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Time for some more pictures...
The first is a rare sight in a domestic property:
It is a 3-phase metered supply in a detatched garage, complete with a DNO "sub-main" to the house in split-con, switched via the MEM Excel in the top RH corner. This cable terminates in a standard cut-out complete with BS88 fuse, but no meter: the tails go straight into the CU's. An odd sight and one I did not get a shot of, unfortunately.
The last two pictures are of abused sockets:
This one was running a fridge/freezer & was actually on fire when I got to it. I've cleaned the soot off to show off the damage better.
This one was in service and in the condition you see it here up to the point when I disconnected it.
Lastly, for your amusement, a quiz. Consider the last two pictures.
In the case of the first of those two pictures, the customer knew it was in a bad way & could smell burning & hear crackling, but did not turn it off because:
1. She was frightened of receiving a shock?
2. She did not want her food to defrost?
3. She panicked?
4. She did not know where to turn it off?
In the case of the second picture, the gutter was leaking and the internal leaf of the wall where the broken socket was situated was dripping wet. Did the customer:
A. Cease using the socket, switch off the electricity & seek help immediately?
OR
B. Carry on using the socket, despite getting shocks off the surrounding wet plasterwork, switching electric heaters on and off by inserting a part-metallic ballpoint pen in the hole where the rocker switch used to be?
Give me strength...
The first is a rare sight in a domestic property:
It is a 3-phase metered supply in a detatched garage, complete with a DNO "sub-main" to the house in split-con, switched via the MEM Excel in the top RH corner. This cable terminates in a standard cut-out complete with BS88 fuse, but no meter: the tails go straight into the CU's. An odd sight and one I did not get a shot of, unfortunately.
The last two pictures are of abused sockets:
This one was running a fridge/freezer & was actually on fire when I got to it. I've cleaned the soot off to show off the damage better.
This one was in service and in the condition you see it here up to the point when I disconnected it.
Lastly, for your amusement, a quiz. Consider the last two pictures.
In the case of the first of those two pictures, the customer knew it was in a bad way & could smell burning & hear crackling, but did not turn it off because:
1. She was frightened of receiving a shock?
2. She did not want her food to defrost?
3. She panicked?
4. She did not know where to turn it off?
In the case of the second picture, the gutter was leaking and the internal leaf of the wall where the broken socket was situated was dripping wet. Did the customer:
A. Cease using the socket, switch off the electricity & seek help immediately?
OR
B. Carry on using the socket, despite getting shocks off the surrounding wet plasterwork, switching electric heaters on and off by inserting a part-metallic ballpoint pen in the hole where the rocker switch used to be?
Give me strength...
