HALL of SHAME PHOTo`s

[GQuigley67]

found one today in my girlfriends new flat, she has just moved in so i done my nosey came across the electrical meter with scorch marks above the shower fuse, removed the fuse and it falls to bits, completey burned, opened up casing to discover wire completely melted and other wires in fuse board scorched, turned the power off to house then came across the gas meter which is out of reach as well as the ECV with no AECV fitted, boxed in above a built in cupboard with high ceilings so it is AR, I will try get pictures of it.

letting agency sends out a "handy man" who claims he fixed it, I go back up and all he done was turned power back on to house :rant:

 

[Destroyer2813]

Should of seen the gas pipe i saw the other day running with 5 mm of the main fuse on the board on the suppliers side of the meter

 

[GQuigley67]

here's the pictures I promised first up the fuse board



fire waiting to happen, do letting agencies think this is an acceptable electrical installation ?

some pics of the gas meter and new fuse board, whoever has built the cupboard is to blame but I would class it as AR because I can't reach the valve, whats the chances of getting the landlord to sort this lol bearing in mind I am not employed to do a gas certificate its my girlfriends flat.

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

what a mess gerry

 

[Howsie]

Surly they can't legitimately let that. Wouldn't the spark/gas safe person who came to provide the certs have pointed those out?

 

[GQuigley67]

she hasnt had a gas certificate and i had to tell her to provide photographic evidence of the fuse board after they sent a handyman who just turned the power back on to house, they got their own sparky out to fix it as landlord was on holiday.

I was under the impression that the electrics had to be tested and approved before each new tenant ?

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

she hasnt had a gas certificate and i had to tell her to provide photographic evidence of the fuse board after they sent a handyman who just turned the power back on to house, they got their own sparky out to fix it as landlord was on holiday.

I was under the impression that the electrics had to be tested and approved before each new tenant ?

ASFAIK the electrics need a yearly inspection,most landlords dont bother though

 

[SimonJohns]

Electrics are still optional ATM

 

[GQuigley67]

well lucky i inspected it

 

[Howsie]

Electrics are still optional ATM

Yep. The landlord is liable if they are not up to the job and someone gets hurt.

I'd be having a strong word with the letting agency if I were you. :73:

 

[GQuigley67]

ultimately the responsibility is with the landlord but shouldn't the letting agencies be doing checks ?

 

[Dannypipe]

Wow, this thread has grown since I was last here.

There is an amazing amount of crap work out there it seems!! LOL.

 

[REDSAW]

wow, this thread has grown since i was last here.

There is an amazing amount of crap work out there it seems!! Lol.

yeh! And i aint even posted my work yet?

 

[Barry98]

yeh! And i aint even posted my work yet?

yours ? or ones youve put right ?

 

[Dannypipe]

No his....LOL.

 

[dave1]

I found this a few weeks ago TNT said her Meter wasn't working

 

[rodders]

Great Thread just read all the way through.

I'm sure I have got a couple of pics somewhere I will try and dig them out!

 

[tamz]

I found this a few weeks ago TNT said her Meter wasn't working View attachment 6589

Was that one of those houses where you can access the meter from outside and inside?
I've found 2 of these fitted the wrong way round by the meter swapper idiots.

 

[dave1]

No Tamz this was in kit unit only accessible from inside, she had a new kitchen fitted and they adjusted pipe work. Funny thing is its been serviced and not picked up :-@

 

[SafeGasInstall]

dave1 what has been serviced ???

looks like kitchen fitters job as meter was on there way, they turned it round so it fits perfectly in

 

[dave1]

It has had landlords checks done every year.

 

[SafeGasInstall]

so you are saying that even it was connected flow to the rhs it still worked and did read gas flow through the meter ???
sorry i am confused a bit

 

[tamz]

It would pass gas but wouldn't record it. Obviously whoever did the landlord checks before never looked at it.

 

[dave1]

As Tamz says...

 

[GQuigley67]

oohhh myyy