Tuesday, December 5, 2006

220 Volts In Disguise


There is a reason we have rules, codes, standards and procedures.

These 110 volt receptacles look like typical electrical outlets but one is not. Instead of 110 volts, the one in the center of the picture contains 220 volts [for a previous window air conditioner that required 220]. The former air conditioner was replaced with a 110v unit and plugged into the other outlet which was 110 volts because the dimwit knew enough NOT to plug it into the 220. Duh. [Are you following this?]

But the 220 volts not only stayed inside the wall but was allowed to be disguised as a 110 volt outlet. [A shocking development.]

[You can't see it in the photograph but there is a marking inscribed in pencil on the cover plate by the electrical wizard who installed this that reads: 220 volts. [Probably for his own sake, lest he forget.]

Plug in your new Plasma TV into this outlet and you'll need another kind of plasma.

This is why real electricians get the big bucks; they keep us safe from our own stupidity and help to keep us out of the Emergency Room.



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