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Problems with electrical re-wire in my home, with the knowledge after the event that the client can do nothing about it, since NAPIT requires you to re-use the same contractor to fix the problems. Would you after reading these pages? Manderson emails to us about re-wire. We wrote the
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Mr Manderson of Manderson Electrical Services Ltd was employed to rewire our home, due to rodents eating our cables. We wrote the following on the 19.04.2021:- Poor advice and professional errors The brief was to re-wire our home following an infestation of rodents which had damaged wiring and caused lights to fail. This had happened once before and so preventing it happening again was Billing issues Poor workmanship Was this work necessary? Mr Manderson said he would fit two fuse boxes, one in the cloakroom and one he has positioned in the front bedroom wardrobe. We are not sure why this was necessary, but it has certainly Neither Napit nor our credit card company were interested in the above. At the end of each of So we employed Taylor Electrical Limited to inspect, test and produce the following report on only the condition of the elecrical installation of the current electrical system (not on whether the new electrical work The above is repeated below with its relevant photos:- |
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Poor advice and professional errors The brief was to re-wire our home following an infestation of rodents which had damaged wiring and caused lights to fail. This had happened once before and so preventing it happening again was an absolute priority. We relied upon the professional expertise of the contractor that this could be achieved using cable cladding – Cobex. There was no mention of the lights being left vulnerable between the fitting and the transformer, but this is obviously the case now we can see how the fittings are attached. (Photo 78 Light hanging in back bedroom). If we had known this in advance, |
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Photo 118 We asked that rodent poison be placed throughout the cavities where wires were run and by each light, for added protection and we supplied this. Despite reassurances that this had been done, the quantity left from the order suggests this is not the case, because only 20 bags have been used despite far more than 20 lights having been fitted. |
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Photo 50 In the ironing annex next to the lounge, there is an earth wire not affixed to anything, which we understand should be terminated to something to make it safe.. |
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Photo 23 The contractor raised concerns about drilling holes into the dining room ceiling because it was lath and plaster. He mentioned that he had researched it and the dust could carry anthrax if it contained wool. This was very alarming. It was agreed that a new ceiling could be put up. Once the batons were in place, Chris questioned whether the fittings they were using would still require drilling into the old ceiling. The contractor agreed that they would, which would completely defeat the object of leaving it intact for safety reasons. Double battening was agreed as a way forward. |
Photo 116 In the cellar, photos 116 and 117 show old wires connected to new lights. (photos 118, and 60 to 62) This is surprising. These wires are not protected. In addition, there are sockets |
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Was this work necessary? Mr Manderson said he would fit two fuse boxes, one in the cloakroom and one he has positioned in the front bedroom wardrobe. We are not sure why this was necessary, but it has certainly been costly. And the contractors who have been to the site subsequently agreed that one fuse box would have been quite adequate. One of the boxes is labled, but the other one is not. |
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It should be remembered that nothing is sold from this educational site, it simply tries to give you the best advice on what to use and where to get it (About Chris Garnons-Williams page details that no payment or commision to or from any donor of photos or adverts I place on the site in the Useful Data or other sections is made to Chris Garnons-Williams or Ivydene Horticultural Services). This website is a hobby and not for direct commercial gain for Ivydene Horticultural Services. There is no Google Adscenes or Search Facility in this website. The information on this site is usually Verdana 14pt text (from December 2023, this is being changed from 14pt to 10pt) and all is in tabular form. This can be downloaded and sorted using WORD or other word-processing software into the order that you personally require, especially for soil subsidence, the Companion Planting Tables and the pages in the Plants section. This would be suitable for use in education as well. I put jokes in at various places to give you a smile. |
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