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Beware!
« on: October 28, 2008, 08:35:12 pm »
OMG!!! A mate of mine has just had his new Water Fed Pole system fitted (DIY) about 2 weeks ago, he was having trouble with seperate battery dying and going flat.

So today he got his mate at a garage to wire the pump up to the van battery. He called home for a cuppa and to fill up, came back out and his van was a ball of fire! The fire service said it was an electrical fault. The cable his mate fitted.

He doesn't think his insurance will cover it.

Pictures to follow tomorrow.

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NWH

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Re: Beware!
« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2008, 08:39:52 pm »
Well all i can say about that is that his mate must be related to Frank Spencer then.
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RO-Sheen

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Re: Beware!
« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2008, 08:40:59 pm »
I feel gutted for your mate! hope he gets back on his feet soon. Best of luck to him
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LWC

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Re: Beware!
« Reply #3 on: October 28, 2008, 08:44:09 pm »
red to red black to black

what the hell did his mate do!!!!
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MJH

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Re: Beware!
« Reply #4 on: October 28, 2008, 08:44:49 pm »
Quote from: chrisbrooke on October 28, 2008, 08:35:12 pm
OMG!!! A mate of mine has just had his new Water Fed Pole system fitted (DIY) about 2 weeks ago, he was having trouble with seperate battery dying and going flat.

So today he got his mate at a garage to wire the pump up to the van battery. He called home for a cuppa and to fill up, came back out and his van was a ball of fire! The fire service said it was an electrical fault. The cable his mate fitted.

He doesn't think his insurance will cover it.

Pictures to follow tomorrow.



Done this for years, if properly insulated etc i don't think it should go up in smoke!!!
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NWH

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Re: Beware!
« Reply #5 on: October 28, 2008, 08:45:30 pm »
Did he earth it.
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MJH

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Re: Beware!
« Reply #6 on: October 28, 2008, 08:46:37 pm »
Quote from: NWH on October 28, 2008, 08:45:30 pm
Did he earth it.
No he raised it to the ground :o
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WCE

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Re: Beware!
« Reply #7 on: October 28, 2008, 09:03:24 pm »
Quote from: NWH on October 28, 2008, 08:39:52 pm
Well all i can say about that is that his mate must be related to Frank Spencer then.
OOOHHH Betty!!!
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NWH

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Re: Beware!
« Reply #8 on: October 28, 2008, 09:05:22 pm »
As the fireman was putting out the fire he said ooooo i was having a bit of trouble mmmmmm lol. ;D ;D ;D
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pjulk

Re: Beware!
« Reply #9 on: October 28, 2008, 09:08:01 pm »
I take it he had not put a fuse in this could have saved it.
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Elginn

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Re: Beware!
« Reply #10 on: October 28, 2008, 09:09:26 pm »
Quote from: chrisbrooke on October 28, 2008, 08:35:12 pm
OMG!!! A mate of mine has just had his new Water Fed Pole system fitted (DIY) about 2 weeks ago, he was having trouble with seperate battery dying and going flat.

So today he got his mate at a garage to wire the pump up to the van battery. He called home for a cuppa and to fill up, came back out and his van was a ball of fire! The fire service said it was an electrical fault. The cable his mate fitted.

He doesn't think his insurance will cover it.

Pictures to follow tomorrow.


If it was wired at a garage then he should be covered,  the insurance will go after the garage that installed it.
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alanwilson

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Re: Beware!
« Reply #11 on: October 28, 2008, 10:28:33 pm »
yes provided you can prove that the work carried out by the garage was at fault!

gotta feel for the guy, although thinking about it if the battery was going flat prematurely then it may have been a faulty battery which, in some cases, can actually reverse polarise and short out.
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wightsurf

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Re: Beware!
« Reply #12 on: October 28, 2008, 10:54:57 pm »
When i worked for a company that use deep cycle batteries for powering trollies it was known that they can explode and when putting them on charge we had to wear saftey glasses for H&S reasons.
This was only enforce after one poor chap got a full face full of a battery  :o
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[GQC] Tim

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Re: Beware!
« Reply #13 on: October 28, 2008, 11:15:16 pm »
Ehrm, isn't this why you install fuses?  ???
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