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Re: Dangerous part ll
Can see a problem with that
At least the cable looks the right gauge and clamped 😈Did the plug have a 3 amp fuse fitted..better than a 30amp cooker point 😛
Bryan
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The left screw live was loose causing the heat issue which is why the head appears off centre. Had the neutral and earth slipped the clamp had little grip due to outer sheath terminating just before.
Scary still a “Service Manager” inspected the cooker and found no issues with the appliance, after an engineer fitted elements. Same with the gas cooker, two previous “Engineers” carried out work in 2012/13.
This is a photo of the pipe work. It was installed when regs required connection to face down. It’s also too low.
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lee8 wrote:This is a photo of the pipe work.
Looks more like a painting by Turner as it’s so fuzzy and out of focus. The artist who painted it left if for the observer to try to imagine what it was they are supposed to see? I’d love to see your holiday photos.
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Maybe the thinking here was being as the terminals above are uninsulated it matters little if the mains cable is too?
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The issue is the screw not being tight causing the block to begin the burning process & the clamp not gripping the cable. If all 3 factors had been done properly, no issue, in fact that usually is the case in most incidents.
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shocking, lol as a matter of interest i wonder how many engineers after repairing a built in oven especially high level double oven pull the oven out to check the mains input? also after removing the oven whats the procedure when the hard wired cable disappears into the wall and the engineer cannot check the cooker connection unit which should be to the rear of the oven? i can admit i have in the past done a quick “dirty” test from the cooker switch earthed screws to exposed metal parts of the oven to test for good earth continuity, although i know full well after the repair pat test must be done with visual inspection of wiring…..
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Since their is no regulations requiring any testing to domestic appliances after a repair any test is pure choice of the individual. Most company instruct hard wired appliances don’t need to be tested at all. If you work on an appliance and do something dangerous and someone gets killed, in court it will make little difference whether you tested the appliance or not. Your whole background will be scrutinised, even if you tested, you’d need to have good quality equipment, records of the test, I’m afraid hand written readings on a piece of paper are not proof enough, your equipment will also need to be calibrated and it would help having the odd relevent qualification.
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