Bloke working on our house today - what could possibly go wrong?

[Jonathan Fairfield]

So we've had a guy doing some work on our house today.

 

Fortunately he's working in the garden and not on the electrics!

 

 

Actually he saw me taking this photo and looked at me like I was the mad one!

 

 

[Rhys]

 

Do you have a pool?

[Crossy]

He would be escorted from our property. No ifs, buts or whatever.

 

The primary reason, he could damage the outlet with arcing connections.

 

He also has the wires in the wrong holes.

 

Nice to see you have a water resistant cover over the outlet

[HooHaa]

5 minutes ago, Crossy said:

He would be escorted from our property. No ifs, buts or whatever.

 

The primary reason, he could damage the outlet with arcing connections.

 

He also has the wires in the wrong holes.

 

you are assuming the socket is wired correctly perhaps.

 

i see this in thailand everwhere there are "tradesmen" working. Its also de rigeur in the phils.

Edited June 5, 2017 by HooHaa

[Crossy]

Just now, HooHaa said:

you are assuming the socket is wired correctly perhaps.

 

You think he checked?

 

[HooHaa]

3 minutes ago, Crossy said:

 

You think he checked?

 

nope, but there is just as good a chance that the guy who wired the socket got it wrong as this guy.

[Crossy]

I don't see it often, the "tradesmen" don't get the chance.

 

Some time back I actually put a plug on for one of these chaps.

 

A while later he had cause to return, of course the plug was gone. When asked why, "Thailand electric not same farang electric, not need". He has not returned.

 

EDIT In reality I don't want someone dying on my watch (the RCD ought to save them anyway), it's just the paperwork is so tedious.

[Crossy]

I used to have one of these, should have brought it with me.

 

 

It's meant for testing appliances that don't have a plug.

 

[RichCor]

9 hours ago, Crossy said:

 

It's meant for testing appliances that don't have a plug.

I used to have one of these, should have brought it with me.

 

Thought I would add:

 

BigClive.com (UK Electrical YouTuber) uses one regularly when shooting his "what can go wrong" videos, and did a video specifically on the QuickTest device on Feb 2016.

 

 

 

From the VIDEO DESCRIPTION section:
The Quicktest unit has been around for a long time, and is used in electrical and electronic workshops to safely connect power to electrical equipment that does not have a plug. Note that the device is only intended for people with good electrical awareness.

It has a very strict isolation system whereby lifting the lid to access the terminals completely isolates the live and neutral connections.
Connecting the test wires is done via "piano key" type connectors that grip the wires securely when released. The connectors are colour coded with the standard European flex colours with the earth/ground key being solid green as opposed to striped green and yellow.

Since I get asked about this item a lot, here are some links to the manufacturer and suppliers.

Cliff Plastic Products:- http://www.cliffuk.co.uk/products/too...
US supplier:- http://www.newark.com/cliff-electroni...
(Suggested by YouTubers SolarDrew and Kasey Norman.)
UK suppliers:-
Rapid Electronics:- http://www.rapidonline.com/cables-con...

[sometimewoodworker]

On 06/06/2017 at 7:16 AM, Crossy said:

I used to have one of these, should have brought it with me.

 

 

It's meant for testing appliances that don't have a plug.

 

In fact amazon UK has a seller who will ship internationally, I've just bought one Quick test from amazon marketplace