Cheap "Re-wires"! - 11/22/03 06:22 AM
Over here, the Housing Department (that provides cheap rental accomodation for the Elderly and the Unemployed, are really jumping up and down at the moment!.
It seems that the contractors that have tendered for the re-wires of the Departments houses, have been fiddling the Dpt out of thousands.
You see, what happens over here, is the Housing Department, seeks tenders from local contractors, to perform the upkeep and maintenance on thier properties, which a couple of years ago, entailed rewiring many of these houses and installing new lights, switches and socket-outlets.
Also upgrading the switchboards to include MCB and RCD protection.
But, when some of these houses were inspected recently,(3 years after the work took place)it was found that the existing (TRS) wiring was still in-situ and the switchboards hadn't even been touched!.
All of the fittings in the houses were replaced, but the old wiring was still there.
The work was inspected after the contracts were completed, but the guy's glasses must have been so dark that he couldn't even see the old Porcelain fuses and the meters still on the interior board(meters were also required to be relocated outside).
Investigations are continuing, but it looks like someones in real trouble!.
It seems that the contractors that have tendered for the re-wires of the Departments houses, have been fiddling the Dpt out of thousands.
You see, what happens over here, is the Housing Department, seeks tenders from local contractors, to perform the upkeep and maintenance on thier properties, which a couple of years ago, entailed rewiring many of these houses and installing new lights, switches and socket-outlets.
Also upgrading the switchboards to include MCB and RCD protection.
But, when some of these houses were inspected recently,(3 years after the work took place)it was found that the existing (TRS) wiring was still in-situ and the switchboards hadn't even been touched!.
All of the fittings in the houses were replaced, but the old wiring was still there.
The work was inspected after the contracts were completed, but the guy's glasses must have been so dark that he couldn't even see the old Porcelain fuses and the meters still on the interior board(meters were also required to be relocated outside).
Investigations are continuing, but it looks like someones in real trouble!.