🚀 go-pugleaf

Sylvia Else wrote:

> Eeyore wrote:
> > Sylvia Else wrote:
> >> MoiInAust wrote:
> >>
> >>> True, Sylvia, but GPOs (general power outlets) are often wired wrongly, both
> >>> by do it yourself  illegal wirers (encouraged by SC alas) *and* licenced
> >>> electricians (proves one of SC's arguments!)
> >> Yes, I remember an instance when I was working in an office in the UK. I
> >> noticed that my electric kettle's neon light stayed on even when the
> >> mains power point switch was off. Clearly the powerpoint was wired up
> >> the wrong way round.
> >>
> >> A supposedly qualified electrician showed up, and proceeded to try to
> >> fix things without disconnecting the power. A shower of sparks and a
> >> ruined screwdriver later, he conceded that it probably wasn't the best
> >> approach.
> >>
> >> The fact that the wiring was not colour coded was a clear indicator of
> >> the source of the problem.
> >
> > If it wasn't colour coded, then it was a serious breach of the regulations.
> >
> > Any chance some 'office idiot' wired that socket ?
>
> Well, you can never be sure of course, but this was in an office
> building in central London, and the socket was one of a number along the
> length of a wall. Seems unlikely to have been the work of someone who
> just wanted a socket there.

There must have been an MBA running the company / dept who thought they knew knew
better than to use an approved contractor.

Only possibility.

Graham