Danger !!!!

[M107]

This first one is from a local school, picked up on 2 periodics 5 years apart. circuit is live at time of picture taken.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j293/gazjothomas/fire%20stations/DSC00657.jpg

I was asked what could be done, so this is my temp fix having used wagos to terminate conductors.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j293/gazjothomas/fire%20stations/DSC00658.jpg

These two are again a live circuit, when I arrived they were still using the left hand outlet to run a daisy chain of 3x trailing leads that were inturn powering.... 4x laptops - 1x 64 inch plasma - 1x overlay smart screen - 1x water chiller - 1x electric heater - 1x hot drinks machine.

Guess who the customer is & the department (spark999 is the clue).

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j293/gazjothomas/fire%20stations/DSC00660.jpg

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j293/gazjothomas/fire%20stations/DSC00659.jpg

The offending trailing lead.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j293/gazjothomas/fire%20stations/DSC00661.jpg

These ones are from the same customer as above & show a trailing lead made up by somebody with a little knowledge ....... "we must have an rcd to protect the public" :Applaud . It was given to me to repair as the rcd wasnt working :^O

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j293/gazjothomas/fire%20stations/DSC00664.jpg

whats wrong here then

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j293/gazjothomas/fire%20stations/DSC00662.jpg

Oh that'll be it the load is 28amp.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j293/gazjothomas/fire%20stations/DSC00663.jpg

The lead was in use to provide power to an interactive community vehicle when it was parked in a town centre.

Why not use the on board genny that provides the required 28amp.......because it is noisy when in the town giving advice to the public, so we plugged into a 3 pin socket in one of the shops. headbang

 

[Andy™]

Why not use the on board genny that provides the required 28amp.......because it is noisy when in the town giving advice to the public, so we plugged into a 3 pin socket in one of the shops. headbang

could be worse... they could use a widow maker

 

[ProDave]

This first one is from a local school, picked up on 2 periodics 5 years apart. circuit is live at time of picture taken.

So are you saying it was reported on 2 previous periodics, 5 years apart, but the fault was not corrected and it was left live?

If so, unbelievable.

That's what I keep saying, when doing a periodic, I do small easy repairs on the spot, and I certainly would have done something like your fix on the spot without asking for "permission" to make it safe.

 

[ianmacd]

That's what I keep saying, when doing a periodic, I do small easy repairs on the spot, and I certainly would have done something like your fix on the spot without asking for "permission" to make it safe.

Anyone leaving something that is potentially dangerous like that, in my opinion, is criminally negligent.

 

[SLIPSHOD & SLAPDASH]

I would have taped up the cables and put a 220V warning sticker on as a minimum. I doubt would not have gone further if only carrying out an inspection

 

[frankie310581]

that being left anywhere never mind in a school is in my eyes attempted murder