A Sticky Situation. Nightmare EICR...

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  • A Sticky Situation. Nightmare EICR...
    Join Cory as he does an EICR and discovers a nightmare nest of shocking stickiness
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  • @artisanelectrics
    @artisanelectrics  3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Like Cory's Style? Watch him install an Electric Vehicle Charger here: th-cam.com/video/60r15jdKWzg/w-d-xo.html

    • @timg6850
      @timg6850 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      You can see Cory is an asset to your business his attention to detail and knowledge is fantastic

    • @JimWhitaker
      @JimWhitaker 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Watch out, he'll have your job and your TH-cam audience. Excellent video.

  • @0liver0verson9
    @0liver0verson9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    Looks like Cory is a TH-cam natural!

  • @SqwarkParrotSpittingFeathers
    @SqwarkParrotSpittingFeathers 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    This was perhaps the best vid I've seen for a very long time, perhaps ever. Thanks Cory for not cutting corners or for not editing relevant material out, for explaining everything you did clearly. I'll come again. Brilliant.

  • @ashmanelectricalservices4318
    @ashmanelectricalservices4318 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    With regards to the question "Do you carry on with the EICR?" I call the client and advise them that there's very little point in continuing with the EICR as the installation is in need of a complete rewire and board upgrade. I'll invoice them for the time that I've been there and they could put the money they've saved towards the cost of the rewire.

    • @havoctrousers
      @havoctrousers 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      That seems like the only reasonable response - charge them a callout and tell them there's no point doing a condition report because the installation is dangerous and not repairable.

    • @Romeworld95
      @Romeworld95 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good point but if testing for an agent, chances are you're going to need to complete the form so they can hand this back to their client. Question is then, are you going to complete the all dead and live tests or just omit these and comment it?

    • @raychambers3646
      @raychambers3646 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It complied when installed ,so in 10 yrs a new install won't comply RIP out and start again?

    • @Poorlybobsdad
      @Poorlybobsdad 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That makes sense.

    • @JasperJanssen
      @JasperJanssen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@raychambers3646 this situation is a lot more than just “outdated and never changed”, though.

  • @lewishorton6476
    @lewishorton6476 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Jordan’s defo sat on some hot beach somewhere now he has Cory 😂😂

  • @Monkeh616
    @Monkeh616 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    It's probably been mentioned already, but the reason you're seeing so much of the green goo there is the overheating. One of the breakdown products of hot PVC is hydrogen chloride (add water and you get hydrochloric acid). The migrating plasticizer is transporting the HCl down the cable, and the HCl is oxidising the copper.
    I've seen quite a few older installations with a little hint of green around the end of the insulation, which is harmless, but when it's dripping out like that you've got a problem.

  • @connertomlinson6467
    @connertomlinson6467 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Every junction box is IP rated enough with the right amount silicone.

  • @christineburns5246
    @christineburns5246 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    My dad used to do rewires in the late fifties and the first half of the sixties and those old brown Bakelite Wylex boards were the ‘modern’ tech he was putting in in those days. I remember it well as I was his little helper and passed him tools as he ripped up floorboards and put in that fancy new PVC cable and a fancy new ring main.

  • @stagggerlee
    @stagggerlee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    In US here, yes I've seen the green goo in a lot of older electronic gear, tv' s amps, etc. Also in low volt wiring, intercoms and older pa systems. Seen in some electrical devices and a breaker panel, or consumer unit.

    • @chaseohara4781
      @chaseohara4781 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Another comment mentioned the heat adding to the amount of the green goo. While it's not as common in older residential installs in North America, you often do get a little green, although usually its a tinge and not goo. Much more common in electronics where they're not ventilated and run very hot inside.
      I have the feeling that Canadian/American installs, usually being in much larger panels, and not as much in unventilated/obscure areas like under stairs, etc., has led to less of this type of issue.
      By the time plasticized cabling became common, we had (for the most part) put stricter regulations in about placement, etc.
      I wonder about comparative acceptable temperature ranges, too. On 2.5mm (ish, 12 gauge here is equivalent to 2.6mm) we'd run 20A at 120V, whereas I know you'll run 32A at 220V (I know it's a ring circuit usually in that case, so it's nominally lower per wire, but even at 16A and 220V) I suspect your wires are subjected to higher temperatures on a regular basis.
      Could be that I just haven't seen very much of it, however.

  • @countesscable
    @countesscable ปีที่แล้ว

    My favourite vid so far. No annoying music, just straightforward commentary, and great explanations. It was like being there. Great stuff! 👍🏻

  • @Gr33nMamba
    @Gr33nMamba 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The calm methodical approach which is well justified is something to be admired, he's a natural.

  • @benmakemson61009
    @benmakemson61009 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    great video from Cory. love the detail he goes into and he's a natural on camera. great asset to your team Jordan. brilliant content. thank you :)

  • @MindsetSolutions
    @MindsetSolutions 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Fair play Cory, great effort. absolute natural on camera, and great camera skills. Your knowlege is outstanding, and you made the video so easy to watch. well done you! :) Have a great Christmas!

  • @Macrobish
    @Macrobish 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As an old retired dog (engineer/handyman) I follow all you electricians with great interest and I have to tell you Cory when it comes to presentation - you are the best!

  • @westinthewest
    @westinthewest 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Those red and black tails usually have the coloured insulation layer as well as a sheath of the same colour instead of the usual grey.

  • @Emin3m1986
    @Emin3m1986 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    That socket above the sink it’s a big NO NO. Especially when not on a RCD...

  • @FNUKSTER1366
    @FNUKSTER1366 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    The grinch oozing out of the electrical sockets

  • @janehoward509
    @janehoward509 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Really excellent video. I really appreciate Cory’s gentle teaching style. I’d very much enjoy more technical videos like this if he would be able to make them for you?

  • @rossthompson1635
    @rossthompson1635 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Very engaging presentation style, thank you Cory.

  • @roseironworks1393
    @roseironworks1393 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I absolutely love this, im a sparky too, and when ever i come across this sort of nightmare, i just relish the moment of pulling the cutout and killing the killer install !!

  • @ForTheBirbs
    @ForTheBirbs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What an awesome video Cory! Well done. I'm enjoying this from Sydney, Australia. Keep up the great work!

  • @WonkoTheSaneUK
    @WonkoTheSaneUK 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    I'm not a qualified electrician - what's the code for "run away screaming"? :P

    • @Ragnar8504
      @Ragnar8504 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      C1 probably - imminent danger.

    • @lonewolfgeoff
      @lonewolfgeoff 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      i would say the code starts "oh fffffffffffeeeecckkk!"

    • @MatthewHawkyard
      @MatthewHawkyard 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ft (F**k that)

    • @amarcy5369
      @amarcy5369 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Just keep following these videos , and all will become clear. I am a retired electrician and I’m still amazed at what goes on . So basically watch an observe . And never underestimate the stupidity of others. But in the end it takes the skill and knowledge to bring a seance of order . All though in my long and not always successful career . I have above all else strived to do my level best , not only for the client but also for the industry. I never ever gave up , although at times I felt dam close to doing so . My best wishes to you 🤗👍

    • @biggiejohn3360
      @biggiejohn3360 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      in the US, whoever installed the solar system with that disaster in place would lose their license

  • @calvinhale2723
    @calvinhale2723 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Really knowledgeable about the 'green goo' lots of sparks don't know anything about it.

    • @09weenic
      @09weenic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Pretty sure it’s mentioned in one of the NICEIC’s snags and solutions publication

    • @acelectricalsecurity
      @acelectricalsecurity 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@09weenic it is your right

    • @acelectricalsecurity
      @acelectricalsecurity 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Depends if they are told about it when they are being trained, I was told in college about it.
      How do you know he hadn't read up on it before going on camera.

    • @calvinhale2723
      @calvinhale2723 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@acelectricalsecurity we could say he reads up on everything just before jumping on camera and therefore he isn't truly knowledgeable about anything ? I'd give this guy the benefit of the doubt, I think he knows his stuff.

    • @acelectricalsecurity
      @acelectricalsecurity 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@calvinhale2723 I didn't say he didn't know his stuff, and nobody can know everything, and that's what books are for, referring to and gaining knowledge.

  • @labelectrical
    @labelectrical 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Sorry Jordan but I prefer this style of video. Cory presents more in the style I prefer and it was good instructional/learning content for fairly new people like me. Well done Cory 👍

  • @markgilder9990
    @markgilder9990 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Funny how things workout, I was doing an EICR yesterday with similar issues. Rewire.

  • @JGE_Installations
    @JGE_Installations 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Good video, I tape all 3 leads together at 2 or 3 places along the length and just try leave enough free length at the probe end, saves them getting really tangled. Hope that makes sense

  • @thomasbyles3075
    @thomasbyles3075 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ‘Shoot me down if I’m wrong’ 😂 very informative vid, cheers

  • @jontownsend8090
    @jontownsend8090 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That is a severe case of couprus oxide.
    Another time warp in every way possible.
    Thanks for sharing.

  • @thomasleathley9681
    @thomasleathley9681 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really good video. I had that green goo all over my house in all the switches n sockets. Rewired it all but didn't realise it was as bad for you as you have just said.

  • @johnfenlon458
    @johnfenlon458 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow, a very old electrical panel double. Some outlet problems. Great Job Jordan and Cory! Also Very interesting your new multimeter Great show how to use. I love to watch your new multimeter. Thumb up!!! Cheer!

  • @chaseohara4781
    @chaseohara4781 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The lamp sockets are a neat idea, although they wouldn't pass in Canada/America as they are because horizontal sockets generally are either not allowed or have to be protected, as they could easily get liquid or other materials in them. They're not unheard of, especially in like commercial situations where you need access to electrical in the floor of large rooms, but even then they're usually recessed boxes with the receptacles vertical or at an angle.

  • @Z71OBS
    @Z71OBS 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As an electrician in America (O’ahu, Hawai’i) I’ve personally never seen a chemical reaction between PVC insulated cable & copper here. Here we call it NM for non-metallic sheathed cable or “Romex”. Thats our equivalent to your T&E. Most romex in america from 1960 to present is PVC insulated, older cables from the 30s to the 60s was Rubber insulated but the jacket that holds the live and neutral conductors together was made of woven cloth. However the standard from the late 1800’s to the 1940’s was called Knob & Tube (K&T) where individual rubber insulated cloth wrapped conductors were suspended between beams by ceramic knobs. I’ve seen copper conductors oxidize in homes by the sea when left exposed to the elements but never a chemical reaction as showed in your video! In America, grounding conductors for regular household circuits became standard around the late 60’s. However I’ve personally seen cables from the 40’s and 50’s with a ground conductor, although it is very uncommon to find vintage grounded cables. Also, many homes in Hawai’i are still being powered by 60+ year old cables, and its not uncommon to find homes with wiring well over 100 years old! Is it up to todays safety standards? Absolutely not. But in the rare occurrence that the original wiring has not been modified and/or expanded creating a higher load on the old original circuits, the wiring very well could last another 100 years without skipping a beat. Unfortunately most older homes here have the presence of old cables that have been spurred off to many new appliances and devices that the old electrical systems were never designed to handle, creating a very high load on the old wires that results in the old rubber and cloth insulation becoming brittle. I’m very lucky to work with a journeyman electrician who was previously an electrician in Australia. From my understanding, electrics in Australia follow a similar method to the UK and i’ve been able to learn alot from him about different wiring methods in different countries. He’s told me he greatly prefers the American style electrical panels where the breakers clip onto a central BusBar vs the MCB methods used abroad. Our panels in America are usually twice the size if not more of the average consumer unit found in other countries abroad, leaving more room for wire terminations & heat dissipation. Thats just my 2 cents!!

  • @amarcy5369
    @amarcy5369 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The shear fact that someone has added to this installation is mind boggling . Sometimes you just can’t get where these installers are coming from. Best wishes to both . 😃👍

    • @artisanelectrics
      @artisanelectrics  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My thoughts exactly

    • @amarcy5369
      @amarcy5369 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@artisanelectrics bless you both . I’m routing for you and your channel . 😀👍

    • @artisanelectrics
      @artisanelectrics  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks

  • @harrygarbett3089
    @harrygarbett3089 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The green goo. Is like a gauss they used to cover the conductors in brfire wrapping the insulation in. I think it’s the same as silica powder stopping the insulation from drying out and being affected naturally and going ridged over time and acts as a barrier to stop moisture in the cable in the manufacturing process. All cables that time period like that. Seen it drip out of sockets to. 🙃.

  • @tobysherring1369
    @tobysherring1369 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    You can't 'fail' a flammable fuseboard for being under stairs. If it's in the sole means of escape it's a C3, not a 'fail'. Fuses are still perfectly acceptable within regs - except for circuits supplying outdoors or special zones that also need RCD protection. I agree it all needs replacing but that's because of the goo and what it indicates not *just* because it's old or messy. I don't think you can 'fail' on missing CPC to Class 2 either, but obviously you can for Class 1.

    • @jaypowell9786
      @jaypowell9786 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You must be a landlord, love to keep money in your pocket

    • @tobysherring1369
      @tobysherring1369 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jaypowell9786 I did say it all needs replacing! I am a landlord and recently upgraded to metal RCBO board even though it wasn't strictly needed - just the easiest way to get RCD protection for all circuits in the most compact enclosure. My point was that flammable CUs in themselves are no more than a C3 even in a means of escape. And that rewireable fuses are still within latest regs. And that CPCs aren't needed to Class 1 lights.

  • @warrenbennett6681
    @warrenbennett6681 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video👏🏻 well done Cory. Very informative!

  • @tammmacdonald7723
    @tammmacdonald7723 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good video and very informative. FYI - The green ‘stuff’ is Verdigris, or copper carbonate your tight to be careful it is toxic. Here on the coast it tends to copper chloride because of the salt.

  • @patricklegault6383
    @patricklegault6383 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    as far as i know (not an electrician) i have not seen it. been renovating my building from 1925 with knob n tubes and across all the bad electrical jobs that happend here. have not seen anything remotely like what you have there.
    Also. we don't really have ring circuits in the US/Canada. this is foreign technology :)
    we do have a lot more breakers in a main panels which goes to different receptable/light/devices.
    my house has about 50 circuits for 2 floor. with gfci/afci protection on most of them at the branch circuit not at the main breaker
    anyway, always fun watching other people working with different technology

  • @tww5719
    @tww5719 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Straight away put it down as a rewire especially seeing it's empty 👍

  • @phillipgwynne6580
    @phillipgwynne6580 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That’s one of the most enthusiastic EICR’s I’ve ever seen on TH-cam. I think you and Jordan now have the best tester out of all the big TH-cam stars. Dave Savery has an older Mettrel, and Chris from CJR has a good Kewtwch one. But think Artisan now on top. Although never seen DSS Dan’s tester?

  • @calvinhale2723
    @calvinhale2723 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Walk in, fuse board cover off - full rewire needed - fuse board cover back on - onto next job :)

    • @phoenixdundee
      @phoenixdundee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Probably a rental and they just want it tested to get the next person in ASAP.

    • @paulprescott7913
      @paulprescott7913 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I would have thought that green goo aside , having rewirable fuses alone would condemn the installation.

    • @dg2908
      @dg2908 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      BS3036 fuses are old hat, though if an RCD has been added, the fuse wire is correct, there are no signs of thermal damage, the board is adequately IP rated and suitably fire resistant for its location, the Zs readings are appropriately reduced then they are technically acceptable

    • @phoenixdundee
      @phoenixdundee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@paulprescott7913 The UK is so bad that it is a case of 'if you can't see it then it complies' I know of places that haven't been looked at in 40 years, but people still living there. I changed a board that had a nail used as a fuse wire in a 15A fuse ... I think the suppliers fuse would have gone before the nail melted!

    • @paulprescott7913
      @paulprescott7913 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@dg2908 yes thats all we used to sell when i first started in the wholesale industry .

  • @jasonrichards6504
    @jasonrichards6504 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great vid, i do mainly commercial so it is nice to watch these to keep up to date stay in touch 👍🏻

  • @ashmanelectricalservices4318
    @ashmanelectricalservices4318 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Most cooker hoods are double insulated so you'll never get an R2 reading off it.

  • @stevecraft00
    @stevecraft00 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    We wire boilers through a fan isolator to break all live poles (including the stat return) where the fused spur is remote from the boiler. It enables the gas fitters to service the boiler and isolate the power locally. Think its a requirement in the gas regs to have local isolation.

    • @Marcel_Germann
      @Marcel_Germann 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Here in Germany it is, all gas- or oil fired boilers must have a double pole switch with a neon indicator in it, so a full isolation of L and N is possible. Must be labeled as "Heating" or "Heating emergency switch".

    • @stevecraft00
      @stevecraft00 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Marcel_Germann yes we have to have a double pole isolator but due to the way our homes are wired in the UK this is quite often in a different room to the boiler and therefore next to the boiler we should fit local isolation for maintenance. But this generally needs to be 3 pole so that the boiler trigger wire is also disconnected.

    • @Marcel_Germann
      @Marcel_Germann 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@stevecraft00 We don't have such boiler triggers, so double pole is sufficient.

    • @stevecraft00
      @stevecraft00 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Marcel_Germann how does the boiler fire? There must be a control wire?

    • @Marcel_Germann
      @Marcel_Germann 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@stevecraft00 Control circuits are integrated into the boiler, so if you switch off the power to the boiler you also switch the control off. You can control everything from the boiler itself, or with an external control element which is working with a bus system.
      This guy here is from 2013:
      abload.de/img/img_5937l3j71.jpg
      abload.de/img/img_5938g3j0d.jpg
      abload.de/img/img_59392ykin.jpg
      There's a second control unit in the house of my parents, they can control their heating circuit from there. One big boiler for two houses heating and in addition making hot water for my house.
      abload.de/img/img_59403xko1.jpg
      abload.de/img/img_5935etjsg.jpg

  • @effervescence5664
    @effervescence5664 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    So yes leave the installation isolated, but if you're going to do that Cory, isolate the water main (and possibly drain down) as if you isolate the power you isolate the frost protection on the boiler and may invalidate any insurance on the place if the water main freezes and bursts, which you could be held liable as the engineer that last visited. Just a heads up as I know people this has happened to before.

  • @lescarpenter162
    @lescarpenter162 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The round Chrome switch that did not work is Infra-Red activated. It will turn on lights full or at various light levels to Off.

  • @apluselectricalsolutions684
    @apluselectricalsolutions684 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good video Cory, and good tip for the ring testing too 👍

  • @davidfaraday3085
    @davidfaraday3085 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    As a one-time boss of mine used to say: "if all else fails, read the instructions".

  • @emolatur
    @emolatur 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am in the US -- actually from Maine, where we have lots and lots of very very old houses. I haven't seen this "green goo" built up in the bottom of any boxes, but there was an era of cable that always seems to feel "gooey." I don't know if it's the same thing, but I'll be paying closer attention next time I encounter it.
    I have a project apartment building over in the next major city that I believe has some of that cable. We're rewiring the whole place one apartment at a time as tenants move out, so I should be able to grab some.

    • @rowanNClangley
      @rowanNClangley 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It could have been rubber insulation which was starting to degrade.

  • @philc8544
    @philc8544 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great work. Cert photos are a nice touch. Keep it up

  • @approachableactive
    @approachableactive 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thats brutal! Now you get to tell the customer its dangerous. And you'll no doubt get
    "well its been fine for 40 years.."
    or
    "are you sure it won't be okay for a while if we promise to sort it later"
    or my personal favourite
    "oh its modern health and safety gone mad!"

  • @joemoore9991
    @joemoore9991 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I always thought that green gunge was due to moisture corroding the copper. Learn something new every day

  • @mudmucks
    @mudmucks 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Go Cory!
    Loving those brick arches😁😝

    • @ThomasBOURKE
      @ThomasBOURKE 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You could almost imagine Peter Wyngarde visiting here :/

  • @ChrisBD
    @ChrisBD 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I'm an electrician in Denmark and I've never seen that green goo in the fuseboard. Granted I've only been in the trade a few years

    • @Ragnar8504
      @Ragnar8504 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I think the UK was particularly unlucky with that, I've never seen amounts like this anywhere else!
      I do have a 1950s or 1960s extension lead somewhere that has some green goo leaching out of the holes of the socket, so cable manufacturers in central Europe clearly did make the same mistake.

    • @djb774
      @djb774 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      We can send you some?

  • @normanboyes4983
    @normanboyes4983 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I think that is a ‘Barn Door’ situation where any testing is unnecessary as the consumer unit fails on visual examination and a full rewire is required to remedy. Any testing of the existing installation would only serve, curiosity, video production or increasing cost for the customer. I am not an electrician.😉

  • @chrisday8072
    @chrisday8072 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I think this is a quality video and explained in a clear way

  • @sbmorris2k6
    @sbmorris2k6 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    With the metrel testers I believe some of the older models you piggy back the blue lead with the green lead as you need all 3 to power the tester so you can still do L-N L-E ect, don't know if it's the same with the new swanky tester though 😂

  • @ANDREWB7360
    @ANDREWB7360 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    realy interesting video quite a lot o cover wel done

  • @gregorythomas333
    @gregorythomas333 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In the US if you upgrade a system (as opposed to repair) you must bring the entire system up to code...so the PV addition should have caused the installer to fix everything to code.
    I saw one home built in the 30's that had solid copper wire covered with cloth insulation...it was so old that when I opened the fuse box the cloth had actually rotted off the wires!
    The only thing keeping the wires from shorting was the fact that they were solid and not able to move...I showed it to a buddy who teaches electrical and he brought his whole class.

  • @dannyboisparky
    @dannyboisparky 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Seen the green goo many times over the years. Some so bad it’s dripping from lights, sockets and switches like something out of ghostbusters.
    Rewired loads of them and found the IR normally alright and never brittle from it.
    I would’ve just coded on the visuals and spend rest of time listing for a rewire quote

  • @potatokitty
    @potatokitty ปีที่แล้ว

    This feels like a perfect set up for a scary video.

  • @hogshouse
    @hogshouse 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is that downlights in the bottom of the kitchen units at 20:50 ? Hilarious if it was..
    Great video, as always.

  • @WooShell
    @WooShell 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    That's such an awesome and quirky house.. kinda like an involuntary museum, with interior styles of the last 70 years all mixed together, including the electrical installation. If that was mine, I'd probably tear all out and wire up new..

    • @NOWThatsRichy
      @NOWThatsRichy 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The decor there would be called retro or vintage nowadays! I've seen people do up modern houses to look like that! Vintage stuff is big business now!

  • @geoffball5803
    @geoffball5803 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great vid, informative, however there is nothing wrong with the IP of the bathroom light 0:47 as it's outside zones 👍

  • @JJ-kr6ky
    @JJ-kr6ky 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The green goo is actually a combination of copper oxide and plasticiser which is a sign of over heating. It can also become conductive so should not be touched on a live installation. Eventually it will cause the insulation to become brittle so a rewire should be considered. Your spot on Cory

  • @robertburrows6612
    @robertburrows6612 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I've rewired many of those houses for housing associations. It not 70' they we built in the 60's . typical 60's layout.That house needs a full rewirer

    • @09weenic
      @09weenic 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Totally agree - the property also requires to be decorated/ finished to 21st century tastes

    • @NOWThatsRichy
      @NOWThatsRichy 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That decor would be described as retro or vintage now!

  • @nitrofar34
    @nitrofar34 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I always tend to plug my test plug in and out a few times when doing my R1+R2 and zs's at sockets.

  • @lonewolfgeoff
    @lonewolfgeoff 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    nicely done corey! tbh at first i thought you were jordan!!! 😂😂😂 damn got me there!
    my god! what a nightmare! thats a hell of a rewire job!
    i think blow the place up and start from scratch! 😂😂😂

    • @dexwhitmore
      @dexwhitmore 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ouch, poor Cory 😆

  • @williamlowther7051
    @williamlowther7051 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I personally would not even bother with a test to save the client a few hours labour and just fail on a visual, but good to see a good knowledgeable tradesman in action well done

  • @benrage5373
    @benrage5373 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love Cory " can't do r1 r2 cause there is no r2 " 🤣

  • @APSuk2
    @APSuk2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Try braiding the leads on the Metrel, really helps to stop them tangling up.

  • @0liver0verson9
    @0liver0verson9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Aha, so that's what the "green goo" is? I have it coming out of one socket, and couldn't work out what the hell it was.

  • @Graza25
    @Graza25 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Green/Blue "gunge" as you put it is copper oxidation (Just like rust on
    iron). If and when its held within a tank like the PVC, it ends up like
    the way an old car chassis does encased within the body, its like
    wood-worm, it keeps eating the same section over and over again until it
    just becomes nothing.
    The oxygen in the air itself wont cause it so much. Its the oxygen in moisture/water (h2o) that will eat away at it over time.

  • @AnthonyChopra
    @AnthonyChopra 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    i think in the 1905 house we got there also is a switch that terns on a light prob for a bed. string is not there tho. i hope to get it working one day

  • @imark7777777
    @imark7777777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    And if somebody likes to take photos, I recommend taking a picture of the house when you get there as a demarcation between the previous electrical stuff and the current electrical stuff. because after a while they start to look identical. It's not like I know this from going around taking pictures of electrical stuff for absolutely no reason.

  • @tresslerj1985
    @tresslerj1985 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Why a visual inspection is more value than eicr.

  • @halesworth01
    @halesworth01 ปีที่แล้ว

    PVC Cancer...we just had to have our house rewired due to this problem! We just wanted a few extra sockets, then it resulted in a whole house rewire!

  • @Ted_E_Bear
    @Ted_E_Bear 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Love your work ! Jordan is so brilliant !!

  • @lukekinchlea7996
    @lukekinchlea7996 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Another quality video! Did he say that the “laptop” he was using was a iPad?

  • @imark7777777
    @imark7777777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    FYI 30:38 the meter makes the exact same sound as the "tink" notification alert sound in Mac OS X in case anybody else out there has been going which computer in my room is making that alert for the last 30 minutes .....

  • @SurreyAlan
    @SurreyAlan 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just how my property looked before rewiring though no green grunge. I suspect this is how much of our housing stock looks

  • @rouman7
    @rouman7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Just a visual inspection needed on that , you can see it needs to be rewired ... every one twisted the earths together in the 70 s

  • @andrewpowell6457
    @andrewpowell6457 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nice job Cory

  • @jf723
    @jf723 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really really interesting. Maybe they need Ghost Busters rather than a spark with all the green gunge

  • @huwdavies6650
    @huwdavies6650 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Should be interesting to see the rewire on that one.

  • @1981dicke
    @1981dicke 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Got called out to a meter with the green goo coming out of it. I and the sparky on-site had never seen it.

  • @leonblittle226
    @leonblittle226 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yes I think it's fair to admit that house needs a full overhaul, probably more solid than any modern construction which all seems to be complete guff.

  • @mrsecurity
    @mrsecurity 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The problem with re wires in these old ‘original decor’ 70s properties is that it’ll ruin all the decor and it’ll end up being completely refurbished and the 70s style will die out

  • @hawk_ness
    @hawk_ness 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Green Goo? Maybe call ghostbusters rather and an electrician! 😅😂

  • @bradstearns5384
    @bradstearns5384 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ive never seen green goo on Canadian mains wiring. Ive seen it on old line cords on appliances and electronics.

  • @hishamw6755
    @hishamw6755 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent style Cory

  • @mark123655
    @mark123655 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Whats the requirements for testing/upgrading when making major alterations - such as the solar, or shed connections?

  • @joshuabest100
    @joshuabest100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Seems different to see someone else doing your work Jordan haha I don't mind it

  • @kbultray
    @kbultray 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice one Cory, well presented.

  • @happymadison1978
    @happymadison1978 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    20:05 I reckon the other end of the SWA is in a bucket of water in the shed.

  • @RichardArblaster
    @RichardArblaster 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Why on earth did the previous spark continue with the solar installation? Got to have known the condition of the wiring at the time. 😮😮😮

    • @SBBUK
      @SBBUK 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It'll be one of those cowboy door-to-door solar installation companies "befriending" the (probably) older person who would've owned this property. Maybe they are even experiencing dementia. The installer knows full well the homeowner won't get any returns in their lifetime, they just want their money. Seen quite a few cases of this - not sure how you can live with yourself working in such a way but we all have different moral compasses...

  • @andrewdonagher6497
    @andrewdonagher6497 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice video Cory I'd be just sending them a quote no point carring out the EICR the house was in a bad state

  • @Electric-First
    @Electric-First 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    If the light outside the zone , than no matter If it is IP rated or not check a reg . Suitable for environment no , then I would not give a code at all . Recommendation in general comments that is all . Good video 👍👍👍👍

  • @grahamfoster9404
    @grahamfoster9404 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Give that earth clamp a really good tighten up on that lead sheathed incoming cable mate.

  • @cjmillsnun
    @cjmillsnun 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That green goo is nasty stuff. We had it in the wiring of our house. Had because there is really only one permanent solution. Rewire. Eventually the insulation goes brittle.