I made my first mistake last week when I was doing the electrics in the flat in Germany which I posted previously about.
My friend had moved a circuit in the fusebox without telling me, and when I came to fitting a socket in the kitchen I thought I had turned the power off, but actually I hadn't!!!
So...as the wires were waaay too long, I got my pair of pliers out to cut back the cable. I was in a rush so cut both wires at the same time. The next thing that happened was:
BANG...BOOM....BIG FLASH OF LIGHT...and me shouting #*#*£...£&^$##!!!!
Fortunately the pliers had plastic coating on the handles. But I was sooo lucky not to get a big electric shock.
I will be much much much more careful from now on!!
But...does anyone know why the 10amp fuse in the fusebox didn't blow???? What's the point of having a fuse if it doesn't even blow on a short circuit?
Simon.
My friend had moved a circuit in the fusebox without telling me, and when I came to fitting a socket in the kitchen I thought I had turned the power off, but actually I hadn't!!!
So...as the wires were waaay too long, I got my pair of pliers out to cut back the cable. I was in a rush so cut both wires at the same time. The next thing that happened was:
BANG...BOOM....BIG FLASH OF LIGHT...and me shouting #*#*£...£&^$##!!!!
Fortunately the pliers had plastic coating on the handles. But I was sooo lucky not to get a big electric shock.
I will be much much much more careful from now on!!
But...does anyone know why the 10amp fuse in the fusebox didn't blow???? What's the point of having a fuse if it doesn't even blow on a short circuit?
Simon.