIY people who do care about their work, and have a safety first policy. I too am frustrated when I find DIY errors by people who really should not have meddled where they did not know what they are doing. Same group of conscientious DIY ers also understand the legal side of things. Great video
@markgilder9990
4 жыл бұрын
I love it when you go to a customer and they tell you the lights are tripping and you find they have replaced a light and joined all the reds together and all the blacks. And they tell you it was always like that. I usually tell them that it would only work if the laws of physics changed.😂😂
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
😂👍
@happygilmore7115
4 жыл бұрын
That one is a classic 👍
@muzikman2008
4 жыл бұрын
Seen it a few times.. And a few red faces whilst they tell me 😂
@normanhartill1424
4 жыл бұрын
Having had many similar experiences, it always amazes me that it is just as easy to do the job properly as it is to bodge it!
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Exactly!
@stevegoodier1241
4 жыл бұрын
It's a pleasure (as always) to watch your vlogs.... We (wife and I) inherited a property that needs fully rewiring inc consumer unit, I only hope i can find someone as conscientious as you are.. Regards Steve
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Wow thanks glad you enjoy the videos! Very kind comment
@RWATraineeElectrician
4 жыл бұрын
"Can you take look, whilst you're here..." 😆😆😆
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah that old chestnut! 🤦♂️
@leonblittle226
4 жыл бұрын
" Sure I can just add that to the bill "
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Yep
@martin54123
4 жыл бұрын
Coffee break has to be 10:30 for BBC Radio2 Popmaster!
@PJB71
4 жыл бұрын
No CPC at downlighters, I just fit class 2 downlighters & leave a note at the DB. Unless it was a loft & the cable could be easily changed👍🏼
@riad90
3 жыл бұрын
So therapeutic to see your neat & tidy work on these smart Hager consumer units! Thank you for sharing!
@thething1749
4 жыл бұрын
Keep that UV light away from the bedsheets
@muzikman2008
4 жыл бұрын
Nooo.. It will Kill the bed bugz 🕷️🕷️🕷️🕷️😂
@leebutterworth7465
4 жыл бұрын
It’ll show all the body fluids 🤮🤮🤮
@whatevernamegoeshere3644
4 жыл бұрын
@@muzikman2008 actually won't. UVC kills, UVB just sunburns you, UVA is fun at clubs and shows jizz stains
@muzikman2008
4 жыл бұрын
@@whatevernamegoeshere3644 nice sun tanned bed bugs then 😂
@djkamilo66
3 жыл бұрын
@@muzikman2008 no sun tan because leds only makes near uv, its not UV at all.
@ggbalze06
4 жыл бұрын
9:46 Stay! Do it everytime i leave a light hanging by its wires 😂
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
😂 me too
@ashmanelectricalservices4318
4 жыл бұрын
Standard, if you don't tell it to stay, it'll fall down 😂😂😂
@petertallowin6406
4 жыл бұрын
64.2 % are missing out..... You run a tight ship!.......Awesome content as always dude.
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Haha thanks
@AlecSpence
4 жыл бұрын
Worth putting brown & blue sleevig over the white & black cables in that ceiling light, to help anyone else that comes after you?
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah good idea!
@stephenlittle7534
4 жыл бұрын
Totally correct if he had it right when testing.
@stephenlittle7534
4 жыл бұрын
@Ellis The DJ Ellis you were right in thinking that. As he got it wrong it's German colour. Black = burnt fingers White = nothing. Hope this helps.
@rolfs2165
3 жыл бұрын
@@stephenlittle7534 Must be quite old German colours, then. These days it's brown (L1) and blue (N), with black (L2) and grey (L3) if needed.
@brianoceallaigh8714
4 жыл бұрын
all that was missing from those kitchen lights were the spur & hoof marks on the ceiling... great videos Jordan... Took your advice and treated myself to a new set of knipex 13 96 200 pliers they arrive mid week to me... going on 40 years sparking and been through a lot pliers, i can still recall buying my very first one... keep the videos coming enjoy them all...
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Nice one! 👍
@jasonelson7238
4 жыл бұрын
Can't beat a bit of electrickery😉😉
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Haha
@mick3216
2 жыл бұрын
A real first class know it all
@m.bmaintenance7834
4 жыл бұрын
I know how you feel fixing other peoples mistakes, the problem is its not always diy dad. its seem to be other so called sparks more nowadays
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah it’s sad but true
@smitcher
3 жыл бұрын
The problem is that 'DIY Bodge Dad' soon becomes known as 'Electrician Dad' to friends and family when he's asked/offers to do some 'minor' electrical work like swapping a light, swapping a socket, rewiring your house...
@andrewyeo2818
4 жыл бұрын
Bulb!!!!! My electrical tutor used to go mad when I said that he said bulbs grow lamps glow proper stuck in his ways
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
😂
@mathman0101
4 жыл бұрын
Defo pause for thought great idea a coffee gives you time to think by letting your mind wander that’s when inspiration comes.
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely
@DrGreenGiant
4 жыл бұрын
I was expecting an only fools and horses sketch with that light!
@cms4467
4 жыл бұрын
Nice easy fix on those wall lights...
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah for once! 😅
@dangraves7808
4 жыл бұрын
Didn’t realise When I bought my new house that the previous owner had not wired the 2 way switching correctly on the stairs so he’d turn a light off down stairs and have to walk up in the dark! He lived there for 40 years! It was doing my head in as soon as I realised so was one of the first things I sorted when moving in
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
👏
@johnnyreggae969
4 жыл бұрын
As a keen DIYer I find electrical work really easy , what I have noticed is electricians take exception to people doing their own electrics , including the Artisan
@smitcher
3 жыл бұрын
Minor surgery is quite easy too... if anyone needs a wart cut off or a toe amputated then you should just 'give it a go'
@johnnyreggae969
3 жыл бұрын
@@smitcher minor surgery unlike electrics is not easy To be a surgeon you need straights A,s all the way through then you go to medical school for six years then you are a junior doctor for a minimum of three years then another 7 years before you become a surgeon On the other hand becoming a spark means you need a substandard education and a two year apprenticeship
@smitcher
3 жыл бұрын
@@johnnyreggae969 No you just need a God complex... but looks like you have one of them so good luck! I assume after you do your electrical installations you test to ensure that you have low resistance connections, have maintained the cpc, have torqued the screws appropriately, zoned your cables correctly, maintained your ring, etc...
@johnnyreggae969
3 жыл бұрын
@@smitcher Over the last decade or so I’ve employed three sparks I always go around checking the standard of work and it’s diabolical ,My work is 100% better than the average spark Obviously if every spark was as exact as the Artisan there would not be a problem
@smitcher
3 жыл бұрын
@@johnnyreggae969 I applaud you. Let's hope your sparky know-how is better than your maths since "100% better" than diabolical is only twice as good...
@fijtips112
4 жыл бұрын
The wiring behind that light switch reminds me of the mess of choc blocks wrapped in yellow tape I found the other day when doing some minor work on a lighting circuit. I know for definite that the mess must have been created when the house was 'professionally' rewired a few years ago. Must have been Friday afternoon! I couldn't leave it, of course 🙂
@imark7777777
4 жыл бұрын
Hey black and white them are u.s. colors although I still recommend checking to make sure the black Witch is our hot is connected to the center tab of a screw fitting. Many people over here do not understand that is a safety feature that the screw side was always meant to be connected to the neutral and the hot was meant to be connected to the further in tab preventing accidental contact.
@rayroulstone3565
4 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed the video. Not so much the DIY bashing.
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed
@jimmacdonald9746
4 жыл бұрын
The uv light is great for reading the numbers on y/y cable. ✊🏻
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Nice!
@craigsdashcam7436
4 жыл бұрын
top job! love the head cam as well nice 3rd person view :).
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I don’t have a head cam but glad you enjoyed the footage!
@craigsdashcam7436
4 жыл бұрын
@@artisanelectrics seemed like it haha but yeah top video! Keep them coming.
@funhaus_crew
4 жыл бұрын
Ive stopped fitting integrated led downlights as its a pain as the customer cant changed the bulbs anymore. I think this will become more of a problem in the future with ip led bulkhead fittings in bathrooms where theyll have to fork out for a electrician to change the led gear tray when it goes rather than them changing the bulb
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
They last so long it’s not really a problem
@AliAli-nx9uu
4 жыл бұрын
Nice job Next time can you show how taked out the old wire and the way you put the new with the tools you use
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Will do
@leebutterworth7465
4 жыл бұрын
Hi Jordan, great video as usual, that house is a proper bodge up god knows what's lurking under the floors, coffee time is as regular as you want your your own boss, to answer your question about the UV lamp on the Unilite its for you to check for forged bank notes on your cash jobs!!
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Very true!
@raymondburke1261
4 жыл бұрын
The clock stopped, it was 5 to 10 at the beginning..👍🏻
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah it actually wasn’t working well spotted!
@numbersdontlie5954
3 жыл бұрын
"Why can't they just do it right in the first place?" and "Have pride in your work." Are the two things I hear you say a lot, that I say often as well.
@Ragnar8504
3 жыл бұрын
Quite a few people downright hate their jobs and it really shows.
@AndyK.1
4 жыл бұрын
Re stairs lights. When the dual rcd board was fitted the rcds would have tripped when stair light turned on. So a new 3c+e would have been fitted to resolve
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Nice thanks
@pauljones908
4 жыл бұрын
I agree.. would have had a borrowed neutral and usually has a double insulated single feeding it. Used to be the norm when replacing dual boards along with broken ring circuits 😂
@RobTheSquire
4 жыл бұрын
the UV helps to cure certain glues and resins quickly
@Monkeh616
4 жыл бұрын
The use of the UV light is finding marks made in 'invisible' ink (UV fluorescing ink).
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Nice
@DavidMartin-ki1ff
4 жыл бұрын
Heatshrink the first cables cores to correct the core identification then just re-terminate the cables from that point forwards.
@AndyK.1
4 жыл бұрын
Yeap. My thoughts too
@mikeselectricstuff
4 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure black is live in USA -surprised it's the other way here, but maybe just random
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah interesting!
@asblittle
4 жыл бұрын
U.S. Wire Color Codes Phase 1 - Black. Phase 2 - Red. Phase 3 - Blue. Neutral - White.
@cumberland1234
4 жыл бұрын
Just to confuse it even more, black used to be neutral but is now a line (live) conductor (L2). Blue was a line conductor (L3) but is now neutral. Old was red yellow blue as L1,L2 and L3, black neutral. Post harmonisation 2004 is brown black grey as L1, L2 and L3, blue as neutral.
@thetruth5210
4 жыл бұрын
Was just going to point this out. Eyebrow went up with a quickness when he said white was live. Now checking the polarity on cheap Chinese fixtures to the list of things that I need to do on site...🤪😤😒
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah surprised me too! Always check if you’re not sure
@Cablesmith
4 жыл бұрын
Eyyy your here ! I swear KZitem unsubscribed me ! I thought you hadn’t done videos for ages !
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Yep im here and making more videos than ever! Make sure you hit the notification bell! Sometimes KZitem won't send you my videos even when you're subscribed but if you press the notification bell and click "all" then you won't miss my new videos. Im posting on Monday, Thursday and Saturday at 5pm at the moment.
@bradleyjames3709
3 жыл бұрын
I always thought with white and black colours that the black was live and white neutral.
@richardpike9881
4 жыл бұрын
That light looks pretty useful, I would guess the UV side would be handy for a plumber using something like a UV gas leak detection fluid.
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah! It’s great!
@stevejagger8602
3 жыл бұрын
I doubt that there was a Minor Works Certificate or Electrical Installation Certificate or a notification of the work to the local authority, under Part P of the Building Regulations, for this bodgery.
@johncone9516
10 ай бұрын
With the metal light fitting, would it not be prudent to put a correct colour sleeve over the top of the Chinese coloured wires for the next person to come along?
@peto22
4 жыл бұрын
So you can have single insulated wires behind every light fixture but not behind downlights? :D
@alantorrance6153
3 жыл бұрын
This was a particularly interesting episode, with plenty of food for thought. Your derision of "DIY bodge ups" is relevant in many trades, not just home wiring. If you are going to "do it yourself" (whatever the job is), it is encumbant upon you to research the job quite thoroughly beforehand so that the correct options can be chosen without fail. Your life and the lives of your loved ones can depend upon your choices. Failure may result in a mortal electric shock, building fire, or brake-failure leading to a deadly crash, or to the building structure failing, etc. If you do not have the necessary expertise, get a professional to do it for you -- or, at a minimum, to check all your work.
@atkt62
2 жыл бұрын
Fully agree
@leonblittle226
4 жыл бұрын
Black and white is American wiring colours is it not? Black being live and white being ground (they don''t do neutrals) which is why so many yanks come to the UK and start fitting sockets back to front with incorrect polarity when they find our old black and reds.
@iannewby5057
Жыл бұрын
Please tell me why you didn't carry out a continuity r1 r2 test before you terminated the 2.5's
@jamesdyas542
4 жыл бұрын
Black as line and white as neutral is more common abroad from what I’ve seen. Seem to remember there’s 2 British standards for centre contact lampholders one of which is polarity sensertive and one isn’t although could be wrong. Good practice to connect the line to centre anyway. Excellent videos thanks
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@jamesdyas542
4 жыл бұрын
Artisan Electrics according to my out of date regs book E14 and E27 lampholders complying with BS EN 60238 are not polarity sensertive. Gather there the ones where you can’t really touch the threaded part. Must get a new regs book. It’s 612.6 in this one.
@persona250
4 жыл бұрын
Black and white is used in China James
@jamesdyas542
4 жыл бұрын
persona250 thanks for reply think I’ve seen it in a few countries although I’ve never been to China. Got a feeling it was Spain and America. Cyprus has bs1363 sockets but was still red and black last time I was there.
@steverobinson8170
4 жыл бұрын
You don't need fire rated lights if the ceiling isnt fire rated
@PJB71
4 жыл бұрын
That’s true Steve, but what the word on the street is; if you’ve broken the integrity of the ceiling then you should restore the integrity, fire rated down lighters would do that 😉
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Yep I agree
@steverobinson8170
4 жыл бұрын
@@PJB71 If the ceiling isnt fire rated then you have no integrity to restore , the fitting itself is more than adequate so as far as building regs are concerned its compliant . This is something that really needs to be addressed, at a legal level, bringing the law into line with best practice
@loosecannon5813
4 жыл бұрын
The Building regs state that the Building must not be left less satisfactory in compliance than when you started.... Therefore the downlights must be of the same fire rating of the ceiling. So you have a duty to find that out and install the correct fittings.
@loosecannon5813
4 жыл бұрын
@@steverobinson8170 even 9.5mm plasterboard is non combustable (rated A2), you stick a plastic led down light in (not fire rated) you've just broken the law.
@shane121
4 жыл бұрын
Great video as always. I'm not sold on integrated led lights as you can't change the bulb I know they are meant to last forever but a bulb is easy to change and to get some back is a pain. Maybe you could do a video of pro and con on the subject? Thanks
@elsdonsparks
4 жыл бұрын
Lamps Glow Bulbs Grow..
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
True
@PJB71
4 жыл бұрын
True, but the client doesn’t know what your talking about 😁
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah 😂
@thetruth5210
4 жыл бұрын
Between 09:00 and 10:00 30oz Yeti of coffee and a pack of either cranberry orange or blueberry belVita biscuits.
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Nice!
@raynulife3569
2 жыл бұрын
The old lighting cable will be 3 x 0.029 of an inch in size.
@MJ-nn1ox
4 жыл бұрын
Call out charges are a con. My milkman doesnt charge a call out charge, nor does the postman, or bin man, or gardener for doing their jobs. Money for old rope!
@Marco-mg9tv
4 жыл бұрын
Top tip - connect the wander lead reel at the MET end and leave it there and the long lead into your MFT then you only need to carry the MFT and the other lead/ probe from the MFT to check your R2 saves struggling with the reel and the tester etc.
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
It won't reel out that way tho! Maybe I need a new wander lead.
@Marco-mg9tv
4 жыл бұрын
You re joking ?
@mick3216
2 жыл бұрын
@@Marco-mg9tv he knows it all
@Marco-mg9tv
2 жыл бұрын
@@mick3216 not sure what point you are making Mick ?
@6A8G
Жыл бұрын
Kitchen lights, if you really can't re-wire then maybe label each fitting with DANGER: POLARITY REVERSED or similar?
@pacerider1287
4 жыл бұрын
I will probably recommend rewiring to save myself precious time of trying to figure out this disaster.
@mikrokahvi
3 жыл бұрын
Subbed. im studying to become an electrician in my 30s :D
@artisanelectrics
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@brightside0970
4 жыл бұрын
When people twist the solid cables an then put them in a block they are actually weakening the cable by pressure on it. That’s why twisting cables is a bad idea just my opinion when people do it an you come to sort out what they have done. That’s why doing them separate is correct like you an all of us do
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah
@brightside0970
4 жыл бұрын
Have you tried the click connectors for spot lights? Easier for connecting
@raynulife3569
2 жыл бұрын
Black and white wire colours are American standard colours.
@smitcher
3 жыл бұрын
Coffee 10:30am and 2:30pm every day, without fail... For downlighters I'd probably relabel the feed from the ceiling rose junction to mark swapped live/neutral and then wire the rest of the lights in correct colours... Not ideal but that is some epic fail, I mean if they can't even wire the correct colour then there is not a lot going on up top so I wouldn't be trusting anything...
@PCH456469871278
4 жыл бұрын
I'm a happy subscriber. and ill never look back!
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot!
@lkm5462
4 жыл бұрын
In America black is always the current carrying conductor and the white is always the ground wire . The bare is the grounding wire. Also no fixture may be attached to any thing other than a listed enclosure that would be mounted in or flush to the surface of a structure.
@nathantmnguyen
4 жыл бұрын
That glass bubble lamp was a double botch up. As a viewer from Canada, black should be hot and white should be neutral. That is the standard in north america.
@davedrew9328
Жыл бұрын
Is it an optical illusion or is all the circuit breakers pissed ie not very neat ?
@ericthekingthekingtheking4842
4 жыл бұрын
That 2 way lighting has been butchered to stop the Rcd tripping previously Thatl be why its not connected
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah maybe
@donnierobertson3088
4 жыл бұрын
Nice job and video
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@rattlehead85
4 жыл бұрын
Nice job Jordan....Oh the old 2 way switching bodge up!!! Been there got the T-shirt 30 years over. Take ya coat off time and get that wander lead busy 😂😂. You still flat out with EICR’s???
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah EICR madness at the moment!
@steverobinson8170
4 жыл бұрын
My sister in laws old house is like that her Ex master bodger messed with the electrics , originally it was wired with 2 wires like many of the old council properties with a live pulled off the downstairs feed and a borrowed neutral . looks like he's tried to add an extra wire when he replaced the ceiling roses , you got two way switching downstairs and i way upstairs
@thething1749
4 жыл бұрын
Could they have gotten the cooker isolator any more central over the cooker
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
I know! 🤦♂️
@johndufton9686
4 жыл бұрын
So the Landlady paid for a full RCBO board at over £400 and wouldn't stump up a few quid for a few light switches!
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah pretty much...
@fijtips112
4 жыл бұрын
I'd imagine that's quite common for rented properties i.e. owner trying to squeeze as much profit out of it as they can. After all, they don't have to live there, do they!
@dreadlysmellybum
4 жыл бұрын
I'm gonna re-fit my gas main with some old hose-pipe and and some duck tape now...
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@stuartandrews4344
4 жыл бұрын
When renovating a house years ago, found the previous owner had move gas cooker pipe to other side of kitchen by using black rubber hose buried in the floor to the fan cock.
@Marcel_Germann
4 жыл бұрын
What bothers me a bit: You had three cables in the ceiling, every single one only with three wires (including the protective earth). One feed cable (which should come from the wall mounted switch) and two for the lighting fixtures on the wall. How does the wall switch operates the ceiling light and not affect the wall mounted lighting fixtures?
@danielsimmons93
4 жыл бұрын
10am 15minutes coffee stop then about 12 or 1 ish 30 mins lunch
@ashmanelectricalservices4318
4 жыл бұрын
I think you're the only electrician I know that confirms continuity of CPC using a wander lead but how can you confirm the reading you're getting is for that particular circuit?
@farmerdave7965
4 жыл бұрын
Black and white wires are American colors. Black is hot. White is neutral.
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@stuartandrews4344
4 жыл бұрын
Downlights, do it right, otherwise it will only come back to bite you at a later date.
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Yep
@ericwotton2046
4 жыл бұрын
I'm an electrician from New England. Is it normal to have no junction boxes in the ceilings/ walls for your light fixture?
@peterpeterson9903
4 жыл бұрын
5:01 - don't count on that - all to often "pro's" bodge and bash on just as well as "DIYers" - also bear in mind some DIYers will do a better job than pros!
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
True
@monkeytutz2
4 жыл бұрын
It all depends on the skill set of the DIYer, or the professional.
@fijtips112
4 жыл бұрын
@@monkeytutz2 or how much they care/can be bothered - the DIYer is usually working on their own home so at least they do (usually) care.
@monkeytutz2
4 жыл бұрын
Fij Tips some do, and some don’t. I’ve spent the last few years putting the previous owners mistakes in my house right. Pretty much every conceivable mistake in the book, including undersized (and melted) cables / twisted together connections / missing earths. A little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing.....
@thething1749
4 жыл бұрын
Coffee break, 9am, 11am, 2pm
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Wow you have a lot of coffee breaks!
@thething1749
4 жыл бұрын
Artisan Electrics I prefer to think of it as ‘working breaks’ from coffee drinking
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
😂👍
@monkeytutz2
4 жыл бұрын
Good video. Did you fit a banjo or piranha nut to Earth the armour on the SWA?
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah I fit a pirhana nut
@monkeytutz2
4 жыл бұрын
Artisan Electrics the company which fitted my EV charger terminated the 6mm SWA into a stuffing gland? I can’t see how they are earthing the armour
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
@@monkeytutz2 They may have earthed it from the other end in the consumer unit for example.
@monkeytutz2
4 жыл бұрын
Artisan Electrics I hope so, there’s a sparky swapping the consumer unit in a week or two, who will be changing the armoured anyway as it won’t reach the new board
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Nice
@arniewheeler4673
4 жыл бұрын
for me coffee or tea is a no. water all day, around 2 - 3 ltrs
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Nice
@atkt62
2 жыл бұрын
Coffee at 0900 and 1100
@vikingofengland
4 жыл бұрын
Those 10 year Fire Angle alarms only last two to three years then the batteries die. I have had two in my house that have done the same.
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Thats really bad
@markrowland5393
4 жыл бұрын
Hi Jordan. Great video. Good to sort out that earthing on the lights. Did you sort the polarity on the kitchen lights or did you have to leave it? Would sleeving with the correct colours be acceptable?
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I couldn't sort out the polarity in the end so just left it unfortunately. Didnt really matter anyway as the lights aren't sensitive to polarity but would have been nice to be able to fix it.
@supersparks9466
4 жыл бұрын
nice one, I’ve got to estimate a similar bag of worms diy bodgery job soon, hope I don’t win it.
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Haha
@davidmarsden8868
4 жыл бұрын
I notice you didn’t find a cooker switch with a neon... smart move, make testing easier
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah no point really
@rodgerq
4 жыл бұрын
In that house it looks like coffee times been ten to ten.
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Clock was not working 😂
@efixx
4 жыл бұрын
Toptip - don't look at the UV light directly. - crime scenes only Jordan
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Haha thanks
@ggbalze06
4 жыл бұрын
With fire rated cans you sometimes see single insulated cabled coming from the lamp holder to the connection box, whats the difference between that and the way some of them are wired? Genuine question
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
True 🧐
@muzikman2008
4 жыл бұрын
Usually have fiber glass heat resistant sleeve over the heat resistant singles.. Or it should be.
@ggbalze06
4 жыл бұрын
@@sparkymacsparkface7497 second one
@wizard3z868
4 жыл бұрын
Haven't gone far but when I seen white and black I was like north america wire black is hot white is nut. Bare is earth or green sheathed lol I was wrong
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
😂
@wizard3z868
4 жыл бұрын
@@artisanelectrics a spark golden rule when in doubt tone it out
@wizard3z868
4 жыл бұрын
@@artisanelectrics I really enjoy you and like 3other sparks from the UK the only thing I wld do better wld be to gland more especially with panel board entry cables all your other wiring practices are fine to me except your use of flexible piping like the outside where you have to clip every 10 cm or it gos ccrazy. Can you use schedule 40 PVC ? The one big thing I wild love implemented in north america is your underground armored cable looks like a pain . seen enough installs but wld be so much safer than our regular underground cable
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Cool thanks
@sy061734
4 жыл бұрын
Hi Jordan do you not code the cooker switch because it’s inside what we call the hot plate I was always told we should be doing but correct me if I’m wrong?
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Never thought of coding it to be honest but its a good point.
@havoctrousers
4 жыл бұрын
22:56 you'll be lucky if that 10 year smoke alarm is still going next year. I've had nothing but bad luck with these new sealed in lithium jobs and they've barely lasted a year.
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Ah shame thanks for letting me know
@rodgerq
4 жыл бұрын
Are they battery powered? Is it a rental property? In Scotland, if it's a rental, all alarms must be mains powered and linked.
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Nicev
@demoniack81
4 жыл бұрын
I bought one for 5€ on sale from Lidl more than 5 years ago and it's still going. I know it works because I've had a bit of an embarassing accident with the oven... The battery isn't sealed in though, it's replaceable even though it's rated 10 years.
@stiansoiland-reyes2548
3 жыл бұрын
My FireAngels have worked well, radio-linked. The kids often forget to close door and let out the shower steam, so they get regular "testing" and battery seems to have lasted at least 5 years now
@joaomanuel4579
4 жыл бұрын
u.s.a use this colors too
@lmarkey1748
4 жыл бұрын
The downstairs ring in my house has each leg in a separate 16A MCB. No idea why it was done that way.
@muzikman2008
4 жыл бұрын
It's prob not a ring anymore and it's been split and the cables derated.
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah
@annamhaid4047
4 жыл бұрын
Hi. What was the device you used to check for continuity across the earth's? Thanks
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
It’s just a Kewtech voltage tester which also measures continuity
@annamhaid4047
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@PBSONE555
4 жыл бұрын
Why not upgrade tails from main fuse ?
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Dont like messing around with the cutout if I don't have to.
@PBSONE555
4 жыл бұрын
@@artisanelectrics I know what you mean, but what's safer fuse in or out, such a grey area. Keep up the great work 👍
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@topchannel1000
4 жыл бұрын
hi Jordan nice videos im wondering what would you use to extend wires inside consumer unit if you come acros short ones?
@Nypartcannon
4 жыл бұрын
Link to that light please ? I have a torch fetish
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
It’s in the description of the video
@dariuszderecki635
4 жыл бұрын
What downlight have you used. Can you send the link please?
@paullyons4624
4 жыл бұрын
JCC
@artisanelectrics
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah JC1001WH
@user-sf4nx8lx3r
4 жыл бұрын
Сколько в сети 220-230 или 115-125 вольт?
@markandsuriyonphanasonkath8768
3 жыл бұрын
Black is active in the USA and Thailand, so yet another variation on a "non standard", HMMM!
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