Hall of shame.

[Andy W]

I have today been out to the worst installation I have seen in my 31 years in the fridge trade.

A Manchester company installed second hand equipment on a coldroom which they built out of odd panels, the cataloge of errors is as follows:

Outside pipework at high level not supported.
Electrical joint not weatherproof.
No lid to condensing unit housing.
Unit not screwed down (on brackets at high level)
Mains lead into unit not weatherproof and protected by an house brick.
Electrical isolator on unit not used.
Pressure switches not connected electrically or mechanically.
Drier wrong way round.
Brazing of poor standard and lost gas charge after 3 days.
R134a compressor fitted, R404a expansion valve.
Evaporator sized to room but not compressor.
Main power switch above cold room wired so neon on even when switch is off.
Water pipe insulation fitted to pipes.
E2 probe fault, no probe even present.
Floor plates loose and will trap water and fallen food stuffs as not sealed.
Equaliser line on tev valve blanked off.
Tev bulb incorrectly fitted.
No cable grommets used for cable entries.
No end panels to evaporator.
Pipework bent by hand and kinked badly.
Earth wires on t & e not sleeved.
Time clock and mechanical stat left loose above coldroom in a mess of cables.
Elliwell controller fitted to front of box as a display only but no evap probe fitted so displaying E2 probe fault.

I have pictures to prove!