Mindboggling stupidity.....

[Myles]

Got to share this one with you...

So my friend and I have been working on a load of warehouses/industrial units in Reading rewiring.

This bloke from the unit next door pops in to see me (knowing I am doing electrical work) and says 'Scuse mate could you pop next door and see if there is any power at a socket for me?'

I go to the next door unit to see if the (blue commando style) socket has power (they want to plug in a compressor)

TO MY UTTER HORROR I find that this bloke has dismantled an old 3phase isolator and (drum roll here...) wired the red to line, blue to neutral and yellow to earth in this socket.

Thankfully it wasn't live but they didn't know either way...obviously just taking care not to touch the wires.

 

[bugsy]

should have given him some brown / blue / g/y sleeving

 

[Dizzy_Maskell]

Once called to a job ( maintenance guy on mobile medical trailers) plugged in on the 125A marachelle plugs I think they are called big huge plugs used in aviation.

Normally the power supply not our remit but as I saw the plug and trailing socket lying in a puddle that was smoking I decided I'd better get involved.

The plug was huge I'll try find an old school snap and post it but who would leave it lying in a huge puddle see it smoking and leave it scary!!!,!,!,

 

[Tiny Spark]

Blimey....

Scary stuff that!