A dangerous "kludge" found online...name the violations

[mxslick]

Check this out:

It never ceases to amaze me how stupid people can be.

At least the Oil Burner Emergency cutoff switch is properly marked. :roll:

 

[cowboyjwc]

I see what you mean. Why not just attach it directly to the pipe, it seems to be going the same direction as the cord.:grin:

 

[jxofaltrds]

You must bond the pipe because it is likely to be come energized.

 

[iwire]

You must bond the pipe because it is likely to be come energized.

:grin: Yeah I have to agree, something is very likely to be energized. :grin:

 

[sii]

They could have saved money by using 2 conductor SO cord rather than 3. What a waste.

I have co-workers who would see that and say "WOW...that's hazardous....we should tape that up so noone can touch it!"

 

[hockeyoligist2]

They did spread the prongs on the cord out!

 

[fondini]

I like the arrows on the cover, helps prevent attempting to push the toggle sideways.

 

[G0049]

Geez, the installer didn't line up the slots in the screw heads. Even I know better.

 

[kwired]

"At least the Oil Burner Emergency cutoff switch is properly marked"

How do you know it supplies an oil burner? or is this in your place

 

[eric7379]

"At least the Oil Burner Emergency cutoff switch is properly marked"

How do you know it supplies an oil burner? or is this in your place

I think that the words "Oil Burner" and at the bottom of the picture, you can barely make out what appears to be the last 3 letters of the word "Emergency" might have been a dead give-away.

 

[cschmid]

just when you started thinking regulating everything would help..a whole new breed appears..:grin:

 

[Don S.]

Improper termination. Wires should be soldered to plug.

 

[Dave58er]

I think that the words "Oil Burner" and at the bottom of the picture, you can barely make out what appears to be the last 3 letters of the word "Emergency" might have been a dead give-away.

You should re-read post #9 and imagine "actually" in front of the word "supplies".

 

[480sparky]

So THAT'S what the holes in the plug blades are for!

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[GeorgeB]

So THAT'S what the holes in the plug blades are for!

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The holes are so you have a way to feed the solder through.

 

[LarryFine]

Don't laugh. We found almost the exact same thing (minus the EMT) under a house a few years ago, where someone unknown relocated a range during a kitchen remodel.

Whoever it was stuck the range cord through the floor from underneath and put the wires back into the range, without a clamp. Underneath, the cable wires wrapped around the plug blades.

The strain on the cord pulled the neutral wire out of its crimp-on forked terminal, leaving the clock and light inoperative, and zapped dad between the range and the sink about a year later.

 

[cschmid]

these are not uncommon alot of your younger mary jane growers are famous for this hook up..

 

[mxslick]

So THAT'S what the holes in the plug blades are for!

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I like the use of the grey twisted pair speaker wire in this one...​

 

[mivey]

So THAT'S what the holes in the plug blades are for!

But for solid wire only. You can't get stable tension using stranded.

 

[480sparky]

But for solid wire only. You can't get stable tension using stranded.

That's why they spread to two halves of the blade apart, slid the strands through, then smashed the blade back together with their slip-joint pliers.