At the request of our engineers and customers alike we will be using this space to show some of the many faults found whilst carrying out our day to day work.

This picture does not do the story justice. The copper wire has become so hot it has melted because of a loose connection and has also melted the insulation. In addition to this to the left of the yellow tape you can see that the insulation has been damaged. This is due to the action of the switch it was fitted to, which also meant that as you opened the switch to look at the problem with the wire, two metal prongs were exposed and live presenting a very real danger to the electrician. 

 

 

 

 

This junction box is not suitable for use outside of the home as it is not waterproof. However as you see the domestic customer considered that filling it with childrens modeling clay rendered it waterproof.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Chunks of insulation missing and all tied in a bow for christmas. Dont know what the installer was thinking. At the top of the board there are three holes where he tried and failed to enter the panel. Behind all the tape there are even more problems AND the earth tag has not been tied to the earth bar so he didn’t even make sure covered himself if it developed into a fault.

It’s always a good idea to accept free advice when offered. How you use this advice can be beneficial to the continued health and safety of your employees and customers.

We are offering a free visual inspection of your electrical installation. We won’t turn anything off and will do our best to keep disruption of your day to day business to a minimum whilst on your premises. If we feel you require it, we will offer free advice on how to tackle any specific problems we have found and advise you on your legal responsibilities with regards to your electrical installation.

Thermal imaging is a relatively new process to the electrical sector and is an excellent way of looking for potential problems as they are developing. It does not involve the turning off of any machinery or power and therefore it will not lose you any valuable production time.

A special camera is used to take a thermal image and a photograph of your machines electrical components. Hot spots on the thermal image identify where there are potential problems such as loose connections and overloading, even faulty motors may be found, maintenance procedures may then be put in place to remedy the fault rather than an expensive breakdown as the fault develops.

Thermal imaging is used by many of our industrial customers in regular maintenance programmes, so if you have any industrial customers who are not using a service like this but are always complaining about down time through machine breakdowns you now have an answer for them. Thermal imaging.