April 29, 20224 yr I want to know if the wiring in my dad's house is illegal and how I can fix it. See the photos. Can devices be wired to the back of a 4x4 socket ? Can an extension cord with a plug on one end and a socket on the other be fixed (for example nailed to the shirting) ? What about other devices like lights ? Can an extension cord be chained like the built in plugs ? Can a Sonoff Switch be wired inside the DB ? Will an electrician give a CoC for a earth leakage circuit breaker that's 17 years old ?
April 30, 20224 yr I have been hammered for an "extension cord" being wired to a plug. It must have a plug at the one end. All I did was put a plug on and the OHS guy was happy. Yes OHS not electrician. I could not have used a switched socket on the other end as the wire I was using was wrong, but that was another way to go and would have needed a COC according to him.
April 30, 20224 yr Author The problem with pluglesss extension cords (wiring them directly to the back of sockets) is that it makes it hard to see where the power is coming from. For example if you see two sockets wired together, you may conclude there's no power because you don't see the source. Then you open one and get electrocuted because the power comes through the wall. Looking at the picture of the DB, you may think there's a black wire connected to the live output of the timer switch. But the wire is in fact purple.
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