#ccew

La Semaine de la conformité et de l’éthique (Corporate Compliance and Ethics Week) revient cette année du 3 au 9 novembre 2024. Depuis sa création en 2005, cette semaine spéciale sensibilise les entreprises et les professionnels à l’importance des bonnes pratiques en conformité et en éthique, en promouvant des valeurs essentielles telles que l’intégrité, la transparence, et le respect des…

Well…. this was an interesting find!

Yep it is a pot, but hey… what are those wires coming out of it?

What an interesting find. Yep it’s a POT. But what are those wires coming out of it? Holy Moly, there is something electrical in this thing!

I’ve come across all sorts of things in my electrical career, but never a POT with wires coming out of it!

Initially I thought this must have…

Following on from my most recent article on home owners doing their own electrical work, I wanted to write about appliances and warranties.

Illegal wiring by home owners

In that article I specifically wrote about dangers, hazards, and risks; what else might you need to think about when it comes to installing fittings  or appliances yourself?

If you install the fitting or appliance…

I guess this work wasn’t checked…

This is the connection of a circuit breaker for an air conditioner I recently had the unfortunate experience of investigating.

Hmmm…

Houston, I think there’s a problem here?

Can you see what the problem is?

Hmmm… Is this connected properly? I am not sure!!!

Whoops, this air conditioning installer made a booboo. I wonder what it is?

Hmmm…

What’s wrong here?

Hmmm…

If you have been following this blog for a while, you will realise that I am continually harping on about compliance and compliance certificates.

The following picture clearly shows why.

Wiring to the line side of the main switch. Bad… and very dangerous. A fire waiting to happen, or an electrocuted technician.

On the other side of the black panel are all of the circuit protection. Circuit…