A shocking experience

[Kyle87]

So I went to my uncles to sort a rad that wasn't getting hot.

Took rad off, flushed it through in the garden with a hose. Shook it all about.....lovely. Worked a treat. Loads of sludge came out.

Put rad back but heating system wouldn't fill. Airlock!! No problem. So I went to fetch the wet vac while my uncle hooked up a light in the loft.

Wet vac on vent. Lovely!! System starts to fill.
So I unplug wet vac an pass it down. I unplug the plug that was up there for the light and bring it down.

Next thing while I'm half way down the ladder my arm starts thumping and doing a silly dance. It hurt like a pig. 3 seconds later which felt like an hour I managed to drop the plug.

Turns out the silly bugger has been doing DIY electrics. He had a length of flex with a plug at each end. That powered the socket he installed in the loft. Little did I know that the plug I disconnected and was bringing down the ladder was live as the plug at the other end of the flex was plugged in.

WHAT A PLONKER!!

Bu I'm ok. Could have been much worse!!

 

[Masood]

I hope you classed it as Not to CURRENT standards?

Glad you're OK though!

 

[gassafe]

That's insane! A lead with two plugs on is going to kill someone before long! Should have snipped the end off!

 

[REDSAW]

Shocking!

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

i am shocked but not as much as you were :cuss:

 

[Reg Man]

So sorry, but your uncle is a total DICK. What did he say? how much did he apologise? I can not believe anyone could be so stupid. He could have killed you. What measures are you going to put in place to protect your family from uncle's DIY?

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

So sorry, but your uncle is a total DICK. What did he say? how much did he apologise? I can not believe anyone could be so stupid. He could have killed you. What measures are you going to put in place to protect your family from uncle's DIY?

remove his fuse

 

[Kyle87]

Well he's actually my great uncle. And comes from a time when people would have a go at anything themselves(not an excuse)

Told him its a daft set up of electrics he's got going. He said he'd change it.

 

[Reg Man]

he'd change it:toilet: Oh F.......k

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

he'd change it:toilet: Oh F.......k

i know steve i just followed through annorl

 

[PlumbBobBob]

just think yourself lucky he didn't do any cross bonding, or has he?

 

[Kyle87]

remove his fuse

Think I need to remove his bloody consumer unit and give him a pack of Duracell AAs.

Much safer

 

[REDSAW]

best next time to take the family round dressed in full gimp suits until he gets the message.
at least you will be protected.lol

 

[AWheating]

the problem is you did not do a good enough risk assessment on the lead before using it